Right, S'paw...the only time Tom was ever shocked by the defib was about 4 years ago when we were shovelling out the cars after a snowfall. Tom usually takes it very easy snow shovelling, but this snow was very lightweight and he may, because it was so easy to shovel, put a bit more into it than he should have. He didn't want to go to the ER to check it out, but I insisted. His cardiologist is a very cautious man (something I admire in a cardiologist...) and kept Tom in the hospital overnight for observation. Alas, that was the day of our monthly sea music singaround, so he missed it (and I missed most of it, only putting in an appearance to let people know what was going on).

The hospital released him the next day...in the middle of a snowstorm! I managed to get to the hospital while the weather deteriorated around me -- the last distance from Portsmouth Traffic Circle to the hospital was in almost zero visability and very dangerous road conditions. They still released him. We didn't make it home, but slid blindly into a Motel 6 out around the malls and spent the rest of the day and night watching the Food Network before getting home the next day and having to shovel out a place to put the car before our plow person showed up.

All THAT was worse than the kick from the defib!

Linn