Snot.

Pru

How do you guys deal with snot? I get allergies around this time of year and coupled with the cold, it makes a real mess.

I've gotten really good at blowing my nose whilst moving but I don't see anyone else doing it, also it's gross. What do you do?

Do glasses help?

mrtuk

Pru wrote:

I've gotten really good at blowing my nose whilst moving but I don't see anyone else doing it, also it's gross. What do you do?

Sometimes blow on the go, but as you say not really the done thing - I wouldn't do it if lots of people were around, so shouldn't really do it at all .. but sometimes it's needed !

If in t-shirt I generally use my arm ... have a shower at each end, and it dries quick when you're going along ... but it's only watery stuff, not real cold/flu sticky stuff :-)

CarlosDSanchez

Check no one is to close, thumb over 1 nostril, turn head and blow. Wipe with the fuzzy bit on the back of your glove ;-)

Dirty, but effective.

SickAsAParrot

Save it up and hock it into an open-top.

squired

Do glasses help? I think so.

I use a combination of the one finger on a nostril to blow the other, wiping on my glove if necessary and sometimes remember to have tissues in my pockets or stuffed into a sleeve.

Long_Time_Lurker

Sniff it back into my mouth and spit.
Or wipe on my sleeve. :oops:

Slapster_UK

Pru wrote:

Do glasses help?

Only in the event of blow-back

Mark Bom

I make sure there's no-one behind me or nearby and block a nostril and blow.

Although, I have had some horrible accidents where the snot has hung from my nostril, along my cheek and swing over my shoulder!!!!

And, I nearly did it at home on the turbo before I realised where I was!!!!!! :oops:

SickAsAParrot

Long Time Lurker wrote:

Sniff it back into my mouth and spit.:

That's horrible if it has lumps.

estampida

suck it in and swallow

free water & you get paid more........ :roll:

just get used to the salty taste

lostboysaint

CarlosDSanchez wrote:

Check no one is to close, thumb over 1 nostril, turn head and blow. Wipe with the fuzzy bit on the back of your glove ;-)

Dirty, but effective.

That.

JonoStevens

CarlosDSanchez wrote:

Check no one is to close, thumb over 1 nostril, turn head and blow. Wipe with the fuzzy bit on the back of your glove ;-)

Dirty, but effective.

^ this.

Bit of a mess if you manage to get it on your jacket. Better out and than in though.

Initialised

Spit or swallow

fossyant

Better out than in - snot rocket. Be careful if anyone is around.

cyberknight

Long Time Lurker wrote:

Sniff it back into my mouth and spit.
Or Carry a couple of kitchen wipes for tissues. :oops:

Chrissz

Fire off a snot rocket over-the-shoulder stylee

stanarchist

under arm snot rocket - although I beginning to agree with a friend who always carries a proper hanky

The Ors

If you suffer regular snot problems, try using a sinus rinse like this.

schlepcycling

CarlosDSanchez wrote:

Check no one is to close, thumb over 1 nostril, turn head and blow. Wipe with the fuzzy bit on the back of your glove ;-)

Dirty, but effective.

+1

litwardle

Chrissz wrote:

Fire off a snot rocket over-the-shoulder stylee

+1

whoof

The important factor with blowing snot is never do it over your shoulder you will get it on your back and cover anyone behind you.

Hold your bars with one hand (say right) lean slightly to the left holding your left index finger on your right nostril. Blow under your left arm down towards your pedal. You can do this in a bunch and you won't hit anyone else.

mrtuk

tilted head and fired a snot rocket to my left hand side this morning ...cleared my jacket nicely ... cycled on ... happy days ...

... until i got to work and remembered my pannier was on the lhs this morning and had a nice present sitting on the top of it :x

shouldbeinbed

The Ors wrote:

If you suffer regular snot problems, try using a sinus rinse like this.

or alternatively for no cost at all. warm as you can bear water made as salty as it can go, inhale it off a teaspoon (snuff stylee) once or twice before you go out and it works an absolute treat.

it is one of the most evil things you'll ever do to yourself though, you have a couple of minutes of feeling dreadfully like your head is caving in from the inside out, and the world dribbles out of your nose but it really is effective, as an ex persistent sinusitis sufferer (2 ops to get rid of that regular joy) it gave me a days peace for a moments unpleasantness.

as for on the road, snot rocket with occasional crispy cheek & gooey shoulder where it goes a bit wrong.

Initialised

Lately I have been saving it up for cars who pass too close.

Initialised

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