We were hosed down with OC (pepper) spray today. Everyone took turns looking ridiculous, then pained, and finally, red-eyed and puffy faced. It was like painting the insides of your eyelids with sand, having someone rub them hard into your eyeballs, then restricting your breathing with 5 litres of snot so only air could be taken in through the mouth. Not a pleasant experience and one that has encouraged us not to use OC spray unless there is no other option.
Christ, it's nasty! However, it doesn't end there...have a shower, repeat the process. Yes, the rinsing effect drains the capsicum oil residue into the nether regions and you're burning where you'd prefer not to burn. Thankfully, we had been forewarned of this effect so most people, including myself, tried rinsing the face/head first before jumping into a shower. It still burns like the worst sunburn you've ever had. A funny, yet disturbing scene at the Palisades this afternoon.
Thankfully, we didn't do it yesterday so I was able to enjoy my birthday in peace and quiet. We all headed into Jasper for the evening, which turned into a little later than perhaps it should have been, and the net result was a tired, pepperized recruit group.
Early night tonight.
1 comment:
Chris,
I luv da blog! Look forward to working with ya, buddy. Make sure you pick a park that has stuff that will burn (Auyuittuq just doesn't cut it, although cool in other ways). Good luck with the rest of training.
Peace,
-Dan P
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