Monday, June 20, 2022

(Dirty) Dancing in the Workplace


 I don't remember how many years I've had these. They were a Christmas gift from Mom. (I know it was her because apparently none of us in this family quite get the concept of 'Secret' Santa - - -)

Good gloves, and after all these years and a lot of service, well broken in and comfortable.


But nothing lasts forever and there comes a time, 

Yep - Won't be using the nail-brush on that finger for a while!

in this case marked by some rather intricate, prolonged, and colorful - as in mostly blue, and rather strong blue at that - dancing at the worksite, (I didn't even know I knew some of those words!)


when the old must be retired and the new and untried reluctantly sent in off the bench.





6 comments:

  1. YIKES!

    Aren't you gonna share the (gory) details?

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    1. Well - it hurt - A LOT! But in the end it was a minor boo-boo. The nail didn't even have the grace to fall off. So all the dancing and cussing and hysterics might have been a slight over reaction - - -

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    2. Over reaction? I doubt it.

      Fingers are incredibly sensitive. I don't know the number of nerve endings, but anyone whose ever gotten a cactus needle would recognize how painful this must be.

      But yer not gonna tell us how it happened, huh?

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    3. Ahh! Well that's not a big deal. You see that big ol fingertip gap in the second photo? Well I didn't, but when I reached out and grabbed something, probably a rock, of which I was collected a few tubs of, (More on that project later.) a pokey bit of debris slipped right through that gap and dove in under my nail, triggering a dance shrouded in blue language-mist.

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    4. I'm not much of a dancer, but I know the dance shrouded in blue language-mist. Ouch!

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    5. I think we all learn that dance from our fathers then turn around and teach it to our own kids.

      You know, if you think about it, we're carrying on a time honored tradition and preserving our culture!

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