Tim: I'm really glad you and the crew are safe now. That's the important thing. Cheers, Christine
-----Original Message----- >From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 19, 2008 9:12 AM >To: pdml@pdml.net >Subject: OT: Tim doing things things he can't. Part 178 > >Warning. Looong and far OT post. But it is a long story... > >I've been away for some time. Anybody noticed? Probably not. > >There are several reasons for my absense. I have been out in the real >world, having real world experienses. Reality is a tough bitch. A bit >too tough some times. So now I'm back, and are looking forward to >catch up again with the list. > >The short version is that I've been to sea as a stewart at a lineboat. >It all happened very fast. This was a totally new experiense for me. >I've never been at sea, I have never made my living as a cook, and I >have never been farther north than Trondheim. This was in the Barents >Sea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barents_Sea > >It was hard work, very hard work. For the first two weeks we had bad >weather, and it felt like I did everything uphill. Litterally >speaking. After two weeks the weather improved, and I did too. I >adapted to the new envirement. So I was able to make a lot of >interesting pictures. Sadly I will never be able to show them to >anyone. > >The trip lasted for five weeks. At 8. mars the boat was almost full, >and we where preparing for going back again. I was full of adventures, >and was looking forward to come home again to my everyday envirement, >and to my beloved. It is kind of hard to explain what happened in >english, but the short version of the story is best told by a picture >(warning: drama) >http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.5059478 > >No one knows what actually happened. What we do know is that came in >water in the room where the line comes back to the ship. This is >rather common, but for some reason the captain and the crew was not >able to get it out again. So there was only one thing to do: To get >into the water, and away from the sinking ship. It was chaotic. When >we was geting into the life suits, the ship was leaning about 45 >degrees, and a table was running loose. But we managed to send out a >call for help, and get into the water, and on to the life float. Most >of the other men where trained for this situation. But this was my >first trip so I was not. The only thing I had learned up front was how >to get into the suit. So I just had to look at the others, float >along, doing whatever they did. Thanks to the fact that everybody, did >what they where told to do, it all went rather smoothly. To make a >long story short. We where all rescued after a long hour in the water. >Basically I'm fine. Physically nothings wrong with me. Emotionally I'm >fine too. I have good nights sleep. But I'm not sure I will go out >again. I need to test my reactions towards the sea in more controlled >envirement before I decide on that. > >I have lost some stuff. Camera, a couple of lenses, puter, cell phone, >and some clothes. But most likely I will be able to replace all this >from insuranse. What I will not be able to replace is my picture >archive. I lost both originals and backup of most of my pictures. >Hopefully I will be able to restore most of it from an old HD. > >Ok. Folks. Thats my story. Has something interesting happened while >I've been away? I have noticed there is a new Tim here. > >Tim Typo > >PS. Thank you Doug, for being you know, Doug > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
