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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Flying from Birmingham to TunisiaPlane takes off, we were in the air for about twenty minutes, when the captains voice came over the intercom.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have to announce that there is a problem with the plane"
Cue increase in heart rates, worried glances and whispers throughout the passengers. I put my arm around my girlfriend, frantically preparing my last words - all the things I had wanted to tell her before we plummeted to our death.
"There is no hot water in the galley and therefore tea and coffee will not be available on this flight."
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prem1um is full of life, Fri 8 Sep 2006, 14:38,
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