1) I've found that Dramamine sometimes works for me, but not on flights, rides, or even car trips where there is a certain kind of repetitive motion. In this case, with three straight hours of the motion, I was sunk, no matter what. Regardless, it's not evidence of special ocean conditions, a rigged boat, or a drunk captain.
2) The biggest influences on my motion sickness on flights are a) whether it's a morning flight, and b) whether I've had coffee to drink. So, in my example responses, it was my husband - NOT my MD sister - who was the most correct. The responses for my other sister and mom were pointing out the relative normalcy. Moreover, in case you missed it, the Doctor is the one who paid for the trip. In real life, it was her idea and she booked it as a Christmas gift. So, she would have the biggest incentive to blame me/my choice - which fits with the attempts to blame "the unvaccinated". :)
3) For me, going on a boat of that size under those conditions - even without coffee in my system or the best motion-sickness meds - is a bad choice period. It's the fictional part where I try to make experience into the case for universal novelty and uniqueness that's the heart of the analogy to anecdotes as evidence for a new and remarkable pathogen on the scene in 2020.
1) I've found that Dramamine sometimes works for me, but not on flights, rides, or even car trips where there is a certain kind of repetitive motion. In this case, with three straight hours of the motion, I was sunk, no matter what. Regardless, it's not evidence of special ocean conditions, a rigged boat, or a drunk captain.
2) The biggest influences on my motion sickness on flights are a) whether it's a morning flight, and b) whether I've had coffee to drink. So, in my example responses, it was my husband - NOT my MD sister - who was the most correct. The responses for my other sister and mom were pointing out the relative normalcy. Moreover, in case you missed it, the Doctor is the one who paid for the trip. In real life, it was her idea and she booked it as a Christmas gift. So, she would have the biggest incentive to blame me/my choice - which fits with the attempts to blame "the unvaccinated". :)
3) For me, going on a boat of that size under those conditions - even without coffee in my system or the best motion-sickness meds - is a bad choice period. It's the fictional part where I try to make experience into the case for universal novelty and uniqueness that's the heart of the analogy to anecdotes as evidence for a new and remarkable pathogen on the scene in 2020.
Dramamine makes me nauseous...I'm glad it worked for you!
Motion sickness takes a lot of forms....and you can get it on a boat, in a car, on a ride at the County Fair.
I remember being seasick so much more Vivedly than all the colds, flus and other sicknesses I've had.