how to do it big style

[dirtydeeds]

thats not a Z for Zorro or Zeta Jones

 

[Steve Jones]

That's natures way of telling you you might want to re-think the setup for the cut.

A good carpenter is one who still has all his fingers, stay safe DD

 

[Fred West]

DD, that must have hurt like the dickens but at least you did not lose it. Take care, Fred

 

[Dan Clermont]

I'd rather take a puck in the face then have that happen to my hand. Then yet again I wear a visor when I play hockey

Dan Clermont

 

[Fred West]

Dan, at 52 years old I and 47 years of playing hockey I have just moved to a half visor.  ;D Fred

 

[dirtydeeds]

three surgeons stiched the two tendons back toether. all done with me fully awake

im in good hands, victoria hospital in east grinstead (uk)

its the place that pioneered plastic surgery for fighter pilots in the second world war

the doctors and nurses are from all over the world, including the usa, australia and canada

 

[Fred West]

DD, nice to be so close to such a prestigious institution. I am glad that it all worked out and that your hand is in good hands.  ;D Sorry, I just could not resist.  : Fred

 

[Dan Clermont]

Dan, at 52 years old I and 47 years of playing hockey I have just moved to a half visor.  ;D Fred

Damn, I've only played hockey for 35 years! Congrats on the half visor! I'll never forget when I took my half visor off for a game just to try it without and ended up with 5 stitches above my eye from an errant stick. WHat I remember best was my wife asking how a stick managed to get wedged between my visor and my eyebrow... when I explained I had removed the visor their was a long pause on the phone.

Never again will I remove it.

Dan Clermont

 

[dirtydeeds]

its not too far away by road but its 3 hours by train, the insurance company wont let me drive

i turned up in my english fighter pilots jacket (copy) the first comment i got was "this place has seen a few of those"

boy am i lucky

 

[dirtydeeds]

those ice hockey injuries look positivly painfull

 

[Dan Clermont]

What exactly did you do?

Dan Clermont

 

[Fred West]

That injury was actually pretty mild and I drove myself the eight miles to the hospital. Got nine stitches had my nose broken in two places, two orbital blowout fractures and bone fragments jammed into my maxillary sinus cavity.  ;D However in all seriousness I have had much worse and I was back on the ice in three weeks.  8) Fred

 

[Fred West]

DD, I think it is great that they took you and saw and understood the jacket.  8) Fred

 

[dirtydeeds]

its a pretty non descript sort of place but thinking on it, it still has the look of a wartime hospital all the buildings are single storey and most are temporary buildings, only a few are brick built

the dead give away are building names like, the canadain wing, the spitfire wing and the sargents mess (renamed surgeons mess)

the work they did was brilliant

in answer to the question i was edging shelves and snipping off the ends, ever wish youd spent the equivilent of 22 dollars on the right tool, i do

 

[Dan Clermont]

That wouldn't happen with the MFK 700.  Guess I better tell LOML I need one

 

[dirtydeeds]

in the uk we might complain about taxes (including 17.5 percent sales tax) and the national health being a post code (zipcode) lottery

but im lucky, my postcode says my nearest specialist hospital is one of the very best in the country for the type of injury

our national health system means my only costs are the train and taxi fares, the surgery cost me nothing. the three months aftercare are also paid for out of taxes

i guess in america it would have cost me an arm and a leg....  :

 

[dirtydeeds]

dan i was using the ofk 700 it was snipping off the ends was the problem

when it comes to it using the tool designed for the job is priceless, the tool would have cost 11 quid about 22 dollars us

it would have paid for the three months i have off work

self employed :-\

 

[Scott W.]

Ouch DD!
and Ouch again for the involuntary vacation from income :-[

Scott W.

 

[dirtydeeds]

scottw the vacation of a lifetime this year is off

the big 5 oh meant las vegas, helicopter over the grand canyon and other tourist stuff

its a pity but it doesnt matter, im alive and i will be back at work in june

 

[Mike_Chrest]

DD,
  Ouch! Here's to a quick recovery.
Mike

Perhaps scale back the vacation. Beaches in Spain? Sounds like a medical necessity ;D.