Skelfs cure

[jimi]

I have a small thorn splinter in my left hand pinkie, will I ever sail again?

 

[KenMcCulloch]

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I have a small thorn splinter in my left hand pinkie, will I ever sail again?

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Probably (trust me I'm called Doctor). I doubt if you will be able to play the violin though.

 

[Danny Jo]

Strictly non-medical tip picked up from a non-medic (so don't report me to the GMC if you get septicaemia) - splinters are easier to get out if you let them fester for a bit.

 

[jimi]

Actually there is only one thing more satisfying than getting a good skelf out and that's curing a black nail by heating a needle to red hot and burning a smal hole in the nail to release the blood.

 

[DJE]

I had to take a Sikh labourer (who spoke no English) to the hospital once after he dropped a manhole cover on his finger. It took three of us to hold him down while the nurse heated up the needle.

 

[sailbadthesinner]

still not as painful as a blister
i did try arguing with mrs s that childbirth was mere bagatel compared with blisters but it went dark and i woke up on the floor

 

[bilbobaggins]

Who he...? Wee Jimi's goat a plook? Naw, wants a poultice oan his erse!

 

[jimi]

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