Well, won't be driving the R this weekend, let alone auto-x-ing on Sunday. I was doing some work in the lab, upgrading a couple of machines. Part of that involved rearranging some pc's, as we currently stack two or three on top of each other in the racks. Somehow managed to slice open my left thumb on the edge of the rack

Proceed to start bleeding everywhere, while cursing the rack appropriately. Get to the kitchen (dripping blood all over the floor), wash it up some, and grab a LOT of paper towels to keep pressure on it. Got a coworker to drive me over to the on-site health care center. Conversation goes like this:

me: "Hi. Can someone look at this? I cut my hand pretty bad."
receptionist, looks at bloody towels, then me, then computer: "I don't guess you have an appointment, do you?"
*no kidding, she really said that*
me: "No, no appointment. I really didn't plan on cutting my hand today."

Nurse and a doc cleaned it up and threw four stitches in there. Sooo nice having on-site medical care. No forms, no insurance, no co-pays... In and out in less than an hour!! I'll be good as new in a week.

Pat, who's left hand now looks like this

 

Hey Pat...see my sig and say it out loud!

 

Ouch!!!!!!!!! stiches suck...just duck it!!

 

"Somehow managed to slice open my left thumb on the edge of the rack "

i hate when that happens!

yoshi - who's had 6 stitches above his eye before

 

Ross - Yeah, pretty much. Combination of poor planning and not enough thought

I had plenty of paper towels, if duct tape had been handy, I wouldn't have even bothered going to the hcc!

 

here's a trick my mechanic friends use...
they close the cut w/ superglue.

 

Hehe Pat I was thinking I needed to properly attribute my sig to you!

What you did is nothing compared to a kid I know...he was working in a restaurant last summer and he cut off his thumb because he was holding the bread improperly.


[Modified by Ross1013, 8:32 PM 8/9/2001]

 

Thought about that, but this is more in the "gash" category. 1.5" long, 0.25" deep. Bled like a stuck pig

Ah well, no GT3 for me this week...

 

Ahhh, where would life be without GT3? I'll play extra for ya, Pat! Seriously though, hope it heals in no time

 

Thanks, Jason! Should be more mobile by Monday, then stitches out Thursday. I can always drive the 400m test if I get too bored

 

Ouch Hope you feel better

 

Thanks, Mike. It's all good. Just sore. Of course, dumbass me is about to go out bowling and beering. Good thing I'm right-handed, no?