Kirk's Broken Fingers (Don't All Laugh At Once Lol)

[kirklancaster]

I was ahead of a tight schedule with my renovation work but today broke two fingers in a stupid accident.

I am right handed and they just happen to be on my right hand. :bawling:

However, I will not let this stop me and will carry on.

Pain-killers and grit will get me through the dark days ahead.

I don't really know why I'm telling Tibb about this, apart from the hope that Liv, Ammi, Caitlin, Kaz or one of the other Tibb Hotties might give me some sympathy. :hehe:

[Iceman]

Unless they're chopped off you'll be fine!!!

[kirklancaster]

Unless they're chopped off you'll be fine!!!

:laugh:Thanks for the sympathy Eoin.

[Mokka]

Don't do more damage by working through the pain... you will regret that more

Let them heal

[Crimson Dynamo]

Your wanking hand?


:omgno:

[Natalie.]

This is because of that finger thread :worry:
Hope they're fixed soon

[smudgie]

Awww, strap 'em up and crack on with that plastering Kirk...not here for malingerers.:laugh:

[Ross.]

Your wanking hand?


:omgno:

Tragedy :omgno:

[AnnieK]

Aw....be careful Kirk....:hug:

[Ammi]

..I guess they're not your favourite fingers atm..?...ahh, you looney, Kirk..:hug:...seriously, have them strapped up tightly otherwise they won't heal properly...(and no more gardening this weekend..)...:hug:...

[Cal.]

Truly harrowing!

[Ammi]

Truly harrowing!

..while out doing the marrow(ing) in the garden..?...

[Kazanne]

I was ahead of a tight schedule with my renovation work but today broke two fingers in a stupid accident.

I am right handed and they just happen to be on my right hand. :bawling:

However, I will not let this stop me and will carry on.

Pain-killers and grit will get me through the dark days ahead.

I don't really know why I'm telling Tibb about this, apart from the hope that Liv, Ammi, Caitlin, Kaz or one of the other Tibb Hotties might give me some sympathy. :hehe:

Aw Kirk,what a warrior you are,I thought 'Livia' may have slipped on your fingers when you were erecting her,but seems she is not to blame,you take care,and get some kind soul to give you plenty of TLC.:lovedup:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Aw Kirk,what a warrior you are,I thought 'Livia' may have slipped on your fingers when you were erecting her,but seems she is not to blame,you take care,and get some kind soul to give you plenty of TLC.:lovedup:

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[Kazanne]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/DanielW/howerd_470x350.jpg

:joker::joker:

[erinp5]

I was ahead of a tight schedule with my renovation work but today broke two fingers in a stupid accident.

I am right handed and they just happen to be on my right hand. :bawling:

However, I will not let this stop me and will carry on.

Pain-killers and grit will get me through the dark days ahead.

I don't really know why I'm telling Tibb about this, apart from the hope that Liv, Ammi, Caitlin, Kaz or one of the other Tibb Hotties might give me some sympathy. :hehe:

But on the other hand your fine ...

[Natalie.]

But on the other hand your fine ...

:joker:

[Marsh.]

At least you did it doing something you love. :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

At least you did it doing something you love. :hee:

wanking teas

[kirklancaster]

Wow - Thank you all for your kind comments (well, most of you :laugh:)

Pardon my handwriting but I'm writing this with my two fingers strapped. :laugh:

[kirklancaster]

At least you did it doing something you love. :hee:

:laugh: I thought at first glance that you'd wrote:

" At least you did it doing someone you love."

And thought; " How did he know?" :laugh:

[kirklancaster]

Awww, strap 'em up and crack on with that plastering Kirk...not here for malingerers.:laugh:

Going to try it tomorrow Smudgie... nearly said; "Finger's crossed". :hehe:

[kirklancaster]

Your wanking hand?


:omgno:

:laugh: Not a problem LT - That's one area where I'm ambidextrous. :hehe:

[smudgie]

Going to try it tomorrow Smudgie... nearly said; "Finger's crossed". :hehe:

I was joking Kirk, you have a few days off, just sit and plan what you will do once they heal.
Take care.

[Marsh.]

:laugh: I thought at first glance that you'd wrote:

" At least you did it doing someone you love."

And thought; " How did he know?" :laugh:

Great minds. :smug:

[Benjamin]

Maybe don't enter the finger thread for a while

[Ammi]

...how many fingers am I holding up this morning, Kirk...


http://iwanticewater.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bruce-almighty-how-many-fingers-02.gif?w=346&h=174


...they'll be painful this morning, I think...:hug:...DON'T GO INTO THE GARDEN and just rest them for a few days and keep them strapped up...

[kirklancaster]

Don't do more damage by working through the pain... you will regret that more

Let them heal

Thanks Mokka. It KILLS me being idle when there is so much work to be done, but I am in some pain this morning and just might heed your advice.

[kirklancaster]

...how many fingers am I holding up this morning, Kirk...


http://iwanticewater.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bruce-almighty-how-many-fingers-02.gif?w=346&h=174


...they'll be painful this morning, I think...:hug:...DON'T GO INTO THE GARDEN and just rest them for a few days and keep them strapped up...


:laugh: Jim Carey.

As I've just told Mokka, I will probably do just that Ammi - rest them, gorge on painkillers and hope to get back to work ASAP.

Thanks Ammi.

[kirklancaster]

Maybe don't enter the finger thread for a while

:laugh:

[kirklancaster]

Aw Kirk,what a warrior you are,I thought 'Livia' may have slipped on your fingers when you were erecting her,but seems she is not to blame,you take care,and get some kind soul to give you plenty of TLC.:lovedup:

So when are you coming Kaz? :laugh:

[jennyjuniper]

I was ahead of a tight schedule with my renovation work but today broke two fingers in a stupid accident.

I am right handed and they just happen to be on my right hand. :bawling:

However, I will not let this stop me and will carry on.

Pain-killers and grit will get me through the dark days ahead.

I don't really know why I'm telling Tibb about this, apart from the hope that Liv, Ammi, Caitlin, Kaz or one of the other Tibb Hotties might give me some sympathy. :hehe:

Well I'm not a hottie Kirk, but you still have my sympathy:sad: How did you break them?

[Cherie]

Kirky :bawling:

[Kizzy]

Did the hospital strap your fingers, please don't say you did it yourself?
Hope you feel better soon :)

[bots]

its only a flesh wound .... get back to work :fist:

[kirklancaster]

Well I'm not a hottie Kirk, but you still have my sympathy:sad: How did you break them?

You are a hottie to me Jenny and I thank you for your sympathy love.

I bought an 8' long commercial stainless steel cupboard with sink for the 'Barbie Shed' and it is really heavy. Whilst unloading it, I had the heaviest end (as usual; Kirk the Donkey :laugh:) and put my right hand inside the open cupboard to lift it. The delivery guy, who was inside the van, lifted his end, and WHAM, both heavy stainless steel doors slammed down onto my fingers -- OUCH.

I just had a 'Blond' moment Jenny.

I actually think that I'll be OK to resume work on Monday - well, light work anyway, we'll see.

The base cupboard which I bought is just another example of how it's possible to secure expensive objects at bargain costs by being planning ahead, painstaking searching, and being patient.

I wanted something for the 'Barbie Shed' which provided safe, sealed, hygienic storage for party/barbecue plates, glasses, dishes, containers, etc, and cleaning implements, and also a stainless steel table on which to put cooked dishes of food on straight from the barbecue prior to serving (over the bar/counter I'd built).

I also wanted a small sink which I could plumb in for hand-washing purposes.

Even small used stainless steel tables were circa £150, and small used cupboards (which were hard to find) were £300 to £500. Small sinks with taps and traps were another £50 to £80.00 used on average.

I have searched for months (and prayed :laugh:) and finally came across this one which had the two built in cupboards, built in sink with taps and 8' of beautiful stainless steel worktop. The price of this very unit new is over £1,100 yet i paid just £100 for it.

The new barbecue in the pics is a 6 burner and had been reduced by the store to £200 from over £400 because it had two small, almost invisible dents (the size of pinpricks) on the front. I negotiated them down to just £125.

I sincerely hope that by the time I have finished this thread, when some Tibbies see something prohibitively expensive looking in magazines or on TV, they will be inspired to think; "Wait a minute, I could replicate that LOOK without spending a fortune".

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Thanks Jenny.

[kirklancaster]

Did the hospital strap your fingers, please don't say you did it yourself?
Hope you feel better soon :)

Thanks Kizzie. No, I once broke another finger and waited an hour at the hospital only for them to do what I could have done at home; strap it, tell me to rest it, and eat pain-killers :laugh:

I didn't want to take up their precious time which would be better spent on treating real emergencies, so I have just strapped them up myself, and I am resting them, and eating pain-killers :hehe:

[jennyjuniper]

I applaud your hard work and thriftiness Kirk. It is amazing what you can do (and save) when you put your mind to it.
I'm no DIY person, but I do make my own bread, cook from scratch, knit, sew, embroider etc, which in the long run saves a fortune. Mind you I had good training. In the 1950's my mum was a widow with seven kids still at home and she didn't get a scrap of help. So it was a case of having to 'make do and mend' as the saying goes.
Luckily I'm married to a man with the same mind-set and so nothing goes to waste in our house.
Please show us pictures when everything is finished. From what I've seen already, it's going to be a wonderful place to live.

[waterhog]

I was ahead of a tight schedule with my renovation work but today broke two fingers in a stupid accident.

I am right handed and they just happen to be on my right hand. :bawling:

However, I will not let this stop me and will carry on.

Pain-killers and grit will get me through the dark days ahead.

I don't really know why I'm telling Tibb about this, apart from the hope that Liv, Ammi, Caitlin, Kaz or one of the other Tibb Hotties might give me some sympathy. :hehe:


kirky - I will reply in the only way I now how.

kirks fingers 23.08.15

I am so sorry to hear about your pain
no one has got a smirk
I hope the agony does not cain
because I will never show my 2 fingers to kirk.
we will get you through this dilemma
and you will show your power
because TIBB forum needs kirks trema
you are a constant flower.
I no some may hold up one finger
because my poetry does often break
but kirky could get no more forum blinger
this poster can never be accused of being fake.
you get well
posting on here must never stop
for you kirky I hope this does ring your bell
I am sorry if this special dedication is a flop.

take care mate and rest.

[Marsh.]

...how many fingers am I holding up this morning, Kirk...


http://iwanticewater.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bruce-almighty-how-many-fingers-02.gif?w=346&h=174

:joker:

[kirklancaster]

kirky - I will reply in the only way I now how.

kirks fingers 23.08.15

I am so sorry to hear about your pain
no one has got a smirk
I hope the agony does not cain
because I will never show my 2 fingers to kirk.
we will get you through this dilemma
and you will show your power
because TIBB forum needs kirks trema
you are a constant flower.
I no some may hold up one finger
because my poetry does often break
but kirky could get no more forum blinger
this poster can never be accused of being fake.
you get well
posting on here must never stop
for you kirky I hope this does ring your bell
I am sorry if this special dedication is a flop.

take care mate and rest.

Thank you Hog my mate. I will reply as I used to:

For Hog:

'A trouble shared is a trouble halved'
Isn't that what they say?
So I was hoping it was the same with pain
And sharing would make it go away.

So I posted my accident on the forum
For all of TIBB to see
But despite the kind words spoken
ALL the pain is just with ME.

But am I not super strong and tough?
A mythical macho man am I.
So when it hurts, in public I smile and joke,
And wait while I'm alone to CRY. :laugh:


Take care Hog.

[waterhog]

broke my heart - we all deal with pain in funny ways.

but you are a TIBB forum solider and you will come through this even if you have a little cry.

I would offer to make you dinner kirky but all I have is fish fingers ? sorry could not resist -

[Calderyon]

Should have gone to the emergency room as soon as you broke them.

[Kizzy]

Thanks Kizzie. No, I once broke another finger and waited an hour at the hospital only for them to do what I could have done at home; strap it, tell me to rest it, and eat pain-killers :laugh:

I didn't want to take up their precious time which would be better spent on treating real emergencies, so I have just strapped them up myself, and I am resting them, and eating pain-killers :hehe:

What you like? I hope they knit correctly then or they'll only have to rebreak them and set them again :/

[kirklancaster]

broke my heart - we all deal with pain in funny ways.

but you are a TIBB forum solider and you will come through this even if you have a little cry.

I would offer to make you dinner kirky but all I have is fish fingers ? sorry could not resist -

:joker::joker::joker: A howler Hog.

[Marsh.]

My Auntie broke her finger and didn't get it done properly at the hospital and now it's crooked.

[kirklancaster]

What you like? I hope they knit correctly then or they'll only have to rebreak them and set them again :/

Believe it or not - I plastered 2 walls up today!!!. It did hurt like hell at times but I'm fine. :laugh:

[kirklancaster]

My Auntie broke her finger and didn't get it done properly at the hospital and now it's crooked.

I think mine will be OK Marsh. (I'm super tough :hehe:)

[kirklancaster]

Kirky :bawling:

:kiss: Thank you Cherie.

[Marsh.]

I think mine will be OK Marsh. (I'm super tough :hehe:)

:laugh:

Only the tip. I always call it her witch finger. :hehe:

[kirklancaster]

But on the other hand your fine ...

I missed this (clever) pun at first Erin. :laugh:

[Ammi]

..how are they feeling now Kirk..?..

[kirklancaster]

..how are they feeling now Kirk..?..

They are still painful at times - especially when I catch them :laugh: - and look horrific, but I genuinely have always had very strange recuperative abilities Ammi, and yesterday I plastered 2 walls with little problem.

I believe that it is the bones in the ends of the two fingers which are damaged (my fingernails are black and will probably 'drop off') so I am lucky that it was not mid finger, which would have incapacitated me for much longer.

Here are some pics of some of the plasterwork I am currently doing, because, again, it is unusual and you may find it interesting.

I decided to remove the internal double doors and frame from kitchen into conservatory in favour of just an opening, so that the garden features were visible from the dining table - once the conservatory is totally renovated.

I wanted to reduce the size of the opening but this meant bricking up the difference in matching brick which was too costly and time consuming, or studding up the difference in timber and plasterboard, which was far cheaper and quicker, but which would leave an ugly plastered panel between brickwork and new door lining.

I overcame the problem by replicating the brickwork on the plasterboarded studding and I think that by the time the entire conservatory walls are painted in an ivory masonry paint the 'faux' brickwork will be barely - if at all - noticeable.

I'm pleased to say that I managed this despite being handicapped by my dodgy fingers.

Thanks Ammi.

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[Vanessa]

You should get your fingers checked out at the hospital, kirk.

[Ammi]

They are still painful at times - especially when I catch them :laugh: - and look horrific, but I genuinely have always had very strange recuperative abilities Ammi, and yesterday I plastered 2 walls with little problem.

I believe that it is the bones in the ends of the two fingers which are damaged (my fingernails are black and will probably 'drop off') so I am lucky that it was not mid finger, which would have incapacitated me for much longer.

Here are some pics of some of the plasterwork I am currently doing, because, again, it is unusual and you may find it interesting.

I decided to remove the internal double doors and frame from kitchen into conservatory in favour of just an opening, so that the garden features were visible from the dining table - once the conservatory is totally renovated.

I wanted to reduce the size of the opening but this meant bricking up the difference in matching brick which was too costly and time consuming, or studding up the difference in timber and plasterboard, which was far cheaper and quicker, but which would leave an ugly plastered panel between brickwork and new door lining.

I overcame the problem by replicating the brickwork on the plasterboarded studding and I think that by the time the entire conservatory walls are painted in an ivory masonry paint the 'faux' brickwork will be barely - if at all - noticeable.

I'm pleased to say that I managed this despite being handicapped by my dodgy fingers.

Thanks Ammi.

http://i62.tinypic.com/nv731w.jpg

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..I know that they would also just be strapped up if you went to A&E or the GP and you've done that yourself but the damaged bones could cause many future problems, things like arthritis related stuff, which really can be crippling and so painful so please Kirk, just go and make sure they're all strapped up ok and nothing needs t be looked at further..?../will you do that...

[kirklancaster]

..I know that they would also just be strapped up if you went to A&E or the GP and you've done that yourself but the damaged bones could cause many future problems, things like arthritis related stuff, which really can be crippling and so painful so please Kirk, just go and make sure they're all strapped up ok and nothing needs t be looked at further..?../will you do that...

You and Vanessa and some of the other girls on here are as bad as my wife :laugh:

OK, I promise, I will go to the ozzie and let them examine my fingers.

I genuinely LOVE all your affectionate concern and am touched. (my wife reckons that I have always been 'touched' - in the head :laugh:)

Thank you.

[kirklancaster]

For Ammi, Vannessa, Calderon, Cherie, Kizzy and Jenny Juniper:

I finished plastering yesterday (and filled time on TIBB waiting for the coats to dry) and went to the hospital as I promised you all.

Phew!!

I got a bollocking from two different nurses for not going immediately the accident happened, but the good news is that only one finger is actually broken and the other very badly bruised. As I thought, they bound my fingers together (I think the nurse doing the dressing was into S &M and Bondage :laugh:) and sent me on my way with an order not to do any more work, an appointment with my GP and a prescription for pain killers.

The bad news is that I will probably lose both fingernails - which cost me a fortune to have manicured (just kidding :hehe:).

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I did not tell the nurses that I'd just plastered the above. :joker:

[Cherie]

For Ammi, Vannessa, Calderon, Cherie, Kizzy and Jenny Juniper:

I finished plastering yesterday (and filled time on TIBB waiting for the coats to dry) and went to the hospital as I promised you all.

Phew!!

I got a bollocking from two different nurses for not going immediately the accident happened, but the good news is that only one finger is actually broken and the other very badly bruised. As I thought, they bound my fingers together (I think the nurse doing the dressing was into S &M and Bondage :laugh:) and sent me on my way with an order not to do any more work, an appointment with my GP and a prescription for pain killers.

The bad news is that I will probably lose both fingernails - which cost me a fortune to have manicured (just kidding :hehe:).

http://i57.tinypic.com/2m841v4.jpg

http://i60.tinypic.com/2u47xw3.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/og9nnt.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/mtnj0p.jpg

I did not tell the nurses that I'd just plastered the above. :joker:



Glad you went to the hospital hope you didn't have to hang around too long!

[kirklancaster]

Glad you went to the hospital hope you didn't have to hang around too long!

I was in and out fairly quickly Cherie, but then again it wasn't weekend so there weren't the usual drunks etc clogging up the system. :laugh:

[waterhog]

kirky you are a legend - they new who you was - special treatment and rightly so.

[kirklancaster]

Thanks Hog.

[Kizzy]

Glad to hear it, the conservatory is looking great too is that plasterboard and render? Hope there's a window or some ventilation at the other side my dad made that mistake on one of his 'projects' and had to redo it.

[Vanessa]

I'm glad you went to the hospital, kirk. But take it easy and don't work too hard. :love:

[kirklancaster]

Glad to hear it, the conservatory is looking great too is that plasterboard and render? Hope there's a window or some ventilation at the other side my dad made that mistake on one of his 'projects' and had to redo it.

Thanks Kizzy. It's an internal stud wall now because I built on at the other side so it's fine. Just hope it looks enough like brick once it's all painted to 'pass muster'. :laugh:

[kirklancaster]

I'm glad you went to the hospital, kirk. But take it easy and don't work too hard. :love:

Thanks Vanessa. My problem is that it kills me to be inactive when there is work to be done. :laugh:

[Kizzy]

Thanks Kizzy. It's an internal stud wall now because I built on at the other side so it's fine. Just hope it looks enough like brick once it's all painted to 'pass muster'. :laugh:

Ah right, looking forward to the piccys then :)

[Livia]

Oh Kirk... sorry to hear about your fingers. I hope they weren't your favourite fingers...

You're an artist, loving the faux bricks. I'm compiling a list of jobs I'd like you to do.

[LukeB]

Sorry to hear about your fingers kirk. Are you having an op? I broke my finger like 10 years ago and had to have a operation.

[kirklancaster]

Oh Kirk... sorry to hear about your fingers. I hope they weren't your favourite fingers...

You're an artist, loving the faux bricks. I'm compiling a list of jobs I'd like you to do.

ALL my fingers are my favourites Liv - me being such an artistic and creative person :laugh:

Looking forward to receiving your list of works, but we will have to agree the money side first, and there IS a limit to how much I will pay to work for you. :hehe:

[kirklancaster]

Sorry to hear about your fingers kirk. Are you having an op? I broke my finger like 10 years ago and had to have a operation.

Thanks Luke, but no I'm not having an op - I'm tough :laugh:

[LukeB]

Thanks Luke, but no I'm not having an op - I'm tough :laugh:

are you saying I wasn't tough :fist:
I didn't get a say :hmph:, i think when i broke it, it was bad

[kirklancaster]

are you saying I wasn't tough :fist:
I didn't get a say :hmph:, i think when i broke it, it was bad

:laugh: No, I didn't mean you WERE'NT tough, just that I'm like.... mythically tough. :hehe:

[LukeB]

:laugh: No, I didn't mean you WERE'NT tough, just that I'm like.... mythically tough. :hehe:

good save good save :smug:
how many fingers did you break?

I got arthritis on my finger that i broke now, so i don't know if that will happen to you

[Livia]

ALL my fingers are my favourites Liv - me being such an artistic and creative person :laugh:

Looking forward to receiving your list of works, but we will have to agree the money side first, and there IS a limit to how much I will pay to work for you. :hehe:

Oh Kirk... you can work for me for free!

[kirklancaster]

Oh Kirk... you can work for me for free!

:laugh: you're on. PM me when you need me :hehe:

[kirklancaster]

good save good save :smug:
how many fingers did you break?

I got arthritis on my finger that i broke now, so i don't know if that will happen to you

Sorry to hear that Luke. I'll be fine at my age. :laugh: