There was blood

[Nick Gravagne]

Ed,

Had to laugh at Garret's comment -- something George Costansa of Seinfeld
might say -- a charming sentiment :-)

Having read your story I must say I about fell down when you said, "I made
it to my 11:00 tuning and had the block out by 2:30". MAN! You must be one
hardy dude! 

Let's see, a serious and life threatening router injury chews up your leg
causing pain along with physical and some level of emotional trauma, you
rush yourself to the ER, flip the keys to a car attendant because you're
bleeding too badly to casually walk, receive lidocaine injections, fall into
a partial but definite purple haze, receive several stitches, get revived
somehow, and still manage to make it to your 11:00 tuning, back to the shop
to finish up removing the pinblock! Are you serious?!

Because if you are, PTG needs to institute a new award -- The Ed Foote PTG
Purple Leg Award to be awarded every year for shop duty following a serious
injury over and above the call of duty. 

Personally I would have cancelled the rest of the day, although I'm sure I
would have at least gone back out to the shop to have one last look at that
pinblock cutter.

I like Fenton's advice -- don't move until the router stops moving.

All kidding aside, Ed, glad you're OK, and get well soon!

Regards,

Nick Gravagne, RPT
Piano Technicians Guild
Member Society Manufacturing Engineers
Voice Mail 928-476-4143
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Garret Traylor
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:24 PM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: There was blood

Hey Ed,
If you end up keeling over from this episode can I have you tools?
Kindest Regards,
Garret 
---
Garret Traylor - President
High Point Piano & Music Inc.
88-PIANO (336) 887-4266

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of A440A at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:17 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: There was blood

 

> And Ed Foote replies from his hospital bed..... >>

          Whaaaa??  I drove myself to the hospital, tossed the keys to the 
valet parking guy outside the ER, ( I think I told him to keep it), bled my
way 
up to the reception desk, made a pass at the nurse but somehow she turned on

the stun beam and I started getting dizzy.  Sat down until they came and got

me, (I think it was the janitor, who wasn't going to stand for me bleeding
on 
the floor any more).  
   Head cleared as the 1 year intern began irrigating the wound. Dang,  I 
thought I had wet the bed. There was a blurry stream of doctors that passed 
through.  Some of them were asking  me if this was an accident. duh,  (I
felt like 
telling them, 'twernt no accident, I meant to see what was inside my leg).

The lidocaine injections started and I got fully awake.  By the last suture,
I 
was already thinking about the rest of the pinblock.  A smear of Neosporin, 
smell of surgical tape, and I was out the door.  
   Total time in ER was about 90 minutes,  $ 2,000.  I made it to my 11:00 
tuning and had the block out by 2:30.  THEN  I got the glass of wine just in

time to get a call from Blue Cross telling me that my rotator cuff surgery 
scheduled for September was NOT going to be covered.  That was the worst
news of the 
day...
  Now, a week later, I cut the stitches out yesterday, Blue Cross called to 
say that the rider had been removed several months ago, and life is once
again 
good. 
   I don't think I will get a hospital bed until I get kilt. 
Regards,   
 
Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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