Explanation
AS to why I have not made an entry since the 18th: Basically I proved a lock out tag out policy wrong in my plant and almost lost 2 of my fingers. So my typing skills are severely reduced right now. I didn’t lose any appendages but a blade did get friendly with the top 1/3 of my middle and ring fingers on my right hand. By the end the blade luckily stopped at the bone and 9 stitches later I should come out with just some scar tissue. I will give an extended explanation later, but for now you will have to excuse my lack of entries.
August 21st, 2005 at 7:32 pm
I’m glad that I am not now the only one who has had to blog about digit injuries resulting in stitches.
But sorry about your luck and lockout tag.
August 21st, 2005 at 7:39 pm
Be a man! Type with your forehead!
Seriously, though, good to hear you’re alright. Maybe you should have Lauren take a post by dictation explaining your current state of incapacitation. Don’t join Little Doug in the pantheon of industrial accident victims (you should see his pinky finger - broke it sideways in the second knuckle and refused to have it set, so now his finger makes a nice zig-zag Tetris piece shape).
August 21st, 2005 at 7:42 pm
Addendum:
Did you respond with the situationally-appropriate Crouch Hop or did you simply say “Arp! Arp! Arp!”?
Bonus points if you uttered “It’s only a flesh wound” or “I’ve had worse.”
August 21st, 2005 at 9:46 pm
Glad to hear you’re OK.
HES
August 22nd, 2005 at 7:52 am
I prefer the “Ace Ventura” point and scream approach a lo “Ace Ventura 2.”
I hope you feel better, and I am deeply sorry your wounded your love parter of 27 years.
August 22nd, 2005 at 11:40 am
Shakakah!
Also situationally appropriate would have been the following, delivered in a slow, low-key, deliberative fashion: “Just call me Mr. Butterfingers. Is my face red or what!”
August 24th, 2005 at 9:23 am
I know it’s a terrible loss, and there’s alot of good and alot of bad to come out of the trajedy… ok, so maybe there is not too many good things to come out of it… but look on the bright side, you can now do the all time greatest magic trick of all, your kids will be amazed for years… you can do the, “pull your finger off trick”, and it will look so friggin real. I have no idea what that trick is called, I never was really amused by it, but the first person to ever show me was a 70 year old farmer named Vernon that was missing the tip of his birdie finger… oh well, hope it heals up well…