What I did on my Holidays.

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  • @Whatmeister
    @Whatmeister Місяць тому +52

    “Coming off novocaine in a lightning storm during a missile attack”
    There’s a song in there, somewhere

    • @Hussarianbrother
      @Hussarianbrother Місяць тому +1

      Add something about a train and a cheating wife and it’d be a damn fine country song.

    • @myowndrummer3372
      @myowndrummer3372 Місяць тому +2

      I accept your challenge. Here is what Claude AI came up with
      Verse 1:
      Mac's jaw still numb, novocaine fading
      Thunder rolls as sirens start blaring
      Flashes in the sky, but not just lightning
      Missiles arc, a deadly dance frightening
      Chorus:
      Caught between nature's fury and man's
      Mac stumbles forward, gun in hand
      Senses dulled but duty calls
      As rain and rockets start to fall
      Verse 2:
      Mind hazy, trying to focus
      Storm and battle both ferocious
      Mac pushes on through mud and haze
      Determined in these chaotic days
      (Repeat Chorus)

    • @BIOStheZerg
      @BIOStheZerg Місяць тому

      Done! ua-cam.com/video/_1OjVYz67rM/v-deo.html

    • @BIOStheZerg
      @BIOStheZerg Місяць тому

      @@myowndrummer3372 I made it into a video and posted a link here under, but someone/something seems to have deleted that! 😭

  • @JonnosWorld
    @JonnosWorld Місяць тому +66

    You're a light in an increasingly grey world Joe, and I hope you know that, while you may not think you are, you're inspiring. You've encouraged me, and plenty plenty more people to just "do a bit more". Put some fucking welly in. Go well, keep your head down ✌

  • @redrussianf0x
    @redrussianf0x Місяць тому +32

    glad to see Big Mac alive! this guy has some balls of steel. but also brains and good heart, a true warrior!

  • @camrenwick
    @camrenwick Місяць тому +24

    Old British veteran here. Well done Joe. Respect and appreciation for what you're doing.
    Keep calm and carry on.

    • @Muzzle801
      @Muzzle801 Місяць тому

      Ty for your service mate ❤

  • @MeM_UK
    @MeM_UK Місяць тому +23

    Well done to that dentist. Good thing you had someone thorough.

  • @RudolphoAqui
    @RudolphoAqui Місяць тому +11

    Thank you Joe for staying in touch, stay safe, all the best

  • @tracboy80
    @tracboy80 Місяць тому +9

    I looked outside when I heard that blast thinking it was thunder

  • @DarkestAlice
    @DarkestAlice Місяць тому +11

    Thank you, Joe, great to hear about your "holidays" - sounds not very relaxing. Thanks again, for your "How things are" video. Stay safe and sane!
    🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

    • @braveworld2707
      @braveworld2707 Місяць тому +1

      *Слава нації.* 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 Смерть усім ворогам! 🇷🇺

  • @TheArmourersBench
    @TheArmourersBench Місяць тому +12

    The Lynchian chapter in the book is going to be something else haha

  • @Nomad111.
    @Nomad111. Місяць тому +11

    Much appreciation for your straight forward personality.

  • @jrnmller1551
    @jrnmller1551 Місяць тому +14

    Good to see you Joe, stay strong and go on!

  • @Amy-f3e
    @Amy-f3e Місяць тому +11

    Comment for the algorithm (yep we heard the big explosion. Stay safe you and One Sock)

  • @kyttraus
    @kyttraus Місяць тому +24

    Good to see you well

  • @DieselDSM69
    @DieselDSM69 Місяць тому

    Good on you Joe. You're definitely a premier Briton, a truly courageous British guy.

  • @thegodofhellfire
    @thegodofhellfire Місяць тому +6

    Just when I thought going to the dentist couldn't be any worse! 😂

  • @tina.8629
    @tina.8629 Місяць тому +12

    dental works sounds painful... hope your ok now. Stay safe Joe and one sock.

  • @TonyM540
    @TonyM540 Місяць тому +3

    Great to see you in good form. Thanks for doing what you do. RIP Robert Deegan, condolences to his family , friends and brothers in arms. Stay safe Mac.

  • @bremnersghost948
    @bremnersghost948 Місяць тому +7

    Flower of Unlife, Love that XD

  • @brenatevi
    @brenatevi Місяць тому +6

    Always good to see your videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @Kenjitsuka
    @Kenjitsuka Місяць тому +6

    Welcome back, Joe! Stay safe and have a good one!

  • @Echo_-tx9ve
    @Echo_-tx9ve Місяць тому +10

    Damn that sounded like quite the trip you'd only ever hear video game or movie characters have.

  • @jonno27
    @jonno27 Місяць тому +3

    A real life David Lynch fever dream. You dont do anything by halves.

  • @anadin0612
    @anadin0612 Місяць тому +4

    Thank you good sir. I hate first day back at work. Can't imagine how you feel.

  • @johnparker7583
    @johnparker7583 Місяць тому +5

    Good to meet you mate! Stay strong, keep up the good work!! 💪

  • @fredfred2363
    @fredfred2363 Місяць тому

    Good to hear all is well. Keep going. We're watching. Stay safe. 👍🏻🇬🇧

  • @KarlKarpfen
    @KarlKarpfen Місяць тому

    "Coming off Novocain in a lightning storm during a missile attack - give it a try these days!" Wonderful!

  • @rosegrant4133
    @rosegrant4133 Місяць тому +6

    Looking refreshed and ready to go 😊😊

  • @deejaysmooove8953
    @deejaysmooove8953 Місяць тому +8

    Here is a comment to pad the algorithm for UA-cam

  •  Місяць тому +14

    Good to see you back. Sounds like you had some busy holidays...

  • @bipedmammal
    @bipedmammal Місяць тому +11

    Great to see you in such good form Joe.

  • @garyfilmer382
    @garyfilmer382 Місяць тому +6

    Hello Joe, very good job the scan revealed those abscesses, they are really bad for you! Just had a dental episode myself, infected roots, incredibly painful, one rear upper molar, and also wisdom tooth extracted with some difficulty! Anyway, stay safe out there, Joe, glad One Sock enjoyed himself in Kyiv too! Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🔱

    • @benwinter2420
      @benwinter2420 Місяць тому

      Root canals sinister as the Vatican . . the dead tooth without immune cells inside transmit bacteria in bloodstream . . one of main cause of build up in arteries & heart issues early death . . where in the hell do you start with these intentional 'hamstrings' on human race . . so fucking sinister beyond almost believe

    • @braveworld2707
      @braveworld2707 Місяць тому +1

      *Героям слава.* 💪

  • @1599maybole
    @1599maybole Місяць тому +1

    Dentistry is always a bit of a challenge, glad to see you still doing well over there

  • @snotgobblerific
    @snotgobblerific Місяць тому +3

    That big bang sounded like an error prompt back on old windows systems.

  • @MordorsMadness
    @MordorsMadness Місяць тому +24

    Great to see you back Joe

  • @andriidubinin955
    @andriidubinin955 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you Joe! 🙏❤

  • @Gio-qb7uc
    @Gio-qb7uc Місяць тому

    Thank you for your updates, stay safe.

  • @xandr13
    @xandr13 Місяць тому +4

    David Lynch reference? Bloody man of culture, or Biggie!

  • @jonathanbinns5725
    @jonathanbinns5725 Місяць тому +9

    Glad you've turned up again, as it's so busy now,was becoming a little concerned now your special forces and that. Ukrainian dentists are the best, I took the wife in for some work we'd been planning for ages,decided while I'm here I'll have a check up. Thanks to UK dentistry ,it turned out I needed a rebuild pretty urgently. Crowns were ripped off ,crowns were added fillings were removed new "safe"ones put in. All to top spec with equipment my dentist in the UK probably dreams about, the price was also something to dream about. Huge industry in medical tourism to come here, better than any around in the E.U. promo done, where's my cheque?

    • @Ollies2CentsWardill
      @Ollies2CentsWardill Місяць тому

      Really? I had an inlay done in London in 2004. Tooth X-rayed and inlay manufactured by machine next to the chair. It's lasted me 20 years.

  • @justaplainspokengirl
    @justaplainspokengirl Місяць тому +6

    A lovely vacation in Kyiv, finally! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA So glad you made it through that fever dream Joe! Manifestation for safety, health, and liberation SOON.

  • @RosemarieStars
    @RosemarieStars Місяць тому +9

    😂 Flower of Unlife. You are so spiritual and hilarious.

  • @mauricestainsby196
    @mauricestainsby196 Місяць тому +4

    You are doing great, and finally you get to reveal what a fucking cool bloke you are!

  • @yorkiemom7858
    @yorkiemom7858 Місяць тому

    Glad you’re back Mac! We missed you. Please take care. 💙🙏🏻🇺🇦🇺🇸🌻🌹

  • @benwinter2420
    @benwinter2420 Місяць тому +3

    You'r a legend . . be proud

    • @benwinter2420
      @benwinter2420 Місяць тому

      My comment got other about root canals got depleted like 50% tears in the rain YT current scatter fire AI paranoid we planning Guy Fawkes night UK . . just trying to lengthen useless eaters lives

  • @SnapperFish
    @SnapperFish Місяць тому +1

    Good on ya mate. Glad ya had productive time away from the front

  • @adamas4563
    @adamas4563 Місяць тому +1

    A very different kind of tripreport. I like it.
    Made me think of Fear and loating in Las Vegas.
    Looking forward to watching the talk with Max.

  • @joeferro5884
    @joeferro5884 Місяць тому +5

    Joey !!! Much ❤️ for 1 Sock

  • @HueG69
    @HueG69 Місяць тому +1

    Glad you enjoyed your time off, brother. You're a f*cking legend 🙌 thank you for ALL you do 💙💛

  • @MattyK166
    @MattyK166 Місяць тому +1

    Hey mate. Aussie here. Inactive ADF but also a Dentist. Love the way you sign off you videos.
    On the dental, it sounds like you may have devitalised the nerves of some of your upper teeth when you landed after jumping during the mortar fire. Knocking them like that can create internal inflammation. Swelling is part of the inflammatory process, but given the dental pulp (nerve) is housed inside a root that can't itself swell, the 'nerve tissue' dies from excessive swelling as it is crushed against the solid internal root canal shape.
    Sometimes when this occurs people never notice it. I've come across it many times, simply by being thorough when examining patients. It can be verified by testing the vitality of each tooth. We look for a response (Y/N) and the nature of the response. A reliable method is a stick/pellet of decanted CO2...CO2 test. There are other tests that are easier and quicker (less reliable) but also others that are much more technical/costly (very reliable).
    Anyway, when that dead tissue leaks out of the root into the bony area surrounding it, it often creates an immune response. Typically this is what people feel or describe as an 'abscess' but it's usually just inflammed, healthy bone If it's been there for ages, the body will secure the area by forming a barrier around the dead tissue to stop it spreading (cordon it off). This is an actual abscess. If that increases in size, it hurts like fk as the root behaves like a shock absorber with the pointy part jamming into the abscess. Sometimes, to relieve the pressure, the body will form a tube that connects the internal abscess with the skin over the bone on the jaw the root is in. It might then burst and drain all that crud into the mouth. Relieving the pressure, relieves the pain (doesn't solve the problem) and often people chug along with these things unawares.
    Sometimes though, those abscesses turn into cysts and even then, sometimes those cysts grow and grow without people knowing. I would like a dollar for everyone that's pissed and moaned about whether it was worth taking X-Rays. I've found a few cases like yours where poor patients were oblivious to some hardcore issues bubbling away. One dude need bone from his hip to replace the jaw bone he'd lost from cysts.
    It sounds like you got looked after properly. I think they probably gave you something more than novacaine. That's just local anaesthetic to make you numb. They might have given you some Midazolam...in which case (enjoy!) It's pretty common in oral surgery. It should say on your medical records. If it was only the local anaesthetic then that's a pretty adverse reaction that should be documented. Lets say, that isn't what's meant to happen.
    Definitely get some follow-up on those teeth to check for vitality. It's possible those palatal cysts had nothing to do with front tooth trauma but it is a super common occurrence and outcome (hence why the long post). I hope it all goes well for you. Give those invaders a pasting.
    Love the 12G? beside the chair...legit old school.

  • @longleaf0
    @longleaf0 Місяць тому +9

    That dental surgery sounds rough mate, bloody awesome that they found it while you were in Kyiv though! Thanks for sharing

  • @bartsville6945
    @bartsville6945 Місяць тому +3

    Good luck!

  • @StevenWalkey
    @StevenWalkey Місяць тому +1

    Thanks, Joe. I'm glad you had a break, Man, you deserve it. Heroyam Slava.

  • @luminyam6145
    @luminyam6145 Місяць тому +3

    I am so glad you had your teeth taken care of, my goodness, that is so dangerous. My goodness, what am I saying, everything you do is dangerous.💖💙💛

  • @danallen3947
    @danallen3947 Місяць тому +4

    swampy what a man

    • @ninemoonplanet
      @ninemoonplanet Місяць тому

      Swampy has definitely done a hell of a lot for the sappers, engineers and Ukraine.
      His reputation was one of the first I heard about from people who came to Ukraine.

  • @khan_k
    @khan_k Місяць тому +4

    I'd call it "productive" in place of "profitable"

  • @GStreet-o9z
    @GStreet-o9z Місяць тому +5

    Hi Joe, Thanks for the catch up. Appreciate the time you take to do the videos. Cheers.

  • @wardygrub
    @wardygrub Місяць тому +7

    Hey Joe. Have you and your colleagues been using pagers over the past 2 and a half years? If so, we’re you concerned after the exploding pagers in Lebanon recently?

    • @BigMakBattleBlog
      @BigMakBattleBlog  Місяць тому +10

      no... and i wouldnt say concerned but intrested...

    • @joeferro5884
      @joeferro5884 Місяць тому

      Bruh

    • @braveworld2707
      @braveworld2707 Місяць тому

      @@BigMakBattleBlog Gee, I wonder why? 🤔 four five six seven

  • @homebrandrules
    @homebrandrules Місяць тому +2

    BRAVO JOE

  • @SyKnife
    @SyKnife Місяць тому

    The David Lynch reference really brings your experience in Kyiv to life. Glad you still have a sense of humor after all that. I would be feeling very sorry for myself, lol. Well done. ❤️💙💛

  • @toleep2104
    @toleep2104 Місяць тому +6

    You have these mad things happen, and then you shrugg it off "well thats life ,init". Keep safe Joe.

  • @MrSovetsky
    @MrSovetsky Місяць тому +6

    If the british aren't built for hot climates, it's a miracle they conquered India then.

    • @BigMakBattleBlog
      @BigMakBattleBlog  Місяць тому +13

      in fucking wool uniforms aswell... we did a lot of subcontracting...

    • @TonyM540
      @TonyM540 Місяць тому

      Have you ever seen an Indian fight ?

    • @Ollies2CentsWardill
      @Ollies2CentsWardill Місяць тому +2

      @@TonyM540 Sikhs? Ghurkas? The Indian Army did quite well against the Nips in Burma.

    • @TonyM540
      @TonyM540 Місяць тому

      @@Ollies2CentsWardill point taken.👍

  • @christines.5241
    @christines.5241 Місяць тому +4

    in teens got beat up, knocked out, arrested, made bail, that night my bff took me blackeyed to Eraserhead for cheering up, yeah lynch feverdream hi OneSock hi Joe💙🇺🇦💛

  • @kim-ys2fs
    @kim-ys2fs Місяць тому +6

    knowledge is power n will help keep you safe, very pleased to learn you are 'doing CPD' Just please dont ever become complacent. There's a stage with learning any skill where u learn enough to be comfortable n often become complacent, get tempted to start to take more risks, cut corners etc, esp if there's pressure.
    Jeez! what a mind-bending experience that musta been! sounds akin to when i took shrooms that one time XD
    Thankfully you didnt get hit and they sorted out the cyst infection before it sapped your strength n immunity

  • @MarieAndree442
    @MarieAndree442 Місяць тому

    I’ve been on Fentanyl once after a surgery and I had a blast! 😅 🇨🇦💙💛🇺🇦

  • @Anna-fl3sv
    @Anna-fl3sv Місяць тому

    Holy moly!! I hope you're doing well now. Take care. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 💙 💛 🔱

  • @CharlesRyan-f3j
    @CharlesRyan-f3j Місяць тому +7

    Good to hear from you and OneSock.

  • @leandrobravo3319
    @leandrobravo3319 Місяць тому +1

    Good to hear you got the dental work done, but man that sounds scarry!
    Blast woke my cat up, thinking it was thunder. Now he is confused.

  • @fwiffo
    @fwiffo Місяць тому +5

    Holy cow, an abscess like that should be intensely painful. Good you got lucky and it was noticed so you could get it taken care of. Sweating out an Eraserhead experience must have been wild.

  • @Blonde_Bombsheller
    @Blonde_Bombsheller Місяць тому +5

    You are just so clever and incredibly brave. We need about a 100,000 more, just like you. Oh and the brave part...yeah i was referring to the dentist. 😂Stay safe!
    ✌️❤ Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

  • @EeeEee-bm5gx
    @EeeEee-bm5gx Місяць тому +3

    What a title 💪

  • @dezent
    @dezent Місяць тому +10

    “That was pretty far out” :) must be terrifying :)

  • @andrewwarren4206
    @andrewwarren4206 Місяць тому

    Glad you had a productive time. Stay safe.

  • @taranhase4396
    @taranhase4396 29 днів тому

    Yo Big mac I'm in the legion just joined, god bless ur work, this world is real!! For people that think it's not! Any tips I what unit to join currently on my 4 week boot camp. I was a dog handler for British army

  • @ibagm.8
    @ibagm.8 Місяць тому +6

    thank you very much for your explanations. They are very helpful
    ➕➕ ​​well done 💙💛slava ukraini💙💛

  • @TheChodax
    @TheChodax Місяць тому +1

    Top man.

  • @Ponyo3816
    @Ponyo3816 Місяць тому +7

    Bless ya! Big Mac! Keep it up brotha!

  • @daanveld2887
    @daanveld2887 Місяць тому +1

    Joe good tho se you healfy mate gratiings from duchy

  • @leecolclough2492
    @leecolclough2492 Місяць тому +9

    Dentists in always wake up fighting joe I know how u feel buddy stay relatively safe bud send them ruskies a bunch of unlivening flowers from me cheers big mac 👍 😀 😂

  • @micumatrix
    @micumatrix Місяць тому +7

    Dentist stories are the scariest 😂

  • @andrewscott3415
    @andrewscott3415 Місяць тому +2

    You da man✌️

  • @williammchale9138
    @williammchale9138 Місяць тому +7

    Keep going Joe grate work sapper

  • @jessicarowley9631
    @jessicarowley9631 Місяць тому +3

    So what you are trying to tell us is you nearly became eraserhead? Sounds bizarre but brilliant.

  • @max-imal8588
    @max-imal8588 Місяць тому +4

    Are you still interested in the shears, I emailed you about it as requested?

    • @BigMakBattleBlog
      @BigMakBattleBlog  Місяць тому +3

      yes..ill chase that up today. holidays were busy

  • @luminyam6145
    @luminyam6145 Місяць тому +2

    I cannot find that interview, can you please link it?

  • @deafdog
    @deafdog Місяць тому +1

    👍🙋🇦🇺

  • @Hukkinen
    @Hukkinen Місяць тому +1

    Couldn't find the UATV interview with Joe MacDonald nor bigmac. Somebody, paste the URL below, thanks

  • @JUSTaddAlcohol
    @JUSTaddAlcohol Місяць тому +5

    Lol ❤ your fever dream story. Looks like the surgery and leave did ya wonders.

  • @homebrandrules
    @homebrandrules Місяць тому +2

    i wouldve loved to have seen a video from you whilst you were high on Novocain.... woulda been funny.....

  • @justinsanford997
    @justinsanford997 Місяць тому +2

    Hey joe crow, bed here when back. Fish.

    • @BigMakBattleBlog
      @BigMakBattleBlog  Місяць тому +2

      fish my email is in the description of the video.

  • @_c_y_p_3
    @_c_y_p_3 Місяць тому

    Ok that sucks, I have to call the dentist today to make an appointment and you tell me this horror. Well hope it will be all better. It is real bad for your heart to let such things just go. So if you have any even slightest issues you definitely need antibiotics. I had a friend who had heart surgery cuz of endocarditis.

  • @gavinmckee9211
    @gavinmckee9211 Місяць тому +7

    If you gonna sapper, you wanna learn from Swampy

  • @benniepostma9081
    @benniepostma9081 Місяць тому

    just seven + words to boost the algorithm

  • @braveworld2707
    @braveworld2707 Місяць тому

    Oh four one naught he six seven and one for the pot...... *eight!*

  • @kj1483
    @kj1483 Місяць тому

    Ben Remfrey, a former soldier & bomb disposal expert from Guernsey has been clearing mines and other ordinances in Ukraine. Ben has been awarded an official Cross of Support to Ukraine. He co-founded Friends of Ukraine-EOD, a charity aimed at training Ukrainians in clearing unexploded mines....trained over 400 Ukrainians to international clearance standards.
    Oops, may not be called "Swampy"

  • @hannekezijlmans6578
    @hannekezijlmans6578 Місяць тому +9

    Novocaine 🎶 for the soul...
    You better give me something,
    to fill the hole...
    💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥

  • @kripke2670
    @kripke2670 Місяць тому +4

    🦷 FuYou TOOth... but with LOVE and respect 🖖💘
    Stay safe and sound, you AND your Comrades
    Respectfull wishes from germany

  • @vevenaneathna
    @vevenaneathna Місяць тому

    rewatching the flag video. i was lit when i watched it so dont worry about it.

  • @edzus100
    @edzus100 Місяць тому +1

    IDK, isnt getting bold the main reason sappers die?

    • @BigMakBattleBlog
      @BigMakBattleBlog  Місяць тому +2

      ive lost several freinds to the job and more freinds of freinds... there a fine line between confidence and complacancy ....just like between brabery and stupidity.

  • @tiapina7048
    @tiapina7048 Місяць тому +5

    You never get bored. I'm glad they fixed your mouth, that sounded nasty.

  • @gavinmckee9211
    @gavinmckee9211 Місяць тому +3

    Precious only fans thumbnail. Until Victory

  • @swatsaw6
    @swatsaw6 Місяць тому

    Can't find the interview on UATV please share link