Stuff you've learnt the hard way

[Tri Girl]

Ahem . . . . To keep bedroom items and medicine cabinet items completely separated! Thera-Gesic does NOT make a good replacement of Astroglide. DH had to retreat to a cold shower and I didn't see him again for at least an hour.

OK, I know I shouldn't laugh at this, but I did. Poor guy....

[Bethany1]

Always make sure to take everything off the stove when cooking or you might end up melting a bottle of Goo-Gone because you turned on the wrong burner.

It will require having the fire trucks, police cars and an ambulance showing up at your house and you go to the hospital for smoke inhalation.


No, there wasn't a fire as I managed to get the bottle off the stove and tossed it outside, but the smell was terrible and I coughed for two days.

Always have an animal carrier close by so you can grab your kids, cat and get out of the house safely.

Next rule..make sure you have working smoke detectors as I didn't.

[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.

[Jolt]

This one happened years ago, but here it is: If the doctor tells you you're dehydrated and need to go to the ER to get IV fluids, do NOT guzzle three tall glasses of water in an effort to fix the problem and avoid going to the hospital. It will come back up...rather violently. And you'll still have to go to the ER.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[chincitop]

I really love my wide bottomed pants. I do not love my wide bottomed pants when I ride my bike. They get caught in the chain and try to kill me.

[Jen12]

When a guy tells you he's a jerk, he's a jerk.
When a guy insists he's the nice guy that girls overlook, that's because he's also a jerk, but refuses to admit it.

[Tri Girl]

When a guy tells you he's a jerk, he's a jerk.
When a guy insists he's the nice guy that girls overlook, that's because he's also a jerk, but refuses to admit it.

Oh so true!

[Becky]

When a guy tells you he's a jerk, he's a jerk.
When a guy insists he's the nice guy that girls overlook, that's because he's also a jerk, but refuses to admit it.

This reminded me of a story from my first date with DH

We went mountain biking, and I didn't know the trails very well. He got pretty far ahead of me in a tight twisty section, leaving me to wonder where the heck I was and if I'd missed a turn. A few minutes later, he came sprinting back to find me, saying, "I'm such a jerk, I'm so sorry! I'm such a jerk....I'll slow down!"

I figured that any guy who was that willing to apologize and admit his mistakes was worth a second date....the rest is history