Caffeine make by boobs hurt. At first I thought I might have the "c" word, but then I read up on it and it can be caused by caffeine. I inhale hot tea every day, and at that it was mostly black. Switched to greens and whites and boobies are happy now. Nice to know avoiding it helps with cold, too!
I had to give up all caffeine, except in chocolate thank goodness, when I was 22 as it caused me three different physical problems (that you don't want to hear about....).
As luck would have it, I encountered Ski Diva herself skiing at Okemo today who told me how big the Mercury Mitts tend to run.
After a great ski day, I headed for shops at Killington that I've experienced sales at this time of year. The first shop had none of the recommended mitts so I got in the car to head for others. I was backing out absurdly slowly when two of us hit. If he'd been going as slowly as I was, there would have been no damage, but, alas, there was. My rental had < 6 inches, mostly a 50 cent piece size hole in the bumper. The rental company will probably charge me for a whole new bumper.... His had 20-24 inches of damage, but it included both his bumper and the rear wagon door..... WAHHHH!!!!!
Fortunately after the policeman left, there was still enough time to try two more shops. Both had the Hestra's, but the one right at the foot of Killington at Rt4 gave me a discount-BOUGHT!!!!! I normally wear a size 7 glove, but I had to get the women's 8s in these-finger length....
I still want to obtain the Mercury Mitts, but like some of you, I've learned I may have to wait until next season. The last shop said they were no longer able to obtain them as they're "out of stock". I had pretty much the same experience trying to shop online. I'm still concerned that if I buy small, as suggested by SkiDiva, my fingers might be too long...?????????
I wonder if I contacted the Mercury people and suggested that they donate one of each size next season to the Crescent Ski Council as door prizes if they'd do it as an introduction into the Southeast market via our 21 clubs????? (Then I could try them on for sizing
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