snotty remark

Doug Huffman said:

Nasal conchii (plural of 'conch' I hope)

Concha pl conchae

Marlene Blanshay said:

Maybe I'm a geek, but i carry some kleenex in my pocket,
usually one of those little packages. Also, sometimes in
cooler weather, I carry some bunched up in my sleeve, just
at the wrist. My nose tends to run in cooler weather, now
with the pollen it happens as well. If I get a chance to
stop at a light, I take out the kleenex and give a good
HONK! Ahhh. Also, one reason I carry Kleenex is for potty
stops. T-paper isn't always available at public toilets
along the route.

Geek.

Bill "and a potty-mouthed one at that!" S.

Rick Onanian said:

On Fri, 28 May 2004 15:45:40 GMT, "S o r n i" <sorni@bite-

me.san.rr.com said:

OK, you freaks are just freakin' nasty.

Bill "snort, gather, hock works for me; very seldom
forced to resort to nose debris expellation (dry climate
contributes perhaps?)" S.

Routing that through your mouth isn't nasty?

I guess I get my congestion more in the throat/upper chest
area than nose? Also, I usually ride with gum wrapped around
a piece of hard candy (Jolly Rancher or fireball jawbreaker
-- my dentist loves me), so maybe that helps keep passages
open somehow.

On dusty mountain bike trails -- especially on group rides
-- I'm much more likely to have to do the sideways mist
expulsion. Isn't that what the terry cloth thumbs on
gloves are for?

Bill "nose knows those blows (but not in excruciating detail
in mixed company 🙂 " S.

Quoted message said:

:: I found that drinking milk in the morning before a ride contributed
:: greatly to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the Atkins
:: diet, the reduction in mucus production was startling.
::

Maybe that explains why have not had any of these "snot"
issues since I've started riding! I've been LCing over two
years and started riding last September. I can't remember
the last time I drank milk....

What do you normally eat for breakfast before a ride?

Pat in TX

"matabala" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What is the reason for producing excess amounts of
mucus, in my

case, when

Quoted message said:

road riding? Don't have any cold symptoms, feel fine,
just seem to

spend a

Quoted message said:

lot of time either spitting or perfecting the one
finger to the

nostril and

Quoted message said:

blow technique. Can someone clear up the mysteries of
the upper

respiratory

Quoted message said:

tract?

Several answers come to mind--none of them the least
bit serious:

a) Who needs a reason? Just sit back and enjoy ....

b) Turkey baster. Yup: turkey baster. That'll clear you out
. . . pronto. Pre-ride/en route . . . that's your call.
If you keep the (partially full) baster with you on the
ride (mount on frame/put in jersey pocket), you have a
_reasonably_ non-aggressive way to deal with errant
motorists. Fairly good ballistics properties, too;

c) The frame-mounted bike pump. _Three_ way adapter
(Presta/Shrader/Nasal -- modify nipple from baby bottle).
Suction created on the 'pull' stroke ===> whooooo,
doggie!! Now if that ain't good for a couple of extra
miles . . . .

Neil

neil0502 said:

c) The frame-mounted bike pump. _Three_ way adapter
(Presta/Shrader/Nasal -- modify nipple from baby
bottle). Suction created on the 'pull' stroke ===>
whooooo, doggie!! Now if that ain't good for a couple
of extra miles . . .

Plus, you get self-sliming tubes that way too!

Bill "calculating rotating weight of {ewwwwwwwwww}" S.

Max said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Reuteler said:

[...]clear your baffles.

(ss)?

.max ssn-575

no, not me. picked it up from an old friend.
--
david reuteler [email hidden]

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

What is the reason for producing excess amounts of mucus,
in my case, when road riding? Don't have any cold
symptoms, feel fine, just seem to spend

to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the Atkins
diet, the reduction in mucus production was startling.

I think we need a corollary to Godwin's Law: "As a r.b.m
discussion grows longer, the probability of a mention of
Atkins or low-carb diets approaches one."

(No offense to you, Pat. <g>😉

"Ooh! Ooh! Name it after me!"
--
Frederic Briere <*> [email hidden]

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Frederic Briere said:

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

What is the reason for producing excess amounts of
mucus, in my case, when road riding? Don't have any cold
symptoms, feel fine, just seem to spend

to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the Atkins
diet, the reduction in mucus production was startling.

I think we need a corollary to Godwin's Law: "As a r.b.m
discussion grows longer, the probability of a mention of
Atkins or low-carb diets approaches one."

I heard that [censored] was on South Beach.

Bill "done and done" S.

Pat wrote:
::::: I found that drinking milk in the morning before a
::::: ride contributed greatly to excess mucus during a
::::: ride. When I went on the Atkins diet, the reduction in
::::: mucus production was startling.
:::::
:::
::: Maybe that explains why have not had any of these "snot"
::: issues since I've started riding! I've been LCing over
::: two years and started riding last September. I can't
::: remember the last time I drank milk....
::
:: What do you normally eat for breakfast before a ride?

I like to NOT eat before a ride...but somestimes I'll have a
LC tortilla with a peice of cheese....and 17 oz of
coffee...but other times, after having low BG problems, I'd
take in some glucose tablets...but that depends on how LC
i've been over the pervious few days. This morning, I had
nothing but coffee.

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Quoted message said:

Maybe I'm a geek, but i carry some kleenex in my pocket,
usually one of those little packages. Also, sometimes in
cooler weather, I carry some bunched up in my sleeve,
just at the wrist. My nose tends to run in cooler
weather, now with the pollen it happens as well. If I get
a chance to stop at a light, I take out the kleenex and
give a good HONK!

There's a story behind the reason I don't carry kleenex. I
think I've told it here before a couple of times.

I had the tissue stuffed into the cuff of my shorts. My
nose had been dripping for a while. The first chance I had
to get it out was on the decent on to the floating bridge
from the Mercer Island Lid. The crosswinds on the bridge
are often pretty strong. I watched my tissue get whipped
out of my hand and merrily sail out across the water, never
to be seen again.

That was when I decided to switch to blowing my nose on
something attached to my body.

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29 May 2004 19:47:15 GMT,
<[email hidden]>,

(Hunrobe) said:

am I the only person in the world that remembers the theory
of "carbo loading"?

No. It was recently discussed at length while, somewhat
amazingly, remaining vaguely topical and informative.

Carbo loading is useful in conjunction with periodic carbo
supplements during the event. Runners are big on it too
--
zk

On Fri, 28 May 2004 14:34:12 GMT in rec.bicycles.misc, "Claire

Petersky said:

The seal-the-nostril method, while handy, seems rather
unsanitary.

so is the handkerchief. i carry tissues in a jersey pocket,
and a plastic bag to dispose of the used ones.

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Quoted message said:

"Marlene Blanshay" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Maybe I'm a geek, but i carry some kleenex in my pocket,
usually one of those little packages. Also, sometimes in
cooler weather, I carry some bunched up in my sleeve,
just at the wrist. My nose tends to run in

cooler

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

weather, now with the pollen it happens as well. If I
get a chance to

stop

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

at a light, I take out the kleenex and give a good HONK!

There's a story behind the reason I de on't carry kleenex.
I think I've

told

Quoted message said:

it here before a couple of times.

I had the tissue stuffed into the cuff of my shorts. My
nose had been dripping for a while. The first chance I had
to get it out was on the

decent

Quoted message said:

on to the floating bridge from the Mercer Island Lid. The
crosswinds on

the

Quoted message said:

bridge are often pretty strong. I watched my tissue get
whipped out of my hand and merrily sail out across the
water, never to be seen again.

That was when I decided to switch to blowing my nose on
something attached to my body.

This thread reminded me of an anecdote. My sister was sort
of seeing this guy, but then began to be less enamored of
him, due to his various personality problems, a drinking
problem, etc. However, she allowed him to stay at her place
while his place was being renovated (painted). He slept on
the couch. ONe thing that bothered her particularly was his
lack of hygeine. She told me how she'd go into the bathroom
and find out that "he blows his nose without a kleenex and
it lands on the wall! GROSS!" I said, "Well, I know people
who do that." She said "Yes, on their bikes. He doesn't even
have a bike." Okay, that's disgusting. My nickname for him
was "Stinkfoot." Needless to say, she doesn't see him
anymore, and in fact, he moved out of town.

S o r n i said:

I heard that [censored] was on South Beach.

Bill "done and done" S.

It don't work that way, dear. 🙂

"He's right -- you know that?"
--
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I don't know if this thread ever got around to answering the
question, but I think the snot is a result of an allergy to
something on the side of the road. Certain times of year, I
head out on the bike and can't even see straight, let alone
breathe. (My nose gets completely stuffed and my eyes get
all watery.) It seems to be when all the trees are in bloom.

"Frederic Briere" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

What is the reason for producing excess amounts of
mucus, in my case,

when

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

road riding? Don't have any cold symptoms, feel fine,
just seem to

spend

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the Atkins
diet, the

reduction

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

in mucus production was startling.

I think we need a corollary to Godwin's Law: "As a r.b.m
discussion grows longer, the probability of a mention of
Atkins or low-carb diets approaches one."

(No offense to you, Pat. <g>😉

"Ooh! Ooh! Name it after me!"
--
Frederic Briere <*> [email hidden]

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Quoted message said:

I don't know if this thread ever got around to answering
the question, but

I

Quoted message said:

think the snot is a result of an allergy to something on
the side of the road. Certain times of year, I head out on
the bike and can't even see straight, let alone breathe.
(My nose gets completely stuffed and my eyes get all
watery.) It seems to be when all the trees are in bloom.

"Frederic Briere" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Pat said:

> What is the reason for producing excess amounts of
> mucus, in my case,

when

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> road riding? Don't have any cold symptoms, feel fine,
> just seem to

spend

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the
Atkins diet, the

reduction

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

in mucus production was startling.

I think we need a corollary to Godwin's Law: "As a r.b.m
discussion grows longer, the probability of a mention of
Atkins or low-carb diets approaches one."

(No offense to you, Pat. <g>😉

I remember reading Tyler Hamilton's column inVelonews, and
he was describing the allergy season in spain and how it
affects him. He said sometimes it was like trying to breathe
through a straw. LOL.

In article <[email hidden]>,

NYRides said:

"Frederic Briere" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Pat said:

> What is the reason for producing excess amounts of
> mucus, in my case,

when

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> road riding? Don't have any cold symptoms, feel fine,
> just seem to

spend

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to excess mucus during a ride. When I went on the
Atkins diet, the

reduction

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

in mucus production was startling.

Quoted message said:

I don't know if this thread ever got around to answering
the question, but I think the snot is a result of an
allergy to something on the side of the road. Certain
times of year, I head out on the bike and can't even see
straight, let alone breathe. (My nose gets completely
stuffed and my eyes get all watery.) It seems to be when
all the trees are in bloom.

I produce weird amounts of snot in all conditions at all
times of the year when I ride hard. I don't regard this as a
major debility. Coping is a bit like kissing: you just close
one nostril and blow.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]
sfu.cawiredcolaOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ryan Cousineau said:

I produce weird amounts of snot in all conditions at all
times of the year when I ride hard.

So do horses. And y'know when they make that blowing-through-
flappy-lips sound? That's them sneezing. Horses sneeze a
lot.

cheers, Tom

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Ryan Cousineau said:

I produce weird amounts of snot in all conditions at all
times of the year when I ride hard. I don't regard this as
a major debility. Coping is a bit like kissing: you just
close one nostril and blow.

Did all the little girls refuse to play Spin The Bottle
with you?!?

Bill "gunky party dress not pretty sight" S.