jimi
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Is a sailmakers needle and thread any good for this or is Spinnaker tape better?
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Big cuts on the Heid
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ParaHandy
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did the piece o' mutton youse hae been taking tae wear oan yer heid perish? shame, awfy shame ....
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MainlySteam
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Vinegar and brown paper might be better?
John
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jimi
Well-known member
Naw but there wiz a bloodstained wee man rinnin aroon Hythe hittin' himsel oan ra heid wi' a crowbar on Saturday. he wiz shouting "The decks, the decks, teak tae me".
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tome
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Never a dull moment in Hythe!
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jimi
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Actually .. after a period of quiet reflection it occurs to me that my account may have been slightly inaccurate .. it wisnae a wee man .. it wis a great bit fat yin!
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MainlySteam
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Twister-Ken
Went on the deck
To pull some screws and teak.
The bar came down
And broke his crown
And he went tumbling over.
Up Ken got
And to Jimi did trot
As fast as he could stagger.
Sewed his head
With sailor's thread
And wrapped spinny tape all over.
John
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Went on the deck
To pull some screws and teak.
The bar came down
And broke his crown
And he went tumbling over.
Up Ken got
And to Jimi did trot
As fast as he could stagger.
Sewed his head
With sailor's thread
And wrapped spinny tape all over.
John
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AndrewB
Well-known member
Fine monofilament fishing line. If you are serious about this, also carry a local anasthetic such as lignocaine which is available in spray form, though injection is better. For smaller wounds a "Butterfly Suture" will be an improvement on spinnaker tape.
I see it is now possible to buy, under prescription, a reasonable cost yachting medipac (see <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.travelhealthzone.com/services/e-med/medipac.php>HERE</A>). This includes all the emergency medications, such as pre-threaded needles and local anasthetic, that long-distance cruisers were formerly obliged to persuade their GP's to prescribe separately.
I see it is now possible to buy, under prescription, a reasonable cost yachting medipac (see <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.travelhealthzone.com/services/e-med/medipac.php>HERE</A>). This includes all the emergency medications, such as pre-threaded needles and local anasthetic, that long-distance cruisers were formerly obliged to persuade their GP's to prescribe separately.
BlueSkyNick
Active member
Good effort ...... but don't give up your day job !!
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Twister_Ken
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Cheek!
Bash your own head, at a time more convenient to your travel plans.
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Bash your own head, at a time more convenient to your travel plans.
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Rabbie
New member
Nae guid tae anybuddy that - imagine - nae Viagra!.
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DogStar
New member
I know this sounds like an old wives' tale, but it does work. I have the lack of scar to prove it!
I ripped a chunk out of my left hand, just below the wrist. It took about an inch of skin, along with ALL the flesh under the skin. I could see the muscle when I cleaned the blood out. My boss at the time (a Fijian motor mechanic called Ziggy) ripped open a tea-bag, poured the powdered tea into the wound and wrapped it up in masking tape. By the next day a super hard scab had formed, and about three weeks later the scab fell off to reveal blemish free skin. The only way it shows is that some of the lines that were there before aren't now.
I've heard since that it makes sense to use tea. First it's a natural antiseptic, and the tannins are apparently very similar to the substances used by the body to produce scabs of its own.
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I ripped a chunk out of my left hand, just below the wrist. It took about an inch of skin, along with ALL the flesh under the skin. I could see the muscle when I cleaned the blood out. My boss at the time (a Fijian motor mechanic called Ziggy) ripped open a tea-bag, poured the powdered tea into the wound and wrapped it up in masking tape. By the next day a super hard scab had formed, and about three weeks later the scab fell off to reveal blemish free skin. The only way it shows is that some of the lines that were there before aren't now.
I've heard since that it makes sense to use tea. First it's a natural antiseptic, and the tannins are apparently very similar to the substances used by the body to produce scabs of its own.
<hr width=100% size=1>I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!