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Monday, October 12, 2009

Dr

Mugged by a washing machine

&So, about the time I'm thinking about watching the Redskins pre-game show yesterday, MoSup decides we have to haul the clothes dryer (I broke by overloading, a whole different story) outside so when the people come with the new one they won't see all the accumulated dirt under it. So, I disconnected everything, got my hand truck, and we're going down the steps when, with me in front, the thing punched me and I lost control. It rolled over my sorry-ass, but MoSup, in the trailing position, went head first into the open bottom, where exposed metal framing tried to decapitate her. I'll finish this picture succinctly.

Ambulance
Plastic surgeon
All-day
getting ready for another all-day.
MoSup survived with no brain or neck damage, her ear sewn back on, nose fixed.
HFS
Continued light posting.

But here's the good part. This happened before Obamacare kicked in, or she'd likely go through life looking like Van Gogh and Tycho Brahe.

Rodger the Real King of France 10/12/2009 10:33:00 AM 24 Comments

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24 comments:

Anonymous said...: So you missed the...game? And are the Broncos not the surprise of the league this season?
MM; 10/12/09, 10:43 AM
ET said...: Went thru a similar ordeal not long ago. Had a perfectly fine top loader Kenmore, but Milady wanted a brandy-new system.

Got a Kenmore Elite SmartWash Ht Steam front loader with matching dryer. (sez Kenmmore on it, but I know it's a Maytag)

Had nothin but troubles with it. Completely INOP att, giving "Sud" indication in the dialogue window. Try to force it by going into a maintenance cycle or the old tech's trick of unplugging it and letting it sit for a while, and it comes up with "F-35."

Pulled the basket out of the strainer (clean), disconnected the drain dump hose and blew through it (clean), and tapped on all the little modules that look as if they might have control chips in 'em.

Won't do shit. Realized that it's now about a month past warrant (mostly 'cause I got a note in the mail offering an "extended warranty plan).

Wife originally paid F-A-R too much for the damned thing, and now it's gonna take most of the money available on the Gulf Coast to get it working again.

You could wash one helluva lotta stuff in a commercial laundrymat for what this sumbitch has already cost . . . and now the damage is gonna be compounded.

Damn I hate when they make shit so complicated that damned near anything causes it to malfunction just so some tech can put another coat of lacquer on his rice bowl.; 10/12/09, 11:08 AM
Chuck from Tacoma said...: What the hell was that crap the Broncos were wearing yesterday? I thought the green crap the Seahawks wore a coupla weeks ago were ugly, but good grief, the Broncos had a major case of the ugly's.
Sorry to hear of MoSup's pain. Hope she and the man she hangs out with recover soon.; 10/12/09, 11:10 AM
Chuck Martel said...: Is the washing machine okay?; 10/12/09, 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...: See this is where I disagree with James Cameron and his Terminator movies. In those the machines are smarter than humans, see the latter as a threat, and try to eradicate them. In the real world the machines are only as "smart" as the humans that designed them, have no agenda, but still try and kill you.

I, just like that scene in Office Space, prefer to beat machines to pulp with a baseball bat to ensure that they're "dead".; 10/12/09, 11:50 AM
Merrily said...: Video?; 10/12/09, 12:18 PM
Anonymous said...: ET - Yeah, I recently had the F35 code. They replaced the electronics panel. I luckily bought the Sears extended warranty and they took care of it. As for the Kenmore manufacturer codes, you can google for it or check here.

olds-mo-william; 10/12/09, 12:33 PM
Sven said...: Broncos are celebrating their 50th anniversary in the NFL (originally in the old AFL).

Chuck,
The vertical sox and the billious babyshit yellow-orange jerseys are "retro"...They harken back to the first year when the team could not afford new uniforms and were given hand-me-downs from the Cleveland Browns.....or some such.

Can't argue with a 5-0 record. Rookie Coach, no-name offense, no-name defense and a whole lotta luck'n'gumption have served this fledgling team well.

Will light a candle for MoSup.; 10/12/09, 12:34 PM
B....... said...: Yikes! If even a quarter of that carnage were true it would be horrible! Wishing a speedy recovery to you and Mother Superior......; 10/12/09, 12:39 PM
Anonymous said...: WOW! Sorry to hear that, I'm glad MoSup will be ok! In the future, remember AWM'a Axiom for Lifting Heavy Things: get someone else to do it.

AWM; 10/12/09, 1:28 PM
Anonymous said...: wow. What a mishap. Sure hope your MoSup is doing well and is experiencing as little pain as allowed [pain pills]. Heal soon.
Juice; 10/12/09, 1:33 PM
Anonymous said...: I hope that you are both quickly on the mend.
A couple fingers of Jim Beam and a handful of ibuprofen do the trick for me- hurt or not.
RAK; 10/12/09, 2:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Take that dryer out someplace and shoot it for assault.
Seriously, you and MoSup get well fast.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick; 10/12/09, 3:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Damn!

Here's hoping you two are ok now.; 10/12/09, 4:27 PM
SoylentGreen said...: Dude -
So sorry. Condolences to the missus. Be sure to get her the gold nose.

Get well both of you. I'm a little lost without your dependable rants, ideas and other sundries.; 10/12/09, 4:28 PM
Gayle Miller said...: This is proof positive that doing chores around the house is an unhealthy occupation!; 10/12/09, 4:49 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: Thank you so much, all of you. Mo Sup is doing so well, all things considered. The kids & family showed up last night; friends & neighbors were terrific. Bought a new washer dryer .. will be delivered and installed tomorrow, with the old ones carted away. When I grow up I want to be a fireman.; 10/12/09, 7:33 PM
Alear said...: Very sorry to hear about your and MoSup's travails. Hope the pain and bruises go away soon.

So, did you manage to clear away the dirt that was underneath the dryer?; 10/12/09, 8:44 PM
Anonymous said...: Fireman Rodge. WE know what to give you for Christmas. The bestest fireman kit available! Hat, axe, oxygen and all!
Juice; 10/12/09, 9:26 PM
Kristophr said...: Yep ... a hat with a rotating light and a loud siren.; 10/12/09, 9:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Best Wishes to MoSup! May the pain and bruises go quickly and her memory of the day stay away forever.

e~C; 10/13/09, 12:19 AM
jodi said...: As we like to say here in 'bama. Bless your hearts! Sending up prayers for quick healing.; 10/13/09, 1:48 AM
Kristophr said...: Is that the "I pray for you" Bless your Heart ...

or the "Dear God you are an Idiot" version of Bless your Heart?

Or both?; 10/13/09, 3:59 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: UPDATED - MoSup looks like she's seventeen again!; 12/23/10, 9:22 AM

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