This is my public service announcement for the day.
See the image below, a young services officer wading through flood waters, decked out is baggy waterproof clothing. Doing the right thing by somebody, don't do it!
Too many people just do not realise how dangerous this innocent act is!
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Just a moderate piece of debris can knock this person over, that baggy waterproof clothing will inflate with water like a balloon leaving you at the mercy of the moving water and potentially making it impossible to recover to get your head above water.
If you really must wade through a torrent, then strip off to tight fitting permeable layers of clothing, stuff that will drain as you try to stand up, and won't act like a underwater sail! Sure you'll be cold, sure it can be embarrassing, but you're many times less likely to end up dead as well!
Lots of fly fishos and water skiers can warn you about the foibles of wearing loose fitting watertight garments in moving water.
See the image below, a young services officer wading through flood waters, decked out is baggy waterproof clothing. Doing the right thing by somebody, don't do it!
Too many people just do not realise how dangerous this innocent act is!
[img width=350]https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9fcf733bf16b280a4cdd2309f7cc512b?width=320[/img]
Just a moderate piece of debris can knock this person over, that baggy waterproof clothing will inflate with water like a balloon leaving you at the mercy of the moving water and potentially making it impossible to recover to get your head above water.
If you really must wade through a torrent, then strip off to tight fitting permeable layers of clothing, stuff that will drain as you try to stand up, and won't act like a underwater sail! Sure you'll be cold, sure it can be embarrassing, but you're many times less likely to end up dead as well!
Lots of fly fishos and water skiers can warn you about the foibles of wearing loose fitting watertight garments in moving water.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"