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My Daddy Taught Me Better...

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#1

So, last Friday, I was pre-drilling some holes for deck screws for my bench-work. Rather than walk five feet to get the wisk-broom to deal with the dust, I used my hand. Yup, you guessed it, I got a splinter in my finger. I pulled it out, but I didn’t get it all. Over the weekend, The digit swelled up, got red, and the remnant splinter resisted all my attempts to remove it.

Yesterday, I finally admitted defeat, and went to see my quack, after getting a bit of pus out of the hole. Yes, I said, hole!

Well, he shoved what looked like a pipe into my finger, to inject some numbing medicine. Hurt like hell! Query, why does numbing medicine hurt like hell on the way in?

After stirring around in that hole for a bit, he latched onto a half inch splinter. A HALF INCH!!! And all because I was too lazy to walk five feet to get the wisk-broom.

I lost three days working on my railroad because of this. My Daddy did teach me better, I swear. I wish I had listened.

Oh, yeah, the finger shows signs of healing. I’ll be back out there, today, with my wisk-broom.

#2

Sorry to hear that. If there is a piece of wood nearby I will find a way to get a splinter from it. I’ve gotten rather good at surgical removal using a sharp #11 blade. I’ve never had to dig one out that deep though.

Given your situation before the incident and knowing my attraction to splinters, I probably would have tried to blow the dust away; launched into a coughing fit and pulled a back muscle. End result would have been the same - 3 days lost.

Glad you are on the mend.

#3

You have Murphy working there too!

#4

Even if I would have done it correctly with the broom I would still manage to get a splinter… I have found that no matter what I am working with I will manage to get something stuck in my fingers, hands, eyes, feet… the eyes are the worst! (even wearing eye protection!!)

#5

Yeah i would have blown on it and shoved it all in my eyes.

Sorry to hear your misfortune Steve.

#6

And they do have splinter removal sets for your AID box that you keep near all your work areas. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)Good that you did get it out.

#7

Dave Marconi said:

And they do have splinter removal sets for your AID box that you keep near all your work areas. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)Good that you did get it out.

I don’t think that set would have done much good. My Quack, whom I call “The Prince of Pain,” had a modicum of difficulty finding and removing that log.

#8

I’ve had shots in the hands a number of times, they do hurt. Tried once without the pain killer and it was a lot worse. Finger prints left if in many chair arms. Oh well, glad you got through it.

#9

Steve, thanks for that. I am sorry about your misfortune, but you can take solace in the fact that you made me feel better about myself.

#10

David Maynard said:

Steve, thanks for that. I am sorry about your misfortune, but you can take solace in the fact that you made me feel better about myself.

lol. It is always better when you can laugh at someone else’s pain.

#11

Thanks, David, Devon. Its good to have friends. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

#12

always here to help

#13

Yep, been there, done… well, you know…

#14

Devon, I wasn’t laughing at his pain. I was realizing that maybe I am not such a major idiot after all. I mean, other folks do some of the same things I do, so maybe I aint such an idiot.

#15

David, don’t worry about it. I was laughing at the id10t, you might as well join in the fun. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

#16

Vic Smith said:

Yep, been there, done… well, you know…

Vic, yer all heart. Did you argue with a porcupine?

#17

I love how vic’s picture shows one seriously bad encounter with a porcupine and then his signature says don’t panic. I think in this case a slight bit of panic would well up inside me. Dang that really looks like it hurts. And they come out worse than they go in. I think I might need a fifth of liquid anesthesia for that one.

#18

Its from a movie called Splinter, about an unknown malignant lifeform. =-O

#19

(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-smile.gif)well it looks like a dog after an argument with a porcupine

Ow

#20

Poor baby.

I’ve had dogs come back looking like that, before. Their attitude was, “You should see the other guy.” $400.00 each at the Vets. Talk about ouch!