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Getting Gassed

  • Tracey Footit
  • Interview by: Jess Boydon-Juckes

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Yeah, I loved it.

I love kind of I was

So, Yeah, I loved it,

and was comfortable with, and obviously

experience, it just kind of felt right.

And then because the course that I did,

you know, I've done a lot of fitness

So I was really enjoyed

the fitness training, I was kind of,

able to do and

and just lapped it up.

To be honest, I kind of just really wanted

So yeah, I really enjoyed it.

And obviously that, you know,

You get get gassed, you know, and,

it's an experience, but, not

something that anyone would queue up for,

Unless you had to so.

Yeah. It was, Yeah, it was good.

had a gas chamber, so it was just a small,

on the edge of the runway.

And you went and, you had to get your,

nuclear biological chemical warfare

put your gas mask on.

And then they took you in in small groups.

So probably

probably 4 or 5 people at a time.

I think they took you in.

and then when you're in there,

unscrew and take unscrew canister

You had to give your name and rank, and,

I kind of chunked mine up to remember it.

So I got shouted out

and being a bit cocky and smart

so I and I got to put my mask back on,

yeah.

And then we all kind of went out, but,

streams, your nose,

And kind of streams when you come out. So.

Yeah. Yeah. Not something you forget that.

No. Definitely brings you all together.

you know, because you all share it.

But, yeah,

And the smell, the

Because afterwards everyone's

out the

So, it's a lovely waft,

that the smell kind of

Yeah.

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