JeffR Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Well the Disco is almost re-assembled, my right hand is almost disassembled! Ifound out that if one goes base over apex in the wet oily morass that is the garden, when you shove your hand into the spinning alternator, the cooling fan will very effectively dislocate every joint on you index finger, however , if like me, you are very lucky: 1. The lacerations will not need sutures (Swarfega is NOT a good antibacterial according to the A&E Dr) 2. The resulting high speed rotational injury (I thought that was a pretty cool description) which would normally break bones and/or cause traumatic amputation will Not break bones or amputate said digits. 3. The 1 1/2 inch blood blister over you 2nd index finger joint is very good for sympathy at first, but when the blood leaks out (too many lacerations to be water tight) onto the new bedspread overnight, ones wife ceases to be sympathetic. 4. Typing is just fckin difficult with fingers strapped together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 :hysterical: Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! Mind you, "falling with hand into rotating alternator" sounds like the sort of event you're very lucky to come out of with any fingers at all hope you have a speedy recovery, maybe take up a safer hobby like BASE jumping or lion taming 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 How do you keep managing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 How do you keep managing? At this bloody moment in time, I'm not! The nice guy in A&E (he's restoring a Series 1) reckons it's time I found someone to give me a hand doing the bigger jobs..... he is correct in that assertion, however, my main character flaw is a flat refusal to accept defeat, I work on the principle that , yes, a job should be done by two people, but with a little ingenuity.... Then I end up in A&E..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 ....The nice guy in A&E (he's restoring a Series 1) reckons it's time I found someone to give me a hand doing the bigger jobs..... Why did I read this to the tune of that old yellow pages advert where they bought the decrepit old gardener a ride on mower whilst all the time he thought he was for the scrap heap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Good job you & Nige live in different towns, otherwise you 2 would keep a single A&E dept on full time work. hope your hand heals soon & don't try to be a one man hero -- cos it hurts when it all goes wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Jeff - you're not sponsored by megasquirt-v8 are you ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Jeff - you're not sponsored by megasquirt-v8 are you ? Nope, NHS Emergency Care Gold Card Member!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 You're not Nige's long lost brother are you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alland Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Aaahhhh the joys of discovery ownership simply brilliant ! jeff lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackshifter Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 And as it didn't break your fingers, maybe its early warning the belt needs tightening. Every cloud.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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