by TIM WEBB » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:17 pm
I knew a guy in college who managed to disregard all the warning signs and put his thumb into a jointer (joiner? Dunno - takes away stuff 1/1000 of an inch at a time) machine. Took his thumbnail off first, then little bits of his thumb bone that looked like LifeSavers in the dust bin. Got him to the OR, and they managed to sew his thumb back together, but they sewed the bottom part of his thumb around and over the top part, and the nerves were still intact, so after it all healed up, when he would touch the top of his thumb it felt like the bottom! Ewwwwww - weird!
Oh, and the best part? The EMT's got ahold of his son, and told him to go see if there was anything left worth salvaging in the dust bin. He got there just as the dog was finishing up what was left! Man's best friend, huh?
I'm serious - true story! You think I could make this stuff up?!?!
Tim Webb
1979 DS2 10099 The Red Witch
(I used to be Her "staff", in the way dogs have owners and cats have staff, but alas no longer ... <pout>)