Hrrrggghhh... Just heard some pretty ghastly news.
My dad is something of a Do-It-Yourself man, and ever since he retired he has expanded his repertoire into renovation and even building furniture. He's always been careful, having had his share of cuts and bruises whenever there was something to be done around the house.
Today, his attention slipped
I heard this from my mom when I called her today (being the runt of the litter an' all), and apparently dad was at the carpentry class, where he was doing something with a circular saw. I don't know how it happened, but apparently he managed to saw off the thumb of his left hand at the first joint.
He's okay, though... They rushed him to a hospital, where they stitched up the stub that was left of his thumb. Apparently it was impossible to knit his finger back on. We have been lied to by the TV... *sighs* Apparently he's being a sport about the whole thing, not letting the whole loss of a digit get him down.
I don't know why I take it so seriously, though... I've always seen my dad as someone who's always careful and who always knows what to do when there's something that needs fixin'. It was quite the shock to me to hear that something like this had happened to him. I tended to think this kind of stuff happens only to idiots who aren't careful when using powertools. Guess I was wrong, since I hardly consider my dad an idiot.
I don't know why I even put this up... Guess I just wanted to vent a little.