"Tim" wrote in message
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On Aug 2, 3:30 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

What's a "sea nettle?"

Stinging jelly fish doesn't quite cover it. Imagine something the size
of a large inverted soup bowl with tentacles about 3 feet long that
wrap around you and set you on fire everywhere they touch you.
... That sort of thing.

It certainly changes the way you water ski. You learn how to sit on
the gunnel of one boat, while the pull boat yanks you off. Then you
are real careful not to fall no matter what. To stop you either coast
up on the beach or ski up next to the other boat and roll in.
That was a $35 fine the last time I did it ;-)

Several years ago, my sister was with friends in either Jamaica or
some place in the Bahams and she was stung by a jelly fish of some
sorts. I believe it may have been a man-o-war. She was almost
hospitalized over it. Hard reaction and bad swelling in her ankle.
-----

I got into some broken tentacles in the surf at Cocoa Beach pier once.
Incapacitating agony for a short time (IIRC 20+/- minutes).
I'd bet getting wrapped up in one of these while trying to swim could cause
a person to drown, it was that bad.

"I am Tosk" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

What's a "sea nettle?"

Stinging jelly fish doesn't quite cover it. Imagine something the size
of a large inverted soup bowl with tentacles about 3 feet long that
wrap around you and set you on fire everywhere they touch you.
... That sort of thing.

It certainly changes the way you water ski. You learn how to sit on
the gunnel of one boat, while the pull boat yanks you off. Then you
are real careful not to fall no matter what. To stop you either coast
up on the beach or ski up next to the other boat and roll in.
That was a $35 fine the last time I did it ;-)

Long time back we were on Snort Lauderdale beach and the storm brought
in a bunch of Portuguese Men 'O War. The tourists were splatting the
blue heads with rocks but didn't realize the tentacles stayed alive.
Lot's of folks got stung then we all realized to stay away from the
rocks sitting in the middle of the beach. Some of them got folks as far
as 10 feet away. That was the storm where we sat in my aunties condo and
watched a water spout come ashore up the beach.

Went water skiing in Long Island Sound a few years back and got a bunch
of Jelly fish stings, one got in my shorts, that really sucked... got me
in the nuts, I'll say it again, *it rally sucked*...

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese!


"It rally" did, did it?

On Aug 2, 7:02*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote:
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Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is
working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past
couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee
cords for keeping his cover taut.

Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I
did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was
pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though.

http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb

I might even have a new boat captain in the making...

http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48

We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids
start running around.

http://tinyurl.com/34heavr

The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the
tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept
using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter
having fun...

http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r

Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack.

http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6

Great time had by all!

Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay.

That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's.
Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone
way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family
place *with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks
drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was.
--

John H

That's the way Carlyle used to be. There was a major overhaul on the
rules and regulations, especially drunk boat operators. A few years
ago there were many DUI arrests on performing some spot checks. It
cleaned the place up and make the lake a lot safer.

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 20:18:15 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is
working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past
couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee
cords for keeping his cover taut.

Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I
did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was
pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though.

http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb

I might even have a new boat captain in the making...

http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48

We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids
start running around.

http://tinyurl.com/34heavr

The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the
tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept
using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter
having fun...

http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r

Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack.

http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6

Great time had by all!

Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay.


That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's.
Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone
way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family
place with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks
drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was.

We used to go there in the 70's very early in the morning to water ski.
It was like glass. When the sun came up and the wind kicked in a little
we would leave about 9:00 AM. The biggest problem we had was from the
end of June thru August when there was a lot of boats anchored by the
shore. We had been skiing since late March each Sat and Sun and these
late comers would get mad when we showed up at 7:00 AM to take advantage
of the glassy water surface.

The best fun was to see who could slalom ski back to Neabsco Creek from
Belmont Bay without falling.

There was a ski jump there in the mid-80's, but it's been long removed. It's
still a great place for tubing, but before about 10:00. We got there about
10:30, and there were only about 10 boats there at the time. Of course, the temp
was only in the 70's, and it rained a little later on. So, the weather may have
kept some folks home.

I'm meeting the other daughter and kids down at Lake Anna around noon. Should be
fun. I'd like to have gotten there earlier, but a damn dentist appointment
messed up the timing. Oh well.
--

John H

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"JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote in message
...

Tell Harry it's a Brockway, *it get's house paint* once in a while.
Either way, Harry wouldn't understand, it's a boater thing up here in
the North East...


I believe that should be... 'it GETS house paint'

Good job, my sweet little typo nazi. That certainly made you look
brilliant.

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 21:22:01 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

What's a "sea nettle?"

Stinging jelly fish doesn't quite cover it. Imagine something the size
of a large inverted soup bowl with tentacles about 3 feet long that
wrap around you and set you on fire everywhere they touch you.
... That sort of thing.

It certainly changes the way you water ski. You learn how to sit on
the gunnel of one boat, while the pull boat yanks you off. Then you
are real careful not to fall no matter what. To stop you either coast
up on the beach or ski up next to the other boat and roll in.
That was a $35 fine the last time I did it ;-)

Long time back we were on Snort Lauderdale beach and the storm brought
in a bunch of Portuguese Men 'O War. The tourists were splatting the
blue heads with rocks but didn't realize the tentacles stayed alive.
Lot's of folks got stung then we all realized to stay away from the
rocks sitting in the middle of the beach. Some of them got folks as far
as 10 feet away. That was the storm where we sat in my aunties condo and
watched a water spout come ashore up the beach.

Went water skiing in Long Island Sound a few years back and got a bunch
of Jelly fish stings, one got in my shorts, that really sucked... got me
in the nuts, I'll say it again, it rally sucked...

One time at one of the little beaches, a kid jumped off the boat with a life
vest on, and one or more nettles ended up inside the vest. The thing was
stinging the hell out of the kid, who was screaming for all he was worth. The
kid's dad didn't see what happened, and I was yelling at him to take the vest
off the kid. The poor dad was a mess after listening to the kid scrreaming and
me screaming, but he finally got the message. I had some Lanocaine, which helped
a little, but the kid will probably be afraid to come back there again. I'd say
he was about 7 years old.
--

John H

In article ,
says...

"I am Tosk" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

What's a "sea nettle?"

Stinging jelly fish doesn't quite cover it. Imagine something the size
of a large inverted soup bowl with tentacles about 3 feet long that
wrap around you and set you on fire everywhere they touch you.
... That sort of thing.

It certainly changes the way you water ski. You learn how to sit on
the gunnel of one boat, while the pull boat yanks you off. Then you
are real careful not to fall no matter what. To stop you either coast
up on the beach or ski up next to the other boat and roll in.
That was a $35 fine the last time I did it ;-)

Long time back we were on Snort Lauderdale beach and the storm brought
in a bunch of Portuguese Men 'O War. The tourists were splatting the
blue heads with rocks but didn't realize the tentacles stayed alive.
Lot's of folks got stung then we all realized to stay away from the
rocks sitting in the middle of the beach. Some of them got folks as far
as 10 feet away. That was the storm where we sat in my aunties condo and
watched a water spout come ashore up the beach.

Went water skiing in Long Island Sound a few years back and got a bunch
of Jelly fish stings, one got in my shorts, that really sucked... got me
in the nuts, I'll say it again, *it rally sucked*...

--
Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese!


"It rally" did, did it?

Another good one, typo nazi! Boy, if it weren't for typos you'd have
nothing to do here but stick your nose up my ass, huh little buddy?

"Harry?" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

"JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote in
message
...

Tell Harry it's a Brockway, *it get's house paint* once in a while.
Either way, Harry wouldn't understand, it's a boater thing up here in
the North East...


I believe that should be... 'it GETS house paint'

Good job, my sweet little typo nazi. That certainly made you look
brilliant.

Hey.. I don't see you commenting on The Freaks 'shortcomings'!

"John H" wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 21:22:01 -0400, I am Tosk

wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

What's a "sea nettle?"

Stinging jelly fish doesn't quite cover it. Imagine something the size
of a large inverted soup bowl with tentacles about 3 feet long that
wrap around you and set you on fire everywhere they touch you.
... That sort of thing.

It certainly changes the way you water ski. You learn how to sit on
the gunnel of one boat, while the pull boat yanks you off. Then you
are real careful not to fall no matter what. To stop you either coast
up on the beach or ski up next to the other boat and roll in.
That was a $35 fine the last time I did it ;-)

Long time back we were on Snort Lauderdale beach and the storm brought
in a bunch of Portuguese Men 'O War. The tourists were splatting the
blue heads with rocks but didn't realize the tentacles stayed alive.
Lot's of folks got stung then we all realized to stay away from the
rocks sitting in the middle of the beach. Some of them got folks as far
as 10 feet away. That was the storm where we sat in my aunties condo and
watched a water spout come ashore up the beach.

Went water skiing in Long Island Sound a few years back and got a bunch
of Jelly fish stings, one got in my shorts, that really sucked... got me
in the nuts, I'll say it again, it rally sucked...

One time at one of the little beaches, a kid jumped off the boat with a
life
vest on, and one or more nettles ended up inside the vest. The thing was
stinging the hell out of the kid, who was screaming for all he was worth.
The
kid's dad didn't see what happened, and I was yelling at him to take the
vest
off the kid. The poor dad was a mess after listening to the kid scrreaming
and
me screaming, but he finally got the message. I had some Lanocaine, which
helped
a little, but the kid will probably be afraid to come back there again.
I'd say
he was about 7 years old.
--

John H

Why were you screaming?
You should have helped remove the vest.. as it was clear the kids Dad didn't
realize what was happening.

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says...

"Harry?" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

"JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote in
message
...

Tell Harry it's a Brockway, *it get's house paint* once in a while.
Either way, Harry wouldn't understand, it's a boater thing up here in
the North East...


I believe that should be... 'it GETS house paint'

Good job, my sweet little typo nazi. That certainly made you look
brilliant.

Hey.. I don't see you commenting on The Freaks 'shortcomings'!

Because I was commenting about you, my bow-legged little buddy.