Be careful out there!

[Knobgoblin]

Dr. Knob, I would definitely trust you in that endeavor, but the swelling only lasted four days and was back to normal. Thank God, I was gonna take a hot awl to it.
I would probably still be seeing the effects of that gusher on the walls, carpet and furniture .

Drop cloth. And make sure you've got a few hours when the wife is gone before attempting home surgical stuff.

If the mess is bad enough, she will kill you.

 

[MacReady]

Drop cloth. And make sure you've got a few hours when the wife is gone before attempting home surgical stuff.

If the mess is bad enough, she will kill you.

So is the drop cloth really for the home surgery, or for the convenience of the wife when she needs to dispose of the body lol?

 

[Caveman Jim]

So is the drop cloth really for the home surgery, or for the convenience of the wife when she needs to dispose of the body lol?

 

[bionic knees]

A bit of advise, keep your hands out of your pockets! That is a hard lesson to learn!

 

[Knobgoblin]

A bit of advise, keep your hands out of your pockets! That is a hard lesson to learn!

Lol.
My dad taught me that when I was 8 or 9.
Said no man should ever walk around with both hands in pockets, then he pushed me face first into the weeds.

 

[Ruger Rich]

This last Jan I had a chemo appt at Sunnyside Kaiser. We had a
bit of ice with maybe an inch of snow on top so I was going to
hop in my truck, warm it up and 4 wheel it to Kaiser.I lost it going
from the running board to inside the truck. My best estimate was
about 15 minutes laying there knocked out. My wife found me and
called the FD. They got me up and apparently I couldn't answer any
of the questions. Kaiser is close but they decided I needed a trauma
center so they hauled me up to Emergency at OHSU. I barely remember
getting checked out two hours later. Nice concussion though. Next
month I'll be 84 and I've trained myself (not easy) to walk with
much more caution. And it was just a few decades ago i thought
I was invincible.

 

[gmerkt]

And it was just a few decades ago i thought
I was invincible.

It's amazing how those years just sneak up on you.

Some years ago, Mrs. Merkt simply went out to get the newspaper from the box along the road. There were a few patches of ice in the driveway and on her way back, she hit one. She made it back into the house but she was in extreme agony. She'd fallen on her right arm, broke the humerus bone, that's the upper arm. I don't know why they call it the humerus because there's nothing funny about breaking it. Anyway, it was a clean fracture, just like it had been sawn through. She was disabled for a while recovering from that. We get ice on the stairs and steps up to the house, since then I've installed railings everywhere, old people should have those. I've also put up those shower and tub bars in the bathrooms.

 

[hongkong2]

A bit of advise, keep your hands out of your pockets! That is a hard lesson to learn!

And keep some of these in your car/house

Amazon.com

 

[Alexx1401]

It's amazing how those years just sneak up on you.

Some years ago, Mrs. Merkt simply went out to get the newspaper from the box along the road. There were a few patches of ice in the driveway and on her way back, she hit one. She made it back into the house but she was in extreme agony. She'd fallen on her right arm, broke the humerus bone, that's the upper arm. I don't know why they call it the humerus because there's nothing funny about breaking it. Anyway, it was a clean fracture, just like it had been sawn through. She was disabled for a while recovering from that. We get ice on the stairs and steps up to the house, since then I've installed railings everywhere, old people should have those. I've also put up those shower and tub bars in the bathrooms.

When we moved into this house it has one of those OLD claw foot tubs. First thing I did was install a grab rail on far side for both of us. Then bought a nice non slip mat to go inside. One that you can just toss in a wash now and then.

 

[Mikej]

Or 'duck walk' is another !

Yea, mostly my own fault. Normally when there is a lot of ice I will walk to the concrete walkway between my house and shop and enter in by the 'man door' at the back to avoid the driveway but this time I was a bit in hurry, and was trying to step on a few bare spots to avoid the ice but my mistake!

How are you coming along now? Nothing permanent I hope. Been there done that. These bodies getting older don't take well to getting banged up like they used to. Dammit.

 

[RVTECH]

How are you coming along now?

Very well thank you!

I went to bed last night and noticed the muscles were a lot 'looser' and less pain.

Well, I slept better than I had in the last 3 days and woke up with about 75% of the pain gone so I think I am on the mend!

 

[edzz]

SALT... I use more on my driveway than Dead Robin puts on their fries.

 

[Mono1]

don't take well to getting banged

Especially by guys Who Cant Grow a Beard like @solv3nt

 

[Member 24198]

Especially by guys Who Cant Grow a Beard like @solv3nt

You missed it by this much.

 

[Mono1]

You missed it by this much.

Cuz I turned my head? Fight, Fight, Fight!

 

[Member 24198]

Cuz I turned my head?

Caught one in the eye did ya?