Since we're drifting into accidental injuries, my finest was when a sharp chisel slipped and went into the base of my thumb. Yes I know. Stupid, very stupid.
I'd never seen such fatty tissue exposed, although surprisingly not much blood. After establishing that I still had full movement (which was a relief), I contemplated my next move. I was home alone in the garage. It was about 4 o'clock on a Saturday. I really didn't fancy driving to A&E and waiting there for hours.
In Westerns they always douse the injury in whisky. So I went inside, has a slug of whisky and spat some into the wound.
Boy did that sting......................................
So I dried it off, put a couple of medical tape splints across the wound and put a plaster over the top. And went back in the garage.
Amazingly after two or three days it was healing well, and the scar is a very fine curved line. You may inspect it on request..........
