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Amazing that one crisis that nearly gave away the operation is nobody had experience backing up a trailer.

wil421 3y ago
I like the part about having to eat only oatmeal leading up to the heist. Quite a few operations have been ruined by the runs it seems.
- hhh 3y ago
  There is a long history of controlling diets before missions, and providing very specific foods for these missions to not upset the stomach. See an MRE from the U-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuEGAsO4CA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuEGAsO4CA
- jacquesm 3y ago
  And lots of road trips too. I'm pretty careful what I eat prior to a long ride.
- BLKNSLVR 3y ago
  I used to do an annual 12km run (I hate running, hence the distance not being particularly noteworthy, except if one hates running), and so paranoid was I about needing to take a dump on the way, during, or on the way back, I'd sort out my, uhhh, schedule for the week prior, to ensure that it was all taken care of early in the morning before the run. I'm also aware that the human body is generally smart enough to "clam up" during physical activity, so it was probably redundant effort, but it was somewhat of an enjoyably weird thing to try and control / predict / schedule. Additionally, I have _that_ reaction to drinking coffee, so bringing it on in the event of a potential timing issue was relatively simple.
mustacheemperor 3y ago
Seems an appropriate time to mention a very different Cold War intelligence heist, when a KGB agent skipped the trailer entirely and simply smashed an AIM-9 through the back window of his Mercedes, marked it with a red flag as required by law for the drive home, and slowly mailed it in pieces to Moscow. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/fact-the-kgb-shipped-sidewinder-missile-by-mail-moscow-21673 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/fact-the-kgb-ship...
- jandrese 3y ago
  Rule number 1 of committing crimes: Don't commit other crimes at the same time.
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    Don't break the law while you're breaking the law.

I like the part about having to eat only oatmeal leading up to the heist. Quite a few operations have been ruined by the runs it seems.

hhh 3y ago
There is a long history of controlling diets before missions, and providing very specific foods for these missions to not upset the stomach. See an MRE from the U-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuEGAsO4CA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZuEGAsO4CA
jacquesm 3y ago
And lots of road trips too. I'm pretty careful what I eat prior to a long ride.
BLKNSLVR 3y ago
I used to do an annual 12km run (I hate running, hence the distance not being particularly noteworthy, except if one hates running), and so paranoid was I about needing to take a dump on the way, during, or on the way back, I'd sort out my, uhhh, schedule for the week prior, to ensure that it was all taken care of early in the morning before the run. I'm also aware that the human body is generally smart enough to "clam up" during physical activity, so it was probably redundant effort, but it was somewhat of an enjoyably weird thing to try and control / predict / schedule. Additionally, I have _that_ reaction to drinking coffee, so bringing it on in the event of a potential timing issue was relatively simple.

mustacheemperor 3y ago

Seems an appropriate time to mention a very different Cold War intelligence heist, when a KGB agent skipped the trailer entirely and simply smashed an AIM-9 through the back window of his Mercedes, marked it with a red flag as required by law for the drive home, and slowly mailed it in pieces to Moscow. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/fact-the-kgb-shipped-sidewinder-missile-by-mail-moscow-21673 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/fact-the-kgb-ship...

jandrese 3y ago
Rule number 1 of committing crimes: Don't commit other crimes at the same time.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  Don't break the law while you're breaking the law.