Sorry for the previous typo, it was a windsurfer that cured my
>seasickness!
>
>For years I had major problems with seasickness during almost any
>boating experience, despite trying all the usual drugs; I once even had
>to be flown out of the Pribilofs, after losing 16lbs. in 10 days of
>being aboard a research vessel.
>In 1984 I inadvertently stumbled upon a cure: I bought a windsurfer and
>became so addicted to the sport that rough seas now make me eager to get
>out on my board and play in the waves! I haven't been seasick since '84;
>instead of dreading rough weather I think of how much fun it would be to
>get out there and sail. On boats I still make a point of staying outside
>for the fresh air and a view of the horizon, but my previous affliction
>is gone. It was an expensive cure, but it's drug-free and much more fun
>than choking down a pill!
>
>Check out our lakes web page!
>http://waterquality.metrokc.gov/waterres/lakes/index.htm
>
>Kevin Li
>King County Environmental Lab
>322 W. Ewing St.
>Seattle, WA 98119-1507
>
>kevin.li at metrokc.gov
>
>
>
>
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>>From: Mickey Gibson[SMTP:gibson at olympus.net]
>>Sent: Sunday, September 14, 1997 3:47 PM
>>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>>Subject: Re: Pelagic Birding Drugs
>>
>>At 12:48 AM 9/14/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Hi Tweeterz..
>>>Im due to go pelagic birding on the 10th out of Westport..and I >
>>
>>I am subject to seasickness, and believe me, it isn't mental, as I truly
>>love going out on boats, which I do on any possible occasion. My doctor
>>prescribed Meclizine tablets for a trip to the outer Hebrides in Scotland
>>recently. That was really lucky, as we hit about ten hours of the roughest
>>water I've ever seen! Everyone was being tossed around the boat--But, the
>>Meclizine worked. I even ate my dinner when the sea calmed down a bit!!
>>
>>Good luck. 'Tis better to be safe than sorry.
>>
>>Mickey Gibson
>>Sequim, WA
>>
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