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 www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos.<BR> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000 017 )</HTML>
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