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Our 2 year old Samsung front load dryer decided to quit drying my clothes this evening.
Upon disassembly and taking the front panel off to access the heater element I had to unplug a connection. I pulled and pulled and I couldn't get it to unplug so I set it off to the side. It got in the way so I decided to use my left hand and push the connector off of the light switch.
Connector came off alrighty..
Heater element is $16 shipped via Amazon which isn't bad.
What sucks is that when the connector came off and my left hand went across my body the curled edge of the sheet metal that is the front panel decided to fillet my thumb.
I hid the images behind the SPOILER tag because if you wanted to read the humor of the story but not get the photos I'll save you from it.
So my $16 part now cost me a hospital deductible, hospital ER visit (urgent care was closed) and I still had to pay for the part.
Since Healthcare in the nation under the ACA has gone wild I won't post exactly what the dryer fix has cost me already but I could have saved money hiring a repair man.
Now I have 5 stitches to keep the right side of my left thumb attached until the skin grafts it's self back to the rest of the thumb.
So next time I'll just cut the bubbleguming wires.
All because I wanted to fix it myself....
Who else has those dumbass fix it yourself stories where a "Honey-Do" list sent you to the ER/Urgent Care? I can't be the only one. Please if you do post any stories, hide any photos behind a
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Upon disassembly and taking the front panel off to access the heater element I had to unplug a connection. I pulled and pulled and I couldn't get it to unplug so I set it off to the side. It got in the way so I decided to use my left hand and push the connector off of the light switch.
Connector came off alrighty..
Heater element is $16 shipped via Amazon which isn't bad.
What sucks is that when the connector came off and my left hand went across my body the curled edge of the sheet metal that is the front panel decided to fillet my thumb.
I hid the images behind the SPOILER tag because if you wanted to read the humor of the story but not get the photos I'll save you from it.
So my $16 part now cost me a hospital deductible, hospital ER visit (urgent care was closed) and I still had to pay for the part.
Since Healthcare in the nation under the ACA has gone wild I won't post exactly what the dryer fix has cost me already but I could have saved money hiring a repair man.
Now I have 5 stitches to keep the right side of my left thumb attached until the skin grafts it's self back to the rest of the thumb.
So next time I'll just cut the bubbleguming wires.
All because I wanted to fix it myself....
Storytime at the ER said:Now here is an interesting story while I was in the ER. There was a 19 year old kid who had taken mushrooms and was tripping out pretty good on the other side of the curtain. The doctor was clear that he tell them what he was taking or they were going to insert a catheter "INTO YOUR PENIS AND IT WON'T FEEL GOOD" so you need to focus... lol.
I heard the nurse say "well, let's get this done... oh, I see you are already ready for me.." I was trying NOT to laugh because the entire staff in the ER was being so comical about it. T
he 19 year old had a spit guard on, was cuffed to the bed because he was being violent and had an fascination with "blue and yellow" at that time. The Doctor was saying "I can't wait for your parents to get here so I can tell them all of the joyous things you are saying and they can know what you are doing.. Oh you are 16?" The kid replied after a few minutes "I am 19.." Doctor says back "Oh, so that's great, so YOU get to know how much your own ER visit is costing you, welcome to adulthood.."
At one point the Doctor tells the nurse which was an attractive lady "So isn't this how you like to meet your new boyfriends?"
The drugged up kid was all "Oh you are my boyfriend.."
"No I'm a woman, I cannot be your boyfriend" she lets him know. "You aren't my type, I don't like them handcuffed to a bed and taking mushrooms.." It was pure genius and I wish I had two hands to type everything down as it happened.
Who else has those dumbass fix it yourself stories where a "Honey-Do" list sent you to the ER/Urgent Care? I can't be the only one. Please if you do post any stories, hide any photos behind a
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