The Worst Journey in the WorldAspley Cherry Garrard was the youngest member of the Scott Polar Expedition when he and two others lost their tent to the winds of a night-time snowstorm. They spent hours in temperatures below -70°F stumbling about the ice floes hoping they'd bump into it as it was their only hope of survival.
OK, so that was bad, but we reckon you've had worse. We know how hard you lot are.
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chthonic, Thu 7 Sep 2006, 12:40)
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9 hoursfrom manchester to london courtesy of that bearded branson.
the train was boiling hot. they had cancelled the two previous ones, and it was a sunday night. so it was like a cattle truck filled with sardine cans. our seats had long since been declassified and stolen, and we didn't get on til macclesfield so we were crowd surfing to find that out.
and my friend jo had picked this trip to bring a CLOTHES HORSE with her. nice.
when we limped into stoke at a quarter the speed of a pushbike, the engine stopped. we needed a "run round" to put the engine at the back on the front because it was leaking and the poor driver was being dripped on. how long can it take to swop 2 engines on a train?
well, 2.5 hours is the answer.
meanwhile the guard had announced they had "forgotten" to fill up the shop. there was 1 sandwich between the entire train. (it was egg and soggy cress. it was still there when we got to london).
i can't go on, it's too traumatic and i'm boring myself... but really, branson, get a grip!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 11 Sep 2006, 19:08,
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