My Thunderball moment today... OUCH!
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Remember that moment in Thunderball, when Domino steps on a sea-egg (urchin) and Bond has to remove the egg spines from her foot?
Today, I was enjoying an absolutely gorgeous Sunday on the beach by the lighthouse at Lighthouse Point, Florida. Decided to take one more dip in the ocean before heading out. As I'm walking out, fifty feet from the shore or so... YEEEEOOWWCH!
Man, it felt like an icepick had been driven through my foot. I must say that Bond's saliva must have had magical curative properties when he sucked the spines out of Domino's foot. I was barely holding back tears of pain as I walked the quarter-mile or so back to where my car was parked (next to a hotel). By the time I arrived, my foot had swelled considerably.
I limped into the hotel and headed straight for the bar in the hotel restaurant. Ordered up a bag of ice for my foot and several consecutive glasses of whiskey on the rocks. Determined not to have my day ruined, I chose to eat dinner right then and there - buttered rolls, lobster bisque, grilled grouper with mashed potatoes and broccoli, and the best cheesecake I think I've ever had. It was the most delicious meal I've had in weeks. Once the pain subsided from 'ice pick stabbing' to 'rubber mallet hammering', I managed to limp to the car and make it home, where I soaked my foot in vinegar to dissolve the spines. My foot's still rather swollen.
To all you Bond-lovers out there attempting to re-create Daniel Craig's walk in the sea from Casino Royale....
WEAR FOOT PROTECTION!!!
These sea-critters don't mess around!
Today, I was enjoying an absolutely gorgeous Sunday on the beach by the lighthouse at Lighthouse Point, Florida. Decided to take one more dip in the ocean before heading out. As I'm walking out, fifty feet from the shore or so... YEEEEOOWWCH!
Man, it felt like an icepick had been driven through my foot. I must say that Bond's saliva must have had magical curative properties when he sucked the spines out of Domino's foot. I was barely holding back tears of pain as I walked the quarter-mile or so back to where my car was parked (next to a hotel). By the time I arrived, my foot had swelled considerably.
I limped into the hotel and headed straight for the bar in the hotel restaurant. Ordered up a bag of ice for my foot and several consecutive glasses of whiskey on the rocks. Determined not to have my day ruined, I chose to eat dinner right then and there - buttered rolls, lobster bisque, grilled grouper with mashed potatoes and broccoli, and the best cheesecake I think I've ever had. It was the most delicious meal I've had in weeks. Once the pain subsided from 'ice pick stabbing' to 'rubber mallet hammering', I managed to limp to the car and make it home, where I soaked my foot in vinegar to dissolve the spines. My foot's still rather swollen.
To all you Bond-lovers out there attempting to re-create Daniel Craig's walk in the sea from Casino Royale....
WEAR FOOT PROTECTION!!!
These sea-critters don't mess around!
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Hope you feel better.
Johnny English more than James Bond on that occasion.
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LOL... thanks for putting things in perspective.
Foot soaking in vinegar as we speak, in an attempt to dissolve any remaining spines. Swelling and pain have been reduced considerably. The sea... she is a harsh mistress.
I think he got the point...
Seriously if the swelling doesn't subside you should get the wound looked at...
Hope it improves
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Roger Moore 1927-2017