Our shower drain cover is a hunk of metal that is deceptively smooth on top, but has sharp jagged edges underneath.
The way the drain is removed is to:
- Hook your right index finger through one of the holes in the drain cover.
- Lift upward with just enough pressure to pull the drain cover free
- While lifting, slice your finger open on the jagged underneath edge of the drain cover
Now, slicing your finger open on the shower drain is embarrassing. Having your daughter drive you to the emergency room (because your wife and her friend INSISTED that it needed stitches) is a tad more embarrassing, and having to explain what happened to the docter is only a touch more embarrassing.
What topped off everything was this conversation:
Female Nurse Practitioner: So, it looks like this is going to need stitches.
Amber (my 16 yo daughter): (delighted) YES! He’s going to need a tetanus shot too, right?
Nurse Practitioner: Well, since he can’t remember when he had one last, we’ll have to give him a shot too.
Amber: (thrilled) Oh yeah! Serves you right! I had to get one last week and now its Your turn (does a little victory dance).
Nurse Practitioner: (winking at Amber) You better watch it or you’ll be sleeping on the couch tonight.
Amber and I exchange a disbelieving look, not sure if we hear that right. We decide that we did.
Me: Um. . . that’s actually my daughter.
So, the NP was hugely embarrassed and tryed to cover it with a few jokes, and by claiming that I “looked so young.” Amber countered that I did not look at all young, and, in fact, looked very old (thanks Amber!).
A painful shot of Lydecaine and two stitches later. . .
I got a boo-boo
Owie.
