RE: [Paddlewise] motion sickness

I'm still trying to figure out why one would need accupressure bands while knitting ;-)

-Hal

-----Original Message-----
From:	Mills, Larry [SMTP:Larry.Mills_at_exchange.purchase.edu]
Sent:	den 10 september 1999 15:21
To:	'Chris & Ellen Kohut'; paddlewise
Subject:	RE: [Paddlewise] motion sickness

I think the actual question should have been whether the
accupressure bands were to be worn feathered or 
unfeathered.

Or perhaps with feathers.

Larry Mills

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Chris & Ellen Kohut [SMTP:chriskayak_at_earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Friday, September 10, 1999 8:08 A.M.
> To:	paddlewise
> Subject:	Re: [Paddlewise] motion sickness
> 
> ....WHY YOU CHOWDERHEAD!!!!!   DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT UNFEATHERED
> PADDLES!!!!!..........WHY LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING RIGHT HERE AND NOW
> SISTER!!!     .....first rule of this list.....never use the words
> feathered
> and unfeathered in the same posting.
> 
> 
> Michelle D. Smith wrote:
> 
> > I haven't been motion sick while kayaking, but then I'm a newbie
> > and have been staying close to shore in protected waters and
> > not going out in too much of a wind until I improve my skills.
> >
> > That said, when I used to travel alot on business, I found that
> > I got motion sick about every third time I flew.  Not good.
> > I bought some accupressure bands -- they look like very small
> > sweatbands, but have a small plastic bump on the inside that
> > you place on the inside of your wrist, about an inch from your
> > hand.  They're available at most luggage stores, and I've
> > bought them at airports when I've forgotten mine.
> >
> > They work.  And they don't make me sleepy like
> > dramamine, etc.
> >
> > There might be a downside to them, though.  I knit quite alot,
> > and when I have the bands on my wrists get a bit stiff from all
> > the repetitive motion.  This might happen while paddeling as
> > well, particularly if using a feathered paddle.  (I hope this
> > doesn't start the great feathered vs. unfeathered debate
> > again!)
> >
> > -Michelle
> >
> >
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