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Dumbest Accident of all Time
- Thread starter wade
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VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
As soon as you mentioned duct tape I laughed. But the story about the nail gun made me shudder. D:
My story of getting injured was a lot nicer. I got it doing something totally girly. XD
Our cat had kittens in my closet. I knelt down like I always do to check on them. Well, in my closed were some very low lying shelves with nails through them. I have no idea why but there were about 4-5 nails sticking out of the thin boards/shelves. Welp, as I got up I ended up impaling my knee on one of them. Aaaaall the way in. It barely hurt, shocked me more than anything. My first reaction was to show the household then call my best friend and tell her all about it.
My story of getting injured was a lot nicer. I got it doing something totally girly. XD
Our cat had kittens in my closet. I knelt down like I always do to check on them. Well, in my closed were some very low lying shelves with nails through them. I have no idea why but there were about 4-5 nails sticking out of the thin boards/shelves. Welp, as I got up I ended up impaling my knee on one of them. Aaaaall the way in. It barely hurt, shocked me more than anything. My first reaction was to show the household then call my best friend and tell her all about it.
Tara80
ACR Breeder # 787
LOL, It certainly isn't just boys- trust me. There was this one time, many years ago, where I had a huge machete stuck in my leg. Stuck stuck. In the bone and everything. I too have had hundreds of stitches...
Maybe boys are just more vocal about it
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Cattsy
New member
LOL, It certainly isn't just boys- trust me. There was this one time, many years ago, where I had a huge machete stuck in my leg. Stuck stuck. In the bone and everything. I too have had hundreds of stitches...
Maybe boys are just more vocal about it
HAHAHAHAHA Okay Tara, that story bears telling!! How in the HECK did that happen?
I've had my share of stitches too actually, mostly from stupid stuff
boys just seem so much more.... PROUD of their wounds!! 
desertanimal
2003 UB313
Duct tape does not fix broken solar shower bags, unfortunately.
I've had only two really dumb accidents.
The first time I lived in Madagascar I decided the lemurs were too lazy and I was not getting enough exercise, so I decided to carve jumprope handles. I have never carved anything. It only resulted in a few minor cuts up until the one where I sliced my thumb open pretty good. We were living a two-day trip from the nearest medical attention so my boss and I (I was a field assistant to someone working on her dissertation) stitched it up. 6 sutures. Most of them done more than once before they were right, because I have had enough sutures to know when they're too deep or too shallow, but neither of us had ever done them before so we weren't very good at it. Thankfully we had injectible lidocaine. It took us so long to do them that it wore off in the middle and I had to tank my thumb back up.
The second time was when I let my 70lb dog pull me on my skateboard a few years back. This would have been less dumb if I hadn't been 31 when I did it, if I had learned to ride a skateboard earlier than the age of 30, if the new dog had been under good voice command, or if my wife hadn't already warned me that it was a bad idea. That resulted in some spectacular road rash and an ACL that was torn right in half and had to be replaced.
I've had plenty of other accidents, but none ridiculously stupid as that.
Machetes are dangerous. I've scared myself a few times and have sometimes thought maybe I should just not use them. But of course I still use them when the need arises. Hopefully I can live out my life without a machete injury.
I've had only two really dumb accidents.
The first time I lived in Madagascar I decided the lemurs were too lazy and I was not getting enough exercise, so I decided to carve jumprope handles. I have never carved anything. It only resulted in a few minor cuts up until the one where I sliced my thumb open pretty good. We were living a two-day trip from the nearest medical attention so my boss and I (I was a field assistant to someone working on her dissertation) stitched it up. 6 sutures. Most of them done more than once before they were right, because I have had enough sutures to know when they're too deep or too shallow, but neither of us had ever done them before so we weren't very good at it. Thankfully we had injectible lidocaine. It took us so long to do them that it wore off in the middle and I had to tank my thumb back up.
The second time was when I let my 70lb dog pull me on my skateboard a few years back. This would have been less dumb if I hadn't been 31 when I did it, if I had learned to ride a skateboard earlier than the age of 30, if the new dog had been under good voice command, or if my wife hadn't already warned me that it was a bad idea. That resulted in some spectacular road rash and an ACL that was torn right in half and had to be replaced.
I've had plenty of other accidents, but none ridiculously stupid as that.
Machetes are dangerous. I've scared myself a few times and have sometimes thought maybe I should just not use them. But of course I still use them when the need arises. Hopefully I can live out my life without a machete injury.
Tara80
ACR Breeder # 787
HAHAHAHAHA Okay Tara, that story bears telling!! How in the HECK did that happen?
I've had my share of stitches too actually, mostly from stupid stuff
Very very true! It must be that this is how they get their 'battle wounds' these days
For mine: I've always been a tomboy and grew up on hudreds of acres.. I used to make trails through the woods for hiking, horse back riding, etc. One day I was making a trail and my machete was really dull, so I sharpened it.
Because I was used to hacking through brush when it was dull, I put more force into a swing than was necessary right after sharpening.. it went clean through a branch (about 2" thick) like a hot knife through butter... and right into my leg. It actually was stuck in my leg and humming/vibrating.. which was really weird and made me laugh. Crazy time to laugh (but it didn't hurt- it severed clean through my nerves)... I guess I do a good job when I sharpen my knives and machetes!!! :grin01:
diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
Wow! Hope you are better soon Wade. Any pictures? C'mon, I shared my cankle!
SquamishSerpents
Katia
glad you're okay, Wade!
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just for FUTURE reference (next time you do something dumb
) the BEST thing, HANDS DOWN to get sticky, yuckie, duckie tape off is...DUNNN DUNN DUNNNNNNNN! eye makeup remover! a woman's little secret
TandJ
Ole' Stoic Viper...
Your lucky Wade, if I would have done that at work, I likely would have been given a final write up and been suspended for at least three days without pay..
From time time to time I work in the metal shop, the wood and about 6 days a month on HummVee's.. I had an incident where I got a few fingers tore up on razor wire ( lost half of a finger nail when the wire got me, cut it cleanly in half ), now my companies stance is if there is razor wire on the vehicle, in any way shape or form we can not work on it, plus we now have kevlar gloves when for performing work on Hummers..
Hope you heal up quickly, I hate them booboo's..
Regards.. Tim of T and J
It should be noted, I made a typo, I lost half a finger nail, not a finger.. Thank goodness..
From time time to time I work in the metal shop, the wood and about 6 days a month on HummVee's.. I had an incident where I got a few fingers tore up on razor wire ( lost half of a finger nail when the wire got me, cut it cleanly in half ), now my companies stance is if there is razor wire on the vehicle, in any way shape or form we can not work on it, plus we now have kevlar gloves when for performing work on Hummers..
Hope you heal up quickly, I hate them booboo's..
Regards.. Tim of T and J
It should be noted, I made a typo, I lost half a finger nail, not a finger.. Thank goodness..
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wade
Save The Humans
Thanks everyone, it is turning out to be a none event. When I started this tread I had the mental image of the knife sticking in my knee cap fresh in my mind. Now it is starting to look a lot more like a bandage.
Cabinet Makers are really good at telling accident stories. It kind of goes with the profession. I was pretty proud, this is the first time I have had stitches in five years. I got to have a new tetanus shot today. My doc says that I bleed often enough that I should have the at least every five years.
Cabinet Makers are really good at telling accident stories. It kind of goes with the profession. I was pretty proud, this is the first time I have had stitches in five years. I got to have a new tetanus shot today. My doc says that I bleed often enough that I should have the at least every five years.
dogsNdragons
and Corns, OH MY!
Oooops!
I am glad you are fine. Duct tape is an amazing thing.
I am glad you are fine. Duct tape is an amazing thing.
Cattsy
New member
What imbecile puts razor wire on a hummer anyway? :eek1:
Or any vehicle for that matter? Does it give you +1 to Macho stat?
wade
Save The Humans
ROFLMAO sorry but that is seriously funny old man. I'll come kiss your booboo though while giggling uncontrollably,lol I bet SWMBO is proud
That's a little harsh Danielle, I'm not so old, sort of. I'd love to have you kiss my booboo. SWMBO was disappointed that the bandage wasn't bigger. Wondered why I went to the doctor.
wstphal
working in the Gulag
What imbecile puts razor wire on a hummer anyway? :eek1:
Or any vehicle for that matter? Does it give you +1 to Macho stat?
Maybe military vehicles? It would kinda make sense then.
luckycharm318
New member
Well Wade, at least you were fortunate enough to stick yourself in the knee instead of the family jewels like that installer of yours did.