Amy Sees The Sights In D.C.
Okay, so I get a little carsick! (Gregg's pictures to come.)
photo by Gregg Sutter
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I'm surprised at this. You take air travel so well.
Radwaste at October 31, 2008 8:52 AM
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http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/10/31/amy_sees_the_si.html#comment-1601490">comment from RadwasteHmmm...can't remember if I've written about getting sick on planes. At the end of a flight, I've usually got my head down. It's always a dark and stormy night in my inner ear!
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at October 31, 2008 9:00 AM
That picture says one thing: "crick in the neck".
farker at October 31, 2008 9:21 AM
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http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/10/31/amy_sees_the_si.html#comment-1601501">comment from farkerOh, it wasn't the neck crick that was the main issue on that drive. I can get carsick in my sleep -- and did. Carsicker, really.
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at October 31, 2008 9:53 AM
Well, take a look at Emirates for your next trip!
Radwaste at October 31, 2008 11:14 AM
I've seen a lot of people react that way to DC without being carsick in the least.
(waiting for rimshot)
(crickets)
BlogDog at November 1, 2008 8:26 AM
Oh my God, you poor thing! Although, I WAS kind of surprised to learn that Goddesses get carsick just like the rest of us mortals.
Sarah at November 1, 2008 9:43 AM
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http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/10/31/amy_sees_the_si.html#comment-1601888">comment from SarahAw, thanks. It's most pathetic when it's from my own driving. A friend who's a scientist pointed out that it's worst at night when you can't see the horizon. I wish somebody would cure this, or come up with a medicine that doesn't make for drowsy driving. Until somebody works up successful matter transfer, I'd rather be nauseated than dead.
P.S. You know how there's that folk wisdom that you end up with a man like your dad? My dad, too, was famous for taking pictures of us in various states of distress/various shades of green. When we'd drive up north for a week in the summer to University of Michigan family camp (the nerdy family vacation) my dad would bring three buckets for us girls in the back seat.
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at November 1, 2008 10:33 AM
Gregg should tear out the backseat, put in a coffin, and chain you up inside it. That should eliminate any perception of motion and solve your problem, as long as he doesn't forget to drill a few airholes in the lid :)
Martin at November 1, 2008 2:25 PM
"Gregg should tear out the backseat, put in a coffin, and chain you up inside it. That should eliminate any perception of motion and solve your problem, as long as he doesn't forget to drill a few airholes in the lid :)"
Don't ask how I know this, but no. Won't work. Laying down with eyes closed is the worst thing you can do, unless you're so knocked out from the dramamine. I've had great sucess with the little behind-the-ear-patch thing.
momof3 at November 1, 2008 5:58 PM
I don't care if it's a placebo or what, but those acupressure wristbands really work.
It's probably better if you can stay upright with your eyes on the horizon too. Motion sickness is primarily caused when there's a disagreement between what you inner ear and your eyes are telling your brain (if your ears tell you that you're going up and down but your eyes tell you your stationary you'll get sick). Airplanes are really bad about this because all you see while your moving is the same inside of the plane.
Elle at November 2, 2008 10:32 PM
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http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/10/31/amy_sees_the_si.html#comment-1602326">comment from ElleThanks -- appreciate that, but I tried those long ago, and my stomach just laughed every time and relieved itself of its contents.
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at November 2, 2008 10:39 PM
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