Some gross things
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Bloody foot
Let this be a lesson to you sandal-lovers out there to please take caution when wearing open toed shoes to the bar or the club. Pretty much any place where there may be drunk, wobbly women (or cross-dressing men) wandering about. Some elephant woman at the bar decided to trample on my foot with her stiletto and now my beautiful, leather Madrileno sandals are soaked with blood. And when I say the sandals are blood stained, I mean that they used to be a dark caramel colour and now more resemble a glass of Cabernet. Because of my blood. A flap of extricated skin on my foot, held in place by a tightly wrapped bandage, threatens to remove itself every morning I go running.
But more importantly, are my shoes ruined? Does anyone know how to remove blood soaked into leather? I promise I won't ask too many questions about how you know how to do that either.
Flea bottom
I'm a little mortified, embarrassed and just slightly tickled that I'm going to share this with the blogosphere because of where this story could end up. During my last Transatlantic flight this spring, I was attacked by fleas. More specifically, they attacked the rear part of me, which acted as their feeding grounds. And they must have been voracious. I didn't notice until after deplaning and arriving home but then came the incessant itching, irritation and inevitable red bumps on a part of your body that you do not want to scratch in public. I took Benadryl to help with the itching but scratching the 17 (!!!) flea bites on my behind was almost impossible. Thank goodness this all happened before shorts / swimsuit season or else no one would be seeing much of me. Worst European souvenir ever.
And now this story is going to show up somewhere and haunt me 20 years later.
Oh, my dear! Both stories sound quite painful! Hope you feel better soon - Benedryl works wonders!
ReplyDeleteeekkkks... flip flops at a bar or club? i wouldn't even think about wearing them! isn't that like a fashion no no? lol
ReplyDeleteMy old dog infested my room with fleas about 10 years ago. Was not fun.
ReplyDeleteOuch!!! Stilettos are deadly weapons. I'm so sorry you got punctured. Your foot deserves a day or two of rest to aid the healing process.
ReplyDeleteFlea butt--I mean flea bites, eh? Hehe, sorry, I know one or two bites are aggravating, I can't imagine what it was like to have 17 bites so strategically placed. Oh no, why is my head itching now??? Don't know if it's sympathy or suggestibility. :)
PS - At least it's not the rear part of me!
ReplyDeleteLMFAO...that must have sucked!! I'm sorry that I'm laughing at your pain right now..I'm sorry!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously though...there is a blogger that always wishes fleas on my knees and now it just went up a notch in seriousness. lol
Oh my ... I stopped wearing sandals to bars after I got my foot stilettoed, but my wound didn't break the skin. It sure did hurt though, so yours must really be uncomfortable. Sorry I have no advice for fixing your sandals.
ReplyDeleteAnd the bites on your butt are horrifying! My goodness, that's a nightmare.
Loulou
Oh em gee, Ruth! To say that sucks is an understatement:( Cray cray! I hate it when people don't pay attention and just start trampling on people...like, really?!?! I feel for you, girl. And yikes on the flea bites as well. Thank God that is over with.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Sounds terrible about your foot and shoes and flea bites. I've no idea how to remove blood stains from leather unfortunately..but you can treat the itchineses from the flea bites with antihistamines.
ReplyDeleteGoing out is always dangerous. I've definitely been trampled before too. Though I have no idea how to remove blood, if it's even possible. And those flea bites sound awful. Worst flight ever.
ReplyDeleteouch, sounds awful...sorry to hear your sandals are ruined.
ReplyDeletexo erica
Oh no! What the...I'm so glad I'm reading this AFTER my vaca or I would be super freaked out right now about airplane fleas.
ReplyDeleteOUCH, that's painful, hope your foot gets better soon... I have noe idea how to get rid of the blood, though.
ReplyDeleteomg@ at the second story - that would be the worst. I've never had that happen to me, luckily!
Oh dear, I'm so, so sorry (certainly I'm chuckling with you, right?). And you're right ... when you're a famous author this story is going to come back to haunt you. But at least it's awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteOh man, stilettos are no joke! Hope you're able to salvage your sandals!
ReplyDeleteThat's disgusting. And hilarious.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel gross! That cow should have to pay for your new shoes. Though I'm impressed you still go running with an injury on your foot! And fleas...well, thankfully I've never had them even though I'm sure my dog has because we never give him his monthly flea meds on time. Woops. Hope you're not still itchy!
ReplyDeleteEwwwww, these are the kinds of stories that will keep me up at night.... lol. You, my friend, are a survivor.
ReplyDeletethese stories are out of control...and i love it! ha
ReplyDeleteOh ouch, people with stilettos really need to watch where they step! Also, I'm now feeling itchy all over from your fleas story.
ReplyDeletexo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Omg that stiletto stomp story made my stomach flip. I have been there - it is awful! And fleas?? I've never heard of them attacking like that before! How do you even prevent something like that? Ick. :( what experiences you've had!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I am about to get on a plane tomorrow. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat must've been so horrible! Take care!
ReplyDeleteOh my god, flea bites from a flight? Yuck. We got attacked by bed bugs once when we stayed in NYC. SO. GROSS.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - I'm soo sorry this happened!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried contacting dry cleaner or launderer? They may be able to work with leather or know someone who does.
I'm a little late reading this, but I'm assuming you didn't have your foot amputated or anything. I once met a girl (friend of a friend of a friend type) who told the story of her ankle being stiletto-ed. Well, as we know bottoms of shoes have all sorts of nasty bacteria (dog poo, etc). Anyway, she got a staph infection, her foot swelled up and it took some SERIOUS recovery time. YIKES! Hope you found a way to salvage your sandals!
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