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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:45 PM Original message |
Pretend that I haven't been to the ER: give me some bad advice after stepping on a piece of glass! |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ignore it - it will go away |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. I did that and it worked, except for the occasional twinge when the glass that was |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. After you've stepped on the glass, kneel down to inspect your foot. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. apply cold raw meat to the wound to prevent swelling |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. Let it hang around and fester in there. Then with the dirtiest |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Vigorously slap the area to dislodge the glass-- |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Leave the glass in there but clean it with old newspaper |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:18 PM Original message |
Funny you mention that. My car windows are so sparkly clean thanks |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. I worked for a man in a Moroccan restaurant 25 years ago who would only allow |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I have to say it works. It works better than anything else I've come accross. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. smear it with human feces |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Don't worry, glass is naturally sterile. It's so smooth that pathogens can't stay on |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Pee is sterile too. Maybe he could pee on his foot. That would work too. |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. It might not do anything for the glass--but it's supposed to be |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It works on jellyfish stings too, so hopefully he has a one of those |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Excellent point! That would be a good way to rinse away the blood. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah, he may need a friend for this. But I am all about it. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. No. Whatever do you mean? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Well, I'll put it this way. If you like pee in all directions, I'm your gal. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I will henceforth think of you whenever I see a garden sprinkler |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
52. i hate you -- i just had an image of someone peeing on their foot. on purpose. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wear |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. I think you've found yet another household use for vinegar |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. If you don't have vinegar, lemon juice is an excellent alternative. n/t |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. And doesn't smell like, |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Good point |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Ok, I lol'd at that one! My feet smell like fresh linen. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Lemon juice is not a strong enough antiseptic by itself |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'll whip up a mixture and apply it to the wound with a turkey baster |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. True enough. How about onion juice then? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I have some habaneros in the fridge--will they work instead? |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. Go to your fridge |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 12:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Would you believe that some people actually dump out the milk after |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. Easy, pull out the glass, go to the ER barefoot, sign in |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Thanks, but don't worry--it was just a shallow puncture |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Come on now! We need more DRAMA!! |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 07:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
51. yeah think of how it would have looked by halloween! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. Whoop some Peroxide on it and apply a Band-Aid. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. Grab your checkbook or credit card. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. Remove the glass. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:44 PM Original message |
Have a friend pee on it |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
34. Get out the tweezers. Sure it is like trying to find a tiny piece of glass is a steak but don't let |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. The meatier, the better!!!! |
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texanwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. The old fashion way to treat a wound is kerosene. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. Rub dirt in it and take a lap. |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
41. It's a good time to try walking on hot coals |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. Walk it off Orrex |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. It's just a flesh wound. |
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mikeSchmuckabee (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. I'm gonna say: amputate. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. Jump in a tub full of iodine. n/t |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
47. No problem. Just go grab yourself a case of beer. Stuff was invented for moments like this |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
48. Make sure you |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:42 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Funny you should mention that: |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. Well now your just screwn |
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lovemydog (414 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
49. pray |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
53. Drink some yak milk, get some chelation as mercury is the cause of all evils, and vote Republican! |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
54. Find yourself a pair of Cruel Shoes |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. "I like them." |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Apply copious amounts of Drano to dissolve the glass. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
55. you should have looked where you were going! |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
56. Use another piece of glass |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
57. Is the glass still in your foot? If it is, DON'T remove it. You'll bleed out. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Best advice in the thread. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
59. put it directly in hot salt water!!! |
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gardenista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
60. pound the piece of glass through to the other side of your foot |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
64. Let the cat lick it. It's a known fact that cats have no germs in their mouths. n/t |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Dogs too. They have healing powers with each lick. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Raw sewage is antiseptic, right? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Definitely. Which is another good answer to the OP. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I prefer my sewage to be lightly cooked. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-25-10 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
69. Well, you can't leave that thing in there |
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