OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
08-08-2006, 10:50 PM
#11
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
Ditto, along with antibiotic.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
08-08-2006, 10:50 PM
#12
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
Ditto, along with antibiotic.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
08-08-2006, 10:50 PM
#13
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
Ditto, along with antibiotic.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so, I'd
> recommend it now.
08-08-2006, 10:57 PM
#14
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice? I
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:57 PM
#15
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice? I
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:57 PM
#16
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice? I
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:57 PM
#17
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice? I
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
it clean and dry.
Thanks,
Carl
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
> I'd recommend it now.
>
> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>
>> <cringe>
>>
>> -jenn
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>of
>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for himself
>>>>as
>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>
>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>it up
>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer finger.
>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>from
>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>pointed up
>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>
>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site) wasn't
>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>there in
>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>water
>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood. As
>>>>for
>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is so
>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>from
>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>
>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>medical
>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>made
>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>sure
>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>
>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>
>>>>Carl
>>>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:58 PM
#18
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Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
One being a tetnaus shot or booster.. don't remember.
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:58 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
One being a tetnaus shot or booster.. don't remember.
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
08-08-2006, 10:58 PM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT: Typing without my pointer finger..
One being a tetnaus shot or booster.. don't remember.
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Carl
"Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:dPidnd1b7cSG0kTZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other advice?
>I soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin, keeping
>it clean and dry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or so,
>> I'd recommend it now.
>>
>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>
>>> <cringe>
>>>
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in favor
>>>>>of
>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>himself as
>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a client.
>>>>>
>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before tilting
>>>>>it up
>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit it's
>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>finger.
>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a half
>>>>>from
>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through the
>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>there in
>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45 good
>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off with
>>>>>water
>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>As for
>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>so
>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone me
>>>>>from
>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>medical
>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>made
>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow, I'm
>>>>>sure
>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>