
06-07-2008
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Last Grumpy Old Sailor
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,592
Rep Power: 6
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Originally Posted by Rockter
I flushed myself down one of them one time.
They are very dangerous.
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Sounds that way!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockter
If the seat's damp and your large round bottom forms a seal, don't let your elbow hit the "flush" lever, or you will find yourself in the drink, turned inside out and your boat sailing away from you.
It was horrible.
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I bet! So... were you wearing an auto-inflating PFD at the time? Did it go off? That must've been... uncomfortable, to say the least, your outside being inside and all. Well, at least you floated.
Inquiring minds want to know: How did you get yourself turned right side out again?
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No, belay that. Perhaps we don't really want to know, after all.
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Originally Posted by Rockter
Nobody believed me.
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I believe you, Rockter. Really I do.
It could've been worse. Imagine if you'd been using a holding tank!
Jim
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1976 Pearson P30
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