watch out where you winch

mojo · Posted: Jun 25, 2010 12:19 am Post subject: watch out where you winch

just saw a show about how over 700 us cities have sewer systems where rain/sewage flow into the same pipe, and they are so antiquated that the flooding that occurs is horribly bacteria ridden. dude said a good sign it's bad is foamy stuff on top.

Yeti · Ollie Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 62 City: Moscow

The foam looks weird all the time Smile

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GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

Yeti, Is there enough run-up behind those stairs? That's a killer spot!!!

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

Dude winching is nasty as it gets. Some people dont surf after it rains because of containments in the water but show a wakeskater a gap in the nastiest water and we jump right in.

wakeboarderx03x · Posted: Jun 26, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject:

Amen! I think I'm more worried of the gators and moccasins.

mojo · Posted: Jun 26, 2010 11:40 pm Post subject:

i too am worried about moccasins more than gators. do ya'll remember when owc made you wear nose plugs bc a kid or two died from amoeba? it was a couple years ago. just be safe. gaps and what not rule but be safe. it's to see all the fresh water stuff in texas that clint and the guys hit.

OTT Productions · Posted: Jun 26, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

That's one reason I love riding in the winter... nothing in the water gonna kill me unless its rebar or something... The smell is a good way to figure the quality of your water.

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

mojo, Man I freaked one night after a week long winch trip I started getting massive headaches and loooked online for symptoms of amoeba and the first thing it lists is a headached and I lost it....Totally, called up the doctor which I never go to can't stand doctors for the mere fact that they always tell me what I already know and are a waste of time.....

in the end I was just a paranoid schizophrenic

but the good news is technically the only way to get an amoeba is to be playing in 6 inches or less of shallow water that has a muddy/dirty bottom and when you stir up the bottom then happen to put your face in that shallow water is when they can enter.

Has to be shallow and still standing and close to 90 degrees

ZackFL(BRE) · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 2386 City: Tampa

kornhouse · Posted: Jun 30, 2010 10:48 am Post subject:

ZackFL(BRE), Kids are more susceptible to it for some reason and I heard he was playing in the swim/beach area which is shallow.

I could see any of us easily getting a Staph infection from winching with all the cuts we receive, no matter how minor it'll still get in. Just use hydrogen peroxide as soon as you can though and you should be good, I haven't had any problems yet.

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

You can get a disease from swimming in any water.