Do stupid stuff

[lyman]

My first thought was” you dumbass”. Told nurse that at 65 years old one would think I know better. No alcohol involved, so I didn’t have that excuse.

well now, that is your problem, you should have been 1/2 thru a bottle of shine and you may not have hurt yourself,

[Chuck750ss]

well now, that is your problem, you should have been 1/2 thru a bottle of shine and you may not have hurt yourself,

Every single time I have pulled a stunt like that I was sober. Therefore you may have a valid point.

[mtnboomer]

well now, that is your problem, you should have been 1/2 thru a bottle of shine and you may not have hurt yourself,

Or, at least, you wouldn't have felt it.

[JJames]

well now, that is your problem, you should have been 1/2 thru a bottle of shine and you may not have hurt yourself,

Beg to differ, we've had some big ones with Independence County shine. 180 proof. Un-taxed of course.

[Allen]

On an episode of "Two and a Half Men" Charlie Sheen slips and falls to the floor then states: "it's a good thing I'm drunk (limber) otherwise I could have killed myself".

[Galaxieman]

Good luck.

It could have happened in a worse place though, like the top of your head where there's no meat between the scalp and skull. I can think of other worse places too.

And, it could have happened in a better place, like someone else's body.

Been there done that. About 20 years ago I was maintenance at a large office building that also had a couple stores. One day I left my tools/cart back by the compactor doors. The doors are security doors so they're thick ass heavy steel. Rather then walking all the way around an row of racks I ducked under them coming up right next to the compactors. I was moving somewhat quickly and stood up fast...almost..... some azzhole left one of the doors open, WHAMMO!!!! Corner of the door caught me solid. It was bad, real bad. Intense pain thru my whole body, I just laid down right there, knew I wouldn't be able to walk. AFter a few minutes I got up and headed to a break room, standing over a sink wetting hand fulls of paper towels and using them as a compress. Damn looks like a lotta blood and wasn't letting up at all, soaking the paper towels, running down my arm. After a while someone that works in receiving came in . She followed the trail of blood, said there was a lot of it and was wondering what happened, thought some one got shot or stabbed(she was one of those tough broads that lived in the xxxxty part of Waukegan, aka, "little Chitcongo" for good reason and had seen people shot/stabbed before).
She asked how bad it was, told her it'll probably be a while before it stops but should be OK. She said, 'lets see'. When I pulled my hand away she damn near passed out. I asked "how bad". She just said, "hospital...stitches..a lot".
Turns out I tore open an L shaped section 2" x 2" and it was pealed back. Took 8 staples and 5 or 6 stitches. And lemme tell ya something.. staples on your head are a MOTHER PHUKKER! Right into the skull. Next day when I was cleaning the wound I saw them sticking up like croquet wickets. Taking the fuggen things out was no picnic either. The stitches weren't so bad, the usual tugging as they snipped and pulled them out, but the staples they needed some sorta plier like puller to rip the damn things outa my skull.

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On an episode of "Two and a Half Men" Charlie Sheen slips and falls to the floor then states: "it's a good thing I'm drunk (limber) otherwise I could have killed myself".

LOL. I remember that one. Love that show.

[Allen]

I believe that woman saved your life. Hope you are still in touch with her if she is still living. Although a little blood goes a long way it doesn't take much of a loss before you become dizzy and can't function. That wound was NOT going to clot and stop so if you had passed out with no one to help, you would not have woke up.

When I was a kid, maybe 3 or 4, I was riding in the front seat, standing up looking backwards. My Mother was driving and turning into the local drug store when someone cut her off and she had to hit the brakes hard. It was a '57 Ford Fairlane. The braking caused me to fly under the dash and cut the top of my head on the steel louvers on the car's heater (things were made good back then).

She took me to the doctor and he put one stitch or staple into the top of my head/skull. It was only one and by no means compares to what happened to you but I bring it up because I remember the whole incident like it happened yesterday and do remember the pain.

You're right !!!!! It hurts !!!

[Galaxieman]

I believe that woman saved your life.

Ehhh maybe. Keeping compression on it keep it to a light trickle at best. It would drip only when I pulled my hand away. Funny, when I chopped off a couple fingers some 10 years prior I was surprised the blood merely trickled, I expected to see it shooting out like a lawn sprinkler.
Anyhow, before she showed up I already knew I'd need stitches, I was contemplating to ask some one for a ride or whether to drive myself just holding a towel or to wrap it tightly.