Thanks for the “help”?! Now take me to the ED!

Ridiculous story #FOUR

The possessed house in River Park had old windows. The had the aluminum framed storm windows that were permanently installed, but slid up/down as needed. Sometimes.

It was early May and time to open the storms. I had “a friend-of-a-friend in need” staying with me. One of the windows was jammed and she thought to help. It was a sweet thought and gesture.

As I was adjusting the bottom half of the window, she decided to try & dislodge the upper part. That was great, until she dislodged it and it came sliding down like a guillotine on my fingers.

All 8 of my fingers and one thumb were caught. But since my fingers were curved, the manner in which the storm window came down was along the backs of my fingers. So the window actually slid down the knuckles and landed between the bone and fingernails.

Trip to the ED and a tetanus shot. Amazingly, I didn’t lose any fingernails and there is only one noticeable scar. It looks like a chili pepper. Or South America. I went through a lot of Band-Aids too. When I went to work, my boss didn’t seem surprised.