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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Quite possibly this morning......It's my daughters first day at Nursery school, but I've also just started car sharing the route to work with a neighbour (who is also my girlfriends boss, since she nanny's their kids).
SO, I arrange to get picked up round the corner at the nursery. I've just come out of there having had a brief "Hi, I'm the dad" talk so when i pick her up they don't think I'm a child snatcher. Leaving daughter I am a little upset (but not as bad as her mum)...
Neighbour pulls up, I get in car with the pointless question "Hi, How are you this morning?".
The reply: "Not so good, I've just told my husband to pack his bags and I think my marriage is over".
Me: "Err..."
Cue a 35 mile motorway journey with her crying, swerving in and out of lanes and telling me how much her husband upsets her.
Awkward does not cut it, try a twenty something trying to calm a crying forty something at 70mph who I don't really know that well.
Was glad to get to work and get out of that car.... just the homeward journey to look forward to now!
(, Mon 11 Sep 2006, 11:13, Reply)
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