Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.

Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - May 30, 2012 9:47:45 am PDT #7530 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Consuela, seriously. I'd be hiding and breaking shit by now.

I just read a tumblr post that's vehemently against Ace bandages as binding. They say what the possible side-effects are, but I'd really like an indication of the number of people who break their ribs because they used a stretchy bandage.

  • Don’t bind with bandages! Ever!
  • Using bandages to bind is harmful and may cause: shortness of breath, bruising, broken ribs, fluid build-up in lungs, long term health effects, etc! Yuck!
  • You have other options! Bandages are not one of them!


meara - May 30, 2012 9:52:26 am PDT #7531 of 30001

I know people who have passed out from binding too tightly with ace bandages. On the other hand, one of the popular alternatives was duct tape, so I don't think that's BETTER...but that was mostly for performances, not daily living. I think the issue is that with binders, you're going to be tight...but if it's TOO tight, you're unlikely to be able to get it ON. Whereas ace bandages you can wrap pretty damn tightly and not realize it. ...but I dunno about breaking ribs.


Consuela - May 30, 2012 9:56:26 am PDT #7532 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Consuela, seriously. I'd be hiding and breaking shit by now.

I really like the Big Boss, but I'm like, dude, it's been three years.


Jesse - May 30, 2012 9:57:13 am PDT #7533 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And call me crazy, but Ace bandages are readily available and cheap -- better to educate people about how not to do it wrong?


§ ita § - May 30, 2012 9:57:34 am PDT #7534 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Apparently it's always wrong, Jesse.


Amy - May 30, 2012 9:58:15 am PDT #7535 of 30001
Because books.

Okay, it took me a minute to understand what was being bound there, since I'm thinking, but don't you *use* an Ace bandage to wrap an injury?! Duh.

S. has a phone interview at four. I'm crossing my fingers, because anything has to be better than the job he has now, which sucks big hairy donkey balls.


Jesse - May 30, 2012 9:58:28 am PDT #7536 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, OK then. Nevermind!


le nubian - May 30, 2012 10:00:36 am PDT #7537 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

brenda,

I'm committed to finishing it, but I wonder if they will implicate the brother killing his older sister. It would be wild, but there has to be a reason they are showing this behavior, yes?


Typo Boy - May 30, 2012 10:04:12 am PDT #7538 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Incidentally, Group Health (which provides most medical care in Olympia0 as a general rule refuses to bandage broken ribs because of the danger of pneumonia, I don't know if this applies to all broken ribs. I would imagine there are some you would have to bandage.


-t - May 30, 2012 10:19:34 am PDT #7539 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

but there has to be a reason they are showing this behavior, yes?

On The Killing? I do not think there is necessarily a reason, no. I swear they are just throwing every damn thing they can think of into the plot.

Consuela, three years? I knew it had been a long time, but I had forgotten exactly how long. Jeesh.