Cold weather and numb noses
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Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a pair
of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me half
hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I wear
keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
inhaling liquid oxygen and the mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to
breath. Is there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves
and stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Gadget
You could try and find a heavy duty ski mask - my husband got one in Canada a few years back and it
covers the mouth and nose (with some breathing holes!). I don't know what it is made from, but feels
like stout rubber coated with cloth to make it pleasant next to skin.
HTH, Hedgehog
"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
> pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
> half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
wear
> keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> inhaling liquid oxygen and
the
> mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to breath. Is there anything on the
> market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves and stuff but find they up my
> glasses of get very damp.
Any
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Gadget
In article <Inflb.97$9b5.81@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>,
Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk says...
> Everything I wear keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach
> work my nose is running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs
> feel like I'm inhaling liquid oxygen and the mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes
> it hard to breath. Is there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried
> standard scarves and stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated.
>
Combi buff! It was brilliant this morning pull it down to chin level uphill and over the
nose down...
> "Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Inflb.97$9b5.81@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some
new
> > winter wear. I have a pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have
> > one dilemma. It takes me half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it
> > is very cold. Everything I
> wear
> > keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> > running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> > inhaling liquid oxygen and
> the
> > mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to breath.
Is
> > there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves and
> > stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp.
> Any
> > suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Gadget
> >
"Hedgehog & Markarina" <spam.a@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:bn41li$teipq$1@ID-163573.news.uni-berlin.de...
> You could try and find a heavy duty ski mask - my husband got one in
Canada
> a few years back and it covers the mouth and nose (with some breathing holes!). I don't know what
> it is made from, but feels like stout rubber coated with cloth to make it pleasant next to skin.
>
> HTH, Hedgehog
Sounds like a neoprene ski mask, the same stuff wetsuits are made of. Cheers Graham
"> Combi buff! It was brilliant this morning pull it down to chin level
> uphill and over the nose down...
What is it like to wear constantly on a half hour journey. Will it become damp and will steam up my
glasses. Most scarves leave two little slits either side of my nose which blows hot air up onto my
glasses as I breath out.
Gadget
In article <UAglb.401$1g5.275@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>,
Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk says...
> "> Combi buff! It was brilliant this morning pull it down to chin level
> > uphill and over the nose down...
>
> What is it like to wear constantly on a half hour journey.
I have no idea I lift it up and down ona 40-50 minute journey
> Will it become damp and will steam up my glasses.
I doubt it, it seems to wick fairly well, mine cerantily wasn't damp when i arrived this morn
In message <Inflb.97$9b5.81@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, Gadget
<Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
>pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
>half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
>wear keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
>running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
>inhaling liquid oxygen and the mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to
>breath. Is there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves
>and stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Given that your problems originate from breathing lots of really cold air, the options seem
to include:
1) Warming the air. There is an easy modification, if you can get one of the surplus Imperial
Trooper masks from Star Wars, two one-way valves, and a suitable counter-flow apparatus.
2) Getting a rubber bung, so you can't breathe at all... hmm, needs more work.
3) Get in the car instead. Obviously unsuitable.
4 ) Putting up with it.
5) Slowing down so you don't breathe quite so deeply.
6) Speed up so you spend less time on the road and generate more internal heat. Maybe wash the scarf
sometimes?
Me, I go for some combination of 4, 5, and 6. Personally, my main problem is nipple chill.
Any ideas?
--
Richard Keatinge
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Richard Keatinge wrote:
> my main problem is nipple chill. Any ideas?
Neoprene nipple mufflers. Available in a range of shapes and colours.
So I'm told.
Gadget wrote:
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I wear a Gore Windstopper Lecter Mask. It's like a soft hockey mask. It has ventilation holes, which
stop it getting damp, and is very effective at keeping my nose and cheeks warm and at warming the
air up before I inhale it.
ISTR I got it from Evans about 3 years ago. Unfortunately there's no sign of it on their website
now, and Google didn't find anything either. You never know, someone might know whether they're
still made and if so where to get one.
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"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
> Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
> pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
> half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
> wear keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> inhaling liquid oxygen and the mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to
> breath. Is there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard
> scarves and stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated.
When I was commuting by bicycle I used to wear an 'IRA' type balaclava in the winter - you know, the
kind with separate eye and mouth holes. It worked, although it tended to get very damp from
condensation even when it wasn't damp from rain or fog. If you're going to wear one, though, you
need to be prepared for the reactions of other people - you definitely look a bit threatening.
--
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;; the Worlock
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:41:58 +0000, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
> And if you can't get those, you can always visit the maternity section of Boots & by some nipple
> pads - as used by breast-feeding mothers ;-)
So first we have peopledresing up in adult sized Endura babygros, with matching bootees. Now we are
visiting Boots for nipple pads.
Next we'll be recommending Gadget to get a dummy tit to shield his cold face...
"marc" <marccdimspamremovedimpsam@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.19ffa0cf1a509fcb98969c@news.demon.co.uk...
> Combi buff! It was brilliant this morning pull it down to chin level uphill and over the nose
> down...
Aye, id second the buff thing, used in exactly the same way, over chin when uphil and breathing
heavily, over the nose and cheeks when downhill!
"Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
news:87llrd1x8q.fsf@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk...
> When I was commuting by bicycle I used to wear an 'IRA' type balaclava in the winter - you know,
> the kind with separate eye and mouth holes. It worked, although it tended to get very damp from
> condensation even when it wasn't damp from rain or fog. If you're going to wear one, though, you
> need to be prepared for the reactions of other people - you definitely look a bit threatening.
I often have to call in at our local HSBC on my way home from work, so I'm sure this would go
down a treat!
"Adrian Boliston" <adrian@boliston.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bn5nhd$tkana$1@ID-111900.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> I often have to call in at our local HSBC on my way home from work, so I'm
sure
> this would go down a treat!
Why? Its full of robbers anyway.
T
"Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Inflb.97$9b5.81@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
> pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
> half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
wear
> keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> inhaling liquid oxygen and
the
> mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to breath. Is there anything on the
> market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves and stuff but find they up my
> glasses of get very damp.
Any
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Gadget
>
>
is this what your after? http://www.proline-sports.co.uk/index-page3.html
Gadget wrote:
> Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
> pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
> half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
> wear keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> inhaling liquid oxygen and the mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to
> breath. Is there anything on the market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard
> scarves and stuff but find they up my glasses of get very damp. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated.
>
> Gadget
I use a neck gaiter when it gets really cold. You can tuck your chin/mouth/nose into it if they get
_that_ cold
davep
In article <bn4es4$sn8$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, danny@jugglersafety.net says...
> Gadget wrote:
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> I wear a Gore Windstopper Lecter Mask. It's like a soft hockey mask.
...
>
> ISTR I got it from Evans about 3 years ago. Unfortunately there's no sign of it on their website
> now, and Google didn't find anything either. You never know, someone might know whether they're
> still made and if so where to get one.
Anything like this?
http://www.tog24.com/product/display.asp?c_id=521&p_id=Torrie521
"Temp3st" <temp3st@noharvest.lyspamtasticcos.co.uk.die.spam> writes:
> "Gadget" <Gadgetfreak_2000-NOSPAM-@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Inflb.97$9b5.81@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Well the cold weather has descended upon us and it is time I got some new winter wear. I have a
> > pair of gloves in mind and also a skull cap to go under the lid. I have one dilemma. It takes me
> > half hour to cycle to and from work and I work nights, so at 23:30 it is very cold. Everything I
> wear
> > keeps me warm except I have nothing to keep my face warm. By the time I reach work my nose is
> > running like a leaky tap and is very numb. Not to mention the fact that my lungs feel like I'm
> > inhaling liquid oxygen and
> the
> > mucus that forms at the back of my throat that makes it hard to breath. Is there anything on the
> > market that would help prevent this. I have tried standard scarves and stuff but find they up my
> > glasses of get very damp.
> Any
> > suggestions would be appreciated.
> is this what your after? http://www.proline-sports.co.uk/index-page3.html
Oi! This is a family newsfroup!
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Wise man with foot in mouth use opportunity to clean toes.
;; the Worlock
Jacqui or (maybe) Pete wrote:
> Anything like this?
>
> http://www.tog24.com/product/display.asp?c_id=521&p_id=Torrie521
Not quite. My mask looks like this: http://mysite.freeserve.com/colyer_pictures/mask1.jpg
http://mysite.freeserve.com/colyer_pictures/mask2.jpg
Unlike the one in your link, it doesn't really cover the neck. But then I wear a Breeze Blocker for
that anyway. The big difference with my mask is that it has small holes over the mouth, rather than
one big hole. It means I can't drink, but it's great for insulation and preventing me getting a
lungful of cold air if I inhale through my mouth.
While I was taking the photos I noticed that the mask was made by Briko. That helped me find this:
http://tinyurl.com/rxhu
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers must be edykated coz e writed:
>>> is this what your after? http://www.proline-sports.co.uk/index-page3.html
>>
>> Oi! This is a family newsfroup!
>
> I'm almost certain they were some sort of Japanese s*x aids on display ;-)
>
> Cheers, helen s
>
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