Like an idiot I was holding a small (blank) driver PCB with my left hand while I drilled with the right. The bit snapped and the now broken bit (on the drill) went right into my left index finger. Fair bit of blood and my new neighbors had a poke over the fence to see what I was swearing about so much. It's cleaned out, antiseptic cream is on it and it's all bandaged up (no need for stitches) but wow it's throbbing bad.
My girlfriend is done listening to me whinge so I'm just typing this to complain to someone lol. It was a stupid mistake but sadly something I know I won't learn from. I even own a drilled press and plenty of different vice (vices?). Just another example of rushing to do stuff without thinking it through
Bah....it's bandaged up. Besides it's cleaned up to the point that only two plasters were needed so it's not much to look at (not much meat on your fingers).
I'm just having a whinge at how stupid I can be lol.
I know how u feel.
Many years ago i was drilling some wood while standing on it barefoot.
The bit broke and the drill flung sideways and continued drilling into the joint of my big toe.
I had to wind the drill bit backwards by hand to get it out.
Show us pictures and I'II show you my video of drilling a black nail. Its funny how they stop the sympathy after awhile. My brother in law worked in a Brisbane hospital once. If you had to go there it would be ok now as he has moved. I wont tell you where but it's south a little. Get well soon.
It's funny how the very first thing I yelled wasn't "ouch" or curse (sort of). It was just "Holy **** I'm a ****ing idiot". I realised straight away how dumb it was. This was followed by lots of "ow ow ow" and then the expletive laden rant.
I didn't have to reverse the drill because it went in and sort of bounced up my finger. So instead of just leaving a hole it tore up along and under the finger nail and just 'popped' out.
I'm actually having trouble getting the plaster off...seems the blood, betadine and plaster adhesive have stuck together pretty damn good.
We are men. Self-inflicted injury is just par for the course. However, I can totally relate to the girlfriend pulling a “Chopper” as my wife will also show absolutely no empathy or sympathy. I’m really worried about how bad it will be when I get really old and start to soil myself. Pretty sure I’ll end up with a rash. At least she bakes cake.
I, on the otherhand, hope you heal up right quick.
I though all you Brisbane Broncos ate Nails for Breakfastand nocked them in steel bare handed[i mean no harm here you have my sympathys,well a bit,your the enemy,since Alfie Langers boots replaced Andy Gregs on the wall in my local]Watch you dont stand on a nail.Hope it gets better,but no to quickly.
I have two hands lol....I just got out of being in a sling for 6 weeks as I had my shoulder reconstructed so I got very good at typing with one hand.
And us Broncos are hard as nails thank you very much!!! Though it doesn't look good for our tough image when Scotty Prince took a pay cut to stay in SUNNY Queensland even though Hull were apparently throwing plenty of cash his way. Princess want's to stay comfortable. Who can blame him though
And Alfie is the best water boy we've ever had haha!
Sweet Jesus! Just reading that made my nuts involuntarily try to crawl back into my body and my bum hole pucker tight enough to crush coal into diamond. :Sp
You have my sympathy. I’ve many a self inflicted scars and bruises. It’s mostly from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Its like having the attention span of a squirrel on crack. Now I slow down, thinking what am I doing and will it hurt if it goes wrong or not? Wifes are really good at saying “Did you think that through?”. I have learned that triple antbiotic cream keeps the scarring down. Also if no one saw it you can tell any story about the scar you want too.
I did something similar last year around Christmas and my thumbnail still isn't back to normal. I was enlarging the pin-holes used for threading-unthreading pills in a flashlight and the bit snapped, resulting in it jamming through my thumbnail. I could clearly see the line on the broken bit where the blood/bits of broken thumbnail stopped and I'm assuming the bone is what actually stopped it from going on through. Yes, there was a fair bit of blood, pain, and even a bit of nausea. My first thought was "This is going to hurt bad", and then it did. I cleaned it up as best I could but it didn't get better. A couple of weeks later, I noticed I was oozing from under the thumbnail so I squeezed it and a large glob of puss came out. I used a knife to whittle/pry the thumbnail from the point of impact back to the end of the nail and found a large piece of the broken nail underneath the fresh nail. I removed it and carefully cleaned the bed and it finally healed, but that nail still hasn't joined the bed properly at the end...
My Pal Andy Greg will like you very much.He used to call Alfie something,but it wasnt a waterboy.I know my icons and freinds are of yesteryear perhaps,but PrincESS is handy,the state of Origin will sort them all out.
Hope your on the mend anyways,If you get a job offer selling Lucky Horse shoes or Rabbits feet, take it.Now Go To Bed.
