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Bears like pepper with their meals......
I believe there have been reports of Antifa using bear spray against their opponents in Portland. Use of some sort of repellant spray was definitely documented in the video of their attack on the journalist a couple of weeks ago. Of course, use of repellant spray or Mace-like equivalents is now being/has been reported in some muggings, robberies, and other assaults.
“Blowback is one aspect I never considered.”
Really?
It’s a mantra the younguns have heard since issued pepper spray...
“...in your hand, where’s the wind...”
For social interaction, it does no good to have pepper spray in a purse or pocket. like the lottery, to win ya gotta play...
getting incapacitated by one’s own spray just sucks!
KYPD
IYHWTW
Had it happen from someone else spray on a trail. They didn’t use it on the bear which walked off on it’s own. He sprayed it on accident when he tripped on a root. As someone with athsma that stuff sucks.
I suspect washing your face and eyelids with ‘no more tears’ baby shampoo and water would help flush the oily capsacin away.
Enough shampoo gets into the eyes to suspend and help flush away oily stuff.
I use it routinely to break up the waxy plugs in my meibomian glands (there’s your $10 word of the day) to fight dry eyes.
Perhaps someone with ER experience could chip in here?