Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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I keep a pin vise hand drill set around for just such blood letting “festivities” and other uses. Has .5mm to 2mm bits. In a pinch a paper clip heated up to red hot works too but go to deep and it will get your attention quick! Fun fact, I have driven a 1/2” drill bit through my hand as well and have a cool X marks the spot scar. That got my attention too! Didn’t hurt a bit (at first) and I didn’t know I was got until I “tried” to pull my hand away and couldn’t. No it wasn’t turning thank goodness!
The real story. I was moving some pallets. As I was moving one the board broke and the corner of the pallet landed square on that toe. Well that was about two minutes before my hay delivery arrived. It hurt like a SOB but 30 something rolls of hay needed offloaded, stacked and arranged. Roughly an hour and a half later the adrenaline wore off and I was not really looking forward to running a hot needle through the nail. Especially since I could feel every heartbeat in my toe.

A couple days later it popped on it's own. That was pretty epic. It volcanoed a spew of blood and fluid. It was a welcome relief.
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Dremmel tool and tiny bit relieves pressure quick.
 
Jp-4 firepit with a half dozen flares thrown in and my hose team...
The truck is an E-ONE P621. It is an 8 wheel drive with an MTU 12 cylinder 1005 HP engine. Carries 3,000 gallons of water and 400 gallons of foam. Roof turret is capable of discharging 1,320 GPM on high flow with a throw distance of 230+ feet. Weighs 96,000 lbs with an acceleration from 0-50 mph in 32 seconds and a governed top speed of 70 mph because of tire limitations. We made 37 of them for the Netherlands Air Force, Navy, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Groningen Airport in 2003-2005.



P621 fighting a tire dump fire
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Amsterdam Schiphol burn pit
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