Gonz said:
I hate 'em too. I hate the feeling of nuclear eye worse
Wimp. Just wash your hands thouroughly (three times at least), and you won't have that problem.
As another chili-head, I've got my own story about peppers...
I was flying from Panama to Dover AFB, and was bringing back some small peppers in a plastic bag. In order to keep them ready for Customs...just in case they said no...I had them in my pants pocket. Sometime during my in-flight nap, the bag got a tear. I didn't realize it at the time, of course, but, about 15 minutes after I woke up, I had a slight burning sensation on my right leg. I made it through customs, with my Custom cleared goodies, but, by that time, the slight burning was turning rather quickly to the intense variety. That was also the last time I carried fresh peppers in my pocket.
The offending fruit...