Exactly. I got done while trying to fend off rocks near the coast, but

thankfully the barb didn't stay in. Bled like buggery for about 2 minutes and that was it. Enough to teach me to watch where I put my hands though.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on October 23rd 2007 at 12:04:45

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How awful (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:22:27
- it amazes me how often in these tragedies... (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 23, 11:27:25
  - which is exactly why if you dont know the conditions well, dont go in! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:29:05
    - I'm visiting here in January - the undercurrent is unbelievable. Have been twice before (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:35:15
      - It's like that in parts of the maldives too, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:40:41
      - Swimming in the sea. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:37:19
        
        I flippin' love it right off - lots of body surfing on my big ole fat belly, using my (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:43:21
        
        Nope, it's all wrong. I had a bit of a go in the Dominican Republic (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:48:12
        
        But, you're only a wee slip of a thing, you'd probably get et by a sea cucumber (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:50:49
        
        I'm not arsed about the other creatures in there, particularly (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:52:23
        
        Sea Urchins are bastards (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:58:53
        
        brilliant though if you get your knife and split one open, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:00:53
        
        Unless they're not. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:59:40
        
        But they are though. And if they get you, you have to do a wee on the wound (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:00:22
        
        thats jellyfish stings, if you do it with an urchin you look like a nobber (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:01:35
        
        That's what the bloke wot took us snorkelling told us. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:03:02
        
        That's for jellyfish stings isn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:01:09
        
        and Sea Urchins. Or just for giggles. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:01:53
        
        they are a cunt if they spike you, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:03:28
        
        Exactly. I got done while trying to fend off rocks near the coast, but (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:04:45
        
        exactly why "you should never touch stuff underwater", (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:07:22
        
        We went diving in Kenya once and the guys who took us in their hollowed out log were free- (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:09:45
        
        lol, it happens a lot in Africa and in Thailand too. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:12:14
        
        Yes, but your bed is full of dead skin, a brazillion bugs and mites and feacal matter and (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:57:16
        
        Don't come the old Rational Argument. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 12:01:02
        
        Ok. When I eat a bit of lemon it makes me wink with the eye I can't wink with. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:05:14
    - Yeah, and don't allow your kids in, because nobody is NOT going to go in after their kids (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:30:45
      - thing is, i cant comment because i dont have kids, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:38:29
      - stupid f'ing parents imo (n/m) (General Chat) - BoundsGreen, Oct 23, 11:36:16
      - Except perhaps Special Constables (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:30:54
        
        they were PCSO's (General Chat) - raretek, Oct 23, 11:55:52
        
        yeah but everyone else DID go in... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:59:44
        
        Plus... if they had done the rescue wrong they probably would have got sued. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:59:01
        
        Ooof. Appologists for the plastic coppers. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:57:44
        
        Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 23, 11:33:16
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:32:08

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