On 12/14/2013 12:29 AM, Irreverent Maximus wrote:

"The Daring Dufas" wrote in
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I worked one day last month with JH and Stinky, installing a
computer and VoIP network. I was installing jacks on the Cat5 cable
and testing the cable to verify proper operation. The Cat5 cable
tested almost as good as Cat6 so I knew we did a good job. I had
been getting up and down to install jacks and test the network so I
put a lot of stress on my joints. It took me two weeks to recover
from that job. I spent part of two days this month helping install
a wireless IP camera system for a guy and I remarked to JH that I
couldn't understand why I was in so much pain while we were driving
home. I finally realized that while I wasn't climbing a ladder or
running the power cable, I had gotten under the desk a number of
times to get the computer, the DVR and KVM switch working. The
house also had a flight of stairs going out back that I had
negotiated several times while testing the system. I tend to
concentrate on what I'm doing and before I became very ill and was
working on big installations, I would look down and see that I was
bleeding wondering where in the hell the blood came from and when
did I get cut. I only hurt when I stop working and the pain gets my
attention. o_O

TDD

Hey, I had the same thing going on with me this morning. Why am I so
sore? Then I remembered that I helped my neighbor tear a ride on
mower apart. He got it for free, and it has parts that match one of
his other ride on mowers. So, off comes the deck, out comes the
engine, then the sun set and it started to get cold. Homie don't
like the cold when it is not sunny out. I don't, either. :-)

I remember running fence and when I got to the Casino's break room
for lunch the cocktail waitresses would just stare at me. I would
look down and see all of this blood running down my arms from the
barbed wire. Oh, I guess I need to wash up before I go to the
buffet...

My fav was while trying to tighten the set-screw for the pilot bit of
a hole-saw. I could have swore I put the drill motor in
neutral...oops, where did my fingernail go? Whatever, a few wraps of
electrical tape later...LOL!

I have been nicked so many times and wondered WT? When did that
happen?

Of course, one could reference the movie Predator.

"I don't have time to bleed."



I remember reading about hockey players getting all busted up and not
noticing it until the game was over. I always laugh at group pictures
of a hockey team because they are all smiling and most of them have
teeth missing. I can't remember how many times I've been shocked working
on electrical or electronic gear. I had one RF burn that was a
bit rough but I never got shocked when working on high voltage power
because if you don't concentrate and pay attention when working around
4,160vac power, you may not live very long. When I work on electrical
stuff around the house, businesses or industry, I work on it like it was
hot because I often do and because it's a good habit. ^_^

TDD