December 18th

[Curegirl]

Aww hope the eye gets better soon!

[poky]

Welding a cracked front end loader on a tractor when the farmer's lad got ahead and hit the slag off the weld. Lucky it missed my eyeball but hit my eye lid and gave me a full thickness burn to the upper lid and bottom lid close to the corner of my eye. Poor lad screamed and to be honest he's more traumatised than me and it's my fault for not explaining the job better before starting.

No pain as too much nerve damage. I look truly awful now but hoping the scars will add to my rugged charm.

Truth is feeling pretty sorry for myself.

Hey ho.

Dave

Yowza! I'm glad it doesn't hurt, but man, that was close and scary; eyesight is nothing to mess around with!

I'm sure it will do nothing but add to your rugged charm.

[MsSassyBaskets]

Welding a cracked front end loader on a tractor when the farmer's lad got ahead and hit the slag off the weld. Lucky it missed my eyeball but hit my eye lid and gave me a full thickness burn to the upper lid and bottom lid close to the corner of my eye. Poor lad screamed and to be honest he's more traumatised than me and it's my fault for not explaining the job better before starting.

No pain as too much nerve damage. I look truly awful now but hoping the scars will add to my rugged charm.

Truth is feeling pretty sorry for myself.

Hey ho.

Dave

Holy crap Dave, that sounds scary! Hope you feel better soon and come out fully functional, if scarred!

[Thirteen]

Dave! I'm sorry to hear of this - can you put any salve on it to help?


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[Vanquisher]

Shit. That sucks! I hope it heals quickly!


Heidi

[ballibeg]

Got cream after visit to docs. Some concern over tear ducts as looks like I cauterised the top one but apparently it does only 10% of draining.

Be a good story in time, just not now. Enjoying others good news instead!

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

Welding a cracked front end loader on a tractor when the farmer's lad got ahead and hit the slag off the weld. Lucky it missed my eyeball but hit my eye lid and gave me a full thickness burn to the upper lid and bottom lid close to the corner of my eye. Poor lad screamed and to be honest he's more traumatised than me and it's my fault for not explaining the job better before starting.

No pain as too much nerve damage. I look truly awful now but hoping the scars will add to my rugged charm.

Truth is feeling pretty sorry for myself.

Hey ho.

Dave

That suuuuucks. I hope it heals quickly and painlessly.

Is it insensitive that I totally want to see it?? 😳

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Yowzers, Dave! I hope it heals quickly!

[ballibeg]

It's comedy gold as well because slag is

-the crust of impurities formed on top of the molten metal pool when arc welding and

-slang for a loose woman

Hence getting hit in the eye by slag is raising as many eyebrows as the sight of the injury!

[OrionGrad]

Donated 220 ounces of frozen milk to the milk bank today!

[alotofyarn]

E had a fever at school yesterday and had to stay home today. Tomorrow is her last day of school before the holidays, and they're having a Christmas party in her new class. I know it's silly and she won't remember this, but I really wanted her to be there for it. She had a couple of high temperatures today, but nothing really consistent - I'd take it once and it' say 100.5, but then I'd taken it again and it would be 99.5. I was going to take her just for the party part, and so I could be at a meeting, but tonight she started tugging on her ears. Hubby looked in them and didn't think they looked infected, but he admitted he couldn't really see very well beyond the wax. I'm so torn. I hate sick babies! The same thing happened the last time she moved up at school too - new kids, new germs...

[diggitydot]

It's comedy gold as well because slag is

-the crust of impurities formed on top of the molten metal pool when arc welding and

-slang for a loose woman

Hence getting hit in the eye by slag is raising as many eyebrows as the sight of the injury!

I was totally thinking, "Wow, hope he's not referring to the wife..."

[Sheherezade]

You know you're from Ohio when you forget to wear your jacket to work. And it's 34° out. But now it's 32° and I feel way colder than I Felt this morning. I'm regretting not going back in and getting my jacket.

Me too Cassy - left town without a coat, then realized the car temp reading said 28 degrees. Good thing I'm used to it!


Angie