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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L.A. to Vegas on $95 - then back again shortly thereafter.8 years ago - me the poor guy in Los Angeles but had $95 to my name - where else to go but VEGAS! - Me and my girlfriend - My jeep wouldn't make the 5 hour trip as it would overhead in the desert so we borrowed her friends crappy ford escort thinking we would win BIG! and pay for a hotel once we won. OFF WE GO! -- halfway there, in the middle of the desert, a tire blows out - no kidding. 3 hours and $30 later we have a "New Used" tire installed at the local kmart... Back on the road. Get to Vegas and go straight to the Rio Hotel/Casino with our remaining $65.. She goes to the bathroom and I proceed to lose it all at the roulette table - keeping $10 for gasoline for the trip back.. We ended up spending the night at some seedy roadside public reststop - sleeping in the car with the doors locked... Woke up early in the morning, turned the key and finished the drive back to my crappy studio apartment in the Hollywood Hills. I survived on Raman noodles, potatoes and water til my next paycheck. We were in Vegas less than a hour.
(, Fri 8 Sep 2006, 16:33, Reply)
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