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Carl
May 30, 2013, 8:43:39 AM5/30/13
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A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
Gotta go!
Carl
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A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
Gotta go!
Carl
--
Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK
Find: tinyurl.com/2tqujf
Email: ca...@carldouglas.co.uk Tel: +44(0)1932-570946 Fax: -563682
URLs: carldouglas.co.uk & now on Facebook @ CarlDouglasRacingShells
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May 30, 2013, 9:20:49 AM5/30/13
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On Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:43:39 PM UTC+2, Carl wrote:
> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716047
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> A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
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> water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
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> Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
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> lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
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> nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
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> much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
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> Gotta go!
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> Carl
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On a similar note, I was aghast a few years back when the Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester to see that the swimming leg of the triathlon was being held in the old Salford Docks!
> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716047
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> A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
>
> water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
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> Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
>
> lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
>
> nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
>
> much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
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> Gotta go!
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> Carl
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I realise it must have been cleaned up a bit since I were a lad, but received wisdom in those days was that if you fell into the Ship Canal, you were probably better off drowning, because it would be a less painful route to the inevitable death.
James HS
May 30, 2013, 9:23:20 AM5/30/13
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actually I despare that someone was paid to report on the bleedin obvious, and still make a dumb conclusion - they swam IN the thames, but maybe they did not wash their hands!
good chuckle though - thanks!
Henry Law
May 30, 2013, 12:08:59 PM5/30/13
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In /one/ of the docks, totally cut off from the remainder and from the
canal, and which they spent months (years?) aerating and what not. I
was rowing at Agecroft at the time, and the word from them-as-knows was
that that particular dock was indeed fit to swim in.
--
Henry Law Manchester, England
canal, and which they spent months (years?) aerating and what not. I
was rowing at Agecroft at the time, and the word from them-as-knows was
that that particular dock was indeed fit to swim in.
--
Henry Law Manchester, England
Douglas MacFarlane
May 30, 2013, 12:10:35 PM5/30/13
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In article <00467930-cb23-4e54...@googlegroups.com>,
Next year (2014) the Commonwealths Games will be in Glasgow, and the
triathlon swimming will be in the loch at Strathclyde Park. However,
they are having to build a damn to separate out an area of the loch
which can then be purified enough for the swimming to be held there.
Causing much disruption to the loch as a rowing venue, but our swimming
triathletes should be spared the worst of the water issues.
Douglas
triathlon swimming will be in the loch at Strathclyde Park. However,
they are having to build a damn to separate out an area of the loch
which can then be purified enough for the swimming to be held there.
Causing much disruption to the loch as a rowing venue, but our swimming
triathletes should be spared the worst of the water issues.
Douglas
sully
May 30, 2013, 1:39:35 PM5/30/13
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On May 30, 6:23 am, James HS <jholmessie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, 30 May 2013 13:43:39 UTC+1, Carl wrote:
> >www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716047
>
> > A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
>
> > water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
>
> > Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
>
> > lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
>
> > nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
>
> > much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
>
> > Gotta go!
>
> > Carl
>
> > --
>
> > Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
>
> > Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
>
> > Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK
>
> > Find: tinyurl.com/2tqujf
>
> > Email: c...@carldouglas.co.uk Tel: +44(0)1932-570946 Fax: -563682
> On Thursday, 30 May 2013 13:43:39 UTC+1, Carl wrote:
> >www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716047
>
> > A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
>
> > water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to shower.
>
> > Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
>
> > lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
>
> > nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
>
> > much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
>
> > Gotta go!
>
> > Carl
>
> > --
>
> > Carl Douglas Racing Shells -
>
> > Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories
>
> > Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK
>
> > Find: tinyurl.com/2tqujf
>
>
> > URLs: carldouglas.co.uk & now on Facebook @ CarlDouglasRacingShells
>
> but they swam IN the river - how could you not injest what you are swimming in - and they puzzled over the cause - that they may have handled the wet suits - when their FACES had been submerged in dilute FAECES :) (could not resist)
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> actually I despare that someone was paid to report on the bleedin obvious, and still make a dumb conclusion - they swam IN the thames, but maybe they did not wash their hands!
>
> good chuckle though - thanks!
Tough one. At the one club I teach at, club is located near a few
> > URLs: carldouglas.co.uk & now on Facebook @ CarlDouglasRacingShells
>
> but they swam IN the river - how could you not injest what you are swimming in - and they puzzled over the cause - that they may have handled the wet suits - when their FACES had been submerged in dilute FAECES :) (could not resist)
>
> actually I despare that someone was paid to report on the bleedin obvious, and still make a dumb conclusion - they swam IN the thames, but maybe they did not wash their hands!
>
> good chuckle though - thanks!
'liveaboard" marinas, and a major creek outflow from nearby city. I
do not "water test" new scullers at this club like I do at the lake
club. (we have ppl do it at a nearby pool or I'll have clinics on a
particular day with strong incoming tide on another part of the
harbor).
My sense is that I'll lose more ppl than I'll save by throwing them in
the sewage.
We had a guy for a few years doing testing right off our docks, submit
the results to the water quality board, but he left the club. It
wasn't good!
ATP
May 30, 2013, 3:59:42 PM5/30/13
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"Carl" <s...@sss.jjj> wrote in message news:UPHpt.2367$6y4....@fx03.fr7...
> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716047
>
> A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
> water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to
> shower.
>
> Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
> lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
> nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
> much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
>
> Gotta go!
>
> Carl
> --
Well, I've got the over 40 part covered, maybe that's what has saved me!
>
> A handy reminder about not drinking what you row in, not assuming your
> water bottle is OK swilling around under your feet, & not failing to
> shower.
>
> Many years ago it'd have been unthinkable even to put your bag against a
> lamp-post. Then you knew that infections could kill. Now kids think
> nothing of sitting against the foot of a bus stop, finding standing too
> much effort. Today's assumption is that every ailment is curable.
>
> Gotta go!
>
> Carl
> --
Fresh water may host nastier organisms as I've ingested quite a bit of salt
water kiteboarding to no apparent ill effect. Wetsuit and particularly boot
hygiene is a concern, especially when putting gear away during humid
conditions, not from the gear being dirty, but due to poor air circulation
inside the gear.
Carl
May 31, 2013, 8:06:57 AM5/31/13
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memories.
I have happy memories of rowing on the Irwell where it oozed through
Prestwich at the Kersaal - the same Irwell which makes its way on down
through Salford Docks. In those days rowing on those waters meant
navigating past the occasional bloated sheep & flocculated islands of
who-knows-what. But, small & narrow as it was, it never froze due to
having just passed through the cooling systems of the Agecroft B power
station (what became of Agecroft A, I wonder?).
Rowing on't'Irwell was an experience to be savoured, but with tightened
lips: a good catch involved making an incision through the epidermis &
into the dark fluids below. Backsplash was discouraged .....
And then there was the adventure of passing below the footbridge, ~500m
downstream, from which vantage point on a bad day local brats of a bold
disposition thought it sport to aim amber jets at shells passing below -
until one day I went sculling with a catapult handy in the footwell. In
those days the rules of the game were understood by all parties & my
show of superior firepower was respected without needing to be used, nor
raising complaint. Today we'd have H&S keeping us off the so-called
water & Child Protection clapping me in irons for threatening the little
darlings. O tempora! O mores!
Cheers -
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