"Bucket List" on life support!!

[blueskyracer]

My boat building chisel wound many moons ago was "6 to 10 stitches" on the hospital bill. Two weeks before that my boat building razor saw accident was also "6 to 10 stitches." My neighbor worked incoming at the ER and he said he was going to get me a card like a bank card so all he had to do was run it through an imprinter to save time. Funny guy. Then my insurance company contacted me because they thought the hospital was double-billing them! No, sez me, I was double-stupid.

Now thats funny!! Kind of like Home Improvment and Ground Hog day all rolled into one movie.

[E-MOTION]

Had an employee one time!!!

Who got a Bad cut just before lunch. He called a vet buddy of his ,we met him at a hamburger joint on North Market street in Spokane Ten stitches later we bought him a hamburger and had a laugh.So much for state industrial claims. If Teresa has hay burners she has a vet, something to think about Mike.

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Dave - I used to work for the vet for a living and can fix a lot of things but..... it looked pretty deep when you poked about so wasn't going to even give it a try. About the only thing we have around now is fishing line and a sewing needle. (Used that to sew up and R/C boaters hand once at a race in the middle of no where) Thank goodness for medical insurance.

Bill - I hope there is no double repeat here!

Bet that sucker is going to be really sore this morning.

[Dave M]

Get Back to Work

Looks like a flesh wound.

To date, every boat I have built has some of my blood on it. My favorites are the times you forget to swap out the 1.5" staples for 1/2" staples... and you are holding the piece you are stapling to the 3MM. That goes all the way through the finger. Sometimes it is best to take your time and not burn the midnight oil. The last boat taught me that.

[blueskyracer]

Looks like a flesh wound.

To date, every boat I have built has some of my blood on it. My favorites are the times you forget to swap out the 1.5" staples for 1/2" staples... and you are holding the piece you are stapling to the 3MM. That goes all the way through the finger. Sometimes it is best to take your time and not burn the midnight oil. The last boat taught me that.

We are taking a couple of days off to regroup and enjoy the brief summer we are having.

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Dave M - that would be great if it was the midnight oil. However this was NOON, as in lunch time. No alcohol involved!

[John C167]

How is Mike feeling today ?

No alcohol, that explains it !

John Biagio

[blueskyracer]

How is Mike feeling today ?

No alcohol, that explains it !

John Biagio

I am doing ok today John but it is a good excuse to take it easy for a couple days. I have been working on boats since last September and it is time to slow down.

[Mr_dirt]

Blood, Sweat and Gas. That's what racin's all about!

[Team B&H]

Looks like a flesh wound.

To date, every boat I have built has some of my blood on it. My favorites are the times you forget to swap out the 1.5" staples for 1/2" staples... and you are holding the piece you are stapling to the 3MM. That goes all the way through the finger.

Years ago, I had a friend who shall be nameless here was helping me and he did something just like that. The unexpected long staple left in the gun went all the way through his finger and out the nail. It held well and I actually needed a screwdriver to pry his finger free. My shop now has 9 pneumatic staplers, each clearly labeled with the only size staple it is allowed to use. We can get them for about $20 a piece from Harbor Freight so all were not much more than my single Senco gun was back in 1981. We can shoot 1/4 inch up to 1 1/2 inches with better safety now and don't have to double check to see what is actually inside the gun when I pick it up.

[BlueskyRacerGirl]

You guys all know it would not stop any of you from racing! some bandages a rubber glove taped around the wrist so it stays clean and dry of course you would need a good pit crew so you don't have to gas your boat or make adjustments ect. and you would be good to go!

[Raymond]

Mike,
Are you going to chronicle the repair for us? I would like to see how you do it?

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Kimberlie Case of Case Racing got some pictures of the "Bucket List" incident. There was another photographer who got some great shots and I keep hoping he will post them.

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Really glad Milyssa was A-OK after that! She is still smiling!

[blueskyracer]

After looking at the pictures what usually takes out the side of the boat?? Driver or the water pressure??