Ouch, that smarts.
I have a really good reason for not posting the past few days...
I was sitting on the elevated side. When my hand got smashed, I was fairly sure I had broken a finger. Once I got back to base I had it checked at the hospital and, yup, a small crack. Nothing terribly wrong, but I'm going to be a bit inconvenienced for a couple of weeks.
Of course, my colleagues have been every bit as funny about this as I expected... "sounds like someone needs a hug", or, "Hey, did you break your finger throwing yourself out of the back?"
So I will post more when this starts to get better. You should see me typing with the tip of just one finger on the hurt hand... I confess it does look fairly funny.
I was sitting on the elevated side. When my hand got smashed, I was fairly sure I had broken a finger. Once I got back to base I had it checked at the hospital and, yup, a small crack. Nothing terribly wrong, but I'm going to be a bit inconvenienced for a couple of weeks.Of course, my colleagues have been every bit as funny about this as I expected... "sounds like someone needs a hug", or, "Hey, did you break your finger throwing yourself out of the back?"
So I will post more when this starts to get better. You should see me typing with the tip of just one finger on the hurt hand... I confess it does look fairly funny.
posted by LTC John at 11:59 AM
31 Comments:
I hate it when that happens.
Consider yourself virtually hugged!!
Here's another hug (being very careful of the hand).
Ouch, ouch, and ouch!
Take care of that bum finger,
don't let anyone pull it!
another virtual hug your way! :-)
Ouch. Hope it all works out in the mend...
Stay safe.
Dip the Donut of Misery in some
whiskey and slip it over the finger. Won't kill the pain, but makes a great snack!
{{{hugses!}}}
And now you get to find out all of the million and one ways in which that finger gets used during the course of an average day.
Also, a LOLcat for the occasion
*manly shoulder punch*
Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery and many, many clever rispostes from your comrades ;-)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! for your service to our country - you and your fellow Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Best regards,
SteveR
Well, on the bright side, at least you didn't mush up your finger trying to pick your nose.
Stay safe John.
BRD
Get well soon, Major.
That's a funny-looking truck thing. Very Mad Max. It's British. What's that silvery thing on top? It's shiny but the rest of the vehicle looks very camouflagey. Oh and also you should put ice on that.
Sending lots of hugs from NYC!
Susan
Idea for your next post:
"v vf sbvj vst kjhgd kj;bradtg!"
A hurt finger. Oh you poor child. How you do suffer for your country.
Try hurting your foot and see what you say then. Typing with a bad finger aint nothing compared to hobbling around on a cane. I swear, you kids are spoiled these days.
Why, when I was a youngin' we had to do our own amputations, hand deliver nukes, and pass the driving test while the Iowa did landscaping with those 16 inchers somewhere in a 50 yard radius of our car. When we took on the Italian Fascists in Tashkent during the Quasi War they hadn't invented limbs yet. Had to wield our weapons with tongue and pecker. And you're bitching about a dinged digit.
What a wuss.
You sure you're not a Harvard freshman?
Serves you right for abusing what some proto-chimp worked so hard to evolve. I hope you're proud of yourself
Dear Lord, be careful and stay safe.
mythusmage, that was brilliant. As a father of four sons, I am stealing that and positing it on my own blog. I'll give credit.
"Why, when I was a youngin' we had to do our own amputations..."
That is the best yet!
Richard - I'll stick to the "Basrah Bump", shoulder bump (minus the man-kiss).
hf, I can nae tell ye what tha' is. 'tis secret, and no for everyone to hear.
Greyhawk, sir that may be what all my posts end up looking like...
BRD, if that had happened, I'd have never told anyone I was hurt...heh.
THanks everyone, for your good wishes.
Frank Burns would put in for a Purple Heart for that kind of injury.
Retread
Have some pie. Pie will cure anything. Jeff G. told me so.
Sounds painful. Are you going to go all "Redacted" now?
Seriously, another virtual hug!
Many hugs and also pie.
jmeragthSalt Lick,
Especially if it is Key Lime. Pie....is there anything it cannot do?
What finger was it Major? The international communication finger? Or one not used much in the car?
LMC
Middle finger, left hand...heh heh.
Ouch! Sorry to hear that. My daughter broke a finger falling off a horse and it wasn't fun.
That's a 30-ton British Mastiff. Not meant much for mud work, eh?
Stay safe, and Thank You for your service.
Maj John,
I am recieving your Bomb Disposal Unit for training, from the 14th IA.
This is us in An Numaniyah that conducted a USF with your gus.
Are you part of the Highlanders, 4th Batttalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland? Tell Q to contact Terry Brown at milpritbrown@aol.com
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