SNOT

[3narf]

I've had a recurring upper tract infection for about as long as I can remember (I get all snotty, then it all loosens, then it clears up for two days, then I get a dry throat, then I'm congested etc etc ad nauseum).

It doesn't stop me exercising; the symptoms are annoying but I don't feel ill and my aerobic fitness is fine, but I do produce massive amounts of snot. Obviously, it's not practical to stop and get a box of tissues out on the A6, so usually I just blow my nose on my glove then try & shake it off (hopefully onto a car windscreen). I used to wipe it on my leggings but I decided it wasn't fair on Manchester Airport's security staff who have to search me occasionally.

I just wondered what everyone else does with it. Can it be used as a reliable weapon in any way, and if I can collect enough, will it have any monetary value, as a lubricant for machinery on an organic farm, perhaps?

 

[thomas]

I've had a recurring upper tract infection for about as long as I can remember (I get all snotty, then it all loosens, then it clears up for two days, then I get a dry throat, then I'm congested etc etc ad nauseum).

It doesn't stop me exercising; the symptoms are annoying but I don't feel ill and my aerobic fitness is fine, but I do produce massive amounts of snot. Obviously, it's not practical to stop and get a box of tissues out on the A6, so usually I just blow my nose on my glove then try & shake it off (hopefully onto a car windscreen). I used to wipe it on my leggings but I decided it wasn't fair on Manchester Airport's security staff who have to search me occasionally.

I just wondered what everyone else does with it. Can it be used as a reliable weapon in any way, and if I can collect enough, will it have any monetary value, as a lubricant for machinery on an organic farm, perhaps?

I adopt the glove as a tissue technique, but you can also push a nostril in and then fire spot into the road.

Once when I blew into my glove the snot was like super glue....I tried flinging it off, but it wasn't going anywhere. Tried wiping it off, but then had this disgusting bogey on my leg...so wiped it back on my hand and had to stop and rub it on the grass verge

 

[Gixxerman]

I use the time immemorial footballer technique of pressing the side of each nostril in turn and blowing out the other hard. If there are some bogies in the mix they can travel some quite impressive speeds / distance. A 12 bore snotgun of sorts. Works for me and you don't have to stop.

 

[addictfreak]

I like to fire a good nostril full into the gutter. My chosen method is to block one side and give a short sharp blow. Any excess is taken off with gloved hand.

Crude but very effective

 

[- Baz -]

'Footballer technique' for me too. When I was new to cycling, it seemed crude as mentioned, but is the only effective way. I try to clear my nose often - but there's something strangely satisfying about getting rid of great gobs of the stuff...

Tip: Don't turn your head too far or you'll end up with snot all over your shoulder. I speak from long and bitter experience.

 

[ColinJ]

Just make sure you do it behind me, not in front, please!

I was riding in a group on the Costa Blanca once but they were going a bit too slow for me so I set off in pursuit of a smaller group up the road. Just as I got up to them, one of the two old Irish guys chatting at the back half-turned his head while still talking to his mate and blew a huge snot rocket all over my face!  

It was almost worth it to see the look on his face when he realised what he'd done...

 

[DrSquirrel]

I use the time immemorial footballer technique of pressing the side of each nostril in turn and blowing out the other hard. If there are some bogies in the mix they can travel some quite impressive speeds / distance. A 12 bore snotgun of sorts. Works for me and you don't have to stop.

This is all great until it decides not to all come out and its stuck to your face....

 

[cyberknight]

Sorry to say i use my jersey pockets to carry tissues and blow my nose 1 handed as i carry along as normal.

 

[longers]

Hanky for me but it's not always easy to get it out the pocket at this time of year with gloves and zips and layers so there is the occasional rocket.

 

[fossyant]

I will openly admit, I am a Rocketeer ...........
I do watch where it goes............

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I can't do the snot-rocket thing...last time I tried my eyeball nearly shot out and I had a 5 minute coughing fit

 

[Bigsharn]

No offense meant to anyone in this thread but snotrocketing is sickening... I don't mind spitting as much (a lot of people swallow flies etc cycling, I know I do) but snotting in the middle of the road is just... Not right.

 

[ColinJ]

No offense meant to anyone in this thread but snotrocketing is sickening... I don't mind spitting as much (a lot of people swallow flies etc cycling, I know I do) but snotting in the middle of the road is just... Not right.

It's not pleasant to watch or think about, but to be honest, in 21 years of adult cycling I don't think I've ever noticed any snotty deposits on the road. If you didn't actually witness the nose blowing, I don't think you'd be any the wiser.

 

[ianrauk]

No offense meant to anyone in this thread but snotrocketing is sickening... I don't mind spitting as much (a lot of people swallow flies etc cycling, I know I do) but snotting in the middle of the road is just... Not right.

No difference in my book...
I carry a hankie, I spot, I snot rocket... it's no big deal.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Not to worry - this custom was also carried over here with the convicts.

The cold tends to make my nostrils turn on the waterworks. A few years ago, I tried bringing tissues with me, and found on the colder days I'd be stopping every 10km or so to use them. Now that's snot a problem. I eject the troublesome pale green goo with impunity, and I don't really think anyone cares; it's far less bothersome than what we call bogan droppings*.

* Broken bottles, etc., typically ejected at random from the windows of souped-up automobiles carrying their drunken cargo. Bogans are our equivalent of rednecks. Not sure what the British equivalent is?