Team
Nickname:
Dickie Hose
Real Life Job Title:
Grounder of helicopters
What that actually means is:
He crashes helicopters.
Most likely to be heard at work say:
"This is gonna hurt"
How far are we going to get?:
Mongolia
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Cavalier attitude, big nose to sniff out danger, total addiction to fur.
Nickname:
Master Chief
Real Life Job Title:
Workshop Manager
What that actually means is:
Paperwork
Most likely to be heard at work say:
(Sucking through the back teeth) "It's gonna cost you"
How far are we going to get?:
Russia
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Entertaining party tricks involving cocktail sticks.
Nickname:
Cat retriever
Real Life Job Title:
Teacher
What that actually means is:
Children's disciplinarian
Most likely to be heard at work say:
"Anything planned for the weekend? Yes, well you're going to have to cancel"
How far are we going to get?:
Ulaanbataar
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Turn right Tuesday. A simple concept - turning right at every road junction.
Nickname:
Lifesaver/Heartbraker
Real Life Job Title:
Systems Engineer
What that actually means is:
Standing around looking at very expensive, very big and usually very old bits of communications equipment.
Most likely to be heard at work say:
I've not been trained for this...
How far are we going to get?:
The ferry
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Sandwiches and stories about radios.
Nickname:
Pyromaniac
Real Life Job Title:
Media man
What that actually means is:
Takes photographs.
Most likely to be heard at work say:
“Never work with children and animalsâ€
How far are we going to get?:
Germany. Just don't tell anyone what we are doing for the other 4 1/2 weeks
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Half full Fridays. A simple concept involving filling the tank only half full with diesel on a Friday.
Nickname:
Team Nurse
Real Life Job Title:
Doctor
What that actually means is:
Writes out, in illegible scrawl, certificates of sickness in exchange for cash. BMA take note.
Most likely to be heard at work say:
"Twenty quid will get you a week off work."
How far are we going to get?:
Mongolian Border
The one thing that you are bringing to the team:
Plasters