Don't Turn the Remaining Eye Toward the Laser!

[DavidCBaker]

A machinist friend of mine used to have that in his signature line, and it always cracked me up.

So here I am, doing all sorts of stupid and dangerous things in my life (teaching racing, flying helicopters, stepping into civil wars, etc.), and never really hurt to speak of. Including never a shooting accident.

Then yesterday I'm changing out the base plate on a magazine and my finger slipped and the spring flew up and hit me in the eye.

Mistakes:

1) Not wearing glasses while I did it.

2) Grabbing the fully loaded magazine instead of the empty one, which means the spring was as tight as a violin string. Egads. What a flippin' idiot.

3) Telling you about it.

[MacGyver]

I am amazed I made it past a certain point in my life without safety glasses. It seems like I put them on religiously now if I am out in the shop or in the garage. Maybe I growing more cautious with age, but I've been struck recently at how many things have flown up and hit my glasses.

That said, I'm not sure I would have been wearing them either when changing a baseplate.

I've been wondering when you were going to redact that list. The collection seems to have been growing lately?

[DavidCBaker]

I've been wondering when you were going to redact that list. The collection seems to have been growing lately?

Yeah, it was turning into evidence that could be used against me.

[Motasyco]

No permanent damage to the eye I hope. Only the ego.

[DavidCBaker]

None, thank goodness. There was a spot in my eye for a couple of hours, but I think it was just from the pressure. It went away, and there's not even any indication that it was hit.

I did have to confess about saying a few bad works, though.

[BrasilNuts]

A friend of mine used to say... "If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough."

[mousegunner]

Everyone of us has done stupid things; and we will all do some more stupid things before we die. That's just one of the realities of life. Keeps us humble, I guess.

[Guest JHatmaker]

Can I add a 4th mistake to your list? Using the word egads on a gun forum

Just thought I'd mess with ya, glad your sight is still intact.

[Motasyco]

Everyone of us has done stupid things; and we will all do some more stupid things before we die. That's just one of the realities of life. Keeps us humble, I guess.

Glad to see you moved your post count past 666.

[kckndrgn]

For some reason while reading the OP, I wasn't thinking "hope his eye is OK", but rather I was thinking of the scene in Superman Returns where the bad guy shoots Superman in the eye.

Glad no perm. damage to the eye.

[kwe45919]

WTF?? My friggin' eye fell out!!!

Glad you're OK.

Just wait, someone will post a story about their bad "smithing" experiance and make you feel all better......

[Mr. Brooks]

Can I add a 4th mistake to your list? Using the word egads on a gun forum

Glad your alright David.

[mhm2a]

I know its summer but spring is in the air........or is it eye.