Lord, if one more person tells me that giving an anaesthetic is like flying a plane, I will swing for them. I really will. Look. The whole point of a plane is that is designed to fly, and if it's not working properly then you don't take it off the ground. Human beings, in contrast, are not designed to be anaesthetized, and are often not working properly when the occasion arises. They are also rather poorly provided with back-up systems and spares, and frequently have long histories of inadequate servicing. So if giving an anaesthetic is like flying a plane, then this must be what flying a plane is like: Captain James Bigglesworth, DSO, stepped out into the thin sunlight, and took a deep breath of the damp air. It was good to be alive. He was taking up a new crate today, and he relished the little knot of mixed tension and anticipation that always formed at the pit of his stomach under such circumstances. He strode briskly towards the hangar.
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