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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:19:45 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
wrote:
>On 10 Jun 2008 15:49:31 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:13:00 +0100, Stephen wrote:
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>>
>>>>LOL, you know, I don't know what the "PC" term is for "going postal" -
>>>>the updated term is probably less politically correct. ;-)
>>>
>>> How about "off your rocker"? :)
>>
>>That works for a particular age group, perhaps. ;-)
>>
>
>Oh! Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier? :p
And before you say it. Deep too! :-)
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Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:19:45 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> How about "off your rocker"? :)
>>
>>That works for a particular age group, perhaps. ;-)
>>
>>
> Oh! Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier? :p
BTDTGTTS. And yes, it's wet. But I made it through advanced lifesaving
in swimming classes, so it didn't have much effect other than getting me
wet.
:-P
Jim
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On 10 Jun 2008 17:32:26 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
wrote:
>> Oh! Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier? :p
>
>BTDTGTTS. And yes, it's wet. But I made it through advanced lifesaving
>in swimming classes, so it didn't have much effect other than getting me
>wet.
>
>:-P
:-)
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Stephen
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:46:19 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2008 17:32:26 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>> Oh! Why don't you take a long walk off a short pier? :p
>>
>>BTDTGTTS. And yes, it's wet. But I made it through advanced lifesaving
>>in swimming classes, so it didn't have much effect other than getting me
>>wet.
>>
>>:-P
>
> :-)
Heh, the funniest thing is that I was the fastest swimmer in my normal
swimming classes, so I took up speed swimming. Came in dead last in the
only swim meet I ever competed in - and I got sick from the smell of the
chlorine all day long (my events were at the end of the day).
Oh, and I managed to perforate an eardrum during my very brief stint in
springboard diving.
Jim
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On 10 Jun 2008 19:54:54 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
wrote:
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>Heh, the funniest thing is that I was the fastest swimmer in my normal
>swimming classes, so I took up speed swimming. Came in dead last in the
>only swim meet I ever competed in - and I got sick from the smell of the
>chlorine all day long (my events were at the end of the day).
My funniest swimming pool experience was when I was doing a helicopter
escape course. Now I'm not the best swimmer in the world and I tend to
float feet down with only the top inch or so of my head a above water.
When I put on an inflatable life jacket and jumped into the pool. I
when straight down to the bottom and could not swim up to the surface.
There I was thinking how embarrassing it would be if I had to put the
jacket over my head and pop the gas bottle when a couple of the divers
hauled me up to the surface and dragged me to the dunker (helicopter
cabin, mock up).
>Oh, and I managed to perforate an eardrum during my very brief stint in
>springboard diving.
And I managed to pull a muscle in my arm climbing an escape net
wearing a survival suit that had filled with water. (Cheap gear and
too big.) My arm still gives me trouble today even after 15 years :(
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:15:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2008 19:54:54 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>
>>Heh, the funniest thing is that I was the fastest swimmer in my normal
>>swimming classes, so I took up speed swimming. Came in dead last in the
>>only swim meet I ever competed in - and I got sick from the smell of the
>>chlorine all day long (my events were at the end of the day).
>
> My funniest swimming pool experience was when I was doing a helicopter
> escape course. Now I'm not the best swimmer in the world and I tend to
> float feet down with only the top inch or so of my head a above water.
> When I put on an inflatable life jacket and jumped into the pool. I when
> straight down to the bottom and could not swim up to the surface. There
> I was thinking how embarrassing it would be if I had to put the jacket
> over my head and pop the gas bottle when a couple of the divers hauled
> me up to the surface and dragged me to the dunker (helicopter cabin,
> mock up).
LOL, that's a good one. In the lifesaving course I took, we had to
recover from being in a canoe that was overturned while fully clothed.
Treading water is a bit more difficult because of the additional weight,
but you can fashion a very good floatation device out of a shirt or a
pair of pants if the fabric is kept wet.
>>Oh, and I managed to perforate an eardrum during my very brief stint in
>>springboard diving.
>
> And I managed to pull a muscle in my arm climbing an escape net wearing
> a survival suit that had filled with water. (Cheap gear and too big.) My
> arm still gives me trouble today even after 15 years :(
Ouch. I do occasionally have trouble with my hearing. They did a graft
(so I can honestly say "sorry, I can't hear you - I've got a leg in my
ear!" - the skin used in the graft came from my left thigh, as I
recall). The doctors were fairly amazed, though, that I didn't test with
any degredation in my hearing.
But my advice regarding perforating an eardrum and then continuing to
swim: Don't. It is without a doubt the single most painful thing that
has ever happened to me. I've broken bones (my wrist and my leg, both
once), but chlorinated water on the auditory nerve far, far outstrips the
pain of breaking a bone.
Jim
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On 11 Jun 2008 13:21:21 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
wrote:
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>LOL, that's a good one. In the lifesaving course I took, we had to
>recover from being in a canoe that was overturned while fully clothed.
>Treading water is a bit more difficult because of the additional weight,
>but you can fashion a very good floatation device out of a shirt or a
>pair of pants if the fabric is kept wet.
>
In my "saving your own life" course, we were told. No swimming. Keep
your legs together and your arms tucked into your armpits. That's to
minimise heat loss. Of course we were talking about the Northern North
Sea where the sea temperatures reach about 11.5 C or 53 F in summer.
>Ouch. I do occasionally have trouble with my hearing. They did a graft
>(so I can honestly say "sorry, I can't hear you - I've got a leg in my
>ear!" - the skin used in the graft came from my left thigh, as I
>recall). The doctors were fairly amazed, though, that I didn't test with
>any degredation in my hearing.
>
I lost some of mine with high noise levels, pardon? :)
>But my advice regarding perforating an eardrum and then continuing to
>swim: Don't. It is without a doubt the single most painful thing that
>has ever happened to me. I've broken bones (my wrist and my leg, both
>once), but chlorinated water on the auditory nerve far, far outstrips the
>pain of breaking a bone.
I've heard that <g>
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Regards
Stephen
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:00:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 11 Jun 2008 13:21:21 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>
>>LOL, that's a good one. In the lifesaving course I took, we had to
>>recover from being in a canoe that was overturned while fully clothed.
>>Treading water is a bit more difficult because of the additional weight,
>>but you can fashion a very good floatation device out of a shirt or a
>>pair of pants if the fabric is kept wet.
>>
> In my "saving your own life" course, we were told. No swimming. Keep
> your legs together and your arms tucked into your armpits. That's to
> minimise heat loss. Of course we were talking about the Northern North
> Sea where the sea temperatures reach about 11.5 C or 53 F in summer.
Yeah, that would be a bit different. We focused more on boating safety,
but I grew up in Minnesota, so there were some caveats if you fell
through the ice in the winter or something like that. Frostbite can be a
real bitch (one kid and a teacher at my stepson's former school had to
have digits amputated because of frostbite on a school trip).
>>Ouch. I do occasionally have trouble with my hearing. They did a graft
>>(so I can honestly say "sorry, I can't hear you - I've got a leg in my
>>ear!" - the skin used in the graft came from my left thigh, as I
>>recall). The doctors were fairly amazed, though, that I didn't test
>>with any degredation in my hearing.
>>
> I lost some of mine with high noise levels, pardon? :)
I do notice now that I have a harder time hearing than I used to.
Ambient noise really kills my ability to listen to anything specific - TV
on in the other room while I'm talking to someone (or having people
talking in the next room while I'm watching TV, but not as much) can make
it difficult for me to hear. It may not be hearing specifically but also
an inability to focus caused by too many distractions - not sure on that.
>>But my advice regarding perforating an eardrum and then continuing to
>>swim: Don't. It is without a doubt the single most painful thing that
>>has ever happened to me. I've broken bones (my wrist and my leg, both
>>once), but chlorinated water on the auditory nerve far, far outstrips
>>the pain of breaking a bone.
>
> I've heard that <g>
Terrible pun. Just sayin'. ;-)
Jim
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On 11 Jun 2008 16:52:50 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
wrote:
>I do notice now that I have a harder time hearing than I used to.
>Ambient noise really kills my ability to listen to anything specific - TV
>on in the other room while I'm talking to someone (or having people
>talking in the next room while I'm watching TV, but not as much) can make
>it difficult for me to hear. It may not be hearing specifically but also
>an inability to focus caused by too many distractions - not sure on that.
>
That's how I've always heard. Background noises drown out/overpower
the foreground ones. It is one of the reasons I don't like pubs. When
I've had my hearing tested in an acoustic booth I get good results.
Although as I've gotten older the high frequencies have gone. I can no
longer hear light bulbs sing before they blow. Ah well, there are
compensations. Nagging doesn't bother me as much :)
>>>But my advice regarding perforating an eardrum and then continuing to
>>>swim: Don't. It is without a doubt the single most painful thing that
>>>has ever happened to me. I've broken bones (my wrist and my leg, both
>>>once), but chlorinated water on the auditory nerve far, far outstrips
>>>the pain of breaking a bone.
>>
>> I've heard that <g>
>
>Terrible pun. Just sayin'. ;-)
I'm glad you appreciated it :-)
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Regards
Stephen
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On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:57:42 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> That's how I've always heard. Background noises drown out/overpower the
> foreground ones. It is one of the reasons I don't like pubs. When I've
> had my hearing tested in an acoustic booth I get good results. Although
> as I've gotten older the high frequencies have gone. I can no longer
> hear light bulbs sing before they blow. Ah well, there are
> compensations. Nagging doesn't bother me as much :)
Well I can't comment on the nagging (my wife doesn't), but I do have the
same issue with generally noisy venues, so I tend to avoid them as well.
I can't remember if it was that way before my accident - might've been.
>>> I've heard that <g>
>>
>>Terrible pun. Just sayin'. ;-)
>
> I'm glad you appreciated it :-)
But of course. :-)
Jim
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