BARGE TRIP...TEAM DAY :twisted:

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BARGE TRIP...TEAM DAY :twisted:

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Hi guys!!!

went on a team day with my work on wednesday...The team leader had booked a barge to sail on a huge lengthy canal through Edinburgh...It was going to take at least 4 hrs...9-4pm.

Anyway we waited for the skipper and his pirates to allow us to board.. :roll: Appeared they were having problems with the engine, something with the cooling fans too..so that meant no electricity...so no heating or kettle for a cuppa..Anyway it finally got started and we were into our trip.. Time was passing by and we were all busy ingrossed in our training stuff.. :gathering:

Then suddenly the boat stopped.... :poopbanana: yup!! engine again...

Anyway it got to lunch time and yes!! your wondering...i did take my own food... :creep: everyone else had sandwhiches and soup...

Now the worst part of this trip... :monkey: was...

I was standing sipping my decaf coffee at the sink...tiny little kitchen...now there was food and dishes lying there too...
Suddenly one of the crew came downstairs into our private function...ran to the sink and started vomiting!!!! :yikes: :vomit2: into the sink...right next to me i might add... :shock:

He vomited about 3 times ...I was totally horrified because there was a bathroom near the boat entrance at the stairs to the deck.. Now your wondering did anyone say anything....no they didnt...i was the one that spotted it...I alerted all my colleages and they were fuming!!! :shithitsthefan:

Seconds later the small poky room stunk of vomit...and everyone was still eating their lunch...Now this guy apparently had sneaked out to the boozer (pub) when we stopped to have lunch...he had guzzled back about 7 drinks...

The worst thing about this is!!!the skipper and his 2 pirates didnt even apologise or batter an eyelid...they carried on as normal...quite bizarre!! :shock:

I said to my team leader that she should send a letter of complaint....i mean that cost quite a bit of money for the trip and the food and it was spoiled... :sad: ...I mean ok the guy was sick....but he could have threw up over the boat... sigh...

then near the end of the trip....our training facilitator smacked his head on the hatch opening...he was bald!!! he didnt tell anyone until i noticed his head was bleeding... he had ripped the skin on his head and it was shaped like a...v.... i had to first aid him...today i phoned him to see how he was cos that cut was bad...he said " my florence nightingale lol!!!
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Post by Gloria »

How gross! It must be standard procedure for them to use the sink. I can't believe they didn't even apologize. That's a trip you won't forget!

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I thought that the main reason for the railing around the sides, was so that anyone could hang over the side, and puke to his or her heart's content. :lol: :lol: Why run downstairs, and pollute the environment in there?

If the captain didn't even bother to apologize, either he didn't know about it, or that's standard operating procedure for them. Either way, it definitely wasn't what I would call a "class act".

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Post by angy »

ye!! spoiled the trip i have to say....i wanted to push him off the boat when i was up on top with the skipper... :lol: hehe!!!
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I agree!!! Totally "YUCK"!!
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Gross!!!!!!!!!! JJ
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Post by Polly »

Hiya Angy,

I hope you are not offended but I had a great laugh while reading your post. You told the story so well, and I just kept getting these funny visual images. Pirates! What a perfect word to use! Luckily, I didn't have to put up with the olfactory issue like you did!

I have spent many years boating and have had similar experiences. We always found that a man would never admit to being seasick. I guess it's a macho thing. But I have seen men so sick that they puked for hours......and never once admitted to seasickness. It was always what they ate or didn't eat for breakfast, how much booze they had drunk the night before, a sudden stomach virus, etc. Altho in your case, it sounds as if the booze definitely had something to do with it.

What was the outside weather like? Maybe the sick pirate didn't want to be outside? Anyway, it IS gross......(tee hee).

I have also seen lots of injuries on a boat - especially from hitting the head on the hatch opening. We always carried a well-stocked first aid kit with us. I hope your colleague has recovered uneventfully.

You definitely should try for a refund - or at least a reduced rate.

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Post by angy »

Polly i did laugh later... :grin: it was a pretty dry day...i was on top the boat having a fag !!!(cigarette) so it wasnt that bad up there...he could have puiked (sick) his load up there!!! :lol: (srry about my crude slang hehe!!!) ye jj it was pretty gross...My boss put in a complaint...and stewart (injured guy!!) now cals me florence lol!!! as in florence nightingale... :lol:

by the way that sick guy....he was the double of the little guy in laurel and hardy hehe!!!no macho man there lol!!! :lol:


Anyway im glad i made you laugh... :lol: best to laugh than cry eh!!! hehe!!
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Angy wrote:by the way that sick guy....he was the double of the little guy in laurel and hardy hehe!!!no macho man there lol!!! :lol:
It's probably not easy for him to keep his weight up, on a pure alcohol diet, especially when he vomits it up right away, and loses all those "nutrients". :lol: :lol:

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Post by angy »

We got a £60 refund...£40 for the vomit and £20 for the lack of power....lol :lol:
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Post by JLH »

I guess that's good. :lol:
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