On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 12:21:43 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote:

>Lynne wrote:
>
>> Iburnt my finger in the frying pan and it hurts like mad. what will ta=
>ke
>> the pain away?
>
>Cold. Ice water or ice wrapped in a towel. All that stuff about butter=20
>and creams is nonsense. Old ways that have been superseded by better ones=

For minor household burns it helps to keep small packs of blue ice in
the freezer. (It's less messy than melting ice so you can sit on
the couch with it and not worry about dripping water).

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!