My Life #18 – Some things I’ve done that you probably haven’t.

I had this random thought that I have done a few things in my life that the average person will never experience.  I thought I would write a post entitled:

“Ten things I’ve done that you probably haven’t.” It developed a little like this:

Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty things I’ve done that you probably haven’t

I arranged them in reverse alphabetical order, just for the sake of it! Then I thought of an added one, or four. So, here we have:

Some things I’ve done that you probably haven’t

1. Travelled down the Rhine on a Duck
2. Transferred between Royal Naval ships at sea by Jackstay
3. Transferred between Royal Naval ships at sea by helicopter
4. Spent time in a prison cell
5. Sat in a Harrier Jump Jet
6. Rowed in a coxed 4 at sea
7. Regularly travelled to work by helicopter
8. Qualified as a helicopter handling marshall
9. Played bugle and drums in a Cadet Force band
10. Helped to spy on Russian spies
11. Helped to open a Playboy Club, with no women, in Bahrain
12. Handled, and repaired Enigma machines
13. Gassed hundreds of people, some several times
14. Fallen out of the top of an oak tree
15. Driven a tank
16. Crawled under the Queen’s bed
17. Crash landed a glider
18. Been underwater in a submarine
19. Been inside a radome
20. Been in the impact area of High explosive shells
21. Been an unpaid tourist guide
22. Been totally alone on an island
23. Been a sound engineer for The Gibraltar Song Festival
24. Been a cave guide

All of these were achieved before the age of 40 but, if you have a large outstanding bucket list, do not despair, it is never too late!

I must admit that there is an amount of poetic licence involved, but where that is will only be revealed as I expand on each tale.

No state secrets will be revealed during the making of these blogs.

You may be waiting a while!