Anywyay... Rob was going to help his oldest daughter (Keri) make caraccas for a school project. His youngest daughter (Britney) wanted to help, too. So after he had partially opened the can and removed the greend beans from within, he drilled a hole in the bottom & prepared to intsall a wooden dow rod for the handle. He got it lined up & told Britney to sink the screw through the bottom of the can & into the wooden dowel rod. She did exactly as he said & it worked great... until the screw bottomed out & caused the can to spin in Rob's hand.
What followed was lot's of blood, Rob nearly passing out, Kristi (Rob's wife) making a trip to the emergency room where Rob squirted blood everywhere before receiving 29 stitches & then getting a nice buzz from the Lortabs. Sounds like fun, huh?! Well I can assure that Rob didn't have any fun, but thank God he still has all 5 fingers, though. The cut is about 1-1/2" deep & he goes to the orthopaedic specialist on Thursday to find out what, if any, muscle & nerve damage there is. Nerve damage or not, I think he can still pick his nose if he needs to.
So... the lesson to learn here kiddo's is don't be a dumb a$$ and hold the spinning end of a green bean can with the lid still attached to it!!! Put it in a vise, then drill it & screw it.
In all seriousness, be careful out there kiddos!!! The slightest little miscue can be quite dangerous. Please think twice about what your getting ready to do & take your time.
You see, Rob doesn't get to help me paint or move furniture now due to his accident & I want to make sure I can still count on the rest of you if I need you this week or next. :-)
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Rob came through his surgery to repair the nerve and ligament. There were no surprises and Rob is doing OK at this time.
Thank God everything went well. It's good to know that he'll make a full recovery & still get to help Kristi paint someday.
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