PSA: don't get SCREW-ed
 

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.

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

Couldve been worse...
 

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

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Oh, man. For the millionth time, I wish you lived by me. wait, I'm still giggling. wait, still.........still................... :lol: Dork. :xoxo:

:lol: Sweetie, that? is priceless.

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

Sorry about your hand that looks nasty!

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

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...

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

: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

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!

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!

:eek: :eek: Yikes!!

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!

we need another 'work sucks' thread!