Rob and staplers do not got together, especially not the awesome strength of a three foot high, foot pedal powered, monolith used for stapling cardboard boxes and... my thumb. Only me!
I had been using this giant stapler for a while, already having 'built' 150+ boxes when, as my leg was in the air about to press the pedal down, a pesky fly buzzed in my face, with my left hand i tried to swat it away. As I did this my foot went to the floor and my right hand moved slightly to the left, this was followed by a flow of obscenities from my mouth and I think a disapproving scowl from one woman until she saw the staple, stuck in my thumb. I tried to remove it, but couldn't bring myself to do it, too painful. One bloke suggested pliers or the outpatients care. I was up for the pliers but luckily the boss said hospital and his father dropped me off.
At hospital the service was great, I was seen immediately, and was out in 2 hours after a tetanus shot, x-ray and after being given prescription for anti biotics and painkillers.
Today, after the painkillers, I'm doing OK I can type and open doors with my thumb, tomorrow I'm back to work, maybe I'll see if I can avoid the stapler...
So the 6 countries reference in the blog title refers to where next. I'm staying in Mildura for a couple of months, as I have a well paid job where I drive a quad bike and staple thumbs, and that, I can tell you, is not something to give up lightly. In May I'll move on to probably Melbourne first, the Adelaide, Uluru and Perth before finding another job. After visiting the rest of Australia I'll move onto New Zealand either in December or September. I need to work until the last possible moment as I'll have 4-5months of earning no money, this means that I have to extend my visa in Australia and stay for an extra month, or leave Australia a couple of months earlier so I can find work in New Zealand. My plan is to spend Christmas and New Years '07 at Sean and Nicki's in The Bay of Plenty, but I have yet to ask them about that one. Then after New Years I'll move on to Fiji for 2 weeks then spend the next 3 1/2 months in America, Mexico and Canada. I plan to be home for May the 2nd 2008, which gives me a nice round figure of 18months travelling.
I was planning to go to Malaysia and Singapore for a couple of weeks around August time but I can't afford that so I'm gonna take my Lonely Planet guide into the book exhcange and get rid of it, this means my around the world trip is limited to just 6 countries. I perhaps shouldn't use the word 'limited' as three of those countries and in the top 6 largest countries in the world. How this plan will work out I don't know but it's gonna be fun finding out.
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4 comments:
Hi Rob honey, sounds like only you could do something like that, what are u like, glad ur ok though and still enjoying the job, any chance of compensation !!! that would give u a few more options and help with the cash flow. I cant believe we are in march already, the year is just flying and i cant believe that Claire is due this month either that seems to have gone soooooo quickly. Love n hugs for now, speak soon Rob, Auntie June xxxxxxxx
Watch those hand injuries!
Its not much fun playing poker with your hands stapled together.
Oh, you brave soldier and no-one there to kiss it better for you!!!!
Never did like those darn flies did you - now they've got you back.
Shall we send your mosquito hat over or have you got plenty of corks for your hat?
lots of love
mum and dad xxx
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