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You Can Stick It But Slicin It Is Nicer
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You Can Stick It But Slicin It Is Nicer This is my response to Joisy’s post: [post 3745488] (I didn’t want to be a blog-hog), and her question: What stupid thing have you done and lived to tell about it? I did something similar to what she did a few years ago. I bought an on “sale” $9.99 flashlight at HD. It had some cheapo zip-ties holding it to the cardboard packaging. As I was walking toward the house the lil voice in my head  said, “go in the garage and use the wire cutters”. As I entered the door to the . . . house the lil voice said, “go in the garage and use the wire cutters”. As I walked into the kitchen the lil voice said, “go in the garage and use the wire cutters”. So of course I grabbed a knife, a very new and very sharp knife, and popped the first cheapo zip-tie easily, the second was even easier (cheap zip-ties) and offered ABSOLUTELY ZERO resistance  . My left hand at the base of my thumb did that. I removed the knife as quickly as I stuck it in and voila the fountain of . . . youth. I grabbed my left with my right and now had no hands to drive with. And my various rolls of colored duct tape were . . . in the garage. So I dialed, with a free finger on my right, my ex, who is a nurse and she came over and drove me to the ER. Insert various medical type things here, including that the blah-blah-cain pain shot which hurt 100k times  more than the knife did. I also received a piece of brilliant advise from the NP, “If you had cut your hand versus sticking it in – it wouldn’t hurt or bleed as much”. Wow, who knew! Next time I plan on opening up an appendage I will keep that in mind. Also note; NO Dr saw me, I saw no Dr as I walked in or when I was being worked on, or as I left – NO Dr at all, only nurses and a NP.Forward a week or 2 later, the bill arrives – the FIRST bill. The $1600+ bill, which I reviewed – did you know nearly 90% of hospital bills are inaccurate  . A day or so later the SECOND bill arrives from the Dr – you know . . . the one I never saw. It was $800+ – WTF! So I make calls and get a line of crap that a Dr was supervising. I asked what they were supervising when no Dr was even in the ER – a BS excuse followed. I get discounts (no insurance) and payments. I also have a thumb/hand that no longer grips as tightly as it used to and has a very faint numbness to it all the time. I also have a flashlight that cost me over $2000 – but it was on sale so I saved money there.  Lessons “learned”: My lil voice is smarter than me but isn’t loud enough and failed to curse at me. A cheap flashlight isn’t going to help you see the light. Hope your finger gets better soon  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
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Sound like something I would do. Thank god for Canadian universal health care. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Sound like something I would do. Thank god for Canadian universal health care. Find pleasure in giving pleasure
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Always be careful Red hugssssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Aw, thanks for that and the misery/company and the laugh, mine just kinda hurts all the time right now, except laughing makes it a bit better. Thanks for your suggestion, I'd love to link you baby! Next time I'll try to remember to stick it in instead of slice it off. xo When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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But it is good advise When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I'm nobody to give advice. I sawed three fingers on my left hand because I didn't want to take the time to screw the sawblade on the tablesaw down. I left it sticking up two inches above the work. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I'm nobody to give advice. I sawed three fingers on my left hand because I didn't want to take the time to screw the sawblade on the tablesaw down. I left it sticking up two inches above the work. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I always get some kind of condescending comment from people in the medical field when I need assistance. Usually it's something like, "Why did you do that?" When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Ouch ouch ouch. Yeah...slicing is better I suppose...stabbing kinda hurts way more.  That was one heck of a bill thou. No more cheap flashlights for you...and next time please do listen to he little voice in your head.  "and next time please do listen to he little voice in your head" . . . which one there are soooo many  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Ouch ouch ouch. Yeah...slicing is better I suppose...stabbing kinda hurts way more. That was one heck of a bill thou. No more cheap flashlights for you...and next time please do listen to he little voice in your head.
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It had to be the cheap flashlight's curse !!!! Which is another reason, unless I'm half dead, no way in hell am I going to the ER.
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