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Ok any of you Ironworkers get sick while travelling? I just found out to my dismay and embarrassment that I get seasick :( It was supposed to be a lazy couple of days sailing a yacht down the coast of NSW 15knot winds and 1 1/2 metre swells but for the last 6 or so hours I spent throwing up every half hour! I just wanted the world to disappear. I've been sailing before and never had any worries nor do I suffer when flying or in cars.

So any tips on avoiding being sick? Do the tablets really work? Have you had any bad experiences sailing or in planes or cars? Why did my feeling sick only start when I went below deck?

What works? Eat a large and heavy meal, drink a TON of booze and water, then do some exercise. After you puke your guts out, THEN go onto the boat. You won't have anything to puke up.

Bah, the last time i ran into someone who got seasick, it directly affected me. We were taking a ferry on a oneday trip from Fuengirola (Spain) to Morocco, and i was chilling at the lower deck, having a nice cold beer, while my arm was hanging down one of them round windows that ships have (don't know the English word for "patrijspoort", excuse my ignorance :D ). One level above where i was sitting someone got seasick, and threw up overboard, and a few chunks of what used to be his breakfast landed right on my arm, cheers.

Never had seasickness myself and i travelled quite a few times by boat, also in stormy weather, between France and England. Thank goodness, because i've seen people almost turn green from sickness.

[ 10-11-2005, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: johnny ]

Never been car/air/seasick, but have been drunk a time or 3. Just cause there's nothing left doesn't mean you're going to stop. And those are the ones that really hurt...

Porthole. Now we've both learned a new word.

Oh well, at least it didn't land in your beer ;)

Oh well, at least it didn't land in your beer ;) </font>[/QUOTE]Are you kidding ? I would have made him walk the plank if it landed in my beer. There are limits you know. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

<font color=ggffcc>Two reasons.
1.) You lost the vision of the horizontal plane, therefore you lost your equilibrium.
2.) Then the onset of claustrophobia put, err, removed the icing from the cake, along with the contents of your stomach.

I have never gotten that bad, thou I did want to releive myself once on a Reserve pilot who thought it funny to vertical drop 300ft with a 9 man fully loaded team in the cargo section of a Blackhawk! </font>


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Never been car/air/seasick, but have been drunk a time or 3. Just cause there's nothing left doesn't mean you're going to stop. And those are the ones that really hurt... </font>[/QUOTE]As Vulcanrider mentioned pukeing up with nothing in your stomach is the one that really hurts. Your body just contorts into a twisted feak show trying to expunge something that is not there (to much detail?) Then you become dehydrated and....

P.S. hey Vulcanrider you have changed your sig :D

P.p.s. LOL Johnny :D

You might look for seasickness bands, Wellard. They're wrist bands with a plastic insert (button, really) that hits a pressure point in the wrist and supposedly reduces the need to throw up.

They're also apparently useful for pregnant women, to offset morning sickness. According to my wife, however, she still felt nauseous, so she's not convinced they worked.

All I can say is that she went from puking regularly to puking every few days.... you make the call.

You should be able to find them in any marine store... at least, in the States. Don't know about Oz...

I'll believe that when I see it!

The tablets work.

I used to get carsick, and sea sickness tablets worked wonders, my dad still get's sea sick, he takes a few tabs before he goes on the boat and he's pretty fine then.

If you don't want to be seasick stay above deck if you can.

I went on a sailing trip years back now, after a week on board I get queszy going back on land, really wobbly too.

It's all about adapting, if you have an ear infection it can also make you more prone to sea sickness.

After you throw up, you feel better. Maybe a puking constest to see who can do it the most out of everyone on board may make you not wanna puke..

Know what you mean mate - flying over to the UK recently I got very sick.

Those lunches the serve on Emirates Airlines are obscene. I mean, sure a frozen cocktail was nice, and a canape or 3. Then as a starter the lobster tails in ginger sauce were quite tasty (didn't have the courage to go the Iranian caviaar - like what would I have done if I didn't like it?). And then a soup arrives - what - a 2nd starter - Oh well, I guess I paid for this - gulp. Now what would sir like for Entree - I mean - really - what was all that other stuff we just did - no - bugger off - I'll skip this. Feeling a bit quesy already and they bring in the main - lovely rack of lamb, but no, I would not like another roll and no, I have had quite enough of the Dom Perignon thank you. Desert - NOOOOO - take it away. Cheese platter - ugh - don't you go leaving that on this table OK. Coffee and chocolates - are you spoilin for a rumble. No, I don't want any damn liquers - I just want it to end - please won't someone make it end!!!

Damn, first class is hell :D

John - PM box is full. ;)

On the subject, I have never really gotten travel sickness, but I know on boats it does help to stay on deck when you can.

The last time I went sailing was a good laugh - there were 3 of us (can't remember what we were sailing) and as we were swapping rudder control a huge gust of wind came and caught us off balance, I had a broken arm at the time (in a cast) and was not allowed to get it wet, so I ended up clinging to the top of the boat, meanwhile the other two (very proficient sailors) got completely soaked as it went up on a 90 degree angle. Damn I was lucky there! :D

Aw, diddums. :D

The car/sea sick tablets are supposed to be pretty good. But whatever you do, don't exceed the maximum dosage. The resulting state of mind is really quite a spectacle. For those who may be watching, that is. ;)

LOL Davros :D

I get motion sickness - when we flew to Europe I took some tablets that worked well even though we had quite bad turbulance in some parts. I've always been bad with things that go round and round or up and down like theme park rides or boats. On a boat I've found that staying on deck is helpful as others have said, not just because of the horizon thing, but also because you get the wind on your face which makes me feel better - the worst combination is the motion plus the air being too warm or still.

Well I guess I should have taken some tablets. I was not sure they actually helped but I guess it would have been wise to at least try.

LOL Davros, better than cardboard sandwiches in a plastic box (or is it the other way round ;) ?) on domestic economy. ahhhh how the other half live eh you lucky sod [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Ross, pm box clearout on its way [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]