hellyer 216 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 GPS was placed in its bracket in the windshield and left in the sun. The battery overheated and exploded! Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hopefully not your car?! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 No, thank god Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yikes...better start covering mine up. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Summertime Hazard 2 - Jellyfish MYTH: Peeing on a jellyfish sting will ease the pain. Though it may sound convenient -- if also totally gross! -- urine hasn't been proven to curb the hurt. What has: vinegar. "Its acidity is believed to inactivate the stingers and diminish the pain," says Stanford University School of Medicine emergency-medicine doctor Paul Auerbach, M.D., author of Medicine for the Outdoors. Soak a paper towel in household white vinegar and hold it on the wound for about 30 minutes. Afterward, use an OTC hydrocortisone cream to quell any itching. (If, however, you start to feel dizzy or nauseated or develop any kind of rash, you may be having an allergic reaction and should get yourself to a doctor right away, says Auerbach.) Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 GPS was placed in its bracket in the windshield and left in the sun. The battery overheated and exploded! hang on...Why would that car have a GPS attached to the winscreen? They have a unit inbuilt in the car!!! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Summertime Hazard 2 - Jellyfish MYTH: Peeing on a jellyfish sting will ease the pain. Though it may sound convenient -- if also totally gross! -- urine hasn't been proven to curb the hurt. What has: vinegar. "Its acidity is believed to inactivate the stingers and diminish the pain," says Stanford University School of Medicine emergency-medicine doctor Paul Auerbach, M.D., author of Medicine for the Outdoors. Soak a paper towel in household white vinegar and hold it on the wound for about 30 minutes. Afterward, use an OTC hydrocortisone cream to quell any itching. (If, however, you start to feel dizzy or nauseated or develop any kind of rash, you may be having an allergic reaction and should get yourself to a doctor right away, says Auerbach.) The jellyfish will tell us if next season there will be lots of snow. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Perhaps one screen for the telly, Mamabear. Got to have the telly when driving. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 A few years ago this big guy was patrolling our beach and had people out of the water for a month or so. I knew he wasn't a threat but my feelings weren't mutual. Such a shame. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I remember hearing about that. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 In Australia, Hammerheads are one of the most aggresive of the shark family Link to post Share on other sites
peterson 0 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 A few years ago this big guy was patrolling our beach and had people out of the water for a month or so. I knew he wasn't a threat but my feelings weren't mutual. Such a shame. wow. poor thing. was he eaten? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nope, just poked and prodded. I think someone later cut the fins off. As hammerheads go he was bigger than average. When the guys pulled him up everyone was like...holy shaite!! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 More Summer hazards - Sunburn ouch ouch ouch This pic reminds me of Geordies returning from Ibeefar and Tennariffe Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 a farmer's tan Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Judging by all the red splotches in the white part.... he's a melanoma just waiting to happen. I'm no doctor though... Link to post Share on other sites
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