Smudger
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Just sharing. I spent an hour in m'shed today, varnishing a little IKEA table and chairs (funny stuff, very nice wood in places, cheapo Baltic ply in others).
It was a bit cold, not too bad (about 5º when I got in, about 9º when I left). To begin with I felt cold, but a bit of effort warmed me up a treat, except for my big toes. By the time I finished I was in quite unpleasant pain.
The shed has a wood floor with an air gap underneath and a rubber mat floor.
I don't recall ever having this before - it took a good half-hour for the pain to fade. Is this an effect of diabetes? Or age? I used to be able to stand in the snow for hours - in fact my feet once froze to the pavement waiting for a bus in Sunderland - but that's a different story.
It was a bit cold, not too bad (about 5º when I got in, about 9º when I left). To begin with I felt cold, but a bit of effort warmed me up a treat, except for my big toes. By the time I finished I was in quite unpleasant pain.
The shed has a wood floor with an air gap underneath and a rubber mat floor.
I don't recall ever having this before - it took a good half-hour for the pain to fade. Is this an effect of diabetes? Or age? I used to be able to stand in the snow for hours - in fact my feet once froze to the pavement waiting for a bus in Sunderland - but that's a different story.