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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Yacht deliveryI sail a fair amount and a few years back I had to pick up a yacht from denmark and take her to Hartlepool - near Newcastle (NE england for yanks).
We flew over and headed to where the yacht was to check it over. Everything was shipshape so we headed off down the baltic sea in the early evening.
Despite clear skies forcast a massive storm blew up and as the Baltic aint that deep some massive seas kicked up.
There were four of us so we instigated a watch system of an hour on deck steering alone and a hour below with your outside kit on then two hours sleep. most of which was spent putting your stuff on or taking it off.
so on my second watch I was tired and cold (minus 15ish) and all I could see was the bow light lighting up the next wave I was about to hit. and I was pissing myself. I knew there was stuf either side of us (radar and chart plotter- like an electronic map) but I couldnt see anything. I had no idea how safe the boat was and I'll admit I was pretty sure I was going to die.
That was the first time in 5 years I'd cried like a baby and the last time since.
Buts I stuck it out and we didnt die.
score.
apologies for waterline length
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Nostrebor can't be everything all the time., Thu 22 Feb 2007, 21:41,
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