Lost in the Ozzy Desert

A picture of a girl on an oil rig in the Plains of Despair, and occasionally at home with her dog.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Adrenalin Rush or What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi honeys I'm home.

I've been to Barrow Island to rig up a unit. Went via Perth, after five days on the island I went back to Perth to do my HUET (helicopter underwater escape training).

I have escaped from a helicopter that was turned upsidedown and submerged under 2 meters of water with me strapped in the seat and fully clothed seven times. The last time with my lifejacket and all the gear on. I would have drowned in real life on my 6th attempt, cos I fucked up and panicked. But I learnt from it, so the final attempt went flawlessly.

I cannot put the experience into words. I am still very traumatised by the entire thing. When I calm down about it I will go into some detail if you are interested in hearing about it.

What else have I done, every thing else kinda pales in comparison to that.

I've put out three different sorts of fires, escaped from a smoke filled double story house with no light and only got out by my sense of touch.

I've jumped into water from 20 meters up.
Twice!

Deployed a life raft (and gotten into it - that was the hard part - damn breasts and lifejacket got in the way).

I've been winched out of the water by a helicopter, the rescuers were really sexy. I can finally say I've been rescued by a big strong man. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Last but not least I've escaped a burning oil rig by getting into a fully enclosed life boat that drops about 30 meters into the ocean.

I've aged about 10 years.

I've also seen about 8 films of crashing helicopters, burning oil rigs, people on fire in real life, and pretty much watching people drown. That was just before strapping myself into a chopper that was about to turn upsidedown underwater.

So, what have you done this week?

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"So,what have you done this week?"

...FUCK!!!! Nothing quite like what you have done!
I'm getting vertigo just imagining it all*shudder*

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Cat
glad your back and in one piece so to speak! shesssshhhhh you been through th wringer , do you have a death wish or is just that hard to find a handsome good man to rescue u over there , what a girl will do to get a bit!I thought you were never coming back ,you were just wicked busy, insane , but sounds like alot of excitement . ARE you OK? and yes us in bloggerville want to know juicy tid bits. when your ready :)really glad your OK
Peg

4:02 PM  

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