On the high seas when the wind would start to blow hard and the water became rough, crewmen and travelers would go below deck and down to their cabins in order to ride out the storm and avoid becoming seasick. In this way they literally retreat to a location “under the weather."
In digging a little further, we find out more. According to Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions, by Bill Beavis and Richard G. McCloskey, the term in its entirety is “under the weather bow;” they tell us the weather bow is “the side [of the ship] upon which all the rotten weather is blowing.”
Alrighty, then.
So here I am, riding out the remaining storm, safely below deck and "under" the weather.
13 comments:
I truly hope you feel better very soon. This has already been a bad winter for illness.
Thank you, ma'am. I'm somewhat better today, but didn't want to go back to work too soon & make myself worse again.
Rev. Paul,
We hope you're feeling better soon. Stay warm, drink plenty of fluids, and not shoveling snow!!!
Partner,
Hoping that you feel better.
"Fair winds and following sea"
Take care, be safe.
God bless
Griz
Sandy, thank you. And I promise to use no shovel. But the local plow operator plowed both ends of our driveway shut, and somebody had to clear them. And I'm the somebody who's home & therefore available, so I did it. Only took 20 minutes, maybe 25.
Griz, thank you. Judging by how long everyone else has had it, today should be the last day of feeling poorly.
Sorry you are feeling poorly.
Get well soon.
gfa
Thank you, my friend.
You have my sympathies sir. I am just getting over this myself, but am planning on getting back to work tomorrow for the first time in a week. Lots of chicken soup helps along with meds from the doctor. :)
Suz, you win the comparison. I've only had symptoms since Friday, and only over-the-counter meds. There was one bowl of chicken soup, though. :)
I hope you're feeling much better.
I saw the title, guessed what I thought it meant, and then though "I wonder where that phrase comes from?" before I read it. Low and behold, you pre-answered my question.
Hope you are feeling better.
Hope you get better soon!
Padre, stay warm and feel better soon.
TB, NFO, & Rob - thank you all.
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