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dirtydeeds

dirtydeeds

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hi guys and gals

ive been pm'd by one of the guys here and i am greatful HIS and ALL and EVERYBODY's  kind and genourous thoughts

id just like to say ive been to the hospital today and can now take off my splint 8 hours a day but still cant drive for a least two weeks

im stunned by your collective reaction

"gob smacked" doesnt even begin to explain how i feel

a very humble and very embarresed englishman is at your service

i hope to be able to live up to your expectations

kind regards tom

 
 
Don't spend too much time being humble DD just get well soon!

all the best Colin
 
DD,

Give us a thumbs-up (literally and figuratively) when everything is functioning well!   ;D

Dan.
 
Get well and get back to woodbutchery soon DD.
Are you drawing alphabets in the air with your bum thumb yet?
Make sure to use the english spellings for all the words, you guys always use more letters..... ;D ;D ;D
 
Best wishes, speedy recovery, and congratulations on  journeyman's typing job in spite of your injuries.

Dave
 
an update

i read the physio's notes last night. i still cant drive for two weeks (left hand stick shift)

i'm allowed to do light dusting  ::) and cant lift any more than 1/2 a kilo  :(

well, im a boy so.......... i decided, sod the dusting  ;) but came up with a way to test my lifting ability ;D

i went down the pub. i couldnt pick up the pint its was too heavy  >:(    solution...  i used my right hand  ;D

the chancellor increased the duty on beer on the budget so its now 5 dollars a pint (a uk pint is bigger than a us pint)

after two pints of Adnams Broardside i stopped feeling guilty about the dusting and couldnt feel my wallet
 
Hi,

    As if you would have any dusting to do, what with a CT and all ::)

Seth
 
DD, this forum in so many ways is a brotherhood albeit mostly an online one. You are one of us and quite actually whther you want to be or not. :D ;) ;D You get hurt or anyone else here and we feel his or her pain. Take care and get well quickly. Fred
 
DD , down under we'd start with a smaller sized beer and work our way up as the numbing took effect.

So in order of weight, your healing regimen might commence thusly: pot, pot, pot, pint, pint, schooner, schooner, pitcher.

After a solid PT session it's important to cool down, so at that point give the greatly lightened wallet a heft, you should find no problem. Don't fall asleep on your injured wing. :D :D :D
 
Eli, an awesome regime but where is the lovely lass that takes one home and nurse him back to health? ;) 8) Fred
 
I never got PT from a lovely Lass, did you? It always seemed to be either a man with very hairy arms or a woman with very hairy arms.......
 
woodentop

i ONLY cut 2 tendons AND "entered" the joint capsule

no work at all for 3 months. a YEAR (if lucky) to repair if i snap either of the two tendons inside this time

self employed carpenter with a big mortage ............. not good

1/2 kilo ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM lifting capacity for 3 months (1lb in english)

that means hanging fire doors is a year away

joint capsule entered = arthritus is certain

dont worry i can survive 3 months

a year NO, so ill do as im told
 
You should check local adult education centres for some kind of alternate education program. Nothing like being forced to go back to school. ;D
 
eli, save me from the governments NVQs, we call them Not Very Qualified

the NVQ text says........... "installing a mortice lock, consult the manufacturers instructions"

the manufacutrers instrctions are under sized for british standards (set 100 over years ago)  ::)  better still the lock is probably 150 years old AND a bit worn

i do not have a down on my country. i use an english carpenters text book written in the 1890s

it says in effect "where the architect gives no detail the carpenter SHALL provide it"..........guess who wins 99 precent of the time  ;D
 
No, you've got everything you need in this business already except two good hands. I meant use the time to learn something totally different, in a different field. Learn to raise cattle or be a DJ or garden or troubleshoot software, take an engineering or architecture course. Something you wouldn't have a chance to do if you were mortising locks every day. Every cloud has a silver lining? Make lemonade? If you find a job through it that pays twice the rate that second fix does, you'll have half the time to piss away doing something else down the road. If you're going to be off work that long, you really have plenty of time to devote to relearning. Rare opportunity.
 
Eli said:
No, you've got everything you need in this business already except two good hands. I meant use the time to learn something totally different, in a different field. Learn to raise cattle or be a DJ or garden or troubleshoot software, take an engineering or architecture course. Something you wouldn't have a chance to do if you were mortising locks every day. Every cloud has a silver lining? Make lemonade? If you find a job through it that pays twice the rate that second fix does, you'll have half the time to piss away doing something else down the road. If you're going to be off work that long, you really have plenty of time to devote to relearning. Rare opportunity.
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Eli has got a good point. I wish I had the opportunity to learn some new skills. I'm not sure what I'd choose but it's a very compelling question.....bit like, 'what would you do if you won the lottery'.

DD, that sounds pretty serious. You've obviously had the tendons stitched back together, I hope you make a swift recovery.

Larry
 
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