Sparhawke
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So there I was, Friday night and my brother gave me a ring to ask my help for dismantling a garage door...in hindsight I should've known something was up when I kept dreading the day and being sure something would go wrong...
So there I am at 11am , we are chatting away as you do, him talking about all the changes he has done to his house and bragging about how nice it looks, though he is going to be a daddy for the first time on Wednesday so it is to be expected I suppose then we go outside to inspect the mess.
What it was, is a garage door which slides into th roof, this is weighing in at a good 400lb and he wants me to hold it so it doesnt come down on his head while it takes out the securing bolts...
It drops but I managed to keep it held up and we lower it down and then start dismantling it, at which point one of the springs somehow gets hidden under the door and as we are lowering it for the last time it breaks free....and catapults the holding bar straight at my face...
So now I have 10 stitches holding my nose to my face where it sheared through the bottom of my nostrils and will likely have my brother wanting to borrow a nose for years to come to "entertain" my nephew or niece
Still, an inch or two higher and I would've been hearing for years how I could have my eye out with something like that lol
So there I am at 11am , we are chatting away as you do, him talking about all the changes he has done to his house and bragging about how nice it looks, though he is going to be a daddy for the first time on Wednesday so it is to be expected I suppose then we go outside to inspect the mess.
What it was, is a garage door which slides into th roof, this is weighing in at a good 400lb and he wants me to hold it so it doesnt come down on his head while it takes out the securing bolts...
It drops but I managed to keep it held up and we lower it down and then start dismantling it, at which point one of the springs somehow gets hidden under the door and as we are lowering it for the last time it breaks free....and catapults the holding bar straight at my face...
So now I have 10 stitches holding my nose to my face where it sheared through the bottom of my nostrils and will likely have my brother wanting to borrow a nose for years to come to "entertain" my nephew or niece
Still, an inch or two higher and I would've been hearing for years how I could have my eye out with something like that lol
