Amputation is a wonderful idea, but its not really practical when you rub your eye after chopping up a pepper. Of course, it would bring new meaning to the phrase, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!" The only logical alternative would be to do your best pirate imitation walking around spouting out "Aye matey, ever been to sea?....... > Eric, > > Ice works best for temporary relief. There's nothing a person can do to > actually make the pain go away except to wait it out, or, like Marilyn > suggested, to amputate the affected areas. :-) > > - mary > > At 08:46 PM 7/2/02 -0400, you wrote: > >So let's say, hypothetically of course, that during the making of some > >curried shrimp, I ended up with capsaicin (from scotch bonnet peppers) > >all over my face and in my eyes. Hypothetically only, you understand, since > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > www.firegirl.com > (Even the Devil shops here...) > Over 800 hot sauces and other spicy products! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >