DL>Hi Marj,
DL> > One summer, I had attended the Pacific National Exhibition ("P.N.E.") 
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DL> > Vancouver and I had observed the man demonstrating the handy dandy
DL> > slicer-dicer thingy where he does up all the veggies in lickety-split
DL> > time and it can all be yours for only $9.95!!!
DL> > I bought one and proceeded to take it home so that we could speed up 
he
DL> > process a little.
DL> > As always, before letting any of the kids handle a sharp instrument, I
DL> > proceeded to demonstrate how to use the thing.
DL> > Needless to say, while showing them how to be "very very careful" while
DL> > slicing a carrot, there was suddenly a great deal of red fluid 
ppearing
DL> > 'midst the carrot slices.  I had sliced the end off of my right index
DL> > finger!!
DL>Are you sure we aren't related?
I HAVE been wondering.....????????
DL>I was making shredded cole slaw and suddenly - a burning
DL>sensation on tip of right index finger.  Automatically
DL>turned on faucet and stuck my finger under the running
DL>water which had taken on a bright red tint.
This sure sounds familiar!
DL>Off to Sick Bay to get it looked at.  Had it bandaged and
DL>wrapped and go a tetnus shot to add insult to injury.
Oh yeah......I left that part out!!!  I got the good old tetanus shot
too!  :-(
DL>Finally found my fingertip on the slicer blade - had
DL>searched all through the cole slaw.  Figured I'd added some
DL>protein to the veggies.
DL>And yes, there is still the callous/scar tissue.
DL>Fortunately, I was slicing the cabbage really fine so
DL>didn't do as much damage as you did.
DL>To top it all off, I sold some Avon Shave Cream for
DL>Sensitive Skin to the Corpsman that took care of my finger.
I didn't sell Avon, myself, but my mother was an Avon Lady for 35
years!!
The president of Avon came from New York to Edmonton to host a luncheon
for her!!   She won many awards which I now have, as well as a 30 year
collection of Avon...still full and in boxes...!!  I grew up on Avon!
WE MUST be related!!!
Are you back at your crafts yet???  Everytime I pick up cones, I think
of you!  :-)
Been doing decorations for Todd's wedding...only 10 days to go!
I have seen enough white stetsons and cowboy boots to last me a
lifetime!
Take care.   Marj
 * OLX 2.1 TD * Camelot....where you go to buy used camels.
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