Stuck Boot: Help for Over an Hour of Struggling

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After a test ride, a user struggles to remove a tight boot, feeling embarrassed walking with one boot on. Suggestions include elevating the foot, using ice to reduce swelling, and even pouring talcum powder into the boot for easier removal. Concerns about potential injury and swelling are raised, with advice to avoid taking off the boot if injured. The conversation includes humorous remarks about the situation and various unconventional methods to alleviate the problem. Ultimately, the user is encouraged to find a solution that doesn't damage the boot while addressing the swelling.
  • #51
wolram said:
That will ruin my boots, they are only a few months old, and £55 would pay for the new advance retard unit i need.

Well so forget about taking it off now! Take them off whenever you'd feel they worked enough regarded to the price. :smile:
 
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  • #52
Lisa! said:
Well so forget about taking it off now! Take them off whenever you'd feel they worked enough regarded to the price. :smile:

Thanks Lisa, nice to hear from you by the way, however i do need to wash my feet some time, i just need to find a way to stop the permeabilization.
 
  • #53
Good lord, Wolly! What have you done? I guess there's no choice but to amputate. We have to save the boot.
 
  • #54
wolram said:
trouble is i am knackered.

I thought you just said you weren't drinking! Well which is it young feller?
 
  • #55
Thanks for the help every one, i got my boot off by jambing it in a door, it looks like the pin has moved and puctured the skin, i did nearly pass out, what a baby, and now i have to find a way to clean the insides of my boot.
 
  • #56
wolram said:
Thanks for the help every one, i got my boot off by jambing it in a door, it looks like the pin has moved and puctured the skin, i did nearly pass out, what a baby, and now i have to find a way to clean the insides of my boot.
When was your last tetanus shot?
 
  • #57
Woo-hoo! :biggrin:

Anybody got a running count on my quiz question, BTW? :rolleyes: :smile:
 
  • #58
wolram said:
Thanks for the help every one, i got my boot off by jambing it in a door, it looks like the pin has moved and puctured the skin, i did nearly pass out, what a baby, and now i have to find a way to clean the insides of my boot.

Well, that's your problem...you're not supposed to pin boots on. :biggrin:

Glad you finally got it off, sorry to hear you've damaged yourself in the process, but at least with the boot off, you can mend your wounds.

Um...if you have hydrogen peroxide around, that's good for cleaning up blood stains. First clean out what you can the usual way, then swab it out with the peroxide to remove any residue (it'll bubble up just like if you put it on a cut). Actually, if you have hydrogen peroxide around, you should see to treating your foot with it first, then only clean the boot with it if you have some left. Your foot is more important than the boot, even if this thread doesn't quite give that impression.
 
  • #59
berkeman said:
I thought you just said you weren't drinking! Well which is it young feller?

Try chasing your tail for some time, i guarantee you will get knackered :smile::smile:
 
  • #60
Evo said:
When was your last tetanus shot?

People like me do not get tetenus.
 
  • #61
wolram said:
Try chasing your tail for some time, i guarantee you will get knackered :smile::smile:

I wish you people would learn how to speak English, like we do in America!
 
  • #62
wolram said:
People like me do not get tetenus.

Translation -- "People like me do not get shots." :rolleyes:
 
  • #63
berkeman said:
Translation -- "People like me do not get shots." :rolleyes:

Well i feel a bit ill, and have been dirty dick, but i will be ok tomorrow.
 
  • #64
wolram said:
Try chasing your tail for some time, i guarantee you will get knackered :smile::smile:

wolram said:
Well i feel a bit ill, and have been dirty dick, but i will be ok tomorrow.

You Brits sure talk funny. Where's my online translator... :blushing:
 
  • #65
Anybody got a running count on my quiz question, BTW?
13! Right?

i have been dirty dick, but i will be ok tomorrow.
Um, right.
 
  • #66
wolram said:
I went for a test ride on the bike, and now i can not get my right boot off,
i have struggled till i am red in the face, it is as if the boot has shrunk, it is over an hour since my ride and i feel silly walking around with one boot on.

:smile::smile::smile:
You never cease to entertain.

I read the title of thread and thought... how bizarre. Now who would write a bizarre post like this? Waitaminnit, this sounds like one of ...

Of course. It's wolram. Had to be.
 
  • #67
Mk said:
13! Right?

Oops, with DaveC now, that would be 14. :smile:
 
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