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(Message started by: alchemy on Mar 26^th, 2006, 9:46pm)

Title: stupid is as stupid does
Post by alchemy on Mar 26^th, 2006, 9:46pm

there i was trying to fix the hose for the vacuum on the pool using a keyhole type saw thats serrated and very sharp at the end. it's used for working with sheetrock not what i was using it for. i soon i i thought this and thought i would stab myself with it i did. right between the fingures. what a dumbass jim

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by Lizzie2 on Mar 27^th, 2006, 1:59am

Yeow!! Did it require stitches or medical attention? Are you up to date on your tetanus shot? Stabbing yourself with tools usually means a tetanus shot is required unless you just had one recently!! At the very least, hope you cleaned it up well by washing it out, peroxide, and keeping it covered!! (Sorry - the nurse in me can't resist worrying about people who have accidents with sharp objects!! haha)

In 7th grade, I was making wooden bookends shaped like sailboats. In a momentary lapse of common sense, I was cutting down the outside of the sail with a coping saw while my left hand was gripped around the book end. The saw slipped and sunk into my left index finger right at the knuckle near the tip! I actually remember being in total shock. I thought, "Well that can't be good..." I then pulled the saw out, set it down, and went over to the sink and started washing it off. However, I was soon realizing that pressure was a little more important than water - got some pressure on it and asked to be sent to the nurse. By the time I got there, I was shaking because it wouldn't stop bleeding!! My mom had to pick me up and take me to the ER - got 3 stitches and a tetanus shot!! It just so happened that it wasn't very far before my piano recital that year that I sliced through my finger like that!! I remember that not going over very well with my teacher... LOL

The junior high said that I was the only kid they'd ever sent to the ER from woodworking. Figures... I'm a klutz. ;)

Make sure you keep an eye on it - and go get a tetanus shot tomorrow if you haven't had one yet!!

Hugz,
Carrie :)

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by juvy on Mar 27^th, 2006, 5:23am

;;D yep what a dumbass :P [smiley=me&mb.gif] hope it heals quickly.

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by BobG on Mar 27^th, 2006, 2:12pm

If you don't injure yourself you're probably not doing it right.

;;D

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by alchemy on Mar 27^th, 2006, 3:37pm

may have cut the shit out of my hand butn i fixed the vacuum. i showed it who was boss LOL

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by Pinkfloyd on Mar 27^th, 2006, 4:48pm

on 03/27/06 at 15:37:04, alchemy wrote:

may have cut the shit out of my hand butn i fixed the vacuum. i showed it who was boss LOL

Hope you had some duct tape for the wound. ;;D

Title: Re: stupid is as stupid does
Post by deltadarlin on Mar 27^th, 2006, 7:22pm

on 03/27/06 at 16:48:52, Pinkfloyd wrote:

Hope you had some duct tape for the wound. ;;D

Actually a paper towel and electrical tape make quite a nice bandage (they didn't have duct tape).