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06-24-2010, 11:21 AM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Shockingly...page one!
Posts: 18,641
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Originally Posted by Mandragora
oh I don't think i'm going to stop doing this job (i'm not that lucky) . . . just a little tweaked. You know like how a nightmare stays with you for a while throughout the day? Its like that except its been a week now.
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That's perfectly natural to feel bad about this...you're having a normal reaction to an abnormal circumstance. I'm sure you'll be fine after a while, Erin.
Just remember that it's ok to feel like this at the moment, and that it'll pass, it was a freak accident
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06-24-2010, 11:33 AM
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#52
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100,000 sperm and you were the fastest?
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,878
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I was travelling through Brazil for 3 months, half way through it was going great. Booked tickets to dive off a small island thats notorious for fantastic diving. Anyways, the place I was staying was a small hut/dorm thing, and I hadnt noticed the wiring for this lamp, that was connected to a socket with about 5 different things jammed into it, and the wires being open. I turned on the lamp which was metallic and a huge jolt shot into my arm, forcing my grip to the lamp. For what felt like minutes, I couldnt actually let go, until somehow, maybe the surge died down or the power went, but my arm released and I could let go, but the pain was immense.
I actually had a small black circle on my thumb for months after that, which appeared moments after the shock, never knew what it was but it eventually went. Bad times :-)
Its just one of those things, its really unpleasant, but you know the old saying, any one you can walk away from right?
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06-24-2010, 03:07 PM
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Birds of Prey
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 8,526
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Originally Posted by fuzzylover
Living across from a farm, I used to sneak into the pastures to see the cows.
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I hope you name isn't a literal meaning... 
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06-24-2010, 10:39 PM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,156
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Originally Posted by Fremen
I hope you name isn't a literal meaning... |
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06-25-2010, 09:04 AM
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#55
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Sey hallo to my lille fren!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 123
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Originally Posted by jansen
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You guys are TERRIBLE!!!!
First off, I'm a GIRL!
Secondly, 'fuzzylover' has been my 'ID' for years on various forums, and was based off of me being a FERRET owner. We call them 'fuzzies'. 
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06-25-2010, 11:53 AM
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Giganta
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: In a country where inequality, oppression, corruption & racism reigns supreme
Posts: 18,824
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Originally Posted by fuzzylover
You guys are TERRIBLE!!!! |
Since I started it, I'm sorry....not
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Originally Posted by fuzzylover
First off, I'm a GIRL!
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Well hello there. HOW YOU DOIN'?! 
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Originally Posted by fuzzylover
Secondly, 'fuzzylover' has been my 'ID' for years on various forums, and was based off of me being a FERRET owner. We call them 'fuzzies'. |
Riiiiiiiiiight...... 
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06-27-2010, 11:08 AM
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It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,513
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Originally Posted by RichBamf
That's perfectly natural to feel bad about this...you're having a normal reaction to an abnormal circumstance. I'm sure you'll be fine after a while, Erin.
Just remember that it's ok to feel like this at the moment, and that it'll pass, it was a freak accident
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Yeah, time has definitely helped. Its been almost 2 weeks now. Sadly my foot still hurts really really bad. I'm keeping fairly positive because I know it will heal, and within a few weeks or so I'll be back to my old over-active self. This whole thing has given me a new perspective on the permanently disabled. Its so freaking hard to move around without both feet functioning at 100%.
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Originally Posted by Colossal
I was travelling through Brazil for 3 months, half way through it was going great. Booked tickets to dive off a small island thats notorious for fantastic diving. Anyways, the place I was staying was a small hut/dorm thing, and I hadnt noticed the wiring for this lamp, that was connected to a socket with about 5 different things jammed into it, and the wires being open. I turned on the lamp which was metallic and a huge jolt shot into my arm, forcing my grip to the lamp. For what felt like minutes, I couldnt actually let go, until somehow, maybe the surge died down or the power went, but my arm released and I could let go, but the pain was immense.
I actually had a small black circle on my thumb for months after that, which appeared moments after the shock, never knew what it was but it eventually went. Bad times :-)
Its just one of those things, its really unpleasant, but you know the old saying, any one you can walk away from right?
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But I can't walk right now! LOL
i kid i kid. its a good saying. glad you weren't seriously hurt
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Originally Posted by Fremen
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AHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
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06-27-2010, 05:37 PM
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#58
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 630
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Glad to hear your okay. In my job I mess with 60 volts and 90 volts, not much just feels like a small tingle. We are suppose to use volt meters, which I keep missplacing, but if you are sweaty or its raining and you accidentally hit that 90, it hurts a little.
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06-28-2010, 05:02 PM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 2,157
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I was working at a place that installed token operated machines, like washers and dryers, arcade games, etc. I was working on this dryer, had the front panel open, and apparently the other guy with me had turned the power back on. My screwdriver touched the metal frame of the coin box and I got a nice-sized jolt. My chest and arms locked up hard, like I was trying to squeeze something to death. I felt weird for about 2 hours.
Also, in an almost-death scenario, I was working a electrical maintenance-type job at an old hotel. We had to re-run a bunch of phone lines and repair messed up wiring. There was a light switch that was inactive by a laundromat, but the wires were apparently still active. On top of that, whoever had originally did the wiring didn't add a ground. As I was unscrewing the faceplate for the switch, the wires twisted (they weren't anchored well either) and one of them touched the metal housing. It was basically a fireball that shot out of the switch a two feet from my head, and the box on the other side of the wall inside the laundromat. Scared the dogs**t out of the woman that was doing her clothes. Could have been real bad for me.
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