Fingertip-Off

[Eric]

I was working on a 1950's-era Walk/Don't Walk lighted sign box today and managed to rip a piece of the top layer of skin off my right index fingertip. The spot is only maybe 3/16 across, but it is perfectly positioned to make a real PITA of itself. It interferes with damned near everything. I can't use the fingertip scanner on my Macbook Pro and typing & mouse-wielding is fun. There are apparently about fifty-five billion nerve endings in that patch of skin and they are all really pissed off right now. This ranks right up there with a good papercut, in my nuisance injury scale.

Oh well, 'tis the season to get annoying little injuries working on Christmas presents.

[tous]

Does this mean that you cannot fondle your recently discovered 10mm socket without pain?

 

[Eric]

3 minutes ago, tous said:

Does this mean that you cannot fondle your recently discovered 19mm socket without pain?

 

I'm a lefty, so...

[Huaco Kid]

I hate when I get a micro-cut on a finger (and it happens a lot), maybe one drop of blood.  It doesn't even sting or hurt.  So, being at work, I ignore it.

Then the next morning it's a red hot swollen and infected mess,  and it hurts like hell for three or four days.

[janice6]

I did a lot of wood working and I learned to appreciate very sharp tools.  The result was a never ending series of little nick and cuts.  My biggest worry was getting a trace of blood on the wood.  It would screw up the color of the wood due to the Iron in the blood, not to mention the occasional discomfort.

So, I turned into a believer of "Liquid Bandage".  I put a drop or paint the area depending on the damage.  It stings but I am married, and I have learned that a "little pain" is necessary to appreciate the good feelings that sometimes go along with it.

The good thing is that I'm not encumbered by a bandage, and it keeps the air out while keeping the blood in.  I especially like that it will stay and protect the wound through about three showers too.

So I keep a spray bottle and a few bottles with brushes in the First Aid Kit.  I like the stuff.

My skin is very dry, and Winter is the pits.  For cracks in my cuticles, I use chap stick it works very well keeping the air away and softening the cuticle.

[gwalchmai]

10 hours ago, Eric said:

I was working on a 1950's-era Walk/Don't Walk lighted sign box today and managed to rip a piece of the top layer of skin off my right index fingertip. The spot is only maybe 3/16 across, but it is perfectly positioned to make a real PITA of itself. It interferes with damned near everything. I can't use the fingertip scanner on my Macbook Pro and typing & mouse-wielding is fun. There are apparently about fifty-five billion nerve endings in that patch of skin and they are all really pissed off right now. This ranks right up there with a good papercut, in my nuisance injury scale.

Oh well, 'tis the season to get annoying little injuries working on Christmas presents.

Something my Uncle Foots told me when I was little that's always helped with these little injuries - just be glad it wasn't your pecker.

[pipedreams]

5 hours ago, janice6 said:

I did a lot of wood working and I learned to appreciate very sharp tools.  The result was a never ending series of little nick and cuts.  My biggest worry was getting a trace of blood on the wood.  It would screw up the color of the wood due to the Iron in the blood, not to mention the occasional discomfort.

So, I turned into a believer of "Liquid Bandage".  I put a drop or paint the area depending on the damage.  It stings but I am married, and I have learned that a "little pain" is necessary to appreciate the good feelings that sometimes go along with it.

The good thing is that I'm not encumbered by a bandage, and it keeps the air out while keeping the blood in.  I especially like that it will stay and protect the wound through about three showers too.

So I keep a spray bottle and a few bottles with brushes in the First Aid Kit.  I like the stuff.

My skin is very dry, and Winter is the pits.  For cracks in my cuticles, I use chap stick it works very well keeping the air away and softening the cuticle.

"Liquid Bandage"  worth it weight in gold.

[Eric]

My fingertip told me today that the harrassment and work slowdown would continue until his demands for a safer work environment are met. He also requested trigger time parity with his counterpart on range day. I may budge a little on the trigger time, but being a fingertip is a risky occupation. He knew what he was in for when he signed up.

[minderasr]

On 12/17/2021 at 10:15 PM, Eric said:

I'm a lefty, so...

Oh the irony.  

[Gunboat1]

Owwwwww!

[Eric]

This is what I was working on. It stands about six-and-a-half feet high.