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If you want to be able to sleep at night (Original Post) BWdem4life Oct 2024 OP
Just the thought of that I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2024 #1
Thank you for the advice True Dough Oct 2024 #2
Brad nailer or framing nailer? LuckyCharms Oct 2024 #3
I shot my ankle with a nail gun about 40 years ago. Nittersing Oct 2024 #4
Fortunately this was just a wire brad BWdem4life Oct 2024 #6
Now a warning! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2024 #5
Ooof! LudwigPastorius Oct 2024 #7

True Dough

(27,311 posts)
2. Thank you for the advice
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 05:55 AM
Oct 2024

I cannot tell you how many times I stared at my digits, pondering which one to pierce with a nail gun before slipping into blissful slumber.

I shall now cross that plan off the list.

Just wondering, do you have any experience with crushing your toes under a truck tire? That might be a more effective pre-sleep routine.

Seriously, I hope Tylenol is taking the edge off that for you.

Nittersing

(8,504 posts)
4. I shot my ankle with a nail gun about 40 years ago.
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 10:28 AM
Oct 2024

Was building roof trusses... finger was usually on the trigger as the nails were quickly shot in the corners of each plate. I was stepping over the rig to reach another plate and swung my ankle in to the gun. One of my coworkers grabbed a pair of plyers but the foreman stopped him. Took me to ER and the doc pulled it out with a pair of plyers.

BWdem4life

(3,088 posts)
6. Fortunately this was just a wire brad
Tue Oct 22, 2024, 04:59 PM
Oct 2024

and I didn't have to pull it out, it went thru near the surface. Hurts like a mofo bur I finally got some sleep after second round of aspirin.

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