PSA: don't get SCREW-ed

[xxxmx]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.

[DrummerDeanna]

:laugh:

That totally sucks - but what an amusing and well told anecdote!!!

[estranged4life]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.

ya couldve had someone walk up to you and as they offer you a screw say "Hey, Wanna screw?"

[amber]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh, man. For the millionth time, I wish you lived by me. wait, I'm still giggling. wait, still.........still................... :lol: Dork. :xoxo:

[GardenStateGirlie]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.

:lol: Sweetie, that? is priceless.

[AliceLover]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.

Hey your the gal from the Night of 1000 stevie pics!

Sorry about your hand that looks nasty!

[xxxmx]

Hey your the gal from the Night of 1000 stevie pics!

hey, i am. i don't know which pix you've seen, but i'm pretty adorable in most of them ;)

[WelshWitchPMD]

Sorry about the screw but I just wanted to say that I think you have a really cool career. Will you be the next Bob Vila?

[xxxmx]

Sorry about the screw but I just wanted to say that I think you have a really cool career. Will you be the next Bob Vila?
i'm aiming to be the next Joanne Liebler. but with much better hair...

[gldstwmn]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/xxxmx/blech.jpg

a) hi, i'm mariel if we haven't been introduced.

b) i own a construction/remodeling company and occasionally take part in the oh-so-fun action.

c) that is a screw stuck to my hand.

this happened at work today as i was installing a subfloor. i knew i had dried HEAVY DUTY PROJECT ADHESIVE on my hands but certainly didn't think anything would still stick. it wouldn't come off and i had no acetone on the jobsite so i got to drive home like this. i had to soak my hand in nail polish remover for twenty minutes to get it and the rest of the gunk off.

for future reference: wear gloves when installing cement backing board.

OMG! I'm glad you're alright. :wavey:

[StevieNicksEO17]

:laugh: :laugh: I actually found that quite amusing.

It could be worse. The screw could be through your finger instead of just stuck to it! :p

[xxxmx]

It could be worse. The screw could be through your finger instead of just stuck to it! :p
the worst thing that's happened to me onsite: watching a ladder fall onto and destroy The Dance. luckily, i have three copies :confused:

the nastiest thing that's happened to me: i got joint compound in my eye once. i don't recommend that. oh, and i got 'stabbed' in the back by an employee carrying a reciprocating saw. blades down, people! blades down!

[Josh2003]

Gah...when I first looked at the picture, I thought the screw was going THROUGH you finger.

I couldn't believe you were so calm and taking the time to post about that!

[StevieNicksEO17]

the worst thing that's happened to me onsite: watching a ladder fall onto and destroy The Dance. luckily, i have three copies :confused:

the nastiest thing that's happened to me: i got joint compound in my eye once. i don't recommend that. oh, and i got 'stabbed' in the back by an employee carrying a reciprocating saw. blades down, people! blades down!

:eek: :eek: Yikes!!

[BTFLCHLD]

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<img src="http://tinypic.com/9hhx61.gif" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com"> sorry mariel...glad you got that nail off...

work sucks...ok so staff here for weeks complaining non-stop to me about another loud staff member...so we go into a staff meeting just now...and i bring it to the table...and im hanging there like a complaining ass as no other staff member who initially complained says a f'in thing! in fact they say it doesn't bother them! <img src="http://tinypic.com/9hhxly.gif" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">

we need another 'work sucks' thread!

[amber]

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<img src="http://tinypic.com/9hhx61.gif" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com"> sorry mariel...glad you got that nail off...

work sucks...ok so staff here for weeks complaining non-stop to me about another loud staff member...so we go into a staff meeting just now...and i bring it to the table...and im hanging there like a complaining ass as no other staff member who initially complained says a f'in thing! in fact they say it doesn't bother them! <img src="http://tinypic.com/9hhxly.gif" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">

we need another 'work sucks' thread!
ooooo!!! I hate chickens most of all! Backstabbing chickens! The backstabbing part comes in because they were ALL talking about that person behind their back, the chicken part comes because no one has the balls to say it to the persons face. I really, really, hate people like that. Chickens.

[Nixxxed]

Oh, Mariel - this scared the living crap outta me. :laugh:

I'm on 28K dialup (pity me everyone, please ;) ) and I misread the "stuck to my hand" as "stuck through my hand". And that's as far as I got before I realized a picture was downloading... I sat here, mouth open, thinking I was gonna see your hand secured to a board with a screw (and worse...). :eek: :eek:

Glad everything turned out OK! If it makes you feel any better, I super-glued myself to a kitchen chair once, as I sat at the table trying to repair a knick-knack of my Mom's I had broken. And, as you probably know, nail polish remover can remove the clearcoat and stain from wood. And did.

Yeah, Mom wasn't happy. :laugh: :laugh:

[sara1998]

we need another 'work sucks' thread!
Bring it on. I could go for hours..... :rolleyes:

Glad it's OK, Mariel! Take acetone tomorrow for good measure!!! :laugh: