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While using a hatchet to split some pinon woood for the chiminea today, I managed to attempt to remove a good chunk from my left index finger. You ever try to do something, and think...you know, I shouldnt do this...then do it anyways? Yeah..this was one of those things.
Was holding wood and splittng it with the hatchet. One more split...yeah, ffs. What was I thinking.

So.. couple bandaids and neosporin involved after paper towels and pressure to stop the bleeding (stupid blood thinners!!)...my wife thought ER was necessary., nope..been down this road before..nothing to sew so glue and bandages. Or in this case bandages and neosporin..

Will get a pic later if needed.. its not pretty, hurts like a bastage..and needs a week or so to heal..I hope.

Frigging 2020...bah!
 
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Glad you didn’t take a whole finger off or worse. Funny how we have the thought “I shouldn’t do this” right before doing it. And we still do it!
 
Think i did it due to watching my finger and not where i wanted to chop. Euther way...ffs... knew better, am mo mo. Fml.
 
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You ever try to do something, and think...you know, I shouldnt do this.
Was on top of the parking shed here a while back trying to prune some limbs. Looked down 10 or so feet and saw old PVC. Bricks and briars that I could land on When I fell [not if but when]..............RANDALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come over here!!
 
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Lol. My brother asked for pics too. Next bandage change...
 
Hope it heals quick. I was cutting sticks to roast marshmallows with a steak knife one time and tried to skin the back of my knuckle when the knife slipped. My girlfriend got me patched up and proceeded to turn around to the bathtub and puke her guts up from the blood. That day changed her mind on wanting to be a nurse.
 
We do it because we all think we're above average and we'll get away with it this time. Only, we forget we said that last time and the time before and we did get away with it, so the average catches up. ;)

A couple of comment here have reminded me of something I had not thought about in decades. My father lost an index finger in a piece of machinery when he was younger. I had forgotten that. And now remember his hand.
 
Ow! Hope it heals up completely & quickly - them fingers is kinda important!

Side note, not sure if it applies to you personally: The leading cause of injury in men over 50 is failure to admit they're over 50...
 
My grandfather chopped his finger off with a hatchet when he was a boy.
A couple of comment here have reminded me of something I had not thought about in decades. My father lost an index finger in a piece of machinery when he was younger. I had forgotten that. And now remember his hand.

My dad cut off the end of his social finger on his left hand when he was young. He was splitting some kindling.
 
At 8yo I watched my gramma chop off her left forefinger at the knuckle. She got it sewed back on and I learned to respect a blade.
 
Let this be a lesson..if you think, man...this could be really dumb..it probably is. Lol.

Picked up some liquid bandaid stuff to seal it off, and a splint to help me from going yowch when i bump it into stuff. Heh.

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Hopefully the superglue works, because you'll never forget the feeling of that silver nitrate match they'll put on it at the ER.

I have high hopes itll mend...took a larger chunk on a thumb tip years ago that dermabond held on and healed fine....only took a few years to regain the feeling. Heh.

Seriously tho, my pride hurts worse.. thought I was past doing dumb things where I knew better.. live and learn i guess.
 
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I have high hopes itll mend...took a larger chunk on a thumb tip years ago that dermabond held on and healed fine....only took a few years to regain the feeling. Heh.

Seriously tho, my pride hurts worse.. thought I was passed doing dumb things where I knew better.. live and learn i guess.

Don't feel bad. I removed the tip of my finger by slamming a barn door on it in an unadulterated hissy fit because I couldn't get hot water heater to work (hint: flip the GD breaker). I also did the exact same thing as you with an Estwing hatchet about 5 years ago, the first day into a 6 day backpacking trip. It only bled every time I bent my finger.
 
Don't feel bad. I removed the tip of my finger by slamming a barn door on it in an unadulterated hissy fit because I couldn't get hot water heater to work (hint: flip the GD breaker). I also did the exact same thing as you with an Estwing hatchet about 5 years ago, the first day into a 6 day backpacking trip. It only bled every time I bent my finger.

Oof that had to have been an interesting trip!
 
Sometimes I miss an old friend I used to have.
He was pretty darn lazy and always wanted to "supervise"... but every now and again while you were working and being grumpy about him sucking up beer and free air, I'd hear his voice say "I wouldn't..." and more often than not he'd be referring to something you were stupidly doing but not paying attention to.
someetimes he was good to have around
 
On the subject of "Funny how we have the thought “I shouldn’t do this” right before doing it"...

Christmas time frame, 2004, living in housing in Kittery, Maine while at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard up there.

That was the year I THOUGHT I was going to get out of putting up Christmas decorations outside. So, sooooo, close...

Nope. Word came from the Mistress of the House that the decorations WERE going up and get them up NOW!

So I go to work. Access to the carport roof for the icicle lights and flashing star was via the master bedroom window, right over the car port. Climbed out, carefully stepped/crawled along the roof dragging lights and cords, setting clips into the edge shingles, etc. Roof covered with ice, freezing rain coming down.

Our oldest daughter (5 years old at the time) was standing at the bedroom window, arms crossed over the sill watching me.

"You're gonna get hurt, Daddy."

No exclamation point there...just a cold, hard statement of observation straight from her 5 year old analytical brain.

Yeah...I MIGHT get hurt if I continue, but I WILL get hurt if I disobey the Mistress of the House for sure!

Fortunately, I got everything done without any problems. But I'll NEVER forget my daughter watching from the window and her serious statement!
 
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