tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post4107941774382658767..comments2024-02-27T04:14:48.904-05:00Comments on Stitch Bitch: Avulsion RevulsionAnna van Schurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-20895037782619866392008-05-07T21:18:00.000-04:002008-05-07T21:18:00.000-04:00Geez, I just saw this as Barbara mentioned it on a...Geez, I just saw this as Barbara mentioned it on a Flickr photo! Yikes! My son also sliced off the top of a finger with the hedge clippers and I had to drive him to the ER. He was a bit luckier than you. <BR/>Heal quickly (I better read your other posts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-18258500322515094172008-05-07T16:57:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:57:00.000-04:00You sound like me! I am such a disaster in the kit...You sound like me! I am such a disaster in the kitchen sometimes. And I fall a lot.<BR/><BR/>Feel better, I am thinking of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-78820652252005034722008-05-06T09:47:00.000-04:002008-05-06T09:47:00.000-04:00We have a mandoline. I am not allowed to use it, ...We have a mandoline. I am not allowed to use it, which is fine by me. Sometimes I open the cabinet we keep it in and it sends a shiver down my spine just looking at it. <BR/><BR/>Hope you're feeling better soon!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432778814708875811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-43751652212825591472008-05-03T20:08:00.000-04:002008-05-03T20:08:00.000-04:00After your comment I just had to pop over and have...After your comment I just had to pop over and have a read ... felt like a bit of deja vu to me - we definitely do make a great pair! ;) Hope the surgery goes well :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-71667186577468484512008-05-01T12:06:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:06:00.000-04:00I play the mandolin at folk sessions most Wednesda...I play the mandolin at folk sessions most Wednesday nights. I'll definitely be more careful from now on - thanks for the warning...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-18965702225712172182008-05-01T10:43:00.000-04:002008-05-01T10:43:00.000-04:00Oh! Awful!Oh! Awful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-89300682444322303462008-04-30T18:47:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:47:00.000-04:00Ouch! I hope your finger will heal quickly! Thanks...Ouch! I hope your finger will heal quickly! Thanks for the birthday wishes-42 feels just fine!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713997987692139685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-18029170228479761032008-04-30T16:49:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:49:00.000-04:00Oh no! I knew those things had to be dangerous! ...Oh no! I knew those things had to be dangerous! I'll be sure to put on safety gloves if I ever use ours. Hope you heal up nicely (and quickly).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055538119434258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-85222173272251308422008-04-30T14:25:00.000-04:002008-04-30T14:25:00.000-04:00I'm glad that you were able to keep such a level h...I'm glad that you were able to keep such a level head about yourself. I've heard that mandolines are incredibly sharp and dangerous. I guess this just proves the point! I hope that you and your finger are feeling better soon and that the tip of your finger isn't gone forever.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302332969089248814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-38205334751821937212008-04-30T13:05:00.000-04:002008-04-30T13:05:00.000-04:00A hospital trip from your college days that you do...A hospital trip from your college days that you don't remember? Sounds like my college days .... ;)mainely stitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915498269348257624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-68541741082070464042008-04-30T12:52:00.000-04:002008-04-30T12:52:00.000-04:00Yeow! I feel all woogy just thinking about it -- I...Yeow! I feel all woogy just thinking about it -- I definitely would have freaked out! Good for you with your grace under pressure! Too bad it's the middle finger -- it's so useful for so many things...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-87067835708456427272008-04-30T12:11:00.000-04:002008-04-30T12:11:00.000-04:00IICCKK! Ouch!Sorry to hear of your accident. I hop...IICCKK! Ouch!<BR/>Sorry to hear of your accident. I hope it heals fast. Ditto to the comment about now I know I'll not be getting a mandoline any time soon. Can you "accidentally" flip the bird at your boss with your bandaged finger?xeyedmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884422944735171168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-14950267971197537062008-04-30T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:41:00.000-04:00OM! Ouch and a half. Take care.OM! Ouch and a half. Take care.Leliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234080378437860941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-7638291158505522392008-04-30T09:59:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:59:00.000-04:00Sorry to read about your accident. Heal up fast!!...Sorry to read about your accident. Heal up fast!!!Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837185107544953448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-44110226305621827542008-04-30T09:38:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:38:00.000-04:00At least you didn't wind up cooking the piece of f...At least you didn't wind up cooking the piece of finger. <BR/><BR/>I did the same thing to my thumb, also with a mandolin. Still have the scar -- and still use the mandolin, just with great caution and respect.Adrienne Martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397168988027122161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-70245978678187529892008-04-30T09:05:00.000-04:002008-04-30T09:05:00.000-04:00Yikes! Ouch.Yikes! Ouch.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026282876821190499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-14942961291047376272008-04-30T08:50:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:50:00.000-04:00That's Reason #153 why I don't cook. Did you real...That's Reason #153 why I don't cook. Did you really lop it off, or is it still there?<BR/><BR/>I'm so, so, sorry. I must say, though, you exhibited incredible courage. <BR/><BR/>ddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-82799571422247616882008-04-30T08:37:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:37:00.000-04:00Wishing you a speedy recovery. I suspect a bandage...Wishing you a speedy recovery. I suspect a bandaged middle finger will not slow your stitching down much at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452682935744860737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-2308015703149292262008-04-30T00:51:00.000-04:002008-04-30T00:51:00.000-04:00Oh my! I'm a bit woozy just reading this! Hopefu...Oh my! I'm a bit woozy just reading this! Hopefully your finger heals quickly and it won't affect your day-to-day stuff.<BR/><BR/>Ouch.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113442343449042962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-53638018878062092152008-04-30T00:39:00.001-04:002008-04-30T00:39:00.001-04:00Yikes! I hope it heals quickly!I did notice that ...Yikes! I hope it heals quickly!<BR/><BR/>I did notice that the Wikipedia page says people sometimes wear metal gloves when using this thing. Hindsight is 20/20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-31318928986136906352008-04-30T00:39:00.000-04:002008-04-30T00:39:00.000-04:00OMG ow ow ow. Did I mention eeesh? Well, you convi...OMG ow ow ow. Did I mention eeesh? Well, you convinced me not to get a mandoline. Feel better soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-49165310112304498262008-04-29T23:49:00.000-04:002008-04-29T23:49:00.000-04:00OUCH!!! Hope it heals quickly and that it doesn't...OUCH!!! Hope it heals quickly and that it doesn't stop you from stitching.Aussie Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976328710980754737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-63903805228728850502008-04-29T22:23:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:23:00.000-04:00oh my gosh you poor woman! I hope you heal quickly...oh my gosh you poor woman! I hope you heal quickly!Veldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885068668442905388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-64642229735462938652008-04-29T22:17:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:17:00.000-04:00As a coincidence, and perhaps so you don't feel al...As a coincidence, and perhaps so you don't feel alone...<BR/><BR/>I just bought my first mandolin this past Wednesday. Used it. Sliced my pinky finger with it.<BR/><BR/>Stepped away from the mandolin and succeeded in not bleeding into my food preparations.<BR/><BR/>You are not alone. :)prajantrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351270272358801213noreply@blogger.com