Fun Times in The Emergency Room

Hunka Burnin Love had a little construction related accident on Monday.  His thumb jumped in the way of a fast-moving and sharp utility knife.  I was in more danger than he because he threw down said sharp object and it bounced across the floor and hit my foot.  Don’t worry, I’ll be fine but HBL was forced by me went to the ER and received stitches and he’ll live too.

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It wasn’t funny but yet…..it was funny.  Not the accident itself, but mostly the ER visit.

HBL wasn’t going to the ER but I finally made convinced him he’d better or else he’d better not complain about it later and if he bled all over our sheets or furniture, I’d cut his other thumb off too!   He’s a smart man and agreed to go and was convinced they’d probably just give him a tetanus shot and send him home.

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Wrong.  There were stitches involved.

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Did you know that now when you get a tetanus shot you also got a whooping cough and diphtheria shot too?  At least you do if you’re over 40 because they say our childhood vaccinations are wearing off.

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Imagine my shock and surprise when I turned around and saw THIS going on!!!  Honestly, is that really the what it takes to make a man’s thumb feel better?  *wink*

uhmm.....o.k.

Later that evening I was waiting on HBL to get out of the shower so I started looking through the pictures I’d taken with my iPhone. I was completely caught off guard when I saw this picture.   I started laughing and couldn’t stop.  I had to get up and go show him what I was laughing about while he was trying to shower with a plastic bag tied over his hand.

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He only wishes he’d had THAT much fun at the emergency room.  Ha!

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That little uhm….contraption wraps the injured appendage up like this and it was invented by a woman.  Did you doubt?

Since then, we’ve had some interesting conversations.  Here’s one example.

*We’re working in the barn and I turn around to see him wielding that utility knife while he’s straddling a 1 x 4 board and whittling away with the knife*

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Me: You’re using the utility knife again???

HBL: Yeah, but this time if it slips I’ll just cut off my balls.

Me: *after a short pause*  Well, if you do……give me a few seconds to grab my camera before you run out of here screaming.

HBL: Why doesn’t that surprise me that your first concern would be to capture it all on film?

Me:  *shrugging*  You’re the one aiming a utility knife at your own balls.

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HAPPY TRAILS, Y’ALL