Mon, 19 Feb 2007 at 10:01 am
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.
Omnipotent Poobah Says:
February 19th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
True that explaining the finger might have been embarassing, but you could have done a Lucille Ball and got your toe stuck in the faucet. Now THAT’S embarassing.
USELESS MAN Says:
February 20th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Very Manly.
Janice Brown Says:
February 22nd, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Haha, I love Poobah’s comment, and I agree. Or even worse, you could have gotten something stuck on your um “manhood.” Don’t laugh, it happens.
J
TJ Says:
February 22nd, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Janice, you’ve seen this happen have you?
Janice Brown Says:
February 23rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm
TJ,
Not exactly. I am of the female gender and so I do not have a “manhood” per se. Have I personally seen incidents of such “accidents”? Sadly, I have to say yes. I worked in a hospital for 18 years, and although I don’t claim to have seen “everything,” I HAVE seen more than I would have liked to.
Janice
Anonymous Says:
October 26th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Watch it! If you wait two more years, it’ll be legal and only half as sexy.