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["Jimmy Ray" <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve,

Glad to hear your okay. Have had practically the same injury, only a blade
just about took the end of the finger off. You will realize just how right
handed you are the first time nature calls... (left handed in my case) The
finger will be real sore for awhile due to the high number of nerve endings
that reside there. As you have already "pointed out" the bandage may have
enhanced communication purposes, even when not intended so I advise you to
be careful waving at people for awhile....

Jimmy Ray

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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Coe
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:17 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] friends and observing accidents

Howdy all;

Well it would seem that Jimmy Ray and I are both finding out about =
friends
and telescopes this weekend.

At midnight on Friday I slammed my right hand in the door of my car =
while at
Hovatter Road.  I started bleeding far more than a stuck pig (however =
much
that is) and warned the three folks across the field that I had a =
medical
emergency and was going to turn on white light; I saw a very bloody =
middle
finger.

Lynn Blackburn, Paul Lind and Al Steiwig came over immediately, put on a
band aid and helped pack up the scope and I got on the road home.  My =
wife
took me to the emergency room and I got cleaned, bandaged and received a
prescription for an antibiotic and a tetanus shot.  The doctor said that =
I
should have the pad at the end of my finger grow back with no trouble. =20

In the mean time, I have a huge bandage on my middle finger of my right =
hand
and appear to "flipping off" the world.  I promise I am not, just happy =
to
have a good result of a bad situation.

You do not realize how right handed you are until it is disabled.  =
Typing
this message is a bizarre mix of left hand working in the usual manner =
and
right hand finger poking.  Going to the toilet is a true adventure.  It
takes five minutes to brush my teeth.

Sometimes in this life a person is left with only a "Thank You" when =
they
mean so much more.  Right now all I can say to Lynn, Paul and Al is a
sincere "Thank You" and know that I appreciate what you did for me when =
I
needed real help.  I hope that I can return the favor some day.  I have
spoken of my astronomical friends as my best friends and now I know that =
to
be even more true.

I also got a nice phone call from Joe Goss to check up on my progress.

Here's hoping that the Saturday night that I missed was a great evening =
of
observing.

Clear skies;
Steve Coe

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