[AliJ]

Originally Posted by Freeflow

Following on from the other thread about selection [and I didn't get a single red blob over the cat!] I think that the idiot gene is being allowed to prosper because of our unwillingness to let planks die of stupidity.

I've seen it enough in teaching diving [usually macho blokes], but in all walks of life there are the WTFWYT [what the .... were you thinking] moments, when people were saved who should know better.

True story time.

In about 1996 out company [then known as Eagle Star] had it's high flying top dog graduate trainees go on a team building course. The last task of the day was fire walking, but because of the faffing about earlier the coals had got a little hot.

High flyer top dog etc no 1 walks over the coals, and has burnt feet. Then nos 2 to 11 follow on, and 4 end up with a stay in hospital because of burns. Well done team!

They should have sent us engineers on the course.

'The next task is fire walking'

'OK mate, you first...'

What happened to the good old fashioned "Get stuffed! I'm not doing that" philosophy.

Ali