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Christine
October 26, 2009 - 6:19pm
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hunting stick
Is this something you would lean on, Louise, like a crutch? All I’m coming up with are boomerangs and poles to level a gun on. If you sat on the ground would you have had no visibility? Trying to get a space in a huge crowd is difficult. But the festival sounds like it was fantastic no matter what.
bad_mirror
October 26, 2009 - 7:54pm
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Aussie speak
LOL, because I think something may be lost in translation here . . . all I can think of is what I use for hiking in the Rocky Mountains, called a "bear stick," essentially a large branch to help with balance with a few bells tied on to warn the bears you're trekking through. :-) I think the Germans call it an Alpen Schtick or some such. . . can you describe it? :-)
louiseds
October 27, 2009 - 12:59am
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Hunting stick
Well, well. I thought the term was universal. I think it is called a hunting stick because when (English?) people go hunting I suspect they do a fair bit of sitting around chatting politely, waiting for the quarry to be flushed out by the minions, or polishing their barrels. Keeps one's bottom off the nasty damp ground too. All very civilised unless you are a pheasant, I suppose. Actually I have no idea why it is called a hunting stick. I have only seen them used at race meetings, when one is out being seen close to the action, but don't want to stand there all day.
It is basically a bit of broom handle about leg length, with a spike at the bottom and a two part seat that is hinged onto the top and opens like butterfly wings (that double as a handle). Sometimes it has a wide leather or canvas sling joined to the outer edges of the butterfly wings, for a more comfy sit.
Yes, I did sit on the floor at ne of the Festival venues, on a lovely carpet that was presumably placed there for bums, rather than ambience, but all about me were a forest of legs cos everyone else was standing up. Oh for a camera when you start to examine all the different legs and feet that were there, from Gucci to grubby bare feet. That's jazz for ya.
I am just trying to find a solution to the back pain that I and so many women seem to get when standing up for long periods of time, and not walking around a lot, eg social occasions, watching sporting events, queues (eg at Woolies' checkout - the Ozzies will get that), etc.
Of course, I would wish for one with a rubber foot instead of a spike, for safety, and for using on polished floors and carpet. I would also like a clip on, appropriately curved arm with a clamp on the top for holding my parasol so I can sip tea (beer) and munch cucumber sandwiches (crisps) at the same time as staying in the shade, or out of the rain. I wouldn't mind a built in FM radio with a headphone jack, and probably an MP3 player jack, maybe a solar-powered fan, a coffee grinder and espresso machine, a bikkie barrel and a hook for my Swiss Army knife. Go-go-Gadget hunting stick!!
Cheers
Louise
Christine
October 27, 2009 - 9:55am
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the hunting stick
I woke up this morning thinking that if such a thing does not already exist, there should be a folding butterfly chair - stool height - that would fold down to the size of a longish umbrella. Aha! The hunting stick!! A most necessary possession. We can sit virtually forever at that height in WW posture. Thanks for the great idea for a Christmas present for hubby! Guess I will have to find a British hunting catalogue - lol.
Oceanblue
October 27, 2009 - 10:49am
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me too, boomerangs and poles ...
Hi Louise,
I'm with Christine, would you kindly give us a link, that we would know what this wonderful 'hunting' stick looks like?
lol
Thank you,
Oceanblue
louiseds
October 28, 2009 - 12:31pm
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Shooting stick, not hunting stick!
Well, I almost got it right. The description was right, anyway. It is actually called a shooting stick.
I cannot get the URL to paste, so try googling "shooting stick" and you will find them. I am really trying to find somebody who has used one, to see if a shooting stick will allow me to use it with WW posture.
OK, I will admit that all the accessories are pure fantasy, but I did find one which had an umbrella furled around the leg, but you have to turn the thing upside down to open the umbrella part, so you cannot sit and stay dry at the same time.
Cheers
Louise
:-)