It has been 14 months since I last had the boat in the water. It is only a 12 foot tinny with a 15 hp outboard. I got the boat out on Friday ,fired up the motor, pumped up the tires and loaded all the fishing gear. Then I nearly collapsed. The pain I stirred up was no match for the low dose of Targin that I have just started. I was planning to be up at 5 am Saturday and be on the water by six. Well six finally became nine before the boat slid into the water. I love fishing. and I like to fish hard specially lure casting. I have to do all of my fishing sitting . It is not wise to stand up when you have severe neuropathy in both legs. I fall over so much I need a crash helmet. Well after six hours of fishing and several minutes of catching as well as a lot of abuse yelled at stupid jet skiers, I decided it was probably best for all if I went home. When I got to the boat ramp it became evident that I was unable to stand up. Sitting in a hunched position is not wise for AS sufferers. I eventually half staggered,half fell out of the boat and took fifteen minutes to reach the car and trailer parked a good thirty meters away. For those who have never suffered neuropathy there is an area in your feet and legs where the dead nerves suddenly give way to very live nerves. The contact of bitumen and gravel is transformed to jagged lava rock by the time it hits the live bits. I am not entirely stupid , a few years back I fitted my trailer with an electric winch. Twenty years ago I would have dragged the boat on by hand. Now I have just enough energy left to push the switch. It took at least half an hour to get the boat secured. By this time I was ,at least, wearing shoes. Got home Looked and felt like the hunchback of notre damme. Washed and unhooked the boat staggered inside and took another tagin.If anyone is interested in a cheap boat,,,please ring...Ron
