Blood on _his_ hands

maxine in ri said...

Quoted message said:

My DH, the energizer bunny, was home alone Saturday afternoon while DD
was at the mall (where else do teens ever go?) and I was checking up
on my Mom's house.

We come back, and DD walks in the door after a trip to the hardware
store, with a large bandage on his ring finger.

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

I had no problem with this, glad that my nearly beloved still has all
his fingers. For his shower (don't get it wet, said the doctor) we
wrapped his hand in a gallon storage bag.

He did try to clean things up, but the places where blood flies when
someone is panicking, are ingenious. Took me 2 hours to find it all
and wipe it down.

The stitches come out today. I'm debating what to do with the table
saw downstairs....

maxine in ri

YEOUCH!!!

That kind of goof isn't supposed to happen with a really, really sharp
knife.

Andy

In article <[email hidden]>,

maxine in ri said:

My DH, the energizer bunny, was home alone Saturday afternoon while DD
was at the mall (where else do teens ever go?) and I was checking up
on my Mom's house.

We come back, and DD walks in the door after a trip to the hardware
store, with a large bandage on his ring finger.

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

I had no problem with this, glad that my nearly beloved still has all
his fingers. For his shower (don't get it wet, said the doctor) we
wrapped his hand in a gallon storage bag.

He did try to clean things up, but the places where blood flies when
someone is panicking, are ingenious. Took me 2 hours to find it all
and wipe it down.

The stitches come out today. I'm debating what to do with the table
saw downstairs....

maxine in ri

Make sure it has a safety guard... ;-)
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maxine in ri said:

My DH, the energizer bunny, was home alone Saturday afternoon while DD
was at the mall (where else do teens ever go?) and I was checking up
on my Mom's house.

We come back, and DD walks in the door after a trip to the hardware
store, with a large bandage on his ring finger.

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

I had no problem with this, glad that my nearly beloved still has all
his fingers. For his shower (don't get it wet, said the doctor) we
wrapped his hand in a gallon storage bag.

He did try to clean things up, but the places where blood flies when
someone is panicking, are ingenious. Took me 2 hours to find it all
and wipe it down.

The stitches come out today. I'm debating what to do with the table
saw downstairs....

maxine in ri

Although I'm sorry for your husband, I loved your recount of the tale. My
husband won't even let me touch one of his very sharp cleavers. I'm the
world's biggest klutz. If anything can be dropped, broken, spilled, knocked
over, knocked into - look no farther than me. I'm not kidding - this goes
WAY back to childhood. My Dad's nickname for me used to be "Grace". :~)

kili

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

I got woozy just thinking about it. I'm glad it wasn't worse!
That's terrible.

nancy

Andy q said:

maxine in ri said...

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The stitches come out today. I'm debating what to do with the table
saw downstairs....

maxine in ri

YEOUCH!!!

That kind of goof isn't supposed to happen with a really, really sharp
knife.

Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
professionally sharpened.

--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

sf sf said:

Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
professionally sharpened.

heh... I always get a chuckle out of that dumb ol' adage about a dull
knife being more dangerous. Nonsense. I've never been cut by a dull
knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

nb

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote

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knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

Weren't you supposed to learn to use a sharp knife but don't
cut towards your hand?

Just sayin.

nancy

notbob said:

sf sf said:

Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
professionally sharpened.

heh... I always get a chuckle out of that dumb ol' adage about a dull
knife being more dangerous. Nonsense. I've never been cut by a dull
knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

nb

I'm a HUGE fan of dull knives! :~)

kili

Nancy Young said:

Weren't you supposed to learn to use a sharp knife but don't
cut towards your hand?

Just sayin.

That's no fun. 😉

nb

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Weren't you supposed to learn to use a sharp knife but don't
cut towards your hand?

Just sayin.

That's no fun. 😉

(laugh) You like living on the edge, huh. So to speak.

nancy

notbob said:

sf sf said:

Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
professionally sharpened.

heh... I always get a chuckle out of that dumb ol' adage about a dull
knife being more dangerous. Nonsense. I've never been cut by a dull
knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

nb

Anybody with experience with cutting tools, kitchen or anywhere else, knows
the extra effort/pressure that needs to be applied to get a dull edge to to
cut leads to potential loss of control and unwanted/unexpected results. Do
you think a car that won't go over 25 mph is always safer than one that will
go 60 mph?

Omelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

maxine in ri said:

My DH, the energizer bunny, was home alone Saturday afternoon while DD
was at the mall (where else do teens ever go?) and I was checking up
on my Mom's house.

Quoted message said:

We come back, and DD walks in the door after a trip to the hardware
store, with a large bandage on his ring finger.

Quoted message said:

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

Quoted message said:

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

Quoted message said:

I had no problem with this, glad that my nearly beloved still has all
his fingers. For his shower (don't get it wet, said the doctor) we
wrapped his hand in a gallon storage bag.

Quoted message said:

He did try to clean things up, but the places where blood flies when
someone is panicking, are ingenious. Took me 2 hours to find it all
and wipe it down.

Quoted message said:

The stitches come out today. I'm debating what to do with the table
saw downstairs....

Quoted message said:

maxine in ri

Make sure it has a safety guard... ;-)

Quoted message said:

Peace, Om

It does. He thought I was nuts when I went crazy over getting good
knives, made well and with knife safes to go with them. Since he'll
cut himself on can lids, food processor blades and other such
impliments, usually not this bad, I try to make sure that sharp things
are not in the dishwater when he starts. This was the worst in a
while, thank the gods.

maxine in ri

kilikini said:

Although I'm sorry for your husband, I loved your recount of the tale. My
husband won't even let me touch one of his very sharp cleavers. I'm the
world's biggest klutz. If anything can be dropped, broken, spilled, knocked
over, knocked into - look no farther than me. I'm not kidding - this goes
WAY back to childhood. My Dad's nickname for me used to be "Grace". :~)

kili

When I took my first woodworking class, the teacher decided that I was
not careful enough around the power saw, so he set me to work with a
hand saw....which I promptly used and sliced my palm.

Kitchen tools, (knock wood) I haven't caused major damage with yet,
discounting what I do to food!<g>.

maxine in ri

Nancy Young said:

"maxine in ri" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

"Y'know that kitchen knife I keep really, really, sharp?" he asks me
after I just stared at his bandaged digit.

Quoted message said:

More staring, so he continues "Well, I was slicing up some salad
stuff, and it slipped. Good thing we live one block from the
emergency clinic. By the way, the doctor told me not to get this wet,
so you get to do the dishes."

I got woozy just thinking about it. I'm glad it wasn't worse!
That's terrible.

nancy

He'll be fine. Stitches come out today, so it was long, but not deep.

maxine

maxine in ri said:

kilikini said:

Although I'm sorry for your husband, I loved your recount of the
tale. My husband won't even let me touch one of his very sharp
cleavers. I'm the world's biggest klutz. If anything can be
dropped, broken, spilled, knocked over, knocked into - look no
farther than me. I'm not kidding - this goes WAY back to childhood.
My Dad's nickname for me used to be "Grace". :~)

kili

When I took my first woodworking class, the teacher decided that I was
not careful enough around the power saw, so he set me to work with a
hand saw....which I promptly used and sliced my palm.

Kitchen tools, (knock wood) I haven't caused major damage with yet,
discounting what I do to food!<g>.

maxine in ri

Let's just hope we keep all of our fingers and toes!

kili

notbob said...

Quoted message said:

sf sf said:

Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
professionally sharpened.

heh... I always get a chuckle out of that dumb ol' adage about a dull
knife being more dangerous. Nonsense. I've never been cut by a dull
knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

nb

I sliced the tip of my finger with a ceramic knife. I knew I cut myself but
it didn't hurt and took a few seconds to bleed then it healed itself almost
instantly. A very strange experience!

Andy

kilikini said:

Let's just hope we keep all of our fingers and toes!

Too late!

Remember ....don't drink and dice!

nb

notbob said:

kilikini said:

Let's just hope we keep all of our fingers and toes!

Too late!

Remember ....don't drink and dice!

nb

ACK!!!!!!!!!

kili

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:14:24 -0400, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
cheapo paring knife around for apples.

Weren't you supposed to learn to use a sharp knife but don't
cut towards your hand?

Old habits die hard and blood is usually part of it when knives are
involved.

--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.