Narrowly missed an emergency trip to A&E from work...

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Sounds silly, but seriously folks, don't get complacent haha.

So, I'm mending a laptop, a screw fixture that a bar securing the SSD screws into snapped off. Took all but 3 seconds to superglue it back on.

Job done, tested. Perfect, saved waiting several days for the Dell engineer to come out to us.

Anyway, cleaning up and I am struggling to put the lid on the superglue. It's one of those push to click. It clicks and instantly a nice spray of superglue splashes out at high speed.

All over my Levis jeans, nice polo shirt... But they are material items. I closed my eye lid JUST in time. Now I have a nice gangsta shape superglue tear drop from the outer edge of my eye and half my eyebrow is superglue.

I rinsed my eye out instantly but thankfully it didn't touch the eyeball apart from a tiny amount at the edge which went after rinsing thoroughly.

Jesus, that could have gone really bad. So remember kids! Don't be an idiot! I could have lost an eye! Thankfully, I will just be losing half an eyebrow... And I'm on 2 dates this weekend!
 
My ex-wife did something very similar a few years ago. She was using those cheap superglues from Poundland and didn't realise the nozzle was blocked. When she tried to force it out, the tube popped and she got glue in both eyes. I took her (freaking out badly) to A&E were a young doctor asked me to get a Coke and promptly poured it onto/into her eyes. The Coke dissolved the glue and all was well.
I certainly learnt something that day. :)

Glad you got away with it, Agnes.
 
agnes said:
So, a screw fixture: bar. securing the screws. Took all 3 on.

Job done. waiting for the Dell engineer to come.

Anyway, instantly a nice spray splashes out at high speed.

All over my Levis jeans, nice polo shirt... But they are material items. I closed my eye lid JUST in time.

I rinsed my eye out instantly but thankfully it didn't touch the eyeball apart from a tiny amount at the edge which went after rinsing thoroughly.

Jesus, that could have gone really bad. I could have lost an eye! I'm on 2 dates this weekend!
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All I did was remove a few words here and there. Agnes, there must be easier ways to pick up guys in bars.
 
Hahahahahahaha! I'm a man!

Coke to dissolve it eh? Hmmm, might save my eyebrow afterall!

EDIT: It's locktite superglue. I am going to write to them about this awful design and complain about my pompous mistake and my silly work attire being ruined.

*lifts nose into the air, snobbery ensures and I walk off like a dog with a stick up it's bum*
 
A few years ago my wife was at work and wanted to re-apply her fake nails she had at the time (at work?) back on in the toilets very quickly.

She went upstairs and took a new small bottle of superglue with her, in her haste she couldn't figure out why the bottle wouldn't produce any glue so decided in her infinite wisdom to look down the hole of the bottle and squeeze as hard as possible.....

Of course the bottle under pressure just splashed out a massive load of glue into her EYE! yes into her eye.....she was SO lucky because her eye lid closed so fast it didn't touch the eyeball but she had to wear an eye patch over the Christmas break which was rather amusing :D

I did try not to laugh but it was hard lol
 
Wizzkidy said:
A few years ago my wife was at work and wanted to re-apply her fake nails she had at the time (at work?) back on in the toilets very quickly.

She went upstairs and took a new small bottle of superglue with her, in her haste she couldn't figure out why the bottle wouldn't produce any glue so decided in her infinite wisdom to look down the hole of the bottle and squeeze as hard as possible.....

Of course the bottle under pressure just splashed out a massive load of glue into her EYE! yes into her eye.....she was SO lucky because her eye lid closed so fast it didn't touch the eyeball but she had to wear an eye patch over the Christmas break which was rather amusing :D

I did try not to laugh but it was hard lol
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Well, I'm laughing right now, a lot... Poor lady, but still. Women.
 
That's funny OP, because the suit I ruined with glue today is from Alan Flusser. It’s an eighties drape suit, which is an updated version of the thirties style. The favoured version has extended natural shoulders, a full chest and a bladed back. The soft-rolled lapels should be about four inches wide with the peak finishing three quarters of the way across the shoulders. Properly used on double-breasted suits, peaked lapels are considered more elegant than notched ones. Low-slung pockets have a flapped double-besom design - above the flap there's a slit trimmed on either side with a flat narrow strip of cloth. Four buttons form a low-slung square; above it, about where the lapels cross, there are two more buttons. The trousers are deeply pleated and cut full in order to continue the flow of the wide jacket. An extended waist is cut slightly higher in the front. Tabs make the suspenders fit well at the center back. The tie is a dotted silk design by Valentino Couture, and the shoes are crocodile loafers by A. Testoni. Fortunately, though, like you, the glue narrowly missed my eyes - and for that I am truly grateful.
 
G-MAN2004 said:
That's funny OP, because the suit I ruined with glue today is from Alan Flusser. It’s an eighties drape suit, which is an updated version of the thirties style. The favoured version has extended natural shoulders, a full chest and a bladed back. The soft-rolled lapels should be about four inches wide with the peak finishing three quarters of the way across the shoulders. Properly used on double-breasted suits, peaked lapels are considered more elegant than notched ones. Low-slung pockets have a flapped double-besom design - above the flap there's a slit trimmed on either side with a flat narrow strip of cloth. Four buttons form a low-slung square; above it, about where the lapels cross, there are two more buttons. The trousers are deeply pleated and cut full in order to continue the flow of the wide jacket. An extended waist is cut slightly higher in the front. Tabs make the suspenders fit well at the center back. The tie is a dotted silk design by Valentino Couture, and the shoes are crocodile loafers by A. Testoni. Fortunately, though, like you, the glue narrowly missed my eyes - and for that I am truly grateful.
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I have never seen such detail executed behind sarcasm.

10 points to Slytherin!
 
Do not shave/cut eyebrow stuff off. Keep working on it, and wait for it to particular grow out with skin/hair.

lol @ witty G-Man. Inappropriate attire for such a job ;-) You should have got a skivvy to do it. Either that, or you are talking about a different type of glue.......
 
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But... But... Story telling and attention seeking!

Haha, It's mostly out now just from picking at it, but I have lost a few hairs. Unnoticeable. But my bloody jeans!

Dropping troll bait :P
 
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