runny nose

[Denise223]

Funny thread!

run it, ride it NO, you are NOT the only one who goes CRAZY hearing sniffling every .5 seconds!!!

That can be extremely irritating!!! I just want to scream, "BLOW YOUR NOSE FOR HEAVENS SAKE!!!!!!"
....perhaps in my "peri-menopausal" state, I find many things a LOT MORE AGGRAVATING!!....

On this one, I definitely have to agree with KnottedYet !!
I don't carry bandanas, but I do carry a couple of "hankies".

I do have allergies -- so, when we're riding, I'm (as KY said), "Honking my way to happiness".

In fact, my DH knows I'm not far behind when he hears me honking away ! (there are lots of Canadian Geese out here -- it has been said that I sound just like them....)
Oh well, at least I'm not constantly sniffling away!

Have a good day all!

Denise

[Kitsune06]

Failed snot rockets = A/C on hot days.


(I magically produce snot on EVERY ride, not just the cold weather ones...)

[donnambr]

Failed snot rockets = A/C on hot days.


(I magically produce snot on EVERY ride, not just the cold weather ones...)

It's called living in the allergy hot zone that is the Pacific Northwest, my dear. I take so much Zyrtec D, I've cut my caffeine consumption by 75%.

[chickwhorips]

(I magically produce snot on EVERY ride, not just the cold weather ones...)

i'm with you on this one.

i usually just wipe my nose with my jersey or glove.

[Kitsune06]

Ah, Zyrtec D. Is it legal in OR? (speaking of 'saving people from themselves' in the helmet forum, the whole "OMG, allergy sufferers in Oregon?! That doesn't happen! No pseudoephedrine for you!" thing has me P.O'ed)

Anyone in WA willing to hook me up? *snerk* I can sniffle, too... no worries.

[donnambr]

Well, I get my Rx from this shifty-eyed otolaryngologist in East County... Seriously, though, you do have to get a Rx, but it really works for me. I think many physicians are put out by the Rx thing even if they're quiet about it, and have been very good about writing them for people. I also do the daily squirt of Nasonex.

[postiechic]

I have a new skill!!!
snot rocketing....rather nifty lil thing to do I reckon.

[Geonz]

There are gloves made with a surface for snot-swiping (there was a jersey for a while, but it didn't last - marketing issues?).

I can do snot rockets but sometimes it's just a drizzle that won't coalesce properly.

[cherinyc]

ugghh the eternal runny nose. HATE IT! Mine is especially bad in humidity - like a faucet turned all the way up.
My bf is a pro at snot rockets, and I can do it if I am sitting still (but I would have to stop every mile that way).
Since I started using Albuterol, the mucus is definitely worse, and I have been known to seriously botch a spit attempt. I really hope no one saw it - I swear to you I had a 3 foot string of spit hanging from my face
my solution is a washed-many-many times washcloth (very soft - doesn't scratch my nose), that I shove in one of my back pockets. It's softer than hankies, and it seems to absorb the snot some, so I don't keep wiping it back on my face. My snot happens to be clear and watery - so it just drips, drips, bubbles......have a painted a descriptive enough picture yet?
I am wondering if Nasonex might help. Now that I have figured out the washcloth solution, my problem is my ears. I get MAD ear aches in temps as warm as 65. Haven't found a good solution for that - and the pain is debilitating. Can't quite find the right headband thing for my little bean head.

[li10up]

I've found that taking an antihistamine (Loratadine 10mg, OTC) helps prevent the umm, excess sinus mucous production.

[MomOnBike]

Thread drift alert:

Talk about nostalgia. One of my early memories is feeding cattle in the wintertime (probably about 0 deg F or below) and looking up at my grandmother's nose to see a rather delicate drop of clear, well, snot. It was ALWAYS there.

Sadly, she passed on her runny nose in the cold to me, along with the arthritic thumbs. Thanks, Grandma, just enough snot to be annoying, but not enough to blow snot rockets at my siblings. Just, Thanks.

[Dogmama]

....perhaps in my "peri-menopausal" state, I find many things a LOT MORE AGGRAVATING!!....

I'm with ya there, sister!

Snot rockets are fun! You have to build up an..ermmm...arsenal to effectively launch.

(Was that delicate enough?)

Of course, you close the non-launching nostril and give a good toot. This isn't for the faint-of-nose. Nothing is worse than a failed launch (ewww!!!)

[Grog]

Of course, you close the non-launching nostril and give a good toot. This isn't for the faint-of-nose. Nothing is worse than a failed launch (ewww!!!)

My sweet half (who is a male) does not close the non-launching nostril. I can't really explain that, but he just blows out. I could never figure out how he doesn't end up with more stuff on his legs. But now that I think about it, maybe that's why some of the decals on his frame are peeling off...

Anyway, sometimes I wish I could do that too but I can't build enough pressure it seems.

[Tater]

I too, am a snot rocketeer, but I can only launch off the port side. I cannot clear off the right side without honking a loogie on my shorts, jersey, arm or all three! Left side stays clean though. Weird!