• AlexWIWA
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    6 months ago

    If an old farmer says “it hurts a bit” then they’re about to die and need an ER

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        6 months ago

        Yep lol reminds me of a story my dad told me. He was working on a building and adding the interior siding (it’s since been converted into a hog pen) when he smashed his thumb bad with a hammer. He decided that it was a good time to take a quick lunch break after wrapping up his thumb before driving to the hospital

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      My grandpa, still with us and thinking clearly at 90, grew up working the family farm. Got his hand caught in a combine mangled his hand. They of course had a 45 minute drive to the nearest surgeon, but it “wasn’t that bad” until about 20 minutes into the drive.

      Dude has outlived cancer, aggressive infections, smoking for 30 years, and the loss of his first wife. Probably the most resilient mofo I know.

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        Ah yes, farming equipment. The kind of machines thats almost made to mangle humans.

        Did he get to keep the hand?

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          Yes! By some miracle the only permanent damage was his index finger, it could no longer extend, and it was forever weaker. I wish I could see an x ray of what it looked like as primitive as the machines were then.

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        My dad got his hand caught in a hay conveyor. Two of the tines caught the back of his hand and made two gouges a couple inches apart.

        It was the only time I’d ever heard him say “Ow.”

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      6 months ago

      Meanwhile the top comment is complaining about how people’s pain reactions are gauged differently.