A lesson in work safety.

[hmpf]

I went to work at the dig today with an uncommon (for me, anyway) degree of protection. I had new, steel-capped shoes, and a new waterproof jacket.

To prove that no matter what precautions you take, something else can always go wrong, I then proceeded to whack myself in the face with my trowel and poured a cup of boiling tea over my hand and left thigh, all in one fell swoop.

Now I've got a cut under my nose (very small, but it hurts anyway), and a burn on my hand.

Neither the steel-capped shoes nor the waterproof jacket helped a lot to prevent either.

So much for being prepared for everything.

Comments

Hee! You are so smrt! S-M-R-T!

[tiniago.livejournal.com]

Poor baby. Is it wrong that I'm laughing? Poor poor baby. {{{{{ }}}}}

Impressed that you found the boots, though. :)

S-M-R-T?

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Oh, and it's not wrong at all that you're laughing. The injuries were too minor to be worth an entry if they hadn't been so funny. I posted them here with the express intention of making people laugh. So, laugh away. :-)

[elliejane.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...thnking about the logistics of it I don't think even some men of rohan type helmets would have saved you from a small cut under the nose. And even chain mail wouldn't have stopped the tea....poor you, I know even small hurts can HURT!

Das Leben eines Archäologen ist hart und gefährlich:-)

[(Anonymous)]

Sayuri hat es einst geschafft, Arved (Ex-Römer)einen Spaten ins Gesicht auf einen entzündeten Zahn zu hauen. Natürlich unabsichtlich.

Die Zeiten sind nicht besser geworden, seit der Mensch die Keule schwang...

LG, Kiki