When were you last really scared?We'd been watching the Shining. We were staying in an old church building. In hindsight, taking the shortcut home after midnight, in the mist, through the old graveyard was a bad idea.
I'm not sure what started it, but suddenly all the hairs on my neck had gone up and I was crapping myself. It was almost as bad as when, after a few cups of coffee too many and buzzing on caffeine, I got freaked out by my own reflection in the toilets.
When were you last really scared?
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chthonic, Thu 22 Feb 2007, 15:43)
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Need more fuel?First post, be kind :)
Anyways, onwards. I make regular trips to Canada (Once a month usually), mainly because the other half lives there. Now, I'm not a wimp when it comes to flying and I've had my fair share of scares. I'll relate the one that scared me shitless...
I was heading home after a particularly good trip so as you can imagine i was not feeling the best. The temperature outside was about -26 degrees (Celsius) which for the record is VERY cold. So cue me sitting in departures being all sulky and generally looking sour faced, now as many of you know (that have traveled to Canada) Canadian immigration are pure evil. So they thought that as i was traveling OUT of Canada i must be a threat to them, so they stopped me, had a few questions asked about my intentions (after showing them a British Passport and saying "I just want to go home"). Suffice it to say they let me go, i proceeded on my merry way up the plane. Sat there for 30 minutes... *sigh*
Then, lo and behold a voice comes over the intercom... our British captain (Wooo... He's not French).. "
"We're having issues with our fuel pump" - At this point im quite worried
"We're going to fill up with double the amount of fuel so we can make the journey" - At this point I'm very worried...
"We've changed our flight plan so we stay near land at all times" - Thanks for the confidence!
So now i have brown and sticky substances in my underwear, whilst fearing for my safety. Thank you o-so much Mr. Captain for your confidence inducing announcement.
Also, i would like to mention that the plane is full to the brim, so it's going to be VERY difficult to get airborne with a full set of passengers AND double the amount of fuel but alas we took off (albeit very near the end of the runway) and i made it home in one piece. I'm still left thinking that the pilot shouldn't of opened his mouth because it would of saved me 7 hours of gripping the seat hoping that it would stop the plane from going down. Bastard.
Length? You wish.
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Axai is in Montréal, Canada O.o, Tue 27 Feb 2007, 12:35,
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