Snot

[redrhodie]

Note to self....do not buy used armwarmers from Melavai .

[ehirsch83]

snot rockets!!!

[HoosierGiant]

You know, I was just pondering that whole snot issue on this afternoon's ride in sub-freezing windchills. Normally I'm the obsessive/compulsive one -- pretty doggone picky about keeping all of my cycling clothes "perfect". But when it's cold outside, (And I do HATE THE COLD!) well then all bets are off! DH is over there wiping his nose/eyes every mile or so with his stash of paper towels, Kleenex, etc.; I'm like, what a hassle! Wipe it on the glove, wipe it on the glove and then on the tights, wipe it on the turtleneck. (Haven't resorted to the sleeve of my relatively new Showers Pass Elite jacket yet, but I'm sure that will change the first time temps dip into the single-digits. )At some point I'll finally give up wiping and resort to sucking it in every few breaths. When that's no longer effective, I figure it's free to wander wherever it chooses. By that point I'm usually so cold I couldn't give chase even if I wanted to.

[r900]

Too funny! pinch and blow, pinch and blow! Oh, check to see if any one is following closely first!

[jusdooit]

I do snot rockets.........but they are pretty gross. Campmor has an item called the snot spot (item # 11666-F) that fits over your glove. I haven't tried it but may order one.

[emily_in_nc]

I carry a soft cotton (well washed to get to the soft point!) bandanna in my jersey (or jacket) pocket. Just can't get into the snot rocket thing. Bandannas are great because they don't shred like kleenex. Also great for hiking. I have a variety of colors. Bandannas rule!

Emily

[solobiker]

Some how my co-workers and myself got into this topic. It was too early in the morning for this conversation, just before 6am. Well anyway one says her DH "sniffs and swallows", which I find disgusting. My other co-worker does a "farmers blow" same as snot rocket and I prefer the glove or if I remember I use a hankerchief.

[Pedal Wench]

Some how my co-workers and myself got into this topic. It was too early in the morning for this conversation, just before 6am. Well anyway one says her DH "sniffs and swallows", which I find disgusting. My other co-worker does a "farmers blow" same as snot rocket and I prefer the glove or if I remember I use a hankerchief.

I recently had surgery on my nose and asked my doctor when it was safe to start blowing my nose again. He said never. He says that he recommends the sniff and swallow approach. I'm having a really hard time as it's getting colder.

But, I prefer your doc:

Earlier this year I had a string of ear and sinus infections and my doctor prescribed snot rockets (she is a cyclist too). Apparently all the sniffling caused that stuff to build up in my head and cause problems. So now its always snot rockets for me...doctors orders

[Grog]

Snot rockets. Inelegant, but really the only way to survive in the cold during aerobic exercise for me.

The soft part of my gloves are helpful but they just can't handle everything...

[alpinerabbit]

I carry a soft cotton (well washed to get to the soft point!) bandanna in my jersey (or jacket) pocket. Just can't get into the snot rocket thing. Bandannas are great because they don't shred like kleenex. Also great for hiking. I have a variety of colors. Bandannas rule!

In the old world, these items are still known, and sit crisply ironed, in gentlemen's pockets or breast pockets, as hand-kerchiefs.

Yes, they still exist. Monogrammed even. An atavism from the pre-paper towel era.

in fact the classic bandanna is a traditional pattern used by peasants in the 19th century....

[CR400]

Wow I was just thinking about this on my ride today. It was kind of warm 39. I live where it gets into the single digits in late January and early Ferbruary. Anyway, I tend to use my cycling gloves or just plain winter gloves. If I don't have gloves or my coat sleeve in the winter, I suck it back through my nose and then spit. I have been known to let it drip until I get grossed out if I am alone, especially at night. I tried snot rockets once and wore it, better off spitting.

[shootingstar]

For alot of accumulation (and if the glove is uh, full), I just stop and spit or blow my nose. Hence, I always make sure I have some kleenex in each of my multiple cycling jackets before I head out.

I guess I can't get into perfecting snot rockets...you see my immigrant mother has this incredible peasant style of spitting loudly from throat...always done in bathroom. Thank God.

So my childhood memories of snot, throat clearing, spitting styles, get uh, clouded. So I want to do it more discreetly.... Next generation does try to do things differently...

If you don't understand what I'm talking about,...go to a big Chinatown or go visit China, particularily rural China and witness serious phlegm clearing style....

[Melalvai]

It's been a few days since I checked back on this thread, as I hoped some amusing, entertaining, and education followup! Thanks! I like the wristies & snocks. Particularly snocks because that is no cost. The snot rockets...will wait until another day. When no one is watching. Or behind me!

[RolliePollie]

Too funny! pinch and blow, pinch and blow! Oh, check to see if any one is following closely first!

Yes, PLEASE be sure to look behind you first! I got snot rocketed by a lady on the bike trail last weekend. I was wearing shorts and a short-sleeved jersey so I felt the snot spraying all over my arms and legs. It was SO GROSS!!! She kind of apologized and I decided not to make an issue out of it. But what I really wanted to do was race ahead of her and snot rocket her right back!

I am not opposed to snot rockets though... I just wish I could do them! I have tried, but the snot just goes all over me. So I carry Kleenex in my pockets or tucked up under the wrist of my jerseys and I'm pretty good at blowing my nose while riding. Or else I wipe it on my gloves and my sleeves. Eeew. Luckily it seems to wash out quite nicely.

[nic840]

Growing up playing sports/running its just something you learn to deal with... we call it the "farmer blow" or snot rocket.

Wednesday I rode to pick up my daughter from pre-school. My two girls were happy clams back there in the trailer, it was a cool beautiful day.
I was crusing along and had to rid my nose of its contents...not remembering that they were back in the trailer...Ooops!
I started apologizing profusely to my kids and they had no idea what I was talking about. I felt horrible...but then I justified it by remembering that I clean up their snot on a daily basis. It was pretty funny explaining the snot rocket to a 4-year old. She seemed amuzed and grossed out at the same time! Hee Hee!

I am usually good about looking behind me too... the trailer was just low.