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June 05, 2007
Paint, Plumb, Rewire, Cut, Bleed
Adding to my recent litany of injuries, Sunday I cut two of my fingers with a utility knife while trying to strip electrical wire the wrong way. I'd tried several "right" ways to no avail, and so in irritated--and, yes, stupid--desperation opted of the wrong way. The results: I standing at the kitchen sink stemming blood flow from wounds sustained; fortunately non-life threatening ones.
Thus ended a frustrating day of multiple aborted projects due to a lack of tools, lack of leverage, and lack of space to maneuver. The plumbing and electrical projects will now have to wait until I again have the use of my left thumb and little finger. I did get some painting done, however; before everything went to pot.
A word of advice: never work with sharp objects while pissed off. And if you find yourself getting pissed off? Put down the knife, and walk away. Oh, and also try first to identify and work from the "linchpin" of your project out; meaning, it does you no good to first disconnect everything from your kitchen faucet before you determine if you will even be able to get the faucet unmounted from the sink! :P
Posted by Tacitus at June 5, 2007 10:16 AM