Not my Week

[BLewis]

Monday night lost a tranny, Wednesday afternoon severed an artery and some tendons in the wrist on a porcelain sink. Wish me better luck

 

[Mark Saiger]

Monnday night lost a tranny, Wednesday afternoon severed an artery and some tendons in the wrist on a porcelain sink. Wish me better luck

I saw that Billy!

Damn... Just sucks to see that injury!

My transmission is out of my new GMC and Butler as of today too.

Injury free yet but life has been whooping my butt in other ways as well...

Here's to healing and better times!

 

[Dolly Llama]

oh man...hate to hear that, Billy

money can fix the truck
cut tendons ??
damn dude , hoping for a speedy and full recovery

.L.T.A.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

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My transmission is out of my new GMC and Butler as of today too.

Christine?

 

[Mark Saiger]

Christine?

Yep... They are tearing into the internals of the transmission now

 

[Bob Pruitt]

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Yep... They are tearing into the internals of the transmission now

Maybe a different name would help. Sorry to hear that.

and about your arm BLewis.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Wow Billy that's a tough week. Hope you heal fast.

That sucks Mark. As frustrating as it is, at least she didn't do it to you on the road. That would have been much worse.

 

[BLewis]

Well actually not sure about other damage (tendons) but it scared the hell out of me to see my own blood squirting out of the gash. I do have full movement.

 

[BLewis]

Here's the culprit and one of 4 towels I filled with blood.

 

[BLewis]

 

[BIG WOOD]

Dang! Sorry for the bad news Billy. Before all that happened, has life been good on your side?

 

[Old Coastie]

Wow, Billy. Man, you have just GOT to be careful all the time. Slippery steps, broken glass, needles in the filter, just so many ways. If you can, get a brace on that to immobilize it for the next few days while it begins to knit together. Better days ahead!

 

[BLewis]

Dang! Sorry for the bad news Billy. Before all that happened, has life been good on your side?

Been pretty good. Good year in sales up to October which was down considerably but all in all things are going great

 

[BLewis]

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Yep... They are tearing into the internals of the transmission now

Dang, Mark u didn't even have her broken in yet

 

[hogjowl]

Radial artery?

 

[BLewis]

Wow Billy that's a tough week. Hope you heal fast.

That sucks Mark. As frustrating as it is, at least she didn't do it to you on the road. That would have been much worse.

Thanks Richard. I see I missed you yet again last month...one day!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Maybe Nashville one of these days.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

so many or having a hell of a year.






knock on wood, I aint one of them



Best wishes Sir Wizard!

 

[BLewis]

Radial artery?

Yes

 

[hogjowl]

Yes

Dang!
Glad you’re still living.
Did they do surgery?

 

[Nomad74]

Oh man, that sucks. Heal up fast....... I'm overdue.

 

[BLewis]

Dang!
Glad you’re still living.
Did they do surgery?

2.5 hours. It was scary to be honest. We were doing our 3rd apartment carpet and VCT Strip @ wax. I was stripping around the Porcelin pedal sink and went to move the base to scrub around it (like I've done at least 50 times before) and when it didn't budge I grabbed it with both hands and gave a jerk, it must have already been under a stress load because it busted and when I reacted I also hit my head on the sink. At first I was concerned about my head until I saw all the blood! My son was cleaning the stairs so I went and got him to help. If it had knocked me out I would've been a goner because he wouldn't have even known that anything had happened. He called ambulance and he tried a temp turniqit until ambulance got there and I applied direct pressure best I could but soaked 4 towels before they got there, they transported me 30 miles away from Winchester to UK hospital

 

[BLewis]

Just a freak accident. I've moved these pedestals at least 50 times before without issue. This one must have already been under stress so when I tried to force it to move it busted. They'll stay put from now on! It was just me trying to go beyond the call of duty trying to do the best job I could for the client. We were stripping and waxing floors and I usually move the base around to get a clean strip so there will be a neat finish in the end

 

[Desk Jockey]

2.5 hours. It was scary to be honest. We were doing our 3rd apartment carpet and VCT Strip @ wax. I was stripping around the Porcelin pedal sink and went to move the base to scrub around it (like I've done at least 50 times before) and when it didn't budge I grabbed it with both hands and gave a jerk, it must have already been under a stress load because it busted and when I reacted I also hit my head on the sink. At first I was concerned about my head until I saw all the blood! My son was cleaning the stairs so I went and got him to help. If it had knocked me out I would've been a goner because he wouldn't have even known that anything had happened. He called ambulance and he tried a temp turniqit until ambulance got there and I applied direct pressure best I could but soaked 4 towels before they got there, they transported me 30 miles away from Winchester to UK hospital

Man that's scary! Thankfully you're still with us!

 

[Chris A]

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Holy Fack! Hope you get better soon buddy!

 

[Jimmy L]

Cut my wrist using a chainsaw up in a boom truck many years ago working for a tree cutter. Guy was sleeping in the truck and truck stalled. Had to use the battery to get me down. Blood squirting everywhere. Ran to the local gas station in this little town. Yelled at the guy to get off the phone and call me an ambulance. One came and............drove around the block to the doctor's office. I could have just walked there if I had known where it was!

Just one of the reasons I am a carpet cleaner today!

But take care man!

 

[hogjowl]

We all came THIS close...

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'd have missed you Jimmy.

But there again, I'm not that good a shot.

Just kiddin fooker!

 

[Jimmy L]

LOVE!

 

[BLewis]

So they ended up cutting it even bigger to do the repairs. He told me they might