OK I got back from vacation a week or so ago and wanted to share my thoughts on snus at the beach.
First, I have always found portions to be better than los when swimming (especially in the ocean). It just seems that upper liping los in the water has a tendency to go messy far more often; and I seem to lose the los quicker when I lower lip it while swimming (again, especially in the ocean).
However, before Sage jumps in and starts to gloat you need to know about the jelly fish factor.
In South Carolina August is the time that jelly fish really start showing up. They are carried along by the currents and are virtually impossible to spot in the surf. If you have never been stung by one it ain’t fun. The tentacles don’t just sting you, they wrap around you (kind of like having a bee sting ankle bracelet) and then the other tentacles join in the fun.
Here’s the point:
I got popped by one last week. Now the first thing you do when you get nailed by a jelly fish is to look like a fool bust assing out of the water (and there is no way to look cool or to recover cool when this happens). The second thing you do is to rub the sting area down with sand vigorously (this opens the sting area before the poison can set in). The third thing is a bit more complex. One of the best things you can use to draw the poison out and stop the fire that is consuming your leg (arm, whatever) is meat tenderizer (which is great if you get stung while doing a cooking show on the beach or if you actually remembered to put the tenderizer in the beach bag like your wife told you to and wont shut up pointing out to you as your leg is on the verge of falling off).
Needless to say if this is you and you have no meat tenderizer then los is what you want (not portions- LOS). And luckily I just so happened to have a can of Knox los with me in the cooler. Pulled about three good portions worth out, rinsed the sand off and clumped the los on, pressing it down a little as I applied it. Sting gone almost at once (wife still there).
So the moral of the story is this: portions are like those people you know who are nice to spend some time with- maybe have a beer with them at the pub while the game is on. But los is that buddy who will bail your ass out of jail and cover for you when everything goes south with the jelly fish. 8)
First, I have always found portions to be better than los when swimming (especially in the ocean). It just seems that upper liping los in the water has a tendency to go messy far more often; and I seem to lose the los quicker when I lower lip it while swimming (again, especially in the ocean).
However, before Sage jumps in and starts to gloat you need to know about the jelly fish factor.
In South Carolina August is the time that jelly fish really start showing up. They are carried along by the currents and are virtually impossible to spot in the surf. If you have never been stung by one it ain’t fun. The tentacles don’t just sting you, they wrap around you (kind of like having a bee sting ankle bracelet) and then the other tentacles join in the fun.
Here’s the point:
I got popped by one last week. Now the first thing you do when you get nailed by a jelly fish is to look like a fool bust assing out of the water (and there is no way to look cool or to recover cool when this happens). The second thing you do is to rub the sting area down with sand vigorously (this opens the sting area before the poison can set in). The third thing is a bit more complex. One of the best things you can use to draw the poison out and stop the fire that is consuming your leg (arm, whatever) is meat tenderizer (which is great if you get stung while doing a cooking show on the beach or if you actually remembered to put the tenderizer in the beach bag like your wife told you to and wont shut up pointing out to you as your leg is on the verge of falling off).
Needless to say if this is you and you have no meat tenderizer then los is what you want (not portions- LOS). And luckily I just so happened to have a can of Knox los with me in the cooler. Pulled about three good portions worth out, rinsed the sand off and clumped the los on, pressing it down a little as I applied it. Sting gone almost at once (wife still there).
So the moral of the story is this: portions are like those people you know who are nice to spend some time with- maybe have a beer with them at the pub while the game is on. But los is that buddy who will bail your ass out of jail and cover for you when everything goes south with the jelly fish. 8)
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