Man, do I feel stupid

I just had an accident. Not a bad one, mind you, but it sure hurts like hell. We have a mandolin slicer which is very sharp and will cut anything. It's almost exactly like this one.


I was using it to slice a sweet potato to make sweet potato chips, which I have learned are very hard to slice thinly... I didn't realize until afterwards that I was using the pusher improperly too. You're supposed to use it as it is shown on the picture, but I was using it rotated 90º. Used properly one's valuable meaty hand tissue is protect from the razor sharp blade. Used like a stupid 29-year computer nerd, there's no hand protection. Suffice it to say that I have a nice painful slice on my right hand at the bottom corner opposite my thumb. It really hurt and hurts. I am just happy that it wasn't worse and that it wasn't an inch further down and toward the center or else I'd have a nasty slash on my wrist. Is there a doctor in the house? I'd settle for a med student... :) Jen actually doctored me up pretty good with Neosporin and a mondo bandage.



Thanks, Jen, for saving my life. Actually, it wasn't thaaaat bad a cut, but it's nice to have someone rush to your rescue. 8-]