Last night i was leaning on a light post and i slid my weight down and there was this metal zip-tie holding those fancy hanging cloth light post banners and it sliced the inside of my ring finger knuckle to the bone. I can't even come close to wrapping my hand around a set of handlebars without nearly passing out right now. FUN TIMES! Sorry, I'm just mad as hell and venting. I have no health insurance, so now I'm relying on liquid bandages to hold it together wrapped in gauze and surgical tape.
What winks and rides a bike?
dang.
ouch.
it's been my experience with
it's been my experience with things like that: stitches are really a pretty good idea to get. I've had two situations similar to yours where I did not get stitches, and I wish I had.
At least go to CVS and get some of the butterfly closure things (like this)
Clinic
Isn't there some free or cheap clinics down around Grady?
Google says...
http://www.calladoctor.net/atlanta-health-organizations/FreeClinicsinAtl...
Im in Gwinnett area, and I
Im in Gwinnett area, and I literally have less than 50 bucks to last me until friday. I can't use butterflies because it is on the inside bend of my knuckle. This liquid bandage stuff works well.
I hope is wasnt your
I hope is wasnt your stroking hand.
haha nah luckily. That'd be
haha nah luckily. That'd be worse than not being able to bike.
Suuuuuure
the things people will do to themselves when they realize that their team is going to get sliced open and bled dry during the race.
How convenient, this injury of yours. It reminds me of a couple of years ago when some Paul kid threw himself under a car so as not to admit crushing defeat.
Hahahaha! I went out and
Hahahaha! I went out and did a few miles today with my finger in a splint pointing straight out haha. Ill be there SON!
Son?
I find it more likely you'll be calling Alex "Daddy" (as in, "Who's your daddy?") fairly soon.
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on to the car, fwiw