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Carinthia.xx
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< high-pitched whine >
Last night, in a fit of rare, highly specialised and surprisingly precise genius, I sustained a small steam-scald to the pad of my left index finger.
It canāt be much more than 3x3mm. It bluddy well hurts. Like, ridiculous amounts of ouch.
Sulkity.
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I have found that Boots Emergency Burn Gel does actually work for the small and remarkably painful burns and scalds that occasionally happen when I am cooking; so I keep some in the kitchen to wop on when they do happen.
The trouble is, it really needs to be applied at the time of the injury, and by the time I realise it is an actual injury minutes or even hours may have gone by.
You have oodles of sympathy from me.
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Thank you, me dear.
Getting mayonnaise in it didnāt help, to be fair. It is now plastered. I plan to join it in due course ;- )
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Have one of these, Gus:
A bd gift that totally rocks and Iāll share with you, if it would help.
Soo xx
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Coo! Ta, wor Bee. (Iām glad you had Good Things for your Birthday)
Gxx
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So much stuff, Gus.
Glad to share.
Soo xx
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Thatās very painful, Gus
In my childhood, some people used to apply butter to burns
Not in our house though
Garlic mushrooms onnan slice of wholemeal toast has been consumed, wiv Martyr, Little Gem & onion salad azzan āstarterā
Carinthia.xx
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Butter doesnāt work, and grease of any kind can be actively bad for burns by a] staying hot and b] preventing air from getting to the damage. As for toothpaste! Argh!
Best immediate first aid is to run cold water into a basin or a mug, and put the hand or finger into it. Running cold water onto a bad burn may damage weakened skin and make the injury last for longer. Someone I knew swore by applying an ice-cube, but I have never tried it because I do the immerse-in-cold-water treatment on autopilot so an ice-cube would be an extra layer of faff, not to mention I suspect that extreme hot to extreme cold might further damage already damaged tissue.
(For a minute there I thought you were advocating āGarlic mushrooms onnan slice of wholemeal toastā for a burnā¦)
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A little something awaits on the jukebox:
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Much appreciated, joe. Iāve left a disc turning.
Best dreams, all,
Soo xx
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Gin, Darling
Carinthia.xx
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mens tibby conscia recti.
= I am a cat, and I am both Righteous and Right, and what was that again about it beinā āyour bedā, puny human?
'sake.
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Pore scalded Gus
Scalds are the nastier type of burn
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The sky is a funny colour here, & itizz raining.
Carinthia.xx
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Sky a weird blue colour with fluffy white clouds here
Is it a nomen?
I know what a gnomen is before ye clever lot start!
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Not islands?
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Meanwhile gnomon makes me think about sundial customisation softwareā¦
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