Are you as tough as this guy?

[Sluggo]

I work in construction. Last Thursday, one of our guys who does framing work cut off his thumb with a power saw. He didnt just nip the end of it or something, he cut off the whole thing, and they were not able to re-attach it. This was last Thursday.

He was back at work TODAY, doing his usual job, without any pain medication. I told him he is the toughest SOB I know. :Q

He is a really great guy, had a wonderful attitude and everything, said he got bored at home. He was trimming trees at home yesterday.

Now I think I might still be home, crying in my beer over the loss of my good buddy the thumb.

Do you think you could recover mentally and physically as quickly as he did?

 

[1967mustangman]

My hat is off to him! He is a much better man then I am.

 

[Azraele]

Absolutelty not, I'd still be at home wondering what hit me and when would I wake up from that dream. :Q

I really have to admire him for his gumption. I wish him well.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

mentally, yes. Physically, I dunno.

 

[pinoy]

Shoot! Not me! I'll be crying my heart out over a six pack! BECAUSE THAT'S MY THUMB FOR CHIRST'S SAKE!!!

 

[dc]

wow, crazy. i would still be in shock if that happened to me.

 

[brxndxn]

That's crazy.. he takes it like he's just gonna grow it back!

 

[Spook]

Another vote here for crying like a baby....

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Kudos to that guy for being able to be that strong. That is amazing. I'd be lying in bed crying.

 

[aznmist]

That's the def'n of a real man. Which I am not by the way...I had to get surgery

 

[RGN]

<< That's the def'n of a real man. Which I am not by the way...I had to get surgery >>



:Q

 

[Presence]

No sense in being depressed about it. takes a man to accept his loss and carry on. Hats off to him

 

[Cooltech2k]

ummmmm Mabye he just aint smart enough to know that that would FREEKIN HURT.... I Mean if he was stupid enough to get his thumb in the way &amp; all....

 

[azztec]

one more accident like that and this guy wont be able to hit the spacebar. now that would make me cry.

 

[crab]

Yes..i'm not going into details.

 

[Sluggo]

<< I Mean if he was stupid enough to get his thumb in the way &amp; all.... >>



Its certainly not about being stupid. Its about inattention. This guy probably made 300+ saw cuts a day, 5 days a week, for probably the last 20 years. It is very easy to become comfortable using tools that can take your arm off. Yet it only takes about
1/2 second of not paying attention, anybody who has been hurt badly will tell you that same thing.

I could tell you some really gory stories of people I have seen get hurt at work.

 

[GoWaldo]

was it a real thumb? i bet it was a fake and he has you all fooled!!!

 

[pulpp]

darn, he is a brave guy, i am certainly not as much of a man to take that easily.

 

[Burn]

Another vote for weeping. I would be at home crying on the couch. Then I would reach for my drink and I wouldn't be able to pick it up because I have no thumb, more crying would ensue.

 

[monto]

i dunno bout tough, but *ouch*

 

[Ameesh]

i wouldnt want to live without my thumb

 

[tkim]

does he eat raw meat and grunt???

that IS a mean tough SOB!!!

 

[vektor]

Thumbs make us the elite animals.So Id probally be a lil upset only being 1/2 as elite.

 

[OS]

no, I'm a pussy compared to that guy.

 

[notfred]

well, he seems to be taking it well, but I'd admire him more for being able to afford cutting off his thumb.