Rite of passage - SV650.org

Seeker · 07-03-20, 09:22 AM

I was reading an article which triggered memories of being taught a skill and I was curious whether they still teach it.

The skill is is to rescue a rubber brick from the bottom of a swimming pool while wearing pyjamas. Once the brick had been saved you would remove the pyjama trousers, knot the legs, inflate them and use them as a flotation device.

I'm sorry to report that 50 years on, I have yet to rescue my first brick.

There must have been a spate of suicidal rubber bricks back then.

Grant66 · 07-03-20, 09:27 AM

I very rarely remember to take my pyjamas when out near water so I too have been unable to use this valuable skill.

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Chris_SVS · 07-03-20, 02:38 PM

Even training as a lifeguard I never wore my jammies

Bri w · 07-03-20, 06:44 PM

And have you ever tried to give the kiss of life to a rubber brick?

Craig380 · 07-03-20, 07:07 PM

I lost my 'Lifesaver' certificates and badges. Which means I'll have to do the courses all over again before I can save a life ...

Chris_SVS · 07-03-20, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bri w

And have you ever tried to give the kiss of life to a rubber brick?

She's now an ex

Adam Ef · 08-03-20, 09:14 AM

I rescued that same brick! You'd think it would have learnt it's lesson after the first few times but it sounds like it did a tour of every swimming pool in the country and still kept falling in.

SV650rules · 08-03-20, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I rescued that same brick! You'd think it would have learnt it's lesson after the first few times but it sounds like it did a tour of every swimming pool in the country and still kept falling in.

In our pool the brick got thrown in, whatever happened to 'rubber brick rights' ? Seems they have nobody to protect them from being thrown into pools at the whim of some human, look out for an EU directive soon from some bored civil servant, ( after a 500 page report has been compiled of course )..

Dave20046 · 08-03-20, 01:25 PM

Yes, we did this when I was at school. Came very handy later in life after embarking on a career as a drug smuggler on one occasion when a heroin brick went over board.

Biker Biggles · 08-03-20, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Ef

I rescued that same brick! You'd think it would have learnt it's lesson after the first few times but it sounds like it did a tour of every swimming pool in the country and still kept falling in.

And Me! I think that brick had a death wish.
All in all it was just another brick in the pool.

07-03-20, 09:22 AM	#1
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,120	Rite of passage I was reading an article which triggered memories of being taught a skill and I was curious whether they still teach it. The skill is is to rescue a rubber brick from the bottom of a swimming pool while wearing pyjamas. Once the brick had been saved you would remove the pyjama trousers, knot the legs, inflate them and use them as a flotation device. I'm sorry to report that 50 years on, I have yet to rescue my first brick. There must have been a spate of suicidal rubber bricks back then. __________________ 2016 SV650AL7 2023 GSX-8S

07-03-20, 09:27 AM	#2
Grant66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Preston Posts: 656	Re: Rite of passage I very rarely remember to take my pyjamas when out near water so I too have been unable to use this valuable skill. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk __________________ Formerly known as Gajjii Previous Bikes: Red Sk1 Curvy, Red MT-07. Current Bike: Black MT-09.

07-03-20, 02:38 PM	#3
Chris_SVS Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 511	Re: Rite of passage Even training as a lifeguard I never wore my jammies

07-03-20, 06:44 PM	#4
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: Rite of passage And have you ever tried to give the kiss of life to a rubber brick? __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.

07-03-20, 07:07 PM	#5
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,302	Re: Rite of passage I lost my 'Lifesaver' certificates and badges. Which means I'll have to do the courses all over again before I can save a life ...

08-03-20, 09:14 AM	#7
Adam Ef Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,200	Re: Rite of passage I rescued that same brick! You'd think it would have learnt it's lesson after the first few times but it sounds like it did a tour of every swimming pool in the country and still kept falling in. __________________ >>> ? <<< Past: Street Triple 765rs, DRZ400s,GSXR1000 K9, VFR800 A8, ZX6R 636 2006, CRF250L, GSXR750 K7, VFR800 A7, GSXR750 L3, Street Triple 675R, MT09 Tracer, SV650s K8, CB250rsd, YBR125...

08-03-20, 01:25 PM	#9
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: Rite of passage Yes, we did this when I was at school. Came very handy later in life after embarking on a career as a drug smuggler on one occasion when a heroin brick went over board. __________________

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