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I broke my toe last night. I walked into the living room, and DW had slightly moved the coffee table while cleaning. *BANG!*

This is the second time I have broken a toe because she's moved things.

Her policy is to go to the doctor/hospital, and to pay the $2,500 or so that it costs for them to x-ray it and prod it, then put some tape on it and tell you to not walk on it until it heals.

My policy (after learning this) is to make sure the tip of the toe still has blood flow, then let it be until the swelling has reached the maximum, *then* tape it and let it heal.

I mean, what are they going to do for a broken next-to-little-toe? Microsurgery? (Well, ok, yeah, they just might if they think the insurance company would pay for their unnecessary procedure!)

Yeah, it freakin' hurts. I'm such a baby when it comes to things like this.

Dave wrote:I broke my toe last night. I walked into the living room, and DW had slightly moved the coffee table while cleaning. *BANG!*
This is the second time I have broken a toe because she's moved things.

Shouldn't laugh (but he he)... that's what you got for "slapping" Rich with a wet haddock on the online chat last night (OK, I know he tried to ruin your quiz with a silly answer, but...)

Dave wrote:Her policy is to go to the doctor/hospital, and to pay the $2,500 or so that it costs for them to x-ray it and prod it, then put some tape on it and tell you to not walk on it until it heals.

Mmmm, thank goodness for state health services like our NHS when you hear things like this. Seriously, though, hope you have insurance.

Dave wrote:My policy (after learning this) is to make sure the tip of the toe still has blood flow, then let it be until the swelling has reached the maximum, *then* tape it and let it heal.
I mean, what are they going to do for a broken next-to-little-toe? Microsurgery? (Well, ok, yeah, they just might if they think the insurance company would pay for their unnecessary procedure!)
Yeah, it freakin' hurts. I'm such a baby when it comes to things like this.

You could always 3D print a support moulding for it, then use one of the new Minerva Mkii's I2C interfaces to monitor the blood flow. Which might in turn encourage you to make a portable QL2 to connect it to!

Think it might be my turn for a wet haddock slap later on the online chat...

In compensatory cheery news, my cable company emailed me today and told me they're rolling out speed increases to their plans. I think they're responding to the threat of google fiber.

My plan is going to go from 50 mbps down and 5 mbps up to 300 mbps down and 20 mbps up, some time in the coming weeks.

No change in price.

Get well soon!

Dave,
sure you will be able to actually /use/ the 250Mbit up? I guess most of it will be occupied by get-well wishes.

"Get Well soon"!!

Tobias

Wow, that image loaded so fast it arrived before the sound!

Toe does hurt, but I used the time productively - today I partially assembled 20+ Minerva MK IIs and did a new fully SMD design for Minerva Mk I (low cost version).

Well, apart from the old corny old jokes like, "now you've put your foot in it!" and "you take one step forward and two steps back" type of thing, I shall just wish you a quick recovery

I hope you don't need a walking stick, otherwise some will really stick it to you

I also hear that you are working on an ankle range finder / object detector

Mark

*mutters darkly*

Wait, it was darkness that got me into this mess in the first place!

With all that moving about, you're lucky you didn't get towed away

Mr_Navigator wrote:With all that moving about, you're lucky you didn't get towed away

After this, he'll be taking a toe-tal break after his wife kept him the dark about furniture movements... I propose a toe-ast to you both!

Apart from all the leg-pulling, best wishes for a quick recovery, Dave.
At least it means you can spend as much time on QL peripherals as you like now.