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Kiowa Scout wrote:<snip>
I had an interesting experience one time while living near Sinton. <snip>

Small world! I went to high school in Odem. At the time, Odem was still dry (egad!), so we had to drive to Sinton if we wanted any "adult beverages."

No, it wasn't fun....at all!

I honestly think it hurt worse than the CS gas when we did our "mask confidence" drill at Ft. Riley.

secure wrote:In addition to that make sure you dont handle them and then go to the bathroom. You will only do that once, hopefully.

We were eating at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants and they had those "chile torreados," which are essentially a jalepeno pepper that's been grilled and then rolled in lime juice and salt. VERY good on fajitas! Anyway, I handled a few of them with my fingers, so when I got home I made sure to wash my hands with lots of soap and water.

When I was satisfied that my hands were sufficiently washed, I then proceeded to change my contacts.

WRONG!

My eyes lit up and it wasn't fun for a while. After that, I only touch those things with a fork, NOT bare hands.

I was raised eating jalepeno and serrano peppers. Being from the Corpus Christi area, that's just what we did, and I didn't think anything of it. I moved to Colorado for a few years and was quite surprised to see how much blander my neighbors liked their food. I had to be very careful when I cooked, not to over spice my food for those mountain people.

I'm glad I moved back to Texas, where more of us appreciate the spicier side of life.