On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:24:25 -0400, MikeG
wrote:

In article , no-
says...
Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

It depends on the person.

I spent the better part of three years at sea with a buddy who lived on
nothing but soda crackers and milk for the three years.

My self, it usually only amounted to a headache the first day out.

Well, there was that one time coming out of Toulon after being a quest
at the bar inhabited by some deck apes off the French carrier Fosch. I'm
not sure if it was the rum or the screaming storm we got hit with on the
way out of port. Which ever or both I had hit the point where, as
someone else mentioned, I was afraid I wasn't going to die.

I have never gotten sea sick per se, but on my 10th free fall jump
from 10,000', I spun and lost my horizon. I popped my chute

I made it to the ground ok, but it was close. What ever was left over
from breakfast was on the ground. :)

And naturally the ****ant Jump Master rode me about it for about a
week.

All the best,

Tom
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"What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup...
is there a computer terminal in the day room of
some looney bin somewhere?"

Bilgeman - circa 2004

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:15:20 GMT, (Tom) wrote:

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

I'm willing to believe almost anything on this subject, but dill
pickles?

I don't know about that one... :)

The one thing you wouldn't want to introduce is more acid to upset a
stomach.

I'd have to have some definitive evidence before I tried it.

All the best,

Tom
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"What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup...
is there a computer terminal in the day room of
some looney bin somewhere?"

Bilgeman - circa 2004

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:15:20 GMT, (Tom) wrote:

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

I'm willing to believe almost anything on this subject, but dill
pickles?

I don't know about that one... :)

The one thing you wouldn't want to introduce is more acid to upset a
stomach.

I'd have to have some definitive evidence before I tried it.

Actually, Tom, it's true. Hot salsa and chips are also helpful, followed by
handfuls of Oreos and a couple of cans of grape soda. Imagine the color
combination. :-)

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:37:36 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:15:20 GMT, (Tom) wrote:

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

I'm willing to believe almost anything on this subject, but dill
pickles?

I don't know about that one... :)

The one thing you wouldn't want to introduce is more acid to upset a
stomach.

I'd have to have some definitive evidence before I tried it.

Actually, Tom, it's true. Hot salsa and chips are also helpful, followed by
handfuls of Oreos and a couple of cans of grape soda. Imagine the color
combination. :-)

ROTFL!!!!

I have a confession - I love salsa, in particular Newmans/Imus Ranch
brands salsa and I love chips - I'm addicted to them.

It sure would be an "explosion" of color though wouldn't it?

Later,

Tom
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:37:36 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
.. .
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:15:20 GMT, (Tom) wrote:

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

I'm willing to believe almost anything on this subject, but dill
pickles?

I don't know about that one... :)

The one thing you wouldn't want to introduce is more acid to upset a
stomach.

I'd have to have some definitive evidence before I tried it.

Actually, Tom, it's true. Hot salsa and chips are also helpful, followed
by
handfuls of Oreos and a couple of cans of grape soda. Imagine the color
combination. :-)

ROTFL!!!!

I have a confession - I love salsa, in particular Newmans/Imus Ranch
brands salsa and I love chips - I'm addicted to them.

It sure would be an "explosion" of color though wouldn't it?

I have an issue with Fritos. I've been through counseling and meds, but
nothing helps. Now, I just don't go down that aisle at the supermarket
unless someone's with me to keep me under control.

I don't know about that one... :)

The one thing you wouldn't want to introduce is more acid to upset a
stomach.

I'd have to have some definitive evidence before I tried it.
I used to fish with my doctor who had been in the Navy and did
research on air and sea sickness. One day while fishing with a
tailwind the exhaust got the best of me and I decided to chum to
improve our odds - only time I've ever been sick on a boat. In the
midst of my chumming he insisted I drive the boat which was not tops
on my priority list at the moment. Once I was driving the boat he dug
around in the ice chest and handed me a dill pickle. I thought he'd
lost his mind but decided to follow doctors orders and the relief was
immediate. He said in their studies they found dill pickles to be one
of the best available quick relief remedies. I've always carried them
since for passengers and they've always worked. Another interesting
item from his studies was that most often, motion sickness was caused
by fear - usually deep seated sub conscious. Even though pilots loved
to fly there was often a fear of crashing in the back of their minds
which triggered air sickness for example. Don't know if those studies
held up over time (this was 30 years ago) but it sure explains those
who start tossing their cookies as soon as they lose sight of land.
Give the pickles a try if you or a passenger ever needs them - you
might be surprised.

"TC" wrote in message
.. .
Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

I have to take it in small doses and work up to heavy seas...

This is something I have to get used to at the start of every
boating season. By November, I don't even think about it
but the process will begin all over again in May. My ears/stomach
somehow *forget* how to deal with it over the winter.

db

TC asks:

-Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating? What can
be done about it?-

Bilge- Gut it out...focus on the horizon...fresh air. Bad news for you if you
sail in the engine room.
I'm not very prone, but if I really try, I can eventually be found wearing an
empty paint can around my neck.

Lots of Japanese Suntory Scotch and unfamiliar Japanese hors d' ouevres the
night before coupled with a rough day in the Formosa Strait'll do ya right.

Keep heaving until ya feel something round and hairy coming up...swallow that
back down, it's the opposite end of your digestive system.

And, if you're with someone who looks green around the gills, offer 'em a
greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray with some warm flat beer to wash
it down.

Laughter really IS the best medicine.

BTW, diesel fuel and exhaust is like Chanel No. 5 compared to fragrant Bunker
C and it's stack gas...mmmmmmm, sulfur!

Chin-chin;


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