Anybody get seasick?

[pwd72s]

Crossing the Newport, Oregon bar:

[Bill Douglas]

Yep

[wilnj]

Based on the title, I was about to say now but then I saw the video and realized I’ve never really been tested.


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[herr_oberst]

And then there's the pilots that take cargo ships over the Columbia River Bar every day in every weather. (Not trying to one - up you Paul, and apologies if this seems like a hijack to your thread but I've always been fascinated that this is an actual job. Talk about a special breed of human being)

[masraum]

Originally Posted by wilnj

Based on the title, I was about to say now but then I saw the video and realized I’ve never really been tested.


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Right, I've been on boats, ferries in between Honshu and Hokkaido, ridden roller coasters, planes with turbulence, etc.... Never had it even a little. But then I've never been in some of the rough seas situations that you see on youtube.

I guess I'll say "not yet"

I've usually got a pretty good imagination and can often visualize things from another perspective, but I'm pretty sure that I can't even remotely imagine the experience in these...

[sc_rufctr]

On a boat? - Not really but weirdly a helicopter ride will make me hurl every-time.

[LWJ]

Yes on the Columbia bar!

My Dad spent his career working for the Corps of Engineers and their dredge fleet, which was moored in Portland. Lots and lots of excitement on the bar!

A side note? My neighbors on a cruise now. His wife claims a tens unit on the wrist is the ticket to keep sea sickness away.

[Tobra]

I could probably make you get seasick, only if you are a Marine though

[look 171]

Yes and no depending on the day. When I was in my teens and early 20s, I did a bit of deep sea fishing with a bunch of friends. I didn't really enjoy the fishing part but the going out on a boat was fun hanging with the boys. No beer, that will get me sick for sure. There were days I didn't get sick one bit then those other days, I was in hell and the captain aint turning around anytime soon. So begins the long days of suffering. I am sure I will get sick now since I haven't done a fishing trip close to 25 years. Roller coasters, heli. rides, doesn't do it but after an hour of rocking in 6-8' swells, I am done.

[otto_kretschmer]

I never really noticed

[billybek]

I was servicing some equipment on an off shore platform in the Sea of Okhotsk and the service ship anchored off the side moving through almost 90 degrees side to side made me sea sick just watching.

[flatbutt]

I've been on 747s and 777s that were being bounced around by turbulence sand causing me to feel not so well. I can't imagine being in a bunk below deck while the ship is bouncing like that.

[GH85Carrera]

Nope.

Back in my early 20s I went with my dad deep sea fishing from Apalachicola, FL. It was one of those larger ships with 30 people all trying to fish. The seas were pretty rough, and every passenger except dad and I were sick. We had the all crew to help us and the other passengers were chumming the waters for us. I vividly remember dad handing me a beer and and I asked if we can stop fishing and have a sandwich. We had the pick of sandwiches and for some reason no one else was eating and the beer supply was huge.

On a cruise to Alaska, wee had a day of slightly rough seas. At dinner time the restaurant was pretty much empty. My wife was there for a short time but she went back to the room, but I enjoyed a nice fresh lobster meal but it was weird to eat by myself at our table.

In our aerial photography business we fly to a site, and then it is just like mowing the lawn in the sky, fly straight line working hard to keep the wings level, and keep the exact same altitude, and stay on the path the laptop is displaying. At the end of a flight line, make a hard 180 degree turn, and get to the next line. It is is a small project of just a square mile or two, there are lots of hard 90 degree turns in our Cessna 182T. I never feel even a little queasy.

However, one time we were testing two camera system at once. So two laptops, and one was acting up. I had to concentrate on the laptops, and have them so the pilot can see the display and we were making lots of turns as the test area was small. I was not looking up at all, just at the laptops, and lots of unexpected turns. I did have to start looking up at the horizon as I was getting queasy. That passed in seconds and I was back at working on the laptops.

[matthewb0051]

Nah but I've seen others get it.

When our Army unit left Somalia, some genius had decided that flying planes in was too dangerous, even though they were coming and going every day. So they brought in a troop ship that we sailed down to Kenya for 3 days.

We left in middle of the night and I could feel the ship rocking. First thing in the morning I hit the floor, took a second and got my legs under me, no issues. But I saw a lot of big tough guys walking around with patches behind their ear, sissies.

[Dantilla]

I've never been seasick or airsick.

I had the opportunity to crew on a gillnetter in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
No problem adapting to the constant motion. Didn't really notice.

The weird part was once again standing on solid ground, where after becoming so accustomed to motion that I naturally wanted to sway.
Almost as the gillnetter was stable, and the ground was rolling. Takes a while for the brain to adjust.

[Tim Hancock]

I don't recall ever being "sea sick" but I have been close to throwing up after riding with other pilots while they did aerobatics. When flying a plane myself, I have never gotten airsick at all no matter how much the plane got tossed about whether due to turbulence or horsing around.

[Bill Verburg]

This is a 100ft schooner I'm driving w/ the owner supervising,somewhere in the Atlantic It was a magnificent day, couldn't get anyone else to come up on deck and enjoy it. this particular Nor'Easter caused a World Series game to be canceled because of flooding along the LI North coast. we got the puppy up on a plane on the downhills, hit 30 knot sover the bottom. Not a twinge even at night, Been in any # of these and no sickness.

On the way up the Hudson,the twin 400hp diesels couldn't overcome the current, we spent a whole night full speed ahead sitting just below the Tappan Zee Bridge




But Block Island Race week similar blow on a 42" sloop, during a sail change, bent over folding the 300# sail, lost my breakfast, but couldn't stop to take care of it.

I've seen a few guys get sick at DE's too. Usually related to fumes in the cars.

[matthewb0051]

Need to add this:

Several years ago I took my kids to an indoor karting track. We had 2 sessions each. I thought they'd let us get out of the kart and cool off for a minute before the next session. Wrong. We had to sit there with helmets on in the kart. All of a sudden the prior session kicked in and I started feeling sick, even had to hold back a good puke. Guy said it happens pretty frequently.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

I don't recall ever being "sea sick" but I have been close to throwing up after riding with other pilots while they did aerobatics. When flying a plane myself, I have never gotten airsick at all no matter how much the plane got tossed about whether due to turbulence or horsing around.

For one aerial photo mission we went on, the winds were strong and it was a bucking bronco ride all the way there and back. I had to crank down the seat belt, and hang onto the seat to keep my head from whacking the ceiling repeatedly. The airplane felt like we were a dogs toy and he was shaking us around.

The pilot asked me if I was prone to air sickness and and I said it was a bit late to ask, but I was fine. He just said be sure to avoid puking on the instrument panel!

[Bill Douglas]

This stuff REALLY does prevent seasickness.