Dumbest ways you've hurt yourself?

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Yesterday I made a really dumb move, got a little hurt and got me thinking about possible (dumb) ways one can hurt themselves 


I thought we could have a quick laugh about it or have it at least serve as a precautionary tale for everyone 


I'll start, of course.

Yesterday, while watching a movie, I was eating some fruit in bed and after finishing I had put the dish and fork on the side while I drifted away into an afternoon nap. When I woke up I noticed it was dark out so I got up to close the windows. I noticed the fork was missing and payed no attention, I thought it had fallen on the floor, "no big deal", I grabbed the side of the bed really hard to push myself up, when I felt a stinging. It the darn fork! It had slightly stabbed me below my nail and little blood came out.

I have quick reflexes so I shook may hand, had I been slower, it could have completely gone under my whole nail 


Lesson learned: don't leave the plate and fork on the bed unless you want to chance getting stabbed. 


Have you ever hurt yourself in dumb or unlikely ways?

Thanks for reading! 
 

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Umm...does walking into a cab count? (Yes, I actually did this...the cab went over my foot and I ended up with a fractured toe). The worst part was that I was outside the gates to a hospital, but they still had to send an ambulance to take me in...the long way round :anon: A wheelchair would have been faster, but thanks go bloody health and safety they weren't allowed to do it that way :doh3: I think the embarrassment outweighed the pain...
 

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Umm...does walking into a cab count? (Yes, I actually did this...the cab went over my foot and I ended up with a fractured toe). The worst part was that I was outside the gates to a hospital, but they still had to send an ambulance to take me in...the long way round
A wheelchair would have been faster, but thanks go bloody health and safety they weren't allowed to do it that way
I think the embarrassment outweighed the pain...
At least you weren't in America, where they'd have billed you $1,772.42 for that ambulance ride.

Also, this is relevant:

 

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Umm...does walking into a cab count? (Yes, I actually did this...the cab went over my foot and I ended up with a fractured toe). The worst part was that I was outside the gates to a hospital, but they still had to send an ambulance to take me in...the long way round
A wheelchair would have been faster, but thanks go bloody health and safety they weren't allowed to do it that way
I think the embarrassment outweighed the pain...
At least you weren't in America, where they'd have billed you $1,772.42 for that ambulance ride.

Also, this is relevant:

Wow, that was a PSA, @FhiCat  ?  Bizarre.

I shattered my shoulder last year, falling off of a step that was only about 3" high.  How, you ask?  I was holding a camera in one hand, in a hurry to get to grandkid's first Little League game.  I was looking at the camera and missed the step, reached out with my other hand to stop my fall and grabbed....a chair on rollers!  Not a good plan.  The chair flew of course, and I landed square on my shoulder.  The camera, of course, came out fine, I never let go of that.

Lesson learned: Don't try to break a fall with a chair on wheels.  
 
 
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That video is hilarious fhicat fhicat So bizarre! (And yes, I'm very glad I didn't get billed for the ambulance ride. The NHS - overstretched as it is - definitely has its compensations ;) )
 

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fhicat fhicat Great video!

One of the dumbest ways I've gotten hurt was by leaving the door to the dishwasher open for the dishes to cool. I tripped over the dog and somehow managed to fracture my ankle when I smacked it against the dishwasher door. :lol3:
 

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That's hilarious! Thanks for the chuckle this morning!

I've done so many stupid things to my right foot, it's a wonder I can still walk on the poor thing. Started down the steps carrying a full basket of laundry. I was wearing a very old pair of sandals and my foot slipped out of the sandals. Slid down the steps and landed in a heap at the basement door. Twisted my foot and it was a very long time before that didn't hurt anymore.

Came out of a convenience store and was wearing sandals. I wasn't watching where I was going and my foot hit the corner of the concrete parking barrier. Broke my little toe; it was sticking out at a perfect right angle. Ended up in the ER where the doctor yanked it back into place and taped it to the rest of my toes. Heck, I could have done that and it wouldn't have cost me anything.

Got up out of bed in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Got my toes caught in one of a pair of Mary Jane-type shoes. Seriously caught. It was dark, I couldn't see, and I lost my balance and fell back into bed. Dear Richard was not amused. I really sprained my toes that time.

And earlier this year, I was walking out the driveway to the street here at work. We've had a lot of road construction going on this year. I was watching the guy working on the sidewalk instead of watching where I was walking, stepped into a deep pothole and twisted the foot. It was a good week before I felt comfortable enough to walk again. Rick said it served me right for watching the guy at the sidewalk instead of where I was supposed to be walking. 
 In all honesty, though, his butt was up in the air! Yeah, I was looking! At least I was honest about it!

And while this didn't end with me being hurt, it did mess the lawnmower until we got it cleaned out. A couple years ago, I was mowing up by the garden. Rick was opening the pool and he was kneeling down on the concrete and his butt was "right there". I looked down, saw his butt, and thought, "You know, Rick, you really do have a nice butt!" And ran the mower right into a pile of garden hose. The mower sliced right through the hoses and the hoses wrapped around the mower blades. The mower made a heck of a noise and stopped dead. Rick stood up so fast it's a wonder he didn't fall into the pool. I just sat on the mower with my head on the steering wheel. He came walking up and before he could say a word, I said, "It's your fault! You're the one with the nice butt! I can't help it! I was watching your butt!" He just looked at me with his eyebrows up to there, shook his head, and walked away. We eventually got the hose pieces out from the blades of the mower, Rick put the mower belt back on, and I was able to continue mowing. Rick said he was going to buy me blinders (like you put on a horse). I told him he should be happy that I was still looking. 
 
 
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I don't know how many times I've broken my little toe. Normally the left one. The pain is so bad.
Fell over and wrecked my knee. Was home for 3 months! It was a work accident.
Fell over and broke a bone in my wrist.
Fell off a 1" step - my food twisted in my flat shoes. A very bad sprain.
Fell over and getting up fell over again and just sat on the pavement and cried!!!
I was picked up but it's embarrassing as I'm heavy!
Went to sit down and missed. Very painful.
Shall I go on?
 
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