September 22, 2006
View Comments | Post CommentThe Man With The Gluey Hands
I've been to Home Depot three times in the last two weeks. I've bought a good many things: a sweet cordless Black & Decker drill, a random orbital sander, wood filler (in a tub, and in a tube), door hardware, and a million other things. Including super glue. But one thing I did not buy was nail polish remover.
Sure, that doesn't sound so odd. After all, I don't wear nail polish (unless it's a really special occasion). But it turns out that nail polish remover is the one thing that can get superglue off of skin. And for that reason, I really should've had some on hand (pun intended).
Today, while attempting to pierce the foil seal on the top of a tube of superglue, I somehow glued two of my fingers together, along with a safety pin. The safety pin really was just icing on the cake. And of course, I had no nail polish remover. Nor did my roommates (despite some of them being quite girly). So then I spent about an hour trying to pick it off. That sucked. Finally I basically just ripped the two fingers apart, and then pried the safety pin off.
That, of course, left a bunch of hardened superglue in a strange pattern on each finger. So then I had to take sandpaper and sand down my fingers. SANDPAPER! ON MY FINGERS! I considered for a moment using the random orbital sander, thinking, "Hey, maybe I did buy something helpful!" But no, that might have been disastrous. Luckily, the sander turns out not to have enough torque to have any ill effects on my fingers anyway. Ugh.
P.S. - Can anyone identify the reference in the title of this post?
Posted at September 22, 2006 5:50 PM | Comments (4)
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Did you reference the Aquabats in this post while your hand was still glued together?
Posted by: Chris Santoro at September 23, 2006 12:16 PM
David,
I have had many fingers glued together as a result of superglue. Now when I have to use it I buy the single use tubes which seem to be easier to open and don't get on your hands. Another option I have used to prevent spillage on the fingers is rubber gloves. :-)
Posted by: Mrs. T. at September 24, 2006 7:30 AM
Thank for sending me that check for 150 dollars, I had no idea I refunded you back too much. You are very honest, a do the right thing kind of person. Will that make you a horrible lawyer? Just kidding!!! That will make you kick ass. Rock on.
Posted by: Scott, David's former housemate from San Francisco at September 28, 2006 2:55 AM
I want to use the photo of your fingers glued together as an illustration for telling a story. I like to know if you will be willing to allow that?
Posted by: I Liu at July 1, 2007 3:00 PM
