As I sit here today in my house
with POURING rain outside, it's quiet and dark
I am reminded of LAST SATURDAY
and start to hyperventilate
HOLY FREAKING FENCING
yup, we were workin' the land (as they say here in the country)
We are re-doing our front gate, so had 3 major Holes to dig for the BIG posts
Well, due to this handy dandy world we live in
we don't have to "dig" the holes
We use this sucker
Its an Auger, that's attached to the tractor
does all the work for you
You position it to where you want the hole dug, turn the switch
and it spins round and round digging down into the ground.
Only thing is, You do NOT want to get in the way of it
while it is spinning
Which, THIS DAY, Mr. Gorgeous did
after having worked this sucker 1000's of times
the 1001'th time, it snagged him
He was wearing gloves (which he doesn't usually do when using this machine)
and the glove got caught in this here bolt
not exactly sure which one of these bolts,
they aren't talking
and the next thing I knew Hubby was off his feet spinning
like jeans in a wash cycle
round and round with that damn auger
I couldn't believe my eyes !!!!
and the worst part, I had NO CLUE what to do
I remember screaming to him "what do I do"
(note to self.....if you are going to be a country girl, better learn how to operate the equipment, or high heel your toosh back to the city)
After about 3 good times around, he was thrown onto the ground
BECAUSE his arm snapped
that actually was what "released" the resistance and force that had him hanging on the auger
When his hand and arm went limp from the break....there was no more resistance
and off he went
Mr. Gorgeous say's ...."my arm is broken"
No crap cowboy....I can soooo see that
"that's what I was thinking in my calm hysterical state of mind
(I know, You can't have calm and hysterical at the same time)
and when I get hysterical, scarred, upset
I DRY HEAVE
it is very lady like..........NOT
I don't actually "throw up".....just sounds like I'm about to heave all my grits up on the spot
Hubby is very calm however, and tells me in no uncertain terms
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN!!!!
he had to instruct my sorry self how to turn off the tractor
then when I returned to him and saw the big gash in his arm
and some bone, I REALLY got uncalm
"Get to the house and call 911..."
"do you remember our gate# and Range Road??"...he asks
yeah, yeah, yeah....I reply between dry heaves
While talking to dispatch on the phone
(she asks, are you going to throw up?)
NAH, these are just my nervous noises
She asks, "where is your husband now"
then I look out the window and What is my X-Firefighter maucho cowboy doing
Walking down the freaking road to the house, holding his arm
at the very end of this road is where we were working
and here comes "bloody bones" hoofing himself to the house
Long story short
dispatch kept giving me instructions
as well as a calm, but very Pale Mr. Gorgeous
kept giving me instructions
until the EMT's got here
They dosed him up with morphine and off to the big city
they took him for needed surgery
He had a compound fracture, fixed up with 2 pins and 12 screws
I told him he was pretty fortunate
how many cowboys get screwed 12 times in one day??
(sorry, couldn't resist)
I did an awful lot of walking up and down these hospital corridors
and he was fortunate to have a Window With A View
OH
and I had to put this in here for some of you warm weather living friends of mine
these are plug in's.....for in the winter
when it's so cold you need to plug in your car
so it doesn't freeze ...I don't know, the battery or some other cold sensitive car part
Now we are home, he is doing fine actually
our chores for this summer are put on hold for now
Plan B in place
except I didn't HAVE a Plan B
Other then for me to perhaps take a Defensive Farming Class
Mr. Gorgeous FORBID me to put up any photos of his bruising
all down his one side, colorful as the northern lights I'd say
GOSH....how can he forbid me, obviously he does not
understand Bloggers ALWAYS put up all KINDS of photos
So I am sneaking in this one itty bitty picture
It is a lot more purple right now
gosh, I wish you could see his side...I know, I promised
All in all, it was a frightening experience
People have LOST THEIR ARMS on this machine
Totally ripped off
We were LUCKY
So there you have it, That's my
SPIN ON THE STORY
made me think of this scripture in Psalms:139
in part....."Thou knowest my downsitting and mine rising"
I think this day....HE included and thy twirling
just saying