captain_spalding said:

Kingy said:

Spiny Norman said:

It does remind you just how insignificant you are.
Certainly not as immediately dangerous as rough seas, but I remember flying past a huge cumulonimbus at 39,000’ and we were no more than about 2/3’s the way up it. Biggest storm cell I’ve ever seen.
I was quietly hoping to myself that it would ignore us.

It’s been a big day at work and I haven’t caught up on chat yet, but I can sympathise. I watched a 60m high wall of flame coming our way and despite the amount of fire trucks we had there, I realised just how insignificant we were.

We immediately decamped the other way.

An order for which no-one required clarification, i presume.

I did have to make loud noises to the guys on the end of the fire hoses a couple of times, in order to make them listen to me.

I do not normally yell at the vollies, I encourage them, and guide them, but I do tell them during training that I would only yell at them to listen to me when I YELL AT THEM.

It is only to save their lives, (or to give me an alibi when they don’t make it out).