Weather: -20, wind chill -38.c
A very confused american buddy of mine looks my way and whispers....."Now what did he just say you'll" as we sat around listening to a debrief from a New Zealand firefighter at Scott base.
Now us kiwi folk and the americans may speak the same language but boy are the variances in vocabulary hilarious!
Today we had a training exercise over at Scott Base. The kiwi folk had set up a mass casualty drill, and McMurdo fire department was one of the response crews. There was an explosion causing fire and 10 people were unaccounted for. So in goes the brave kiwi "volunteer" crew and mcmurdo's fire crew to save the day.
Great job done by all. The medal is in the mail.
Whilst in amongst the pitch darkness accidentally knocking off tins of baked beans whilst searching for victims, i yell to my New Yorker Lieutenant,
" Yo Mike can you get your torch out" to which i received the reply "come again?" "your torch" "you want a what?" "your torch so we can see" it fell silent, then came a polite but loud "what the hell is a torch"
Note to brain, if you're in a dark environment with an american firefighter ask for a flashlight!
It was a great exercise. The kiwi firefighters did incredibly well. They are made up from domestic staff, carpenters, scientists etc.. and are only given an intensive weeks training in Christchurch before heading out here.
"Kaipai" fellow kiwis, and "great job" fellow americans!
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