News of the Day · 9:48pm Jul 17th, 2021
I was at my little sister's Eagle Scout project, which was creating a woodshed for a campsite they regularly use. I was chopping wood in an axeyard--very based--but soon after the project started, I swung the axe down and it deflected off the side of the piece of wood and into my foot.
Nothing was cut. There wasn't any blood. But every step I took, for hours afterwards, hurt like heck. Examining the toe, I saw it was blue and swollen and stiff. It's broken, most likely.
I had to mostly sit out of the activity. I was benched, probably because I suck, consuming a ton of the refreshments we had brought. I did the typical first aid stuff: applying ice, keeping the foot elevated, praying, and, of course, hauling a wheelbarrow around. I just wanted to help out.
The day was really hot. For hours we were outside working a lot, and hydration was a really key factor. Until the skies took care of that. It started to suddenly rain. And rain and rain, so hard and so ferociously that it almost blew away the portable shade tent we had brought. Lightning cracked across the skies like a whip, drowning out all other sounds. Water flooded down and soaked everything to the bone. Torrents ran down the cars.
Of course, since I was resting in the car, I was pretty safe. The rest of my family and the workers were still outside managing the best they could. I felt bad for them, since I certainly didn't want to be out there. But at the same time, I didn't want to just give up my spot in the car. That'd be wasteful, stupid, and wouldn't do anyone any good.
In any case, I'm at the ER now, the woodshed is done, and things are progressing nicely. If I happen to die or something, come to my funeral. If you know any Fortnite dances, be sure to do them over my body.
Edit: So apparently, nothing's broken. It hurts, but it's not broken. And we're getting dinner afterwards. So we got that going for me. Which is nice.
Here’s to hoping you fully recover, Brady.
Ouch... now I know that HAD to hurt
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I know it had to hurt too, if that's any consolidation.
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An unlucky turn of events if I do say so myself... I'll be rooting for your recovery!
Hurt yourself doing manual labor and found a way to keep helping anyway?
Welcome to being a man
Seriously though, take care of yourself.
Stay off the foot: respect your limits.
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Thanks for the advice. And the validation. Hope you're doing okay.
Good lord, Brady. Glad you and your toe are okay.
Oh boy Brady. Watch where you swing the axe. Don’t need you axing yourself off… hehehe…
I once smashed my little toe into some smooth metal and it somehow cut the tip of it at about a quarter of the way (I actually did that twice in the period of two weeks) and while it did bleed all over the place it didn't really hurt as much as I thought it would.
...What?