My Afternoon .....From Bad To Worse

[lizbud]

I can't wait for my guardian angel to get back from vacation.

I had gathered up all the dog's shot records & send them with my check
for my Findley dog park permit.Went to the post office to mail them off.
When I got home I discovered I had not included the "Permit App." with
the mail, so put it in another envelope & raced back to the post office.

When I got home, I shut the car door on my thumb, nearly passed out
from the pain. I opened the door with my other hand & had to let go of
Smokeys collar. Smokey went trotting off down the alley. I ran
after him & and got him back & led him into the back yard.Then I got Maggie out of the car & got her into the yard.I had no ice in the house for the
swollen thumb, so I used 2 frozen hamburger patties & an dish towel to
wrap around my thumb. The nail has already turned black.

Tomorrow has got to be better.

[Karen]

Yowch!

I once squashed my finger completely flat, tucking in a corner of a deposit bag into the night deposit at the bank after the mall closed. Unfortunately, those things (the bins with the huge metal "teeth") that are weighted and balanced, etc, and cannot be swung back open for security purposes until empty, so I had to holler for someone to come help me get my finger out. So I feel your squashed finger pain. Miraculously, no bones were broken in my case, and the nail didn't even discolor for some reason - but BOY it hurt!

Tomorrow WILL be better - though maybe you should type up a little response card to hand out to everyone who asks "Wow, Liz, what happened to your finger?"

[Kfamr]

This is why I have my dad mail stuff. We went our permit schtuff in today, too.

Sorry you got an ouchie! Did the patties work?

My type, get some frozen peas!

[Laura's Babies]

Owieeeeeee!

[Cookiebaker]

This is why I have my dad mail stuff. We went our permit schtuff in today, too.

Sorry you got an ouchie! Did the patties work?

My type, get some frozen peas!

IMHO, that is the ONLY thing frozen peas are good for!!!

Hope you feel better Liz, and stay safe 'til your guardian angel gets back!!!

[sandragonfly]

oOoo! OUCH. >.<

I once dropped a T.V. on my mother toe.. *clears throat* ..

*kissing your thumb* hope you feel okay really soon!

[k9krazee]

Ouch!!!! Hope it feels better soon!

IMHO, that is the ONLY thing frozen peas are good for!!!

Annnd...I have to agree with that

[lizbud]

This is why I have my dad mail stuff. We went our permit schtuff in today, too.

Sorry you got an ouchie! Did the patties work?

My type, get some frozen peas!

The patties did help somewhat, but it still throbs. It was so surreal,
I felt the pain & looked to see my thumb in the closed car door.
Couldn't believe it myself. Hope it feels better tomorrow. I feel so dumb.

ps. You'd be surprised how often we use our thumbs & don't even think
about it.

[Ginger's Mom]

Hmmm, maybe you can use this to your advantage. Take a picture of your thumb, and when you get to Findlay let everyone see what you had to go through to get there. It may be worth a few extra chocolate chip cookies.

Sorry to hear about your thumb and your day. Hope everything is better tomorrow.

[Kfamr]

ps. You'd be surprised how often we use our thumbs & don't even think
about it.

Oh trust me, I know! Working in food prep I burn myself often. You'd never know how useful your pinky or thumb is until you get a nasty burn on it and can't do anything properly!

As far as peas go, when "we" (us kids) were little and had friends over, they'd ask for a snack. We'd go inside and come out with a big bowl of frozen peas. We LOVED them and ate them as a snack almost daily. Our friends were grossed out and told us it wasn't a snack. You couldn't pay us to eat cooked peas, but frozen peas were like candy!

Now... no way would I think of even spending money on peas!

[Karen]

I liked frozen peas, fresh peas and cooked ones, but every list I've ever made of things I hate has started with canned peas.

Is your thumb at least turning pretty colors, Liz?

[gini]

My knees "went" fuzzy reading this thread.

I bet that hurt!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

OUCH!!
Isn't amazing how much we don't realize how much we use our didgits, until we injure one?

This winter, I jammed the middle finger of my left hand playing soccer. (I play goalie, using hands is allowed!) I didn't realize until the next day at work, how many letters on the keyboard I use my middle finger for!!!