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Post by mabudon on Feb 10, 2006 10:24:31 GMT -5
Just a quick funny story.. I was tearing a wall down yesterday in my house, using this big ol hammer with a really good amount of leverage on it... I had pretty much the whole wall down except for a few bits at the top, and I had this one big piece nearly snapped off when the piece kinda gave way- the butt-end of the hammer smashed into my forehead FAST and made this crunching, nasty noise- at first I thought I may have busted my skull.. I put the hammer down and put my forearm up to my head and it was covered in blood, so I went to check it in the mirror- my forehead was ripped clean open, right down to the skull (no fracture tho, so it wasn't too bad) it was REALLY sick looking, and I sat around dabbing it, hoping that it would somehow not be as bad as it obviously was (mostly cos it was cold outside and I didn't really feel like riding to the hospital on my bike with a blood icicle hanging off my brow) but eventually decided to go and get it stitched up (tho not before taking a couple of pics of myself making a heavy metal face with the gouge dripping down all sick-like)
I only got 2 stitches since it was such a clean tear, and I had a bit of a headache as it was still kinda swelling up- it looks real ugly now, but doesn't hurt much...
Funniest part was my "wife" asking me if I cried when it happened.... ironically, I kinda laughed as it hurt a LOT and was SO dumb, first thing through my mind was "aww, crap, I wrecked my head AGAIN!!!"
So if my posts don't make as much sense for a bit, don't worry, I'll be fine in no time
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Post by kenboorman on Feb 10, 2006 21:35:47 GMT -5
ok, you can't get away with that! We demand to see the pics!!! ;-) Seriously though, I hope it doesn't swell up too much and the headache goes away soon.
Ken
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 11, 2006 0:59:45 GMT -5
Ouch Carl, that must have hurt.... Hope you get well soon.. Oh, did you by any chance feed your blood to the neps? (blood-drinkin plants)....muhahaha
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Post by mabudon on Feb 11, 2006 6:31:38 GMT -5
No sweat Ken, just gotta wait til they're developed, as I didn't feel like booting up my PC to make webcam grabs at the time BB- nope, no feeding the Neps, there was SO much plaster dust mixed in that I would have choked the poor pitchers... I'm alright now, I can take the tape off today and see how ugly it looks (it is REAL lumpy, and my forehead is pretty smooth, so I think it's prolly kinda puckered and such, should be fun, I'll get a digital pic of the aftermath for sure)
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Post by boondude on Feb 11, 2006 8:54:54 GMT -5
Hahah i slipped on the criveway a week ago today.Fell on the garbage pail and fried 2 ribs.Had to take a week off cause it hurts to breathe.Much better now.it is a weird pain sensation i think the bones must be knitting.
I felt so stupid LOL
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Post by mabudon on Feb 11, 2006 10:16:27 GMT -5
lol see, that's the saving grace of my dumb story, at least I actually got to hit myself as hard as I possibly could- usually my mishaps are much more like your garbage can tale ,BD - I should post the story about when I shattered my elbow riding my bicycle home with some labour day beers (it includes a karate chop delivered with much force to a full box of 12 beers, which was done so well I felt the need to repeat it about 20 minutes later under the same circumstances)
And BD, don't be surprised if the discomfort lingers for a while- when that happened to me, I got sharp pains from coughing/sneezing/laughing for a month or two afterwards, good luck on the "knitting" process !!
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Feb 11, 2006 11:11:08 GMT -5
lol see, that's the saving grace of my dumb story, at least I actually got to hit myself as hard as I possibly could- usually my mishaps are much more like your garbage can tale ,BD - I should post the story about when I shattered my elbow riding my bicycle home with some labour day beers (it includes a karate chop delivered with much force to a full box of 12 beers, which was done so well I felt the need to repeat it about 20 minutes later under the same circumstances) That would be a very GOOD story to hear also... ;D and maybe you could write a book... "Carl's Series of Misfortunate Events" lol
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Post by zac on Feb 11, 2006 11:34:15 GMT -5
lol Carl,
I second the motion for this series. I also up the ante and suggest we all chip in to have someone follow him around with a camera! Really Carl, hope your not left with any "permanent" damage. Let's here the "karate chop/beer/broken elbow" story,
Zac
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Post by boondude on Feb 12, 2006 11:49:55 GMT -5
i used to have a huge rep collection b4 i was married 13 snakes.8 venomous ones. I got tagged by the copperhead one night, in a panick i grabbed a fillet knife and gashed it to suck out the venom.Once i got to the hosp. Turns out i did much more tissue damage to my finger than the venom would have.BTW cutting and sucking is now considered a no-no.I still have no feelings that fingertip and it was over 10 years ago. I miss my pair of pygmy rattlers <sniff>
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Post by ellen687 on Feb 13, 2006 8:03:22 GMT -5
It's terrible, hope you feel better now...
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Post by Syble on Feb 13, 2006 10:35:45 GMT -5
I didn't know there were so many accident prone people! I work with a fair amount of sharp things, hand shears, loppers, pole pruners/saw, hand saws, hedge shears, and countless other.....hazards! Between that and the farm, you would be hard pressed to find a day when I've not got some kinda wound, but the disturbing part(well to others atleast) if how used to this I have become. Half the time The way I find out that I've cut myself is someone points out that I'm bleeding...profusely! Although scary story about why not to use a pole lopper with a wodden handle. Boss got it stuck in a tree, told me to hold the pole he'd pull the rope, he's pulling as hard as possible, suddenly falls on his but, a spilt second I look up and see this wooden stake lunging towards me! the pole has snaped in half, kinda diagonally! He's not alowed to use my tools anymore! Sib
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Post by zac on Feb 13, 2006 17:51:58 GMT -5
Maybe this accident proneness is an occupational hazard of growing CPs. I've broken my arm 4 times in the last 9 years:
1)Playing goal in soccer and taking a cleat to the wrist 2)Playing basketball and being fouled/tripped 3)Biking at the beginning of spring 2 years ago, I underestimated the power of my brakes. You can guess what happened 4)One word --- Trampoline ---
I've also crushed two of my toes literally and I had knee surgery 3 years ago on my mcl which I tore goaltending in inline hockey. I think we should start warning the others of this dangerous hobby, lol.
Zac
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Post by mabudon on Feb 14, 2006 8:31:17 GMT -5
man, we got a dangerous crew here no?? The Karate story real quick- I was carrying a 12-box of beer home around noon, when the front tire of my bike kinda blew out- I went over the handlebars as the box broke and hit the ground- I went over the bars and landed on my right elbow, which provided the proper fulcrum to make my hand smash through the box, turining the whole thing into a mess of wet cardboard, shards, beer and blood
I got up, walked my bike the last 100 metres to my house and thought about my predicament (while pulling rocks out of my knees and glass out of my hand and wrist) I figured that I would ride back on my other bicycle and suggest that my beer be replaced since the box malfunctioned (I left out all the other malfunctions when saying so) This I did, and I got about 50 metres further this time, before I hit a crazy pothole and repeated the first accident pretty much identically... it hurt a lot more this time, so I lay there laughing and bleeding for a few minutes, then proceeded back home.. I have a pretty high tolerance for pain and a low tolerance for wasting time, so I decided that I had likely sprained my arm, meaning I sit at the hospital for 6 hours to be told "go home, eat aspirins and favour the other arm"
That night I awoke literally screaming and figured I had better go to the hospital... I went and 6 hours later was told it was just a sprain, eat aspirins and favour the other arm...
It hurt real bad, so I figured maybe I was just a wuss, I slept and went to work (buffing floors at the time) which hurt like BLAZES. When I got back there was a message from the hospital saying that on closer examination (READ: they got my x-ray switched with someone who came in while I was there, who's wrist actually WAS sprained) my elbow was shattered and I should come in to get it fixed...
So that's the story...
Syble- when we have our first meeting I'm gonna wear a helmet I guess, just in case, cuttings of me don't root too well
Zac- WOW I guess I better wear goalie pads too just in case you suddenly go flying or something
Boondude- MAN the worst part of that story is thinking of all the times similar stuff happened to me- tho thanks to your sharing the tale, I will NOT do what I always planned to do if (more like when) I get bit by a poisonous snake... I can empathize well, though, and even your short account put a vivid, somewhat hilarious picture in my head
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Post by Syble on Feb 14, 2006 12:48:35 GMT -5
Worry not carl, I'm the magnet for odd things! I've been working with jess for the last....too long, and it's one of those I take the bullet for everyone else. I also have a high pain tolerence! Another prime example is when me jess, 2 other horts and 2 services were planting Large caliper wire basket trees. I was in the hole man hanleing this large tree(25' tall). Get these things in, then cutting away the top of the basket(big old red bolt cutters) reaching for the secatures on the side of the hole for rope, kinda in a rush cause a service was due like soon. Got the one done and was on to the other, half way through, the mechanic says "hey looks like you've sprung a leak!" I just kinda looked at him stupid like! Look down, both hands covered in blood and dirt, same with my tools, and got the almost white shirt of course. Says to me"you gonna go back and patch yourself up?" , "yeah, probably should, but I'm almost done here, give me a minute to finish getting this ready for them". Sure enough, I finnish off, go to the back, clean up, was the stupidest small cut on my finger, never got a bandaid or anything! Not sure if I cut it on pruners or wire.....never felt it, which makes me think pruners cause I sharpen them! So in short, worry not because if there is something that will result in pain or injury around me, likely I voluenteer for it.....I probably should change that around some!!! Sib
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Post by boondude on Feb 14, 2006 18:19:42 GMT -5
what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger. Ma granpappy useda say.Let er bleed sonny It'll clean out the wound" LOL ;D
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