There was blood

[Fenton Murray]

Now, does anyone think the guy working at the plant would have made it back 
to work by 11? What is it about being self employed that allows the body to 
miraculously heal itself? Geeze Ed, if I was you I'd sue myself for 
everything I've got. Did you report that injury to the boss, better get OSHA 
in there. It's too late to fire yourself, if you're not careful you'll slap 
yourself with a big old workman's comp. suit. Be sitting down there in Miami 
under one of those propeller fans with a One Mint Julep with nothing more 
than a little scratch while you watch your whole business go under.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Gravagne" <gravagnegang at att.net>
To: <hpp at highpointpiano.com>; "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: There was blood


> 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
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