Doing the right job but with the wrong tools.
Was in Ashboro at the Zoo putting in a new floor for the Giraffe's and Ostriches.
The pens where they keep the animals during bad weather and overnight has a concrete floor, an in part of it, they had tried to put in a rubber coating to soften the concrete.
They now know that concrete floors on hoofed animals causes issues with ankles, knees and hips.
They had actually wanted us to tear out the rubber as it was pitted and cracked and was very hard to keep clean. I persuaded then to allow us to keep that floor and cover it with the same lining we spray for ponds and water features. That way it would be extra soft, as the old female used one of those cages.
Anyway since we only had grinding heads for concrete, the only blade for the 9 inch grinder was a Makita saw blade made for treated lumber. It worked great, until I was almost done. As I was working my way down the last wall cutting in a key, the breese blew the door open, and right into the blade.
It kicked back and hit the back of my right hand. Really didnt hurt, so I stood up. That is when I noticed a stub where my middle finger used to be, and from there to where the thumb used to be was gone. The whole top of my hand was gone. Just the ring and pinkie finger was left.
And of course, since the blade had made a lot of dust, I had the rubber coating, complete with animal crap at least an inch all over the back of the hand.
So I picked them up and was blessed enough to be near enough to Duke to have them take me there. And I was equally blessed to have their best surgeon finishing a 7 hour surgery, because all the others that looked at it said they could not even save the thumb. He not only saved the fingers, but the thumb as well.
We went back 13 days later to finish the job.
Been slow at times, but it has not stopped me from doing just about everything again. Even pitching ball for the all star neighbor boy. I can throw a mean spin ball because my fingers are bent kinda screwy.
So there you have it. Sorry to be so long....
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