[AT] Vertigo

[charliehill]

The closest I've ever been to that was after floundering on a sail boat in 
the ocean for nearly 2 days because it was dead calm and the sails wouldn't 
fill.  My sea legs got to working great with the rythmic roll of the waves 
but when I got back to land my sea legs didn't go away.  I went into a 
shower house at the dock to wash the crud off of me.  My mistake was washing 
my hair.  When the shampoo got in my eyes and I shut them I fell straight to 
the ground and never knew I was falling until I hit.  At least there wasn't 
any severe pain or ear damaged involved.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Vertigo


If you want to experience a case of "terminal vertigo", get a shot of 
gasoline in your ear.

That happened to me once while I was working on a VW and I got gasoline in 
my ear while disconnecting the fuel line. The pain was excruciating! I could 
not walk. I was finally able to crawl to the bathroom and flushed out my ear 
with a syringe, but I also spent better than 45 minutes crying in pain and 
clawing at the floor to keep from "falling off the face of the earth" from 
the vertigo.

Not pleasant.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: Dean Van Peursem <deanvp at att.net>
Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010 23:56
Subject: Re: [AT] Vertigo
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Gary,
>
> I totally understand. To this day, every time I get under
> anything, my tension level goes through
> the roof. Obviously I will never ever forget it. I've had a few
> very close calls in my life and one
> was just recently here in an ICU. I'm running out of my 9 lives.
> I'm afraid to count how many might
> be left any more. Don't want to know either. Got to just move
> on.
>
> Dean Van Peursem
> Apache Junction, AZ
>
> If we take the time to count our blessings we don't have time to
> complain.
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>
>
>
> Dean,
>
> I haven't, and I think it helps me with "safe
> practices." I have had my
> share of close calls and think everyone can learn from other
> people close
> calls.
>
> I once tested a toilet with compressed air. It was New
> Year's eve a few
> years ago and I was sober!
> Near disaster when it blew shards of porcelain all over
> Hxxx. I have a
> great deal of respect for compressed air.
>
>
> Gary,
>
> Renton, WA
>
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