My finger "surgery" - Walt

[Matt Shade]

It depends on who's asking about the scar on your hand:
If its a hot girl- Make up some story about how you almost lost yur finger and all the suffering you went through.You know, go for sympathy

If its a guy- You came home late and a burgler attacked you with a chainsaw and you had to fight him off with the tiny little swiss army knife you carry on your keychain.You came out without a scratch then slit your hand open on the broken glass from your front door trying to get inside and call an ambulance for the crook

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !

 

[russ]

hey tuff, i am glad {as I am sure others are} that you are having the surgery.you asked what to tell them? tell them it was a paper cut, laugh it off, and go about your business.GOOD LUCK!!! TAKE CARE, Russ




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[rkellogg]

Tuff, I think you are doing the right thing by getting it fixed. I know where you are comming from with the money thing but down the road you'll know it was worth it.

rk

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As for me and my house...

Joshua 24:15

 

[MICKEY77]

Hope it comes throught ok TUFF
and it shouldnt be, too late, for anything drastic to happen while in surgery.....

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[russ]

'77, you said you were a med. student. perhaps you should go into psychiatry...as a patient. russ

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[MICKEY77]

Ha.... Ha.....
pretty funny there man,

just kidding, Ill take that to heart

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[Cougar Allen]

"just get it done, we'll figure it out after."

That requires translation.... For political reasons the US still doesn't have universal health coverage, but that doesn't mean hospitals turn people away ... they take up the slack and make it up by charging people who can pay, an informal and inefficient form of universal health insurance, but better than nothing ... where it really breaks down, though, is with people who don't get it.

"just get it done, we'll figure it out after" means they will give you the treatment you need and they will send you a bill later. When you don't pay the bill you will get another one. Etc. No one will come and repossess your finger; they will not send loan sharks with baseball bats to break your knees; they won't even sue you ... they will just keep sending you a bill once a month or so. Eventually they'll stop even doing that.

Naturally if you are able to pay it's different and you can expect some more or less serious efforts to collect medical bills if you're just being a deadbeat.



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-Cougar Allen :{)
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This post is not merely the author's opinions; it is the trrrrrruth. This post is intended to cause dissension and unrest and upset people, and ultimately drive them mad. Please do not misinterpret my intentions in posting this.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Tuff, get yourself a Great White Shark's tooth, put it in a frame, and when folks ask you about the scar, just lean back, put your thumbs in your trousers and say `Yeah, I was out for a swim when I saw a raft of immigrants heading toward the point, and all of the sudden there it was.....(dramatic pause)....the biggest fin I've ever seen come up through the water heading straight towards those poor unfortunates. Well I could see right away that if I headed off at an angle I could cut the shark off before he got to the raft. There I was, just had a Boye Cobalt folder, as they don't rust ya know in salt water, got to the shark and waved that little blade enough to get his attention! Whip! around he came, straight at me!!! Just as he was about to attack, I sank below him and sliced him down the middle, unfortunately there was an old license plate in his gullett and it sliced these here fingers to the bone! Drat the luck, but hey, I saved those poor little kids and kept that there tooth to remind me! The license plate? turns out it was mine, lost it long ago, so I just put it back on the old rambler and she's still goin' strong!

or something along those lines...
G2

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"There are no dangerous weapons;
there are only dangerous men."
.......... Robert A. Heinlein, 1959


G2 Leatherworks

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[Elvislives]

Tell 'em you got in a fight with a redneck.

Just kidding guys, settle down.

Brandon

 

[Tuff]

LOL @ Elvis.

I really might do what Gary said, or close to. Will have to find out more about Sharks and such. Maybe, "Well, it tried to bite my hand, but I had my KA-BAR Next Gen (I always have it, people know it) in hand, and it couldn't bite down all the way, knife was sticking into the roof of it's mouth. I then proceded to stab teh sucker right in his eye, followed by a rondhouse to the head...

Oh wait, can't roundhouse in the water...

As you can see, i'm still in search of ideas, so if you have one, please share if ya like

 

[mikehw]

Tuff
Take it from a guy that only has one functioning hand fingers are precious commodities. I took up knife making after my accident so anything is possible. When it comes to having loss of use money should be the last thing on your mind. I wish you the best.
Mike