And I know everyone on FTE is waiting for me to rebuild my generator.

Oh, wait. You forgot? You didn't know?

Well, anyway, the rebuild is scheduled for Friday, and I will post pics.

Tomorrow is wine tasting in Temecula Valley! WooHoo! I love vacation! They have some really good vineyards in Temecula.

I'm gonna love retirement! 70 working days left!

 

Well, that didn't happen on Friday as promised. I smashed my finger, split open the fingernail and the swelling made it hard to grip a wrench.

Film at eleven...

 

Well Joe don't miss any work from your finger. You will just have to make
up the days and it will be that many more till retirement.

 

I'm off work until next Wednesday, so I won't be missing any work because of my finger. It'll take a lot more than that to push my retirement date back!

 

That must have been some wild wine tasting

 

So funny and prolly so true Ray.

 

It was a barrel of fun, for sure. We brought home 11 bottles of wine and 2 of almond champagne from 3 vineyards. We had a great lunch at a 4th vineyard, but their wines were not good.

But the finger smashing happened while I was working on the truck. I'd much preferred a knuckle busting to a finger smashing, but accidents don't offer a choice. I'm not really a sissy, but it hurt so bad I almost passed out. Guess it's a good thing I was never a POW.

 

POW? Past out Wineo?

 

Back in the day I was building a safety rail over a filter bed at the water treatment plant in Omaha. Had a brand new hammer with a waffle head that I wasn't quite used to. Smashed my left thumb and split the nail. Man that hurt. The next week I smacked it again doing the same thing. That time it really hurt.

 

If the split nail lets the pressure out you may not have to drill a small hole in the nail to relieve the pressure.
My wife actually let me drill one of her fingernails on my WWII twin spindle drill press.

I usually drill my own but it has been a few years since that was necessary.
TractormanBill

 

The swelling's already gone down a lot. I can actually bend my finger at the knuckle now which I couldn't do yesterday. And it's split a little forward of the nail too, so it was oozing pretty good before. Now, I think it's on track to start healing.

I just don't want to hit it again.

 

That sucks. Hope it heals pretty quick.

 

Thanks Jay. It's getting better every day.

Hope everyone has a really nice day tomorrow. Take a moment to be thankful for those for whom we celebrate Memorial Day.

 

Pictures?

 

No I decided against pictures, so I guess it didn't happen...