Sinister: PE

[shelley wilkinson]

good afternoon all,  
since i've been reading these highly amusing anecdotes of days gone by,
i keep seeing p.e. and this has been a constant reminder of a very
horrible week end just passed. (it's ok, i'm in counselling now ;) . you
see, my p.e. stood for pulmonary embolism. that's right kids, a blood
clot in the lungs. rather scary not being able to breathe. think of
asthma and x by 100 (well, probably not, but the story goes a lot better
that way). after a barrage of tests, the doctors decided i didn't have a
clot and it was most probably "stress"... hmm, thanks, that was a load
off my mind.

but since that was not really anywhere near the point, i shall relate my
*proper* p.e. story. being naturally athletic, of course i have no
traumas related to school sports ;) i do have a question though. when
we'd have swimming our teachers would threaten us with the old
"chemicals that turned purple in the pool etc " chestnut. was this just
an australian" thing or is it a global lie?

shelley
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