Now, there was no need for that...Tell us about the times when an already difficult situation has been made worse for no good reason. Pollollups writes, "As if being given a muscle relaxant and trapped in an MRI tube wasn't bad enough: whilst thus immobilised, they played me Dido."
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chthonic, Thu 16 Jun 2005, 7:46)
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Now there was no need for that ...Got a few days of temporary work helping a guy dig up a septic system on a gentleman's farm. Something had blocked the whole thing up, and the problem was traced to one particular run-off of weeping tile. Me in my wellies, up to my calves in ripe and copious sewage.
Dug like crazy. On day two finally got to the source of the blockage - a veritable treasure trove of tampons and their PLASTIC APPLICATORS! Mr. Gentleman Farmer's brainless spouse was never told about non-biodegradable additions to septic systems.
While I was digging, the feller who hired me suddenly broke free and chased down a rabbit in the field. He aimed a boot at its head, hoping to stun the creature, capture it, and give to Mr. Gentleman Farmer's male offspring as a pet. Well the rabbit was never stunned - its neck was broken, so it just scrabbled around on the ground describing circles in the grass. The guy with the boot said, "Just leave it alone for a while - it'll come around eventually."
I left it alone for a couple of hours - it didn't repair itself, and would never be able to do so. So I grabbed a length of 2x4, and dispatched it with a couple of shots to the head. I then grabbed it by the hind legs and flung it over the back fence so as to not traumatize its intended recipient. Naturally some blood vessel let go just as I was winding up for the pitch, and I ended up with a stripe of blood up the middle of my back. Now, there was no need for that, was there?
(, Mon 20 Jun 2005, 20:41, Reply)
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