hot peppers on your hands

[Guest guest]

I used to wear contacts before LASIK and one time forgot about the jalapenos I

had eaten several hours before I put one in. It took at least 10 minutes with

one eye shut tight for the burning to go away.

 

 

[Guest guest]

I did this too. I was in such misery I thought my eyeball was gone.

Then I burned my lip trying to rub a dot of lipstick off. It was just awful for

a few days.

Donna

" The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. " Old Swedish proverb.

 

 

Grant Lowther <mgrantlowther

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:41:30

 

[veg_grp] hot peppers on your hands

 

I used to wear contacts before LASIK and one time forgot about the jalapenos I

had eaten several hours before I put one in. It took at least 10 minutes with

one eye shut tight for the burning to go away.

 

 

[Guest guest]

A similar thing (with hot peppers) happened to me.

 

Years ago, I had undergone " orthodontic work " on my teeth (adult braces) and had

one of those " retainer " things to wear for several hours a day after the braces

came off. I remember chopping raw hot peppers for something one evening and the

phone rang. I wiped my hands quickly before answering the phone--one of those

old, " attached " phones in our kitchen.

 

Recognizing the caller, I removed my retainer so as to better converse, then

after the phone call, I put the retainer back into my mouth--YOWEEEE! I had

touched it with my still HOT and peppery fingers! I quickly removed the

retainer...

 

The next day, for some reason, the retainer was not to be found. I had lost it

and, no matter where or how long I looked, I could not locate it!

I still have no idea what happened to it. (I was too embarrassed to tell my

dentist I had simply LOST it while talking on the phone!) Gloves! Gloves!

Gloves! --I keep a box of them handy at all times; I will (I hope) NEVER mess

with hot peppers again without first putting on gloves!

 

Good wishes from she who likes it nice and " hot " !

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

 

I used to wear contacts before LASIK and one time forgot about the jalapenos I

had eaten several hours before I put one in. It took at least 10 minutes with

one eye shut tight for the burning to go away.