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Arms down: British body odor rule for roller coaster riders raises stinks to Coney Islanders
by Simone Weichselbaum
Daily News Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 4:00 AM
A British amusement park's idea to ban roller coaster riders from raising their arms because of stinky body odors isn't going down well in Coney Island.
"We all know about the British and their hygiene; it is their problem, not ours," Queens limo driver Elis Gomez, 52, harrumphed after getting off the Cyclone.
"A roller coaster is a two-minute ride. So what? The wind is blowing through your arms," said Gomez, smelling of baby powder and Dolce & Gabbana cologne.
British officials said yesterday that visitors to Britain's Thorpe Park in Surrey can no longer raise their arms on popular rides under the new "Say No to B.O." rule.
"I would be angry," said Leo Collaguazo, 11, who rode the Cyclone waving his arms.
The British rule kicks in a day after England's temperatures hit a modest 84.
New York marked its first heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, when the mercury hit 90 degrees for the third straight day, the National Weather Service said.
The brief glimpse of the sultry season could be over for now. Temperatures will cool to 89 today. Rain is expected to ruin the weekend.
The high for Wednesday and Friday is expected to be 87. Saturday should top out at 86.
"The heat wave is terrible," said Leo's mom, Cynthia Collaguazo, 37. "[But] I don't smell," she said, sniffing her armpits
Arms down: British body odor rule for roller coaster riders raises stinks to Coney Islanders
by Simone Weichselbaum
Daily News Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 4:00 AM
A British amusement park's idea to ban roller coaster riders from raising their arms because of stinky body odors isn't going down well in Coney Island.
"We all know about the British and their hygiene; it is their problem, not ours," Queens limo driver Elis Gomez, 52, harrumphed after getting off the Cyclone.
"A roller coaster is a two-minute ride. So what? The wind is blowing through your arms," said Gomez, smelling of baby powder and Dolce & Gabbana cologne.
British officials said yesterday that visitors to Britain's Thorpe Park in Surrey can no longer raise their arms on popular rides under the new "Say No to B.O." rule.
"I would be angry," said Leo Collaguazo, 11, who rode the Cyclone waving his arms.
The British rule kicks in a day after England's temperatures hit a modest 84.
New York marked its first heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, when the mercury hit 90 degrees for the third straight day, the National Weather Service said.
The brief glimpse of the sultry season could be over for now. Temperatures will cool to 89 today. Rain is expected to ruin the weekend.
The high for Wednesday and Friday is expected to be 87. Saturday should top out at 86.
"The heat wave is terrible," said Leo's mom, Cynthia Collaguazo, 37. "[But] I don't smell," she said, sniffing her armpits