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Trump says it's all lies, so I'm not concerned.

RIP Mr. Thicke.

Yes, but only in Spanish, so you wouldn't understand it.

Didn't need a pain pill last night, though because of that I think I needed a deeper toilet this morning. TMI? I'm starting to see some healing happening too. Less blood on the gauze every time I change dressings. The part with no skin seems to be filling in and scabbing over, so that's good news. BTW, Back in 80' when I started college the US had a nice grant called the BEOG (Basic Educational Opportunity Grant). As my parents had no money to help with college, and I had no money myself, I qualified for full tuition and extra for books and such. I never had to take out a loan. Oh, the good ol' days.

Talk to the hand. Well mine doesn't really look like that anymore, but you get my meaning.

Bradbury didn't write no stinkin' Celsius 451!

Tyler is definitely a great guy!

Pokeroll Go!

He was gorgeous. RIP Pongo.

But there's a lot of boobs wearin' headphones!

I like the saving puppies one!

He's had a little practice.

Not really, they're wearing too much.

Steak, with a side of steak. So Colin!

Happy 100th Birthday Spartacus!

Craig, I will certainly look into them. Also, the boss and I are going to have a talk about safety in general. I feel like I have more of a leg to stand on now (if less of a finger). As far as how calm I am, I get that from my Dad. My Brothers are the same.

RIP John Glenn.

^ I'm going to assume Giant is probably some kind of grocery store. Otherwise I'll have to wait until Stretch moves back to the U.S.

Let this serve as a good lesson. I'm very familiar with tablesaws, and yet things can still go very wrong. Stay away if you're not completely comfortable with the tool. And always be sure that someone is close by, just in case.

It is my opinion that a kickback guard & fingers and a riving knife certainly couldn't hurt, and may well have prevented the injury. Again, not my equipment, though you can bet I'll insist on it now!

Unfortunately I have to use whatever cheap ass blade the boss buys, as I no longer work for myself. Not too soon, all humor is welcomed. SawStop would not have helped at all in this case, as it was the board itself that stripped my finger of flesh. So, Carrot Finger lives! X-rays looked great. The Dr. was very happy with the previous Dr.s closing of the wound, and was also happy to see the mobility in my finger. Thumb was more hashed than I originally realized, but still nothing like the finger. I was given a cleaning regimen and finger exercises. The Dr. says it should heal and recover nicely. It'll just look funky. Have a follow up in a week, then one more in two weeks. And that should do it. I'm very happy with the prognosis! Thanks so much for all the well wishes, not sure you guys know how much they help!

Hey buddy! I'll be fine. You need to get your butt to HC more often! Thanks Antonio! I love that you are always happy to give free advice to us. That's not a common thing here in the U.S., and we very much appreciate that! The Emergency care Dr. thought it might need a graft and mentioned the hand Dr. He called him then, but the hand Dr. suggested he do his best at closing it up and then made me the appointment. I thought the closure looked pretty damned good, and was very impressed with that Dr. overall. Will know more in a few hours. Will report back soon. The blade was at 90 degrees. No real reason to believe this would happen.

The Dr. said the same thing. I tend to be calm and rational in these situations. It's my norm. My co-worker however was freaking the hell out. I honestly felt like I was taking care of him. I called someone else to take me to the Emergency Clinic, because I didn't want to die in a car crash on the way. I did know that it was bad when I was rinsing the wound, but I'm a practical guy. And I have a high pain threshold. I realize I'll be disfigured, but I'm very thankful that it was my Left hand and not my Right. Also it's a lot less traumatic at 55 than if I were a young guy. I was wearing a T-shirt that says "It is what it is", and that sums up my feelings about it. In my line of work the odds are that you'll have a bad incident at some point. They are scary, but I feel pretty good that in this situation I did everything right. I had a coworker nearby. I never lost focus. In short I made no mistakes, sometimes you just can't control everything. I find that Oak has a tendency to be grabby, because of it's grain pattern, so I purposely decided to only cut about an 1/8" deep at a time. I was about 1" into my first pass, and it just grabbed, twisted and shot out like a bullet. It would be a lot more difficult for me if I had broken my own rules and lost focus. Shit just happens, but don't think for a minute that I'm not going to chase you bastards around with my freaky finger, next time I see you guys!

Well as I said to Naaman, it will make it easier to pick my nose. And I'll be expecting a 10% discount on any future manicures.