What... Jellyfish! And a Sterling Good Offer
We were very lucky last year and managed to afford a break in the winter away from the cold to the lovely island of St Lucia in the Caribbean. We’d been there before because we are great tennis fans we could play in the warmth to our heart content. But last year it wasn’t to be. I caught a nasty virus and was confined to the room and the missus, a hardier soul, did a deal of sea swimming until rashes abounded. Ha, we thought it is mosquito bites, because the little beasties are very active in those regions. However, and old hand from those parts said those are not bites they are stings! And they came from microscopic baby jellyfish that get inside your swimming costume, a strange old fashioned word that, and release toxic enzymes that blister the skin. Put that on a poster advertising glamorous holidays I say. Needless to say between me in the loo and the stings the holiday was a bit of a damp squib
So it was with some trepidation that I said to the wife who loves a sea swim that jellyfish were abounding in the waters of the nation, even in the normally chilly Clyde. And not just the babies we encountered in the Caribbean, giant creatures with tentacles many feet across. This is due to the early warming of the oceans which encourage the nasties to venture into these climes. They can be a drag on boats and in 2011 Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian shut down because of massive numbers of jellyfish found in sea water entering the plant. If you get stung by one they say these are the best steps unless you are a nuclear power station.
Rinse with seawater: Wash the hurt area using only sea water, never fresh water. Fresh water makes the stinging cells release more toxin.
Remove tentacles: Use tweezers or the edge of a bank card to scrape away any stuck pieces. Do not touch them with your bare hands.
Soak in hot water: Put the skin in very warm water (as hot as you can stand) for at least 30 minutes. Or use a heat pack
Manage pain: Take simple pain medicine like paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Do not use fresh water or ice packs on a standard sting.
Do not wee on the sting. That’s an old wife’s tale
Do not rub the wound with a towel or scrape it with sharp sand
Well if you’ve read this afar you’ll need a break from Jellyfish and some good news. And here at James Pirie there is lots of it. Would you like 70% off some fine glassware, then read on? In the Stirling range there are 6 fine large tumblers from Royal Scot Crystal. They should have been 250 smackers, but are now yours for just 70 quid. But when they are gone, they are gone as they say in the classics. They come with free delivery and free gift wrapping when you tick the box at check out.
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