[Hooly One]

It Never Rains But It Pours!
Day 44, 16:05
Saturday 10 July

Private Ahmed lost the plot this afternoon after Big Brigadier interrupted his meal to tell him to give back his suitcase.

Ahmed furiously stomped from the Diary Room, kicking over a plastic box, before picking up his suitcase and slamming it about in a huff.

"They know I like to eat my food warm!" he raged when Dan asked what the problem was.

But then a sour temper led Ahmed to start ranting about the task. He told the troops he would not sit in the rain on sentry duty if required.

"If it's raining I'm not sitting there," he declared.

Shell told him his actions could well affect other housemates - not knowing of course if they fail the task the privates won't be nominated.

"You've got to think about other people," she said.

But Ahmed was having none of it. "There is some limit. The limit is under the rain, I'm not sitting there," he yelled.

Dan upped the ante, suggesting if Ahmed didn't want to do the task he should leave.

"Who are you to suggest I leave?" he yelled. "You don't tell me anything!"

Shell tried to calm things, telling him to go to the Diary Room if he had a problem. That didn't work. Victor tried to calm him. So did Michelle.

Dan loses his cool


But once Ahmed's blue touch has been lit, it's best to stand back.

"I will do anything but sit in the rain," he shouted.

"Or be blindfolded," added Dan.

Victor offered a compromise whereby the other privates cover Ahmed's sentry duty should it rain, but Michelle pointed out it was simply unfair.

Sgt. Jason desperately tried to state the importance of completing the task. "If you knew how severe this task was, you'd say 'OK.'"

Ahmed listened to Jason but soon exploded again when Shell opened her mouth.

Dan was getting almost as angry as Ahmed, "You're being selfish!"

"I'm not like you. I'm not grovelling," said Ahmed with renewed fury.

Jason got Ahmed to agree that passing the task was important and resolved to ask Big Brigadier about moving under cover should it rain.

Pt. Ahmed is now placing Jason or Michelle's ambitions and place in the House in jeopardy, and his own.

Still, no one likes getting wet...