Soccer was fun this morning. I didn’t really want to go because I felt stiff as hell when I woke up and I was tired from traveling to and from the shore yesterday for my cousin’s most excellent wedding. But once I roused my lazy bones and stretched out, it was good to get out there and bang. I even had a few headers and my brain still seems intact.
Only problem was late in the game when I had to run back from my forward position to cover for an out of position defender. I broke up the 3-on-2 breakaway but my left big toe got spiked in the process. I just got home and took off my cleats and socks, and it’s not pretty. My toenail is purple and cracked in a few places. No blood, though, so that’s good. We’ll have to see if it will survive.
A small price to pay though for getting back into real competition.
Arnica salve. A staple for woodworkers. lol Works on burns, too, to my surprise.
Ugh, I feel your pain on the toes. Last week, I stubbed/broke my three middle toes. It’ healing quickly, but OW. No fun.
Power on, man.
Alternate warm and cold compresses on your toe.
20 minutes per temperature, and make sure whatever you’re using isn’t directly touching your skin.
Some tylenol or an nsaid like ibuprofen should help keep the swelling down.
Small price indeed.
Thanks for these updates, Martin.
After reading Booman’s post, I’ve got a dialectal question: Where in the United States do people use “shore” to refer to what we on the west coast usually refer to as the “beach”? Sure, I know about the usage “Jersey shore”, and I’ve even ridden the “Shore Express” commuter train out of NYC, but where else do people refer to the strip of land nearest the ocean as “the shore”? “Shore” in this sense is rare to nonexistent on the West Coast. We almost invariably use “beach” to refer to the strip of land nearest the ocean. Referring to “the shore” out here is tantamount to putting a stamp on your forehead reading “I’m not from around here”. “Beach” is also used in the names of towns (Newport Beach, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach etc.). “Coast” seems to be used to refer to things on a grander scale, such as “West Coast” or “the Coast Highway” AKA US Highway 101.
OK, I guess there’s also a train south out of NYC called the “New Jersey Coast Line”, so the east/west distinction grows murkier. Do folks there use “beach” at all? How are beach/coast/shore differentiated?
And yes, it’s true that out here the words merry, marry, and Mary are pronounced identically
On much of the East Coast, including Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina, the “beaches” are on barrier islands that also have bays. So there is a beach that faces the Atlantic, and a Bay-facing side that is usually much less sandy or even marshy. And then there is the inland bay beach. With so many places to sit by the water, we need more terms.
The “shore” is a more general designation for all of it and is not synonymous with “beach” or “ocean-facing beach.”
I didn’t go to the beach. I went to a hotel off the boardwalk, which is a few steps from the beach.
reminds me I’ve been thinking to ask this: why is there a place in PA and an exit on I 80 in PA named Jersey Shore?
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wow. only word I have for that is NEW. never thought anything like that and drive by multiple times per year.
Also, a terrible exit to take if you want to get to the real Jersey Shore. Must catch a lot of people, especially over the years.
well, that’s been my thought these many times driving by, is it wishful thinking, is it for consolation during hot weather, does somehow rt 15 or whatever it is end at I 80? I’ve never had time to test any of those theories (and now I won’t)
To me, a beach is something sandy, warm, dry, and, you know, pleasant to hang out on. A shore is adjacent to a body of water but doesn’t necessarily have those qualities – maybe it’s rocky, marshy, has lots of wildlife, etc. I’ve never really considered whether that’s a regional distinction. FWIW, I’m from Wisconsin.
Same here: Illinois
The northern part of lake superior is typically called the northshore in Minnesota. Bit technically its a lake, not a sea.
You’re losing that toe nail.
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Could be.
But why do I get the feeling that you’re rooting against my poor toenail?
listerine
pour on, prevents problems as toenail grows out [or falls off]
Truthfully,
Yes I am rooting against it. Construction workers ALWAYS take a certain amount of joy in watching others lose them, because we lose a LOT of them. I lost THREE big toe nails and one finger nail in 16 months 2014-2015. And I squashed a co-workers finger on a steel door same time frame. We watched each other’s nails come off over a couple weeks.
It’s fascinating to watch it. What’s worst of all is when you smash half your nail, and then lose only that half and you constantly catch the remainder on stuff, so you have to grind it off with a sander.
It’s part of being a pro.
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“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?”
Mr. Bennet.
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