When closing your safe....

[Guest abailey362]

don't leave your thumb in the opening. Got mine good on the safe at work tonight (5 ft tall cash safe) - had my left hand on the outside and swung it shut with the other and got distraced and dind't move my thumb in time. Not broken, but massive blood blister under the nail, plus bruised bone in 2 places. Had a hot poker stuck through the nail to relieve pressure. doesn't look too bad now, but damn did it hurt.

[Guest db99wj]

Ouch! Man that is a lot of pain until the pressure is relieved...man that sucks.

[Guest price g]

Focus young Palpatine

[Reservoir Dog]

Make sure the cat is out of the safe, as well.

I had a similar experience myself. I shut a car door on the tip of my middle finger. I was in agony the next day due to the blood built up under the fingernail. Having the doc poke through the nail with the hot poker was instant relief. They said my fingernail would fall off, but it never did.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Reservoir Dog

[Fadex]

Ouch...sorry to hear that.

[Guest Todd@CIS]

You just paid life's "Dumbass Tax."

I pay it too often...

[NuTcAsE]

You just paid life's "Dumbass Tax."

I pay it too often...

I'm it's main contributor.

[Smith]

You just paid life's "Dumbass Tax."

I pay it too often...

Oh, yeah? Well, call me the Tax Man then!

[Guest Grout]

I have lost several nails due to a good mashing.What is really fun is when they get infected and stinky puss comes out when you mash on it.

[glockster157]

Now there is a thought I could have done without . I have smashed a few but I guess it is the machinist family background, we just take a a 1/16th drill bit or so and pop a little hole....stand back and be ready, she is going to blow when it goes thru. Good thing you wasn't LOOKING in the safe when you got distracted.

[Mike.357]

selective pain is good for the soul

[Punisher84]

YEEEE-OUCH! Hurts like a mother don't it?

[kckndrgn]

OUCH!!!

Did something similar a couple of years ago. I was turning some wood on a lathe and, well lets just say I was doing something I should have and the spinning wood mashed the tool to the tool rest with my thumb in between! Thought I broke it for sure, nope, but I did loose the nail, and no I didn't have it poked to relieve the pressure.

Hope you heal quickly - and don't do that again!!

[Daniel]

Focus young Palpatine

padawan

[Punisher84]

padawan

LOL Ok who is nerdier? Me for noticing that earlier or you for actually posting the correct term?

[Guest jackdog]

speaking of the dumb ass tax I actually(can not believe I'm posting this) did the M1 thumb maneuver about a week ago. First time in my life I have ever done it. Please color me stupid.

[Guest price g]

LOL Ok who is nerdier? Me for noticing that earlier or you for actually posting the correct term?

The bar has been raised

[Guest gunslinger707]

speaking of the dumb ass tax I actually(can not believe I'm posting this) did the M1 thumb maneuver about a week ago. First time in my life I have ever done it. Please color me stupid.

If you're gonna perform that maneuver yuose gotta be FAAAAAAAST!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Luckyforward]

If anywhere on a jobsite is a nail that can possibly be stepped on, count on me to run it through my foot . . .

[Daniel]

LOL Ok who is nerdier? Me for noticing that earlier or you for actually posting the correct term?

I did have to google it for the correct spelling.

[Guest abailey362]

LOL Ok who is nerdier? Me for noticing that earlier or you for actually posting the correct term?

i think i win on this one too as i just figured he was referencing me as the evil ruler and there was lighting coming from my fingers

[Guest tadams]

... lighting coming from my fingers

Isn't that ET?

Phone home, padawan. Phone home.

[deerslayer]

+1 for watching for the cat.

Hey bailey, you're not a lefty, are you?

[Guest Jcochran88]

Had one of my employee's cut off their index finger @ second nucle back around thanksgiving in the cash safe. Emt's had to open the safe to pick up the finger that was inside. Nasty workers comp case.

[Guest abailey362]

ouch.....glad we didn't go with the ginsu safe.

and no i'm not a lefty thankfully. I have noticed however how much my lef thumb is used.....painful trying to button my shirt, tie my tie and shoes, and counting cash sucks with it wrapped up.