@MrsM_here It was mostly the rubbing of the dock, not the dock itself. The rubbing activated different nerve signals that masked the nettle pain.
I think.
@petejns@ProfBrianCox Did Jacob Rees Mogg rollover when the EU came for his tax havens? Why should the rest of us behave any differently when our livelihoods are threatened?
“Hallo, Eeyore!” said Roo.
Eeyore nodded gloomily at him. “It will rain soon, you see if it doesn’t,” he said.
Roo looked to see if it didn’t, and it didn’t, so he said “Hallo, Owl!” - and Owl said “Hallo, my little fellow,” in a kindly way. ~A.A.Milne #rain
Yesterday we had an angry member of the public jump out in front of the combine around the headland because his sandwich was covered in dust. He then came out again and stood in front of the combine. He was so lucky not to have been hit by a vehicle. Thanks mum for de-escalation