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    Beware of the squash - its evil!

    I was going to do a little gem squash with the Sunday tea - it had other ideas!

    To cut a long story short it ended up Squash intact and me in A & E with a badly cut finger. I had sharpened my knife ready to do battle but the only thing it managed to cut was my nail and 1/2 inch deep into my finger.

    Luckily Mr Sprocket was in and was quickly summoned to find me about to pass out and blood everywhere. Went into deep shock and had to be shouted at by him. Am now feeling sorry for myself with two paper stitches and a bandage. I know I am a wimp when it comes to my own blood but it doesn't half hurt.

    On the positive side he is finishing dinner and I can't wash up....Mr S tried to cut the squash and it had go at him so he has smashed it with a hammer.
    Karen

    Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool
    Even a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step!
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    Ouch - there, there - hope it's better soon. Hope you enjoy the squash too!
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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    • #3
      I stab mine first, then cut. Hope you're finger heals soon.

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      • #4
        Did the same whilst prepering today's dinner. Didn't end up in A&E but did cut finger. Some of those squashes aren't half tough little blighters.

        At least it gets you out of doing the washing up,at least until Mr S can get to the shops to buy you a brand new pair of marigolds. (Rubber gloves not flowers).
        It is the doom of man, that they forget.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Polly Fouracre View Post
          I stab mine first, then cut. Hope you're finger heals soon.
          I make sure mine are dead first then they don't move.
          Hope finger soon heals Sprocket(what does squash taste like with ketchup on )
          The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
          Brian Clough

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          • #6
            Poor Sprocket! Hope your finger heals quickly. Get Mr Sprocket to give you lots of TLC.
            Love Bernie x
            Bernie aka DDL

            Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things

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            • #7
              Ouch!!!

              ..sounds as bad as a cut from a corned Beef tin!!!


              hope you heal quickly!!
              Last edited by Nicos; 25-10-2009, 09:10 PM.
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

              Location....Normandy France

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              • #8
                You didn't read my warning on the "anyone carving pumpkins" thread did you? Tsk tsk.

                Hope you're feeling better (well, you must be, you typed this post).

                I did a similar thing a few years back. We'd bought a cheap little barbecue to take, and one of the pre-drilled holes wasn't quite finished, so I decided to use the foil cutter on the barmans friend I had with me. Big mistake. Made a decent sized gash in my first finger and lots of fuss was made (not by me, by mother-in-law). I ended up playing badminton later that day with a ridiculous "mummy" type bandage round my finger.

                I know someone who was preparing some avocado one evening for her boyfriend and her, instead of doing the "hit the stone with the knife" thing, she tried to prize it out. She ended up cuttin through the tendons in her wrist. Was off work for weeks and weeks.

                Be carefule with knives people - they can hurt.
                A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.

                What would Vedder do?

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                • #9
                  For cutting into a sharks fin melon I can recommend using a chainsaw.
                  S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                  a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Polly Fouracre View Post
                    I stab mine first, then cut.
                    I stab mine first, then microwave for 5 or so minutes to soften the skin, then cut them open.
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      I stab mine first, then microwave for 5 or so minutes to soften the skin, then cut them open.

                      No-one likes a clever ar5e.

                      So, what do you do for lettuce? That gets me quite often!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                        I stab mine first, then microwave for 5 or so minutes to soften the skin, then cut them open.
                        What about your squashes?
                        A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                        BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                        Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.

                        What would Vedder do?

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                        • #13
                          Also, beware little sneaky prickles on the stems...still trying to find the one thats in my thumb!!!!!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by SlugLobber View Post
                            No-one likes a clever ar5e.
                            Don't care - I still have all my own fingers
                            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                            • #15
                              I use Sabatier knives and they need sharpening so frequently it's ridiculous, but if I'm lazy and let them blunt a bit, that's when the accidents happen...
                              I don't roll on Shabbos

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