Am I Going To Die? (Update)

[Isla]

Great. Just Bloody Great.

Mr Isla and his freaking Christmas tree may have just killed me.

He put Christmas Tree preservative in one of my drinking cups and left it near the kitchen sink, where I usually leave water for myself.

Thinking it was my water glass, I used it to take a vitamin just now. Oh, the irony!

I noticed the weird taste immediately, but I did take a medium sized swallow.

I just ingested, in a diluted amount, wood fiber softener, liquid fertilizer with chelated iron, manganese, zinc, and natural pine and fir oils. On the bottle it says, "Caution, do not take internally". So, what now?

I am SO mad at Mr Isla for being such an idiot (who would leave something like that out for the unsuspecting?) that I think I should give him an enema with the same stuff.

Am I being too harsh?

**Update**: After lecturing me (it should have been Mr Isla!) about safety, the people at poison control said the amount I ingested should not pose a problem. I may be running to the toilet frequently tomorrow though...

And yes, Mr Isla WILL PAY. This will cost him at least a new pair of knee high boots! And he wonders why I don't really like to leave him in charge for too long....

Thank you all for your concern and support. It certainly does make one feel much better, especially after one has ingested Christmas tree preservative!

:disgust: :|

 

[IBhacknU]

you should call the poison control center just to be sure... look up the number in the phone book under emergency numbers

and if you don't die, at least you'll be well preserved!

 

[Francodman]

It looks like couch time for Mr. Isla! Seriously though, I would call the poison center in your town just to make sure.

 

[Locutus of Board]

I can be taken internally with great effects.

Trust me.

 

[Regine]

Is there a poison control center that you can call?
Better to be safe than sorry.


LOL @ IBhacknU
We all wanna preserve you here, Isla

 

[NFS4]

This party politics has gone too far!!!!

 

[snow patrol]

For some reason, my eyes just seemed to naturally focus on the 5th line.

 

[Balt]

If it's not corrosive you might want to induce vomiting.

Call the PCC like they recommended above as well.

 

[Regine]

Shame on you snow patrol

 

[sd]

Call poison control, they can tell ya whether you need to have your stomach pumped. I'll bet if ya drink lots of water it will just dilute it.

 

[Total Refected Power]

ISLA:

I would call poison control. I suspect you'll be OK. Doesn't seem to be anything too insidious there.

Keep us informed.

 

[lowtech1]

No it is not going to kill you.

The warning is so the children don't drink a corpus amount of it then they might get light headed and mabe vomiting, but other than that it is not going to kill you.

 

[prodigy]

I hope not.

 

D'oh. Drink a whole bunch of water to dilute it!

 

[Pastore]

Your as good as dead, have a nice day!

 

[toph99]

the others are right, call the poison control center


Snow Patrol: that cracked me up... i had better go to another room until i stop laughing or everyone near my will think i'm REALLY nuts...
/me bursts out laughing

 

[glenn1]

"Am I going to die?" I can assure you that you will, someday, but i don't think this will be the day Still though, better safe than sorry, as others have said. Call Poison Control to be sure.

 

[zippy]

Call the poison control center before you drink or eat anything!

Sometimes you REALLY don't want stuff diluted and flowing through your intestinal system!

BTW, this is Isla's 5th line...


<< Thinking it was my water glass, I used it to take a vitamin just now. Oh, the irony! >>


Why is that funny? Am I missing something really obvious? I might be, I didn't understand the Martha Focker joke in meet the parents the first time I saw it.

 

[snow patrol]

You there Isla?? :Q

 

[Total Refected Power]

I suspect she is whooping Mr. Isla's ass right about now.

 

[Regine]

Nah, she's on the phone, then she'll kick his butt

 

[sweetrobin]

I hope you called the poison control place and are at the doctors being checked out or whatever is necessary .. and not slumped over your keyboard or anything ... will keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

[etech]

Florida Poison Control Center TOLL FREE 1-800-282-3171

The Florida Poison Control Center is distributed at three locations: the University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami (lots of helpful information on pesticides, plant poisoning, and stings), and Tampa General Hospital in Tampa (nothing specifically on poisoning at that web site.) Calling 1-800-282-3171 from anywhere in Florida will route you to the correct location.


CALL

 

[Total Refected Power]

Toolgirl:

She can do both at once. You ladies are multitalented.

It is scary but I am sure she will be fine. I wouldn't rule out a trip to the hospital though, depending on how conservative the recommendation from Poison Control is.

 

[Bryan]

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