Please Be Careful with fireworks!
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Please Be Careful with fireworks!
My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful
Mary Ellis
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TX CHL Instructor NRA Instuctor--Basic Pistol,Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, RTBAV,Home Firearm Safety,Personal Protection in the Home, Personal Protection outside the Home. ,RSO, CRSO,TP&&W Hunter Ed Instructor
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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your dinger off.JustMe wrote:My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful
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Fixed it for you.Oldgringo wrote:Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your finger off.JustMe wrote:My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful

And yes, PLEASE be careful y'all......and don't light them off on my block. Makes me jumpy.
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Thanks, I simply must do something about this dyslexia.The Annoyed Man wrote:Fixed it for you.Oldgringo wrote:Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your finger off.JustMe wrote:My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful![]()
And yes, PLEASE be careful y'all......and don't light them off on my block. Makes me jumpy.

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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
I dunno. I kinda liked the dinger.Oldgringo wrote:Thanks, I simply must do something about this dyslexia.The Annoyed Man wrote:Fixed it for you.Oldgringo wrote:Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your finger off.JustMe wrote:My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful![]()
And yes, PLEASE be careful y'all......and don't light them off on my block. Makes me jumpy.

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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
You think Plaxico woulda learned his lesson by now.Oldgringo wrote:Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your dinger off.
This will only hurt a little. What comes next, more so.
Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
What's lexdysia?Oldgringo wrote:
Thanks, I simply must do something about this dyslexia.
Another vote for being careful. Bubba and I used to set the backyard on fire every year

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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
Right on! We have 10 fingers....LikesShinyThings wrote:I dunno. I kinda liked the dinger.Oldgringo wrote:Thanks, I simply must do something about this dyslexia.The Annoyed Man wrote:Fixed it for you.Oldgringo wrote:Right on! Fireworks can also set forest and grass fires as well as blow your finger off.JustMe wrote:My niece's husband had an accident with fireworks on Saturday night. As of now, he lost 1/2 of his left index finger and the thumb is horribly mangled. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and they are going to try to harvest enough muscle & tendon material from his forearm to try and reconstruct his thumb and the heel of the hand.
PLEASE--I know this is said every year--but PLEASE be careful![]()
And yes, PLEASE be careful y'all......and don't light them off on my block. Makes me jumpy.
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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
Well, I've still got mine, how 'bout everybody else?
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Re: Please Be Careful with fireworks!
10 fingers, 10 toes. Same with hubby. We enjoyed the fireworks of those around us, and the town's show... although the town's show was missing some of the finale due to an unexpected fire in the wagon that consumed some or all of the finale... no, I didn't hear if anyone was hurt. At least ours was lasted longer than San Diego's.Oldgringo wrote:Well, I've still got mine, how 'bout everybody else?

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Does a BLEVE count? 

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