Klutzes Unite!

Ok, I know that I cannot be the only klutz on this board....my latest entry? While working on my jammed desk stapler this morning, I succeded in shooting a staple into my left index finger, all the way in! Come on ladies and gentlemen, come and share your "klutzy moments" with me! (And yes, before you even ask, my tetnus shoe is up to date, lol!)

Ow!!! Ugh... I didn't need to hear that! Blegh... are you okay?!

Gosh I've had so many klutz moments that it's hard to name just a few! I always say that my middle name is "Klutz" and that Nikki inherited the klutz gene from me because she's just as bad.

Not too long ago, I was uncapping a needle that I was going to use to draw up some medication. I have no idea how I did this.....but somehow I managed to stick the needle all the way through my thumb so that it poked out the other side! It was a large needle too....and 18 guage, 2 1/2 inch long needle. I was so stunned that I just held my hand up and looked at it and thought, "Wow...that's cool! That thing went clear through my thumb!" I then pulled the needle out and of course it started bleeding profusely. I grabbed a bunch of gauze pads and wrapped them around my finger and called to one of the other nurses to get me some more gauze and some tape since it was dripping all over the floor.

Fortunately, it was a clean needle and didn't do any real damage. It hurt like heck for a few days though.

OUCH Robin!!!!! You handled it far better than I would have!!!!

Come on guys and girls, I know there are more of us here than this!

Okay I'll fess up I am a klutz, but I've gotten better as I've grown up. I remember being little and running into doors all the time and walls I just had no grace at all. Now I just walk into things like file cabinets. About a year ago here at work I walked directly into a file cabinet that had the top drawer opened and bonked myself on the head pretty hard. Walking around the rest of the day with a nice red mark on my head was only followed up by another week of walking around with a nice bruise on my face.

Does anyone remember me falling off my chair here at work last week??

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Does anyone remember me falling off my chair here at work last week??

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Yep - and I recounted some of my klutzier moments in that thread!

can we say been there done that.

I don't know if I posted this somewhere or not last week I wore a pair of shoes to work that caused me to slip on the highly polished lunch room floor. I gracefully glided down to the floor like I was doing the splits and aggravated my right hamstring muscle!! Good thing I was wearing pants & that no one saw me-however I ripped the lining of these pants (cream wool pants) and the rip can be seen through them!! I plan on doing some painting tonite and for a few days-stay tuned other injuries could occur!!

Another one added to the club!

I never pour liquids without spilling.

That must have hurt, I hope you're okay.

How funny! Poor girl though. I'm 14, too. I'm not THAT self concious, but still.

Last week I fell while trying not to step on my kid's tail

These are fun!

Oh no! I know how the staple thing feels - though I managed to staple my right index finger to the one beside it! I've superglued one hand to a windowsill before now while decorating, had a shower attachment leak water over the side of the bathtub and through the floor and drip through my livingroom light fitting downstairs, I've put a split up the back of my skirt so high you coudl see my knickers (without noticing).... you name it, I've probably done it. I've never, bizzarely enough, broken any of my bones - although there is still plenty of time for that!

Oh and Katherine - I've fallen over in public before too - I got my foot caught in my handbag strap (which was on the floor) while I was trying to get out of a taxi on a date. I sprawled out onto a busy highstreet and some woman tittered at me and muttered something about my having drunk too much "and at only this hour in the evening"! I just lay in the puddle and laughed until my date picked me off the floor, he was in stitches!

I am also know to walk into walls and other objects. I have a problem with walking, once I get going it is hard to stop or turn on short notice. I have also fallen UP the stairs many times,where you try and take a step up and don't make it and trip up the stairs. Ah, don't you just love it.