Had a good day piping up some 10 ton AC's for another Co. Bumped my forarm at 10:30 on a 4x4 elec. box cover and dam. 7 stitches. They need to take the sheer edge off of stuff. I didn't know it was cut until I looked. Lost 10 mins. dressing it but finished most of the piping before I left for the ER at 4:00. Got the same Dr. that sewed my forehead up last summer. Good bunch of folks. Be careful out there guys.
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Had a good day piping up some 10 ton AC's for another Co. Bumped my forarm at 10:30 on a 4x4 elec. box cover and dam. 7 stitches. They need to take the sheer edge off of stuff. I didn't know it was cut until I looked. Lost 10 mins. dressing it but finished most of the piping before I left for the ER at 4:00. Got the same Dr. that sewed my forehead up last summer. Good bunch of folks. Be careful out there guys.
2 Stitches
As a young kid, 4th year service, I bumped my elbow on a attic ladder. Very small cut but very dead. Wrapped a piece of gauze around it and some duct tape and finished the service call.
I was close to the shop so I went in to see if they thought I needed stitches. The boss called me a crybaby and told me to suck it up. His wife billed a $100 out of the petty cash and sent me to walk-in for 2 stitches.
The Doctor told me that it would have never healed without stitches because ever time I bent my elbow it opened up. He said that in my line of work it would have gotten infected easily. Damn that shot is smart.
As a young kid, 4th year service, I bumped my elbow on a attic ladder. Very small cut but very dead. Wrapped a piece of gauze around it and some duct tape and finished the service call.
I was close to the shop so I went in to see if they thought I needed stitches. The boss called me a crybaby and told me to suck it up. His wife billed a $100 out of the petty cash and sent me to walk-in for 2 stitches.
The Doctor told me that it would have never healed without stitches because ever time I bent my elbow it opened up. He said that in my line of work it would have gotten infected easily. Damn that shot is smart.
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You must be a young man. The shot was the worst pain, right? The doc tells us this and that, and we take that as Gospel? Sorry about the cut. A friend of mine cut his arm in an attic. The woman of the house said to him, Don't get blood on my carpet!
You must be a young man. The shot was the worst pain, right? The doc tells us this and that, and we take that as Gospel? Sorry about the cut. A friend of mine cut his arm in an attic. The woman of the house said to him, Don't get blood on my carpet!
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My wife would win but you will have to take my word for thatspotts said:
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Very true. Back to piping at 8am. Hope to run one tomorrow. Don't know if they got the pump on it after the pressure test today.
Very true. Back to piping at 8am. Hope to run one tomorrow. Don't know if they got the pump on it after the pressure test today.
The icing on the cake
I have a story that tops them all..... 8 years ago I worked as a stationary engineer @ a huge bakery for a large grocery store chain. We also had maintance men that maintained everything that was not steam or refrigeration. I am working the midnight shift with 2 maintance men. A call comes in over the loud speaker that the bagel slicer was jammed which shuts down an entire assembly line of about 10-15 people. The maintance man , nice 60 year old man, goes to the dough slicer , he sticks his hand down into the hopper and WHACK , all 4 of his fingers were chopped off. They had to run the conveyer belt until his fingers came out. Put his fingers on ice and rushed him to the hospital. They were able to sew all of his fingers baack on and he was back to work in 9 months.
I have a story that tops them all..... 8 years ago I worked as a stationary engineer @ a huge bakery for a large grocery store chain. We also had maintance men that maintained everything that was not steam or refrigeration. I am working the midnight shift with 2 maintance men. A call comes in over the loud speaker that the bagel slicer was jammed which shuts down an entire assembly line of about 10-15 people. The maintance man , nice 60 year old man, goes to the dough slicer , he sticks his hand down into the hopper and WHACK , all 4 of his fingers were chopped off. They had to run the conveyer belt until his fingers came out. Put his fingers on ice and rushed him to the hospital. They were able to sew all of his fingers baack on and he was back to work in 9 months.
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I took a 2 1/2 scratch on my forearm 3 days ago and spent the next half hour retrieving my tools from around the neighbouring roof This way I don't take'er home at the end of the day.
If I could pick up the unit, I would never have to chase my tools again
Nice... I just threw my toasted ham & cream cheese bagel in the garbage...(reach, reach)refrtech said:
I took a 2 1/2 scratch on my forearm 3 days ago and spent the next half hour retrieving my tools from around the neighbouring roof
This way I don't take'er home at the end of the day. If I could pick up the unit, I would never have to chase my tools again
They were able to sew all of his fingers baack on and he was back to work in 9 months.
that sissy, he should have been back the next day...light duty-------------------------------------
My neighbor wasup on his roof using a 16p nail gun when I heard this thump oh#### . Looked up and he nailed his foot to the roof, He yells at me to do something , I am in a panic and he yells at me to pull it out...I couldnt do it . Threw him a hammer and he pulled it out just like any other nail. I think it hurt me more than it did him
that sissy, he should have been back the next day...light duty-------------------------------------
My neighbor wasup on his roof using a 16p nail gun when I heard this thump oh#### . Looked up and he nailed his foot to the roof, He yells at me to do something , I am in a panic and he yells at me to pull it out...I couldnt do it . Threw him a hammer and he pulled it out just like any other nail. I think it hurt me more than it did him
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LOl Sounds like my cousin he borrowed my nail gun for garage project and shot one of the 16ds underneath his thumbnail, I wasn't there but his friend said he whined like a little girl my thinking if it had been me there would have been no whining just screaming cause you know that had to hurt ouch ! Have not let him use it again since either lolct2 said:
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Geez, outside rep, sounds like they should bring you inside and blanket you with bubble wrap.
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About the womans carpet. I used to work the beach area and wore boat shoes, no socks, Florida heat. You know. Had a woman tell me that I couldn't check the AHU unless I took my shoes off. I said, "Lady, you don't want these feet on your white carpet. Would you lay out a sheet for me to walk on? It's only 10 ft from the door." She agreed that it would be better to cover her floor then me taking off my shoes.
Naw, That was years ago. I don't do attics anymore.oroy54 said:
About the womans carpet. I used to work the beach area and wore boat shoes, no socks, Florida heat. You know. Had a woman tell me that I couldn't check the AHU unless I took my shoes off. I said, "Lady, you don't want these feet on your white carpet. Would you lay out a sheet for me to walk on? It's only 10 ft from the door." She agreed that it would be better to cover her floor then me taking off my shoes.
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When I got there I was po'd. Turned the unit on to duoble check. The compressor tried to start and didn't pull LRA. Checked the cap, bad. Replaced it and saved the customer $100's. Owner got mad because I brought back a $85 billed instead of $750.00.
He stormed out and I gave his wife my 2 wks.
Hell no. About a month latter I tried to call in sick. Woke up with the flue. He begged me to come in and said he would give me light duty. The SOB gave me a compressor change out. I took it not knowing it was a water source heat pump above the cieling in a condo hallway. Would have to take the Rev vlv out to get the compressor out.joker1 said:
When I got there I was po'd. Turned the unit on to duoble check. The compressor tried to start and didn't pull LRA. Checked the cap, bad. Replaced it and saved the customer $100's. Owner got mad because I brought back a $85 billed instead of $750.00.
He stormed out and I gave his wife my 2 wks.
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