pointless curiosity

[BuiltnotBought]

though I feel we may have gone off on a tangent

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I think you should be allowed to just inflict some pain back at them. little ba***rds will learn the hard way that's for sure. big ones and all.

it's the biggest problem with are system. we are far to soft. Empty threats make people look like a joke and more and more people take the pi** because of it

We did take to carrying something heavy to hand if we really had to go anywhere on our own, although a fair amount of the locals were visibly tooled up , and I wasn't going to start looking hard enough to see if they were replicas

 

[Tinbasherdan]

though I feel we may have gone off on a tangent

Agreed, apologies

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^

 

[the snooper]

I thought the uk police were much tougher with that sort of nonsense than that.

only when its them getting shot at

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I had a scrote pull a knife on me after I caught him breaking into my girlfriend's car (a Skoda Rapid )... all I can say is anyone else who tries it had better just stick it in and start twisting because they won't get the second chance that tosser did (fisticuffs, sirens - luckily for me - leggit).

Apparently he was sat in the van reading the paper, and scrote number one knocked on and asked for a light, soon as he rolled the window down scrote grabbed his arm and held him while he held a knife to his throat with the other hand, and 4 lads emptied the back of the van. His mate came out of the block to find him in shock curled up in the foot well

 

[TechnicAl]

urrrgh, sod welding underwater. that sounds like taking a wonderful job and just making it unnecessarily horrible... Though it is pretty impressive none the less.

Technical Al, did the plastic coated rods work??

Yes but it wasnt really viable for a big manufacturer. The usage was small. I think they are all plastic coated now.

 

[rory1]

I was talking to an old rig welder not so long ago and he was telling me that you could use normal rods taped up with insulation tape to keep them dry, do you think he was pulling my leg technicAL, or would this be feasable? Not that I plan on doing any underwater work by the way!

 

[TechnicAl]

I was talking to an old rig welder not so long ago and he was telling me that you could use normal rods taped up with insulation tape to keep them dry, do you think he was pulling my leg technicAL, or would this be feasable? Not that I plan on doing any underwater work by the way!

probably be OK........Ive heard of them being varnished or painted.
you just need to keep them "dry" until they melt

 

[rory1]

Anyways.. Back on topic

Maker, it was a station that took readings for upper atmospheric research, ice shelf monitoring and penguin bothering. Here's a little shot of myself fitting some towing eyes to a container sledge in around -25c. The little mosa screamer set that I was using needed leaving inside all night to keep it warm and then starting inside before trying to keep it running all day!

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Anyways.. Back on topic

Maker, it was a station that took readings for upper atmospheric research, ice shelf monitoring and penguin bothering. Here's a little shot of myself fitting some towing eyes to a container sledge in around -25c. The little mosa screamer set that I was using needed leaving inside all night to keep it warm and then starting inside before trying to keep it running all day!

I almost applied for the summer job on the Antarctic survey doing the repairs etc, I really wish I had and in fact I might still do!

 

[Maker]

Finger in the eye

Like this?

(DO not watch if you're squeamish or you've not finished Game of Thrones)

 

[rory1]

I overwintered at Halley, we were the last wintering team in Halley 5 before it was decommissioned. I'd go back for a summer but I'd never winter again. 18 months away from home stuck with 10 other people is tough! At least there was plenty of out of date beer there!

 

[BuiltnotBought]

Anyways.. Back on topic

Maker, it was a station that took readings for upper atmospheric research, ice shelf monitoring and penguin bothering. Here's a little shot of myself fitting some towing eyes to a container sledge in around -25c. The little mosa screamer set that I was using needed leaving inside all night to keep it warm and then starting inside before trying to keep it running all day!

that is so cool. I want to go do that. oHh it looks so perfect.

how long do you have to go for/how long did you go for? and how did you find out about it?? did they give you all the warm cloths you would need??

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I overwintered at Halley, we were the last wintering team in Halley 5 before it was decommissioned. I'd go back for a summer but I'd never winter again. 18 months away from home stuck with 10 other people is tough! At least there was plenty of out of date beer there!

It was Halley I was looking at! Like I say it was summer though, I think mrs dan would kill me if I was away for 18 months

 

[rory1]

Built not bought - All of the information you are after can be found at https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Built not bought - All of the information you are after can be found at https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/

Maybe I'll have a go again next year , I imagine it'll look good on any cv!

 

[BuiltnotBought]

Built not bought - All of the information you are after can be found at https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/

yep so I just emailed them

 

[rory1]

February/March/ April is when the majority of the jobs will come up ready for 2016 summer. the summer season starts about now and goes thru till February ish.