Damnit, that hurt!

[Kusanagi]

We have a cash-and-carry section in the back of our store and sometimes we have so much stuff back there we have to stand the sofa up on it's end to make room for it - now granted, we only do this as a last resort and they are packed in with other sofas so it's almost impossible for them to fall over, unless they get pulled in a certain direction (We have to be able to move them after all). The kid shifted the weight of it enough to have it fall down and land on me.

Update - shoulder and wounds are still sore and the wounds have taken on the appearance of acne. I was scrubbing them in the shower and hit one with a loofa sponge and it bled for a while. They don't look infected, just the standard puckeright/light purple color that all wounds tend to have.

You know, I sell furniture and I've been to the hospital twice, the police station a few times, the court once. I've been threatened, hit, shoved, kicked, cut with a knife, and been impaled on staples.

I imagine in my older age, I'm going to be sitting with my great grandson in a rocking chair on the porch - wearing an eyepatch, missing an arm, a permanant brace on one leg, scars on every exposed inch of skin...

My little one will turn to me and go "Great Grandad, were you a war hero?"

And all I can do is look at him and say "Nope. I used to sell furniture..." and get a glassed look in my eyes as my voice trails off.

[Tria]

One of my oft-repeated lines is famous. Woo hoo.

I promise I'm not claiming it.... Just wasn't sure who coined it.

[Aldous]

Kus, I must say I applaud your morals, because if it were between me and that kid, he woulda been flattened. I lost my moral compass a few years back, and have Darwin driving right now. Physically, I can do it, morally, I wouldn't risk it. In a way I envy your morality.

[Rahmota]

Oh I see now. That makes sense. Still not one of the most ideal setups but you do what you gotta.

Do they make a purple heart or cross de guerre for actions above and beyond the call of furniture?

[XCashier]

I imagine in my older age, I'm going to be sitting with my great grandson in a rocking chair on the porch - wearing an eyepatch, missing an arm, a permanant brace on one leg, scars on every exposed inch of skin...

Kusanagi is Mad-Eye Moody!

[Kusanagi]

Well, at least I know how I'm going to die then.

[Becks]

I promise I'm not claiming it.... Just wasn't sure who coined it.

Never thought you were. I keep meaning to make it into a siggy for myself, but I'm too lazy.

Plus, I like people using it.

I imagine in my older age, I'm going to be sitting with my great grandson in a rocking chair on the porch - wearing an eyepatch, missing an arm, a permanant brace on one leg, scars on every exposed inch of skin...

My little one will turn to me and go "Great Grandad, were you a war hero?"

And all I can do is look at him and say "Nope. I used to sell furniture..." and get a glassed look in my eyes as my voice trails off.

I can picture that. I really can.

No hooks, though? *pouts*

[JustaCashier]

I have to disagree with you on your predicted response to your great-grandson, Kus.

I believe you'll actually say "Yep! The country I was fightin' was called Furniture Sales, inhabited by the peoples known as Sucky Customers. The most evil, vile, hateful, vengeful, repugnant, spiteful, despicable, repulsive, conniving, sonsabitches that ever lived!"


Best of luck in healing.

Mike

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Somehow, I don't think I would have made much of an effort to keep the sofa from turning the kid into SC pizza. I'm not in such great shape anymore plus my self-preservation instinct would have overpowered any "be the hero" adrenaline rush.

Sucks about your arm Kus.

[chainedbarista]

kus, it's time to leave the front lines of furniture sales and get into something much safer, like diffusing bombs.

definitely get that checked out, not just for the punctures (which can go south even with tetanus on your side) but, as others have mentioned, there might be nerve damage and other internal issues going on.

time to take a long vacation, dude.

[Kusanagi]

Just got back from one, actually.

Punctures are burning now when I still use the disinfecant. They told me to contact them if they start to release pus because that's a sign of possible infection.

[Kusanagi]

Good news -

Swelling is still there but I had a followup appointment and a few days off. It looks like there's no infection, as I got lucky, I just need to keep an eye on it.

Still hurts to move it too much, so I'm wearing the sling when I'm not relaxing.

[friendofjimmyk]

Damn, Kus. You have the most dangerous job of anyone on this board.

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Well, not to discount his job or what has happened...but I beg to differ on Kus having the most dangerous job on this board...

I bet if you would've stopped that bitch of a mother, she would've turned it around on the store to say why was that sofa on its end as it was...

regardless of how the sofa was - WATCH YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN!!!!

[Ree]

Odd that they gave you a sling, especially when your shoulder was already kind of locked up and numb. I would have thought they wanted you working the joint to prevent it stiffening.

When I broke my wrist, they wouldn't let me have a sling, even though every person I met thought I should have one.

I was told that the best thing for it was to have unrestricted movement, or frozen shoulder could set in.

Anyway, glad you're OK.

I can't see that having the couch on its end is good for the frame. Safety issue aside, the arm of the couch really isn't designed to hold the entire weight.