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Yahweh_is_gracious

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Well educated and intelligent as I am, I still do something monumentally stupid from time to time. Tonight was proof of that.

I prepped a gallon zip-loc bag's worth of Jalapeno peppers from the garden for dehydration and eventual crushing and powdering. Cut the tops off, split them in half, scrape out the membrane and seeds. Easy peasy. Sure...but was I wearing gloves?

No. No I was not.

After all those peppers, I had absorbed a dose of Capsaicin through the skin on my hands, and it began to burn. Intensely. I tried to neutralize it with what I had in the kitchen, but nothing worked. Eventually...after about 2 hours, the burning has subsided and I can now type without feeling a burning sensation in my hands and fingers.

On the up-side though...I won't be biting my fingernails tonight, and I'm confident my arthritis won't be bothering me tomorrow.

Sometimes I can be really dumb.
 
Dino246

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YiG... if I "Like" your post, does that mean I think you're dumb?

This place needs a "Compassion" button. Or, "I feel your pain". Or, well, you get the idea... but not Orwell, you get the idea; that would be for the Conspiracy forum....
 
Sonflower

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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
Well educated and intelligent as I am, I still do something monumentally stupid from time to time. Tonight was proof of that.

I prepped a gallon zip-loc bag's worth of Jalapeno peppers from the garden for dehydration and eventual crushing and powdering. Cut the tops off, split them in half, scrape out the membrane and seeds. Easy peasy. Sure...but was I wearing gloves?

No. No I was not.

After all those peppers, I had absorbed a dose of Capsaicin through the skin on my hands, and it began to burn. Intensely. I tried to neutralize it with what I had in the kitchen, but nothing worked. Eventually...after about 2 hours, the burning has subsided and I can now type without feeling a burning sensation in my hands and fingers.

On the up-side though...I won't be biting my fingernails tonight, and I'm confident my arthritis won't be bothering me tomorrow.

Sometimes I can be really dumb.
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I liked the post because the way you wrote it made me laugh...as I feel it was intended to do...cause you're funny. To be clear, I do not like you were in pain or am in no way agreeing to you being "dumb".
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious

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Grumpy bugger that I am, I can still laugh at myself when I do something scatter-brained. As I sat in my rocking chair trying to remain calm as my hands burned and hurt, I thought about how this "incident" would affect the reminder of the evening, and everything I thought of made me laugh inside.

When I work late, my eyes get tired, and I tend to rub them. BAD IDEA TONIGHT, JON.

What if I get a "whistler" in my nose and go to get that little goblin? BAD IDEA TONIGHT, JON.

What happens when I gotta go tinkle? What kind of personal protective equipment do I need to employ to facilitate that without spreading the Capsaicin to parts I'd rather not spread it to? Chemical resistant gloves? Kitchen tongs? Wha? BE CAREFUL JON.

Ridiculous situation. Maybe I'll learn from this experience...this "Jalapeno Incident".
 
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toinena

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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
Grumpy bugger that I am, I can still laugh at myself when I do something scatter-brained. As I sat in my rocking chair trying to remain calm as my hands burned and hurt, I thought about how this "incident" would affect the reminder of the evening, and everything I thought of made me laugh inside.

When I work late, my eyes get tired, and I tend to rub them. BAD IDEA TONIGHT, JON.

What if I get a "whistler" in my nose and go to get that little goblin? BAD IDEA TONIGHT, JON.

What happens when I gotta go tinkle? What kind of personal protective equipment do I need to employ to facilitate that without spreading the Capsaicin to parts I'd rather not spread it to? Chemical resistant gloves? Kitchen tongs? Wha? BE CAREFUL JON.

Ridiculous situation. Maybe I'll learn from this experience...this "Jalapeno Incident".
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New project: Knit chilliprotecting mittens to Jon. Lining them with aloe vera and sending a bucket of yoghurt if that is not enough.
 
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toinena

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You know the feeling when you break all the speedlimits, yell at a handy man that parks at the accessible van parking spot making him move, just so that I reach the lecture at 10.15. Just to realize that the lecture starts at 12.15. What should I do?

Study?

Or just learn to check the schedule before I endanger all people around me?
 
Lynx

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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
What happens when I gotta go tinkle? What kind of personal protective equipment do I need to employ to facilitate that without spreading the Capsaicin to parts I'd rather not spread it to? Chemical resistant gloves? Kitchen tongs? Wha? BE CAREFUL JON.
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You ain't kidding! Soap and water doesn't put out the fire. Neither does skin lotion. Thank the good Lord for baby powder.
 
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Tinuviel

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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
Well educated and intelligent as I am, I still do something monumentally stupid from time to time. Tonight was proof of that.

I prepped a gallon zip-loc bag's worth of Jalapeno peppers from the garden for dehydration and eventual crushing and powdering. Cut the tops off, split them in half, scrape out the membrane and seeds. Easy peasy. Sure...but was I wearing gloves?

No. No I was not.

After all those peppers, I had absorbed a dose of Capsaicin through the skin on my hands, and it began to burn. Intensely. I tried to neutralize it with what I had in the kitchen, but nothing worked. Eventually...after about 2 hours, the burning has subsided and I can now type without feeling a burning sensation in my hands and fingers.

On the up-side though...I won't be biting my fingernails tonight, and I'm confident my arthritis won't be bothering me tomorrow.

Sometimes I can be really dumb.
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And now you know why I don't do Jalapeño peppers. I get that burning-for-hours feeling...through the gloves. I have super sensitive skin, I guess.
 
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MollyConnor

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When you're invited to your 10 year high school reunion...how am I this old already? :eek:

This is how I feel...

 
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renewed_hope

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MollyConnor said:
When you're invited to your 10 year high school reunion...how am I this old already? :eek:

This is how I feel...

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Yeah I was invited to my ten year too and I already planned on not going. Reason why is I graduated to get away from those crazy people.....dont wanna go back haha :p
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious

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MollyConnor said:
When you're invited to your 10 year high school reunion...how am I this old already? :eek:

This is how I feel...

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Funny or sad, when I was on Facebook and my 20 year HS reunion was coming up, the chairman of the committee made a point of contacting me and telling me I was not welcomed to attend the reunion. I her words "nobody liked your stupid [expletive] in HS, and nobody wants to see you now, so do us all a favor and stay away". I chuckled. The way some people can be butt-hurt after 20 years is awesome. Yes, this kind of crap is why I have issues with relationships with other people. Honestly, I'm really not that bad if you aren't a total dipstick.
 
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I managed to drop my dad's phone and crack his creek. Please pray he can get a new one. Fortunately I had an extra screen saver so I was able to place that over the phone to keep his fingers from scraping on the glass.
 
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ArtsieSteph said:
I managed to drop my dad's phone and crack his creek. Please pray he can get a new one. Fortunately I had an extra screen saver so I was able to place that over the phone to keep his fingers from scraping on the glass.
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Less than an hour ago my wife accidently dropped the phone face down on top of a pizza that was oozing with sauce.
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious

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The local grocery store had imitation crab meat (Alaska Pollock for those of you not in the cool kid's club), so I made myself a big batch of "crab" salad this afternoon after returning home from campus. So tasty, and since it's one of those things my Dad flat refuses to eat (picky old bugger), I got to make it the way I like and season it to MY liking. That's a total win.
 
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Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31: 8-9
 
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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
Well educated and intelligent as I am, I still do something monumentally stupid from time to time. Tonight was proof of that.

I prepped a gallon zip-loc bag's worth of Jalapeno peppers from the garden for dehydration and eventual crushing and powdering. Cut the tops off, split them in half, scrape out the membrane and seeds. Easy peasy. Sure...but was I wearing gloves?

No. No I was not.

After all those peppers, I had absorbed a dose of Capsaicin through the skin on my hands, and it began to burn. Intensely. I tried to neutralize it with what I had in the kitchen, but nothing worked. Eventually...after about 2 hours, the burning has subsided and I can now type without feeling a burning sensation in my hands and fingers.

On the up-side though...I won't be biting my fingernails tonight, and I'm confident my arthritis won't be bothering me tomorrow.
Sometimes I can be really dumb.
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Gonna try the Jalapeno juice the next time my knees ache. You say that you're dumb but you come up with good ideas. You are certainly amusing too and often brilliant.
 
Fenner

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Yahweh_is_gracious said:
Well educated and intelligent as I am, I still do something monumentally stupid from time to time. Tonight was proof of that.

I prepped a gallon zip-loc bag's worth of Jalapeno peppers from the garden for dehydration and eventual crushing and powdering. Cut the tops off, split them in half, scrape out the membrane and seeds. Easy peasy. Sure...but was I wearing gloves?

No. No I was not.

After all those peppers, I had absorbed a dose of Capsaicin through the skin on my hands, and it began to burn. Intensely. I tried to neutralize it with what I had in the kitchen, but nothing worked. Eventually...after about 2 hours, the burning has subsided and I can now type without feeling a burning sensation in my hands and fingers.

On the up-side though...I won't be biting my fingernails tonight, and I'm confident my arthritis won't be bothering me tomorrow.

Sometimes I can be really dumb.
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I hope that you don't have contact lenses you have to take out later.
 
Lynx

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So I have this social problem...



What? What's wrong with being happy? Man, everybody hates me at these protest things...
 
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