nadinbrzezinski
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Sat Jun-28-08 05:35 PM
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I hate it when I do stupid things like this |
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was slicing some coleslaw to make some slaw, and yep, sliced my finger while at it
So here I am with some gauze pad and bandage. Looks stupid... but hey... direct pressure is the best way to do this
Oh and the slaw, was delicious...
Problem is, no biking today... I need that finger to switch speeds
:-)
And the day is oh so nice.
No matter, will do some coffee here and work at home
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Faygo Kid
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Sat Jun-28-08 05:37 PM
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1. It's Saturday. Coffee is for Sunday. Have a nice glass of wine tonight. Or two. |
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That's my plan. An at-home Saturday night with a good dinner and good wine, then Sunday morning with French toast, coffee and the New York Times.
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nadinbrzezinski
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Sat Jun-28-08 05:45 PM
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2. Don't drink so a nice latte is a luxury. Hey at least finding out that |
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writing is not going to be such a chore as I feared... or it would have been a pain. I write, that's what I do
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Sat Jun-28-08 05:53 PM
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3. I hate when something like that happens |
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A few years back I was preparing a sample of steel on a machine that resembles a router, but this one was for metals instead of wood. I saw that metal turnings were building up between the mill and the backside of the machine, so I reached out with a gloved finger to pull out some of them - while the mill was still rotating at high speed. The mill - sharp as the devil himself - grabbed my leather glove with tremendous force, sliced through it, and took a good-sized divot out of the side of my left index finger.
Even though I've been working with power tools since puberty, I suffered a momentary lapse in judgment that could have ended up much worse than it did. Despite years of training, I disregarded a lesson that had been reinforced countless times, and I felt really stupid for it.
I hope my tale of woe has been of some consolation to you. FWIW, I believe those slicers/shredders are inherently more dangerous than the mill I was operating. Hope your pain subsides soon.
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nadinbrzezinski
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Sat Jun-28-08 05:59 PM
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4. I forgot the lesson of years from working with knives |
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and I lost respect for the blade
Funny, I changed from the shredder to the blade since the shredder was not working
And yes, it is funny. I took a divot out of my thumb...
Funny, I took care of it and just finished dinner
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Sat Jun-28-08 06:15 PM
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5. I can work magic with a knife, but get me anywhere near a mandoline... |
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and there will be blood spilled, guaranteed.
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Sat Jun-28-08 06:38 PM
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6. I Often Use 2 Knives (1 in Each Hand), and Keep My Fingers Outa There |
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Just because those chefs on the cooking shows can go chop-chop-chop that fast and never get their fingers doesn't mean *I* can. So I use 2 knives and come at it from both directions (so whatever I'm cutting doesn't leave the cutting board).
Nice day for riding here too, I was just out.
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nadinbrzezinski
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Sat Jun-28-08 09:24 PM
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7. Those chefs can't all the time |
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one day watching Iron Chef... I think it was bobby flay that did the same number I did... one of those that they actually ran twice on camera... Elton Brown was actually funny about it
I just got on my gazelle, I still needed the exercise. Oh and found I am in far better shape than I expected... the twenty minutes went by like nothing.
I used to be in trouble by seven
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Sat Jun-28-08 10:05 PM
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8. Next time, crack open an egg and place a bit of the shell lining over the cut |
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It acts as a second skin and will stop the bleeding pronto.
Hope your finger feels better. :hug:
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nadinbrzezinski
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Sat Jun-28-08 10:09 PM
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9. Well it does, but I have to be careful about WHAT I put on cuts |
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So I did the usual soap, water, DIRECT pressure...
Of course you should have seen hubby's face.. he hates ICKIES
Taking aspirin, so no matter what I do it will bleed like a pig.
And it does feel better
Will take two weeks to fully heel, since I sliced a chunk out. Not deep enough to deserve a visit to any local ER though
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