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Learning Things the Hard Way

Wow, now I don't feel so bad about my falling down the bleachers. Last year on New Year's Eve, I went to a free college bowl game. My tickets were up at the top of the bleachers. I think I was in row T, with Z being at the top. I had a crappy portable seat and when I stood up to stretch, it stuck to my butt, and set me off balance. I fell down about 3 concrete bleachers in front of me, and landed on my head. Forehead + concrete = nasty road rash! Worst part was going to work the next week. I did go to the ER to get it cleaned up, but I still have a big scar right between my eyes. It was a gouge out of my face! They couldn't stitch it because their were no edges to stitch. Eh... it adds character...:crazy02:
 
Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that! I'll tell you what, though. Your face is one of the best things to heal without scars, I've noticed. One day I woke up with... something. Some kind of sore on my cheek (Not Herpes, thank you very much.) But to this day, I don't know what it was. Spider bite or something, because it absessed and scared over. Well, it did look bad for about six months, but it's been two years and no one can see it. And I only know where it is, because I know my own face. hehe. But I've had lesser wounds on my arms and they all scar like crazy.

Take vitimin E pills, stat! And make sure that you use neosporon on the wound to make sure it doesn't get infected. Aloe really helps as well.

Plus, there's always coverup!
 
Ouch, I'm feeling better already... I can at least say I've never taken something to my face. I'm with MrsCornSnake, though- I must have at least 11 scars on my hands and arms from just minor bumps, and one on my a.... butt from when my pony dragged me on the gravel when I was 5.

Zoo- you're very lucky not to have done anything too major! Just wait, though, your story will come soon enough. (Though hopefully not too soon, that's a nice run of luck right there...)
 
Topazfyre said:
3. Always have a garbage bin nearby. Carrying a new regurge across the house to the nearest garbage bin is just not cool.
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This warning needs to be modifed: Always have a garbage bin nearby, but not TOO nearby. I was cleaning tubs and feeding snakes, and I had a big trash bag right next to the platform where I was opening the tubs. The bag was nearly full, containing large amounts of snake feces, soiled aspen, dirty paper towels and sheds. So I opened my female sunkissed Okeetees tub and she sprang out, right into the disgusting garbage bag. I had to sift the entire bag's filthy contents to get to her; she was in the bottom of the bag, of course. :awcrap:
 
Roy Munson said:
This warning needs to be modifed: Always have a garbage bin nearby, but not TOO nearby. I was cleaning tubs and feeding snakes, and I had a big trash bag right next to the platform where I was opening the tubs. The bag was nearly full, containing large amounts of snake feces, soiled aspen, dirty paper towels and sheds. So I opened my female sunkissed Okeetees tub and she sprang out, right into the disgusting garbage bag. I had to sift the entire bag's filthy contents to get to her; she was in the bottom of the bag, of course. :awcrap:
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Ahh... ew..... :puke01: She must've done that just to spite you, Dean. Thus is Karma. :rofl:
 
Roy Munson said:
This warning needs to be modifed: Always have a garbage bin nearby, but not TOO nearby. I was cleaning tubs and feeding snakes, and I had a big trash bag right next to the platform where I was opening the tubs. The bag was nearly full, containing large amounts of snake feces, soiled aspen, dirty paper towels and sheds. So I opened my female sunkissed Okeetees tub and she sprang out, right into the disgusting garbage bag. I had to sift the entire bag's filthy contents to get to her; she was in the bottom of the bag, of course. :awcrap:
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LOL that went well I bet...
I don't think I had any accidents like this...
Oh I have one (not related to snakes) Never wear tennis shoes (Converse) on a rainy day. Reason: I was getting off my bus and when I reached the top stair I slipped and fell, hitting the bottom stair and the ground. People laughed. :uhoh: And that day we had a mach so I had to be dressed up nice... Thankfully my long sweatshirt covered my dirty butt and I got to go home in my uniform. My butt is still sore... btw.
 
Roy Munson said:
I was cleaning tubs and feeding snakes, and I had a big trash bag right next to the platform where I was opening the tubs. The bag was nearly full, containing large amounts of snake feces, soiled aspen, dirty paper towels and sheds. So I opened my female sunkissed Okeetees tub and she sprang out, right into the disgusting garbage bag. I had to sift the entire bag's filthy contents to get to her; she was in the bottom of the bag, of course. :awcrap:
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LOL :rofl: My question is what did you do to her beforehand to make her so ticked at you? She subjected herself to waste just so you would have to dig through it... that takes spite. I need to take my revenge lessons from her. :p

Honestly I feel bad for you... but I am still laughing my butt off. :laugh:
 
I haven't done much bodily harm to myself, but in my horseshoeing days I learned to not hit the nail as hard as I could without being sure I was not going to hit my thumb. (Knocked the thumbnail clean off, as well as broke my thumb bone in two...) The eff word normally flows from my mouth like poo from a goose, but in that case I was speechless with pain. Fortunately, it was a nearly last but still critical nail on the last shoe, so eventually got placed. After some "medication."

Now my brother-in-law, a concert-level pianist, took his thumb off with a chainsaw (building a concrete boat!) but had it reinstalled successfully.
 
I have an awesome story to add to this thread. Best part: It happened today.

I was working out with some of my swim team kids, coaching them a bit and whatnot. One of the girls had a really goofy start and just wasn't getting how to do it correctly. Of course, I decided to show her. I climbed up on the block (the thing at the end of a lane which swimmers dive off of), got into my start position, and got ready.

Well, apparently this particular block was not secured correctly. As I pushed off, I pushed the block backwards. Instead of doing a graceful dive into the water... I ended up smashing my belly on the ledge of the pool, and then flipping forward hard enough to hit my face on the wall right below me.

A few tests, quite a bit of gauze, and a hefty bill later, I have some internal (and external) bruising on my stomach, a concussion, and a very unpretty face.

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Took these pics with Kel tonight, thought I'd post them before I go pop another pill. Sorry for the quality, it's from the built in camera on my computer.
And yes, I confess, I am a snake kisser. :p
 

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Cornsnake men all over the world will be losing sleep tonight...

If you're a cornsnake kisser, I'm a cornsnake macker! (Is that a word?)
 
Ahh... the sling... I broke my shoulder this summer, and I know that one quite well. Sucks, doesn't it?

And for the record: Um... [Concussions] are bad, m'kay... :grin01:
 
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