YirggzmbMay 20, 2023

Stupid things said to me at work, #523

Me: Ugh I had a Charley horse this morning and now my leg is achy

Coworker: Eat some mustard, that'll instantly stop the cramp

Me: It's not cramping now, just sore

CW: Okay, but mustard

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1) It's not going to stop the post soreness

2) Even if that actually works (heavy doubt) if I'm woken up by an intense leg spasm, there's NO WAY I'm safely getting *down the stairs* and across the house just to suck down mustard. Am I supposed to keep it by my bed??

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@yirggzmb Mrs. Bat gets cramps all of the time and swears by it for instantly relieving the cramp. I can't speak to the soreness. Lucky for her she just yells, "BAAARRRRYYY! Mustard!!! Now!!" And off I go.

Mustard doesn't need to be refrigerated so you 'could' keep some by your bed if so desired.
Also they now sell pickle juice in bottles just for that. You know the stuff we throw away when the pickles are gone? I'm actually kind of mad about that one. IDK why.

May 20, 2023 at 2:40amWeb
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@yirggzmb Also, sorry if this just became 'stupid advice #______
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@Batronyx it's at least interesting to see the idea corroborated by someone else. Still sounds blech though
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@Batronyx I think the main thing that felt stupid about it was that it felt like they were suggesting it to stop the pain *now*. Which would be dumb. Or maybe I'm dumb and bad at understanding what other humans mean. In retrospect I can see it as maybe "advice for next time" but in the moment it really sounded like a "do this now" thing
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@Batronyx I hate mustard so much though lol

I have tricks for stopping the cramp that are also more or less instant, discovered* during my teenage years when I used to get them all the time. Mostly just a particular stretching that works for me. Of I catch it in time, the post ache is way less (used to not be able to walk after) but never zero, y'know? Lol

* - by my poor sister who'd wake up to me howling, clutching my leg 😅