Ripped the finger nail and tip of finger off loading firewood one winter, the guy I was working with said "Some people will do anything to get out of work." Of course then we had to fix the truck to get out of the woods. Doctor said I broke the tip of the finger too, I asked how he knew and he showed me how he could wiggle the bone sticking out.
Was working under the dash of car with a "trouble light" had both arms wrapped up behind instrument cluster when light fail on arm. By time I could get hands out the skin came off with light. I learned why they called them trouble lights. Had an old Buick once and got the bright idea one night to replace manual windows with power windows. There was a big coil spring on regulator, so I popped it off. Well it cut about a 2" gash in my hand. So I stopped at grocery store on way home got a 12 pack, needle and dental floss and sewed it back together. The manager at the shop I worked at saw it a few days latter and made me go to doctor. The doctor told me that I should tie each stitch and use waxed dental floss next time. Trampas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Rentfro Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 12:23 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Virtual Pillory: Come jeer at the idiot! Donald typed: "It cut me between my thumb and index - badly. It immediately started bleeding. It was bad, but I had to finish the sink or we have no water in the bathroom. So, I wrapped it up as well as I could and went back to working on the faucet." Back in '81 or so, when I was a sub shop owner back in central Illinois, I cut the bejesus out of my thumb one day on the sweet Hobart meat slicer. Right down to the bone on the knuckle. About a week later, my father moved to AZ and he wanted me to schlep out to him his Vactor (a big shit sucker)and a one ton Dodge van. I rigged up a tow hitch to the front of the van so I could pull it behind the Vactor. I thought the next logical thing to do, since the trip was going to be about two thousand miles, was to take the driveshaft out of the van. SO, I'm laying on ice in the drive of my dad's shop (it's January and it's about -10 as I recall) and I commence taking off the driveshaft of the van. About a minute into the evolution, I have the requisite wrench slip off knuckle buster and, of course, it's my bandaged up thumb I mash. The inside of my glove instantly becomes sickingly warm. I too, like Donald, knew this job needed to be done, so I continued noticing that the warmness gave way to alternating warm/cold. When I finished my glove was kind of a bloody slush. I spent a few minutes checking the lights and my glove froze solid. I walked across the street to the Dr's office, and he thawed my hand/glove bloodcicle in a pan of water, cut off the glove, lectured me sternly (small town thing, you know), and sewed up my thumb without a local to "teach me a lesson". Bob R. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
