It’s a blessing to have a sense of humour . It’s even more of a blessing when your family inherit it .
Today , my son Martyn and I have need to dig into this reserve of misery repellant .
It started with Martyn , having helped me get ready , lightly skipping his way down the hall into the kitchen whereupon the freezer , in his own words
"Leapt out and attacked me "
I heard a bump and a muffled oath along the lines of "Oh dear , I have hurt my little toe toes " He’s 38 , I wish he would swear instead ;<)
He then hopped back into my room and he had a most outstanding injury . His little toe was stuck out at a right angle and his toe and adjacent foot turned an odd shade of dark purple as I watched .
By the time the ambulance arrived , half his foot was coloured as opposed to his face which was rather lacking .
I went with him to the hospital and realised how sad it is for some people who lack a sense of humour .
They said to Martyn , "your little toe is broken, we shall put a large (something ) on it "
"Just make sure I can still drive " was his response . "It’s my job , and I am not staying off work "
"OK " sez they "We’ll strap the little toe to the next one "
Martyn voiced a better idea , "Why not strap my legs together , that’ll immobilise me " .
They failed to see the fun part of this .
“You will have to wear sandals " said the medic .
“Sandals is for weird tree huggers " said Martyn , getting a dirty look from the medic who was wearing sandals .
" You can’t play football either " said the medic triumphantly .
" Is it ok to kick the cat then ?” said Martyn .
No sign of a laugh there , either . Except from us two .
“How does it feel now ?” sez medic man
“Painful " sez Martyn ,” but not half as bad as the fact that I was just going to get my safety boots on when this happened ; the fridge could have waited .”
So , we now have this question to sort out .
Who cares for whom ? He usually looks after me , I should now be taking some of the load off him . He says it’s nothing and he’ll see me when he gets home from work .
Obstinate little sod , ain’t he ?
I am sure all my friends will think up some solution for him .
Over to you , chaps ,
what’s to do ?
Mike M
ps I keep telling him to wear something on his feet , but he prefers going unclad in the hot weather .
pps . He sez he can’t bite his toenails now .
Mike -
Are you certain you didn’t write slapstick comedy in a former life? Every time you tell one of these tails of pain and suffering I end up in hysterical laughter 
I certainly hope Martyn feels better soon. I think you are both quite smart to make light of a bad situation. Crying make us feel better, but laughing at ourselves certainly does.
As far as him caring for you; if he is still physically able, let him continue. He’s young and no doubt able to work with pain quite easily. I’m well over 50 and have been ignoring many aches and pains for years. I won’t let it stop me from doing what I want to do.
Around our house we have a saying that’s chanted every time someone injures toes from kicking something or dropping something on them “wouldn’t happen if you had shoes on”
JR
“wouldn’t happen if you had shoes on”
Don’t you just hate stements like that? Especially, if you have to say it to yourself. The general statement at the marina is “no job is complete until Ric bleeds on it”. We all have to be good at something.
Tell Martyn that I’m sorry he has to put up with the pain. As my Doctor says, “pain goes away or you learn to live with it or not”. Sometimes his bed side manner needs some work, but I like it. You ask why something hurts and he says, “Your getting old”. Great friend.
hehe Wear no unnecessary shoes!
On the father and son thing, show him this Mike, it might raise a smile. It’s me and Alex, my son, who is shooting up by the day. Under the heading of “Somethings are just best left alone son”
Hope you both get along ok. Cheers
Ric Golding said:
"wouldn't happen if you had shoes on"Don’t you just hate stements like that? Especially, if you have to say it to yourself.
My family takes great fun in saying it back to me whenever I stub my toe on something they left on the floor
Tom Ruby said:
heheWear no unnecessary shoes!
Tom - I knew your response would be along those lines! I almost said so in my first reply.
Great story telling.
I especially like the
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"Oh dear , I have hurt my little toe toes " He's 38 , I wish he would swear instead
Mike Morgan said:Mike, :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
So , we now have this question to sort out . Who cares for whom ? He usually looks after me , I should now be taking some of the load off him . He says it's nothing and he'll see me when he gets home from work . Obstinate little sod , ain't he ? I am sure all my friends will think up some solution for him . Over to you , chaps , what's to do ? Mike M ps I keep telling him to wear something on his feet , but he prefers going unclad in the hot weather . pps . He sez he can't bite his toenails now .
Nothing personal!
Me thinks your son needs to wear safety boots around the house, either that or tame the icebox. 
Which brings up the question: Is the fridge more unruly when the beer is running low or when there’s too much in the fridge? (That is if you Brits actually keep your beer cold by now) Whichever applies, it will need some attention! 
No solutions from this department, but a suggestion (or two): On that care bit, make sure, whatever else you do, that you wear a hard hat and a reflective safety vest. That will produce a nice clang if you should wipe out and if in the process you knock out the lights - strictly guessing on my part going by your 'puter experiences - there should be enough residual illumination to find you or the safety vest.
While railfanning recently I was told by an employee of a certain company that I needed to wear a hard hat, a safety vest and safety boots.
“Why?”
“Those are the regulations on our property!”
“But I wasn’t on your property 'til you called me over.”
“The railway has similar rules and you never know when a train is coming”
“They don’t run here on Tuesday, besides, my scanner is tuned to their frequency”
Of course I was right back on the railways RoW and kept on shooting pictures.
Yes, Mr. Morgan! I’m a smart ass, even when one on one.
PS I was wearing the official promotional hat from the railway, the one they hand out when you visit the district office.
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Mike Morgan said:Quoi?
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Huh?
Wouldn’t life be Grande…if we had background music like in the movies?
If this were to pass, then music to accompany toe stubbing could be, “This is the End” by the Doors.
I just noticed that Hans has admitted to being a smart ass . That’s OK then .
Mike
Mike Morgan said:Hi Mike,
I just noticed that Hans has admitted to being a smart ass . That's OK then . Mike
Took you long enough! :rolleyes:
I always adjust my replies and the accompanying humour to the situation, both in daily conversations as well as on the Internet
Works really well for me, annoys some people and makes the rest of the crowd have a very hearty laugh (and the occasional snicker). Laughing is definitely very healthy, it’s medically proven.
Especially if you can laugh at yourself .
Without navel gazing and analysis.
ps sorry about the delay , was otherwise occupied
Quote:I can imagine :))
sorry about the delay , was otherwise occupied
This little piggy went to the market
This little piggy went home
This little piggy had roast beef
and this little piggy got mangled playing football with a refrigerator
The sad thing , Victor , is he hates football , so do I .
But he enjoyed your little joke .
He says there was an American rules footballer called The Refrigerator that we used to watch on TV ,and he could have been worse off kicking THAT refrigerator . I’d forgotten all about him , he was a big chap .
Martyn would probably have broken his leg , just before his neck got broken .
Mike
Mike Morgan said:Yup, played for the Chicago Bears under Mike Ditka............William Perry aka " the Fridge"........;)
The sad thing , Victor , is he hates football , so do I . But he enjoyed your little joke . He says there was an American rules footballer called The Refrigerator that we used to watch on TV ,and he could have been worse off kicking THAT refrigerator . I'd forgotten all about him , he was a big chap . Martyn would probably have broken his leg , just before his neck got broken . Mike