Stuff you've learnt the hard way

[Catrin]

A friend of mine-

After a hard ride, don't have a hot bath, especially if you are a hotel manager that lives on site without his family.

Calling the security manager to help you out of the bath is also very embarassing- for him and you.

Yikes, that would be embarrassing... but what is the problem with doing this? What happened? Not that I would find a hot bath attractive after a hot ride, that is what lukewarm showers are for

It's okay to be happy. Really.

+10,000! I am coming to learn this myself....

[grey]

Do not dice 3 cups worth of hot peppers for salsa without gloves.
My hands are STILL hurting, and I did this 20 hours ago.

By the way, no, nothing works to stop the burn once it starts. The capsiacin oil has already traveled through all the outer layers of skin into the subdermis - so it's like closing the barn after the horse is out. It didn't keep me from trying though: vinegar, rubbing alcohol, benadryl gel, citrus, soap and water, bleach, aloe vera, burn spray, baking soda, milk.... NOTHING. I went to sleep clutching an ice pack.

[OakLeaf]

Yikes! I wonder if you don't have a sensitivity??? (Or if what's burning your hands now is things like bleach, or the combination of chemicals you used??) Anyway I hope you feel better pronto!

In terms of washing the oils off so that at least I'm safe to remove my contacts or - ahem - more intimate things, I learned that it's best to treat capsaicin as though it were 90wt gear oil (without the smell). Scrubbing with a hand cleaner designed for the garage does the trick for me every time.

[Owlie]

Do not dice 3 cups worth of hot peppers for salsa without gloves.
My hands are STILL hurting, and I did this 20 hours ago.

By the way, no, nothing works to stop the burn once it starts. The capsiacin oil has already traveled through all the outer layers of skin into the subdermis - so it's like closing the barn after the horse is out. It didn't keep me from trying though: vinegar, rubbing alcohol, benadryl gel, citrus, soap and water, bleach, aloe vera, burn spray, baking soda, milk.... NOTHING. I went to sleep clutching an ice pack.

OUCH. I did this with one jalapeno and my hands burned for most of the rest of the evening. I spent a lot of time running cold water over my hands.

Here's another one:
Bagel guillotines: Totally worth it if you're a klutz. Also, medical-grade superglue is really expensive.

[tulip]

Lavender oil works wonders on burns. Taught to me by a successful professional chef who has lots of burn experience. Not sure it would work for hot pepper burns, though.

[Owlie]

Here's one from today:

Some people have a knack for making candy. I am not one of them.

[Susan]

If you are used to braking with BOTH hands - don't keep your left hand on the front brake while you grab the lever of the adjustable seatpost under your saddle. At least if you don't like to perform a very embarrassing version of a superman seatgrab while going over your handlebars.

[Kiwi Stoker]

[QUOTE=Catrin;589387]Yikes, that would be embarrassing... but what is the problem with doing this? What happened? Not that I would find a hot bath attractive after a hot ride, that is what lukewarm showers are for



A fellow rider told him a bath would help is muscles recover. I assume the rider meant a "cold or lukewarm" bath. Poor friend ended up with cramp in his legs.