Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
whined it out of my system... ;-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Little Malice wrote:

> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)

Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
hear about it.

Don't you prefer red peppers to green?

-feverish

On 2006-10-24, Little Malice > wrote:
> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife.....

Obviously, not dull enough. I keep one dull knife (easy to do, it's a
Henckels that won't hold an edge worth a damn) around for slicing
bananas and peeling/slicing apples.

nb

Little Malice said...

> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)


I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."

No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!



Andy

Andy wrote:
> Little Malice said...
>
>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
>
> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>
> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>
>
>
> Andy

We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a knife
was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is Saturday.

Jill

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:21:58 GMT, unge (Little
Malice) wrote:

>Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>whined it out of my system... ;-)

Klutz! <G> Hope it feels lots better, soon!

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Little Malice said...
>>
>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>
>>
>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>
>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>
> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
> Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a
knife
> was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is Saturday.
>
> Jill


Heh heh heh!

I can picture you, knee high to a grasshopper, teasing your Marine of a
Pop like that!

Wait, no I can't!

))

Andy

One time on Usenet, said:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
> That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
> hear about it.

You have my sympathies! Is it a cooking related story? If not, feel
free to e-mail me.

> Don't you prefer red peppers to green?

Nope -- I had a childhood aversion to them; I thought red = hot. I'm
getting over it (had a few in a dish last week), but I still like the
greens best...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Little Malice said...
>>>
>>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>>
>>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
>> Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a
>> knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is
>> Saturday.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Heh heh heh!
>
> I can picture you, knee high to a grasshopper, teasing your Marine of
> a Pop like that!
>
> Wait, no I can't!
>
> ))
>
> Andy

I was a teenager at the time Dad didn't do much cooking when he was
still in the service, in fact he spent most of his time at the O Club. Then
after he retired and quit drinking he started with the cooking thing... and
boy, knives on Sunday were not a good idea. He took the top half of his
thumb joint off. OUCH.

Jill

Little Malice wrote:

> One time on Usenet, said:
>> Little Malice wrote:
>>
>> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>
>> Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
>> That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
>> hear about it.
>
> You have my sympathies! Is it a cooking related story? If not, feel
> free to e-mail me.

No, but it involves the kitchen door knob. Does that count?

>> Don't you prefer red peppers to green?
>
> Nope -- I had a childhood aversion to them; I thought red = hot. I'm
> getting over it (had a few in a dish last week), but I still like the
> greens best...

I was at the hospital last week, with a friend who was having some tests
done. They had fajitas in the cafeteria and while waiting in line, everyone
was saying no to the onion, green/red peppers. I got there and said no to
the meat and the lady just piled on the onion/pepper stuff.

That was good. (and the sour cream.. mmmm)

-feverish

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> Little Malice said...
>>>>
>>>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>>>
>>>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>
>>> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife
>>> on Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and
>>> a knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is
>>> Saturday.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Heh heh heh!
>>
>> I can picture you, knee high to a grasshopper, teasing your Marine of
>> a Pop like that!
>>
>> Wait, no I can't!
>>
>> ))
>>
>> Andy
>
> I was a teenager at the time Dad didn't do much cooking when he
> was still in the service, in fact he spent most of his time at the O
> Club. Then after he retired and quit drinking he started with the
> cooking thing... and boy, knives on Sunday were not a good idea. He
> took the top half of his thumb joint off. OUCH.
>
> Jill


Jill,

So you're saying he was safer with a drink in one hand and a knife in the
other?? What's wrong with THAT picture? --JUST KIDDING!!!--

Andy

One time on Usenet, Dave Smith > said:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> The last time I gave blood the nurse kept asking if I was okay. I
> told her that I had lost more blood cooking dinner. Last summer I
> cut myself right to the bone on my left index finger. The next
> afternoon when I meandered down to the ER to get it stitched the
> nurse gave me a blast for not coming in the night before. I has a
> leg of lamb on the BBQ and a bottle of wine open, and they were
> more tempting that sitting in the ER for a few hours on a nice
> summer night. They ended up not stitching it because it was too
> late. I just kept it tightly bandaged and I think it healed better
> than a similar booboo that was stitched.

Oooh, dude! This is giving me the willies just reading about
it. You remind me of my Dad -- he won't go to the hospital unless
someone drags him there. :-)

> If you think cuts are bad, wait until you get a nasty burn.

Unfortunately, I've had a few nasty 2nd degree burns, although
my biggest one wasn't cooking related...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
> Andy wrote:
> > Little Malice said...

> >> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> >> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> >> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> >> whined it out of my system... ;-)

> > I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
> >
> > No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
> >
> >

> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
> Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a knife
> was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is Saturday.

Hmmmm, you might have something there, Jill. And this might be a
good argument for getting Miguel to take over the Saturday dinner
thing. Don't get me wrong, I do like to cook, but as it's part of
my job as homemaker, I also like a day off once a week... :-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, Damsel in dis Dress > said:
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:21:58 GMT, unge (Little
> Malice) wrote:
>
> >Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> >using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> >And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> >whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> Klutz! <G> Hope it feels lots better, soon!

Thanks, Sis. :-) I know it's really just a little thing (especially
after reading other folks' horror stories!), I'm just irritated that
I can't type and keep having to backspace...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, said:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
> > One time on Usenet, said:
> >> Little Malice wrote:
> >>
> >> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> >> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> >> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> >> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
> >>
> >> Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
> >> That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
> >> hear about it.
> >
> > You have my sympathies! Is it a cooking related story? If not, feel
> > free to e-mail me.
>
> No, but it involves the kitchen door knob. Does that count?

LOL!

> >> Don't you prefer red peppers to green?
> >
> > Nope -- I had a childhood aversion to them; I thought red = hot. I'm
> > getting over it (had a few in a dish last week), but I still like the
> > greens best...
>
> I was at the hospital last week, with a friend who was having some tests
> done. They had fajitas in the cafeteria and while waiting in line, everyone
> was saying no to the onion, green/red peppers. I got there and said no to
> the meat and the lady just piled on the onion/pepper stuff.
>
> That was good. (and the sour cream.. mmmm)

You sound like my husband -- I swear, if I slathered myself in fried
onions & peppers, the man would follow me into a fire... ;-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Little Malice wrote:

> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>

I've still got the scar from cutting my middle finger to bone years ago.
I had burned the same hand the week before. The guy in the emergency
room made a comment about it, while looking at my boyfriend. I told him
I was getting married in a week and I'd been a little nervous lately...

Haven't cut anything off since, though.



Dawn

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> jmcquown said...
>>>
>>>> Andy wrote:
>>>>> Little Malice said...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>>>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>>>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>>>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>>>>
>>>>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife
>>>> on Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday
>>>> and a knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's
>>>> "Sunday" is Saturday.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>> Heh heh heh!
>>>
>>> I can picture you, knee high to a grasshopper, teasing your Marine
>>> of a Pop like that!
>>>
>>> Wait, no I can't!
>>>
>>> ))
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> I was a teenager at the time Dad didn't do much cooking when he
>> was still in the service, in fact he spent most of his time at the O
>> Club. Then after he retired and quit drinking he started with the
>> cooking thing... and boy, knives on Sunday were not a good idea. He
>> took the top half of his thumb joint off. OUCH.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Jill,
>
> So you're saying he was safer with a drink in one hand and a knife in
> the other?? What's wrong with THAT picture? --JUST KIDDING!!!--
>
> Andy

LOL Andy! My first memory of my father was with him with a drink in his
hand but no, not a knife... I was probably 16 when he cut part of his thumb
off and he wasn't drinking then. I've since taken up his drinking for him


Jill

Little Malice wrote:
> One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Little Malice said...
>
>>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
>>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>>
>>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>
>> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
>> Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a
>> knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is
>> Saturday.
>
> Hmmmm, you might have something there, Jill. And this might be a
> good argument for getting Miguel to take over the Saturday dinner
> thing. Don't get me wrong, I do like to cook, but as it's part of
> my job as homemaker, I also like a day off once a week... :-)

Take Saturdays off! And make lots of stuff to put in the freezer

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:52:16 +0000, Little Malice wrote
>:

> One time on Usenet, said:
>> Little Malice wrote:
>>
>> > One time on Usenet, said:
>> >> Little Malice wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>> >> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>> >> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>> >> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
>> >>
>> >> Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
>> >> That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
>> >> hear about it.
>> >
>> > You have my sympathies! Is it a cooking related story? If not, feel
>> > free to e-mail me.
>>
>> No, but it involves the kitchen door knob. Does that count?
>
> LOL!

And!! I had to stand at the kitchen sink for about 20 minutes trying not
to puke from the pain. So this is a kitchen related story. haha!!!


>> >> Don't you prefer red peppers to green?
>> >
>> > Nope -- I had a childhood aversion to them; I thought red = hot. I'm
>> > getting over it (had a few in a dish last week), but I still like the
>> > greens best...
>>
>> I was at the hospital last week, with a friend who was having some tests
>> done. They had fajitas in the cafeteria and while waiting in line, everyone
>> was saying no to the onion, green/red peppers. I got there and said no to
>> the meat and the lady just piled on the onion/pepper stuff.
>>
>> That was good. (and the sour cream.. mmmm)
>
> You sound like my husband -- I swear, if I slathered myself in fried
> onions & peppers, the man would follow me into a fire... ;-)

Hmm.. I'm gonna go meet my sweetness in about 9 days, so I'm not sure what
I'll slather myself with just yet. But, I'll get back to you.

He may reply himself.. I know he's in this group somewhere. <hint>

Oddest thing.. my other server wouldn't let me send this, so this is from
a different nntp server, and a different newsreader, but it's from the
same person.

-feverish

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> jmcquown said...
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> jmcquown said...
>>>>
>>>>> Andy wrote:
>>>>>> Little Malice said...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>>>>>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>>>>>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>>>>>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife
>>>>> on Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday
>>>>> and a knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's
>>>>> "Sunday" is Saturday.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heh heh heh!
>>>>
>>>> I can picture you, knee high to a grasshopper, teasing your Marine
>>>> of a Pop like that!
>>>>
>>>> Wait, no I can't!
>>>>
>>>> ))
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>
>>> I was a teenager at the time Dad didn't do much cooking when he
>>> was still in the service, in fact he spent most of his time at the O
>>> Club. Then after he retired and quit drinking he started with the
>>> cooking thing... and boy, knives on Sunday were not a good idea. He
>>> took the top half of his thumb joint off. OUCH.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>
>> Jill,
>>
>> So you're saying he was safer with a drink in one hand and a knife in
>> the other?? What's wrong with THAT picture? --JUST KIDDING!!!--
>>
>> Andy
>
> LOL Andy! My first memory of my father was with him with a drink in
> his hand but no, not a knife... I was probably 16 when he cut part of
> his thumb off and he wasn't drinking then. I've since taken up his
> drinking for him
>
>
> Jill


Jill,

Fun stuff. Thanks!

Bottoms up!

Andy

Andy <q> wrote:

> Fun stuff. Thanks!
>
> Bottoms up!
>
> Andy

Andy- just curious.. when I get your posts, there is a large black rectangle
in the headers. I'm going to assume that's an xface. Am I correct? And if
I'm not, please tell me what it is and how I can get one, too. LOL!!!

-feverish

Mandoline meets me.... about a month ago. I am not a kitchen klutz that's
what made it all the more shocking. I have 3 friends with the same
mandoline and all have cut themselves and refused to ever use it again. I
was the only one brave enough. It was a dumb accident as all probably
are.... big hunk of onion that wouldn't fit in the slicing hat. Normally, I
would just use it for something else, but this time I thought "Oh I can get
one more slice." That's all she wrote. Sliced off the side of my thumb.
The amount of blood and pain made me think I had taken my thumb off. I
wouldn't look at it. DH was at the grocery store. He's an RN, so I waited
for him to come home. Keeping pressure on it. For 3 days he changed the
dressings on it and I wouldn't look at it. He said it was bad. When I
finally could go without a dressing I looked. Not so bad... my thumb has a
minor scar and it's not deformed at all. There was definitely nothing to
stitch back on. My daughter thought she saw my thumb piece go down the
drain when she cleaned the cutting board.

Lynne

"Little Malice" > wrote in message
...
> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> --
> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

"feverish" > wrote in message
...
> Little Malice wrote:
>
>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> Awww.. I feel yer pain. I've typed for 5 weeks now with a broken wrist.
> That, in itself is a long story, but I'll happily tell you if you want to
> hear about it.
>
> Don't you prefer red peppers to green?
>
Yikes! what a question. By the sounds of it, her green peppers became red!

elaine

One time on Usenet, Dawn > said:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
> > Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> > using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> > And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> > whined it out of my system... ;-)
> >
>
> I've still got the scar from cutting my middle finger to bone years ago.
> I had burned the same hand the week before.

Youch!

> The guy in the emergency
> room made a comment about it, while looking at my boyfriend. I told him
> I was getting married in a week and I'd been a little nervous lately...
>
> Haven't cut anything off since, though.

I'm sure your SO appreciates that... ;-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

In article >,
unge (Little Malice) wrote:

> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)

Keep it band-aided with that gooey neosporin stuff, and watch out for
infection!

You have my empathy... I seem to manage to cut myself good every few
years. :-P I now use a cheese board for cheese after the last time, and
if my blades are the least bit dull, I do a quick honing using a steel.
Those are kept in the top of the knife drawer!

http://www.cutlery.com/honing.shtml

Hope ya heal quick. :-)
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
unge (Little Malice) wrote:

> > Klutz! <G> Hope it feels lots better, soon!
>
> Thanks, Sis. :-) I know it's really just a little thing (especially
> after reading other folks' horror stories!), I'm just irritated that
> I can't type and keep having to backspace...
>
> --
> "Little Malice"

Heh!

I have to use that key all the time anyway...

The lettering is worn off!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Little Malice wrote:
> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)
>
> --
> "Little Malice" is Jani in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Ouch! Hope it's healing ok....

My last boo-boo was about knocking myself out on the kitchen cabinets.
I have a pretty significant blind spot in my left eye. Normally my
right eye compensates, but if I have my head down and anything
approaches me from the upper left (or if I approach anything) I can't
see it. So I inevitably leave a cabinet open, turn to my left, and
BAM! hit my head so hard I about pass out. I have done it twice. The
cabinets are just at the right height for doing this.

-L.

Little Malice wrote:

> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> whined it out of my system... ;-)

The last time I gave blood the nurse kept asking if I was okay. I
told her that I had lost more blood cooking dinner. Last summer I
cut myself right to the bone on my left index finger. The next
afternoon when I meandered down to the ER to get it stitched the
nurse gave me a blast for not coming in the night before. I has a
leg of lamb on the BBQ and a bottle of wine open, and they were
more tempting that sitting in the ER for a few hours on a nice
summer night. They ended up not stitching it because it was too
late. I just kept it tightly bandaged and I think it healed better
than a similar booboo that was stitched.

If you think cuts are bad, wait until you get a nasty burn.

Little Malice wrote:

>
> > more tempting that sitting in the ER for a few hours on a nice
> > summer night. They ended up not stitching it because it was too
> > late. I just kept it tightly bandaged and I think it healed better
> > than a similar booboo that was stitched.
>
> Oooh, dude! This is giving me the willies just reading about
> it. You remind me of my Dad -- he won't go to the hospital unless
> someone drags him there. :-)

I had had two good sized Manhattans, which may have contributed to the
stupidity that inspired me to hold an avocado in my hand and whack it
with a knife. Neither of us was in condition to drive. I slapped a
bandage on it and lots of pressure. It didn't hurt and the bleeding was
contained, but I was amazed at how much blood there was to clean up.
Normally I would have gone to the hospital, but it was Sunday night, the
busiest time in an ER, and I had that nice leg of lamb on the bbq ready
to eat.

> > If you think cuts are bad, wait until you get a nasty burn.
>
> Unfortunately, I've had a few nasty 2nd degree burns, although
> my biggest one wasn't cooking related...

About 5-6 years ago I had back to back wok burns on my wrist. I had
pushed the chopped raw chicken into the hot wok with oil in it. Some of
the oil sprtized up and burned the inside of my wrist, second degree
burn about an inch by two inches. A week later I managed to do the same
thing again. There was a lesson to be learned, tip the thing away when
you dump the chicken in. I suppose I could not heat it up so much, but
the results would be inferior (but less painful).

One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
> Little Malice wrote:
> > One time on Usenet, "jmcquown" > said:
> >> Andy wrote:
> >>> Little Malice said...
> >
> >>>> Argh! I sliced into the side of my left middle finger Saturday,
> >>>> using a dull knife (my first mistake) to cut up a green pepper.
> >>>> And it still hurts and I can't type worth a damn. There, I've
> >>>> whined it out of my system... ;-)
> >
> >>> I believe the term is "Kitchen Klutz."
> >>>
> >>> No sharp objects FOR ONE WEEK!!!!!!
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >> We used to tease my Dad saying he wasn't allowed to handle a knife on
> >> Sunday. It didn't matter what he was doing, if it was Sunday and a
> >> knife was involved he'd cut himself. I gather Jani's "Sunday" is
> >> Saturday.
> >
> > Hmmmm, you might have something there, Jill. And this might be a
> > good argument for getting Miguel to take over the Saturday dinner
> > thing. Don't get me wrong, I do like to cook, but as it's part of
> > my job as homemaker, I also like a day off once a week... :-)
>
> Take Saturdays off! And make lots of stuff to put in the freezer

That's not a bad idea either, thanks...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

<snip>

Thanks everyone for the kind remarks and gruesome stories!
I feel really silly complaining about this after hearing
about Kili's new condition, though... :-(

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~