I should update ...
Yes, today is my Birthday ... but not a very "Happy" one ...
Yesterday while at work, unloading trucks to load in "Million Dollar Quartet" ... I was trying to push a Deck Cart (think large steel cart, about 5'x9'x 5' tall, filled with steel framed flooring panels) only about 6 inches, so the forklift could pick it up from the back of the truck ... when my feet slipped out from under me, causing me to land on my palm ... POP!!! goes my shoulder ...
I filled out an accident report ... and after lunch, I had to go to the clinic - Employer's request - so off I go ...
Did the mandatory Alcohol/Drug testing ... which I know I will pass, as I haven't done anything in over a year, besides drink, since my incident at U2, which some of you may recall ...
Physician checked me over ...
"Severely sprained, and possibly torn Rotator Cuff, ... needing Physical Therapy"
... is not what I wanted to hear ...
I start P/T tomorrow ...
Today wassupposed to be an all-day affair, with Show Call, working for LMFAO ... about $350
I get there, check in with my Steward, and showed her my Doctor's note ...
"No lifting over 20 lbs.
No pushing and/or pulling over 20 lbs. of force
No reaching above shoulders"
she turns to me and says ... "You are pretty much useless to me" ... and sends me home ...
I know there were some "stand-by's" waiting to see if they get to work. One of them (who tends to get on) ... we'll call him "Bob" ... is in no better shape than I am right now. Bob, has no arms! ... stubs just passed the elbows ... one with a prosthetic and claw ... If he was accepted to work ... I will surely be writing up a formal complaint against my Steward
so now it's just a "time to heal" game ... I hope that Workman's Comp can help, or not screw me out of Un-Emp ... next gig is the out of M$Q, on Sunday(which I may have to get replaced on) ... after that is Scorpions/Queensryche on the 11th, Toby Keith on the 13th, and Vans Warped Tour the 15-16th ... I sure hope I can work by then ... Concert Season is starting ...
Also, ... if I weren't injured, and had to go to P/T ... I would be camping ...
I have been working on my Lil' Truck, and built a snazzy carpet kit for the back ...
I will post pics later in an edit ...
Yes, today is my Birthday ... but not a very "Happy" one ...
Yesterday while at work, unloading trucks to load in "Million Dollar Quartet" ... I was trying to push a Deck Cart (think large steel cart, about 5'x9'x 5' tall, filled with steel framed flooring panels) only about 6 inches, so the forklift could pick it up from the back of the truck ... when my feet slipped out from under me, causing me to land on my palm ... POP!!! goes my shoulder ...
I filled out an accident report ... and after lunch, I had to go to the clinic - Employer's request - so off I go ...
Did the mandatory Alcohol/Drug testing ... which I know I will pass, as I haven't done anything in over a year, besides drink, since my incident at U2, which some of you may recall ...
Physician checked me over ...
"Severely sprained, and possibly torn Rotator Cuff, ... needing Physical Therapy"
... is not what I wanted to hear ...
I start P/T tomorrow ...
Today wassupposed to be an all-day affair, with Show Call, working for LMFAO ... about $350
I get there, check in with my Steward, and showed her my Doctor's note ...
"No lifting over 20 lbs.
No pushing and/or pulling over 20 lbs. of force
No reaching above shoulders"
she turns to me and says ... "You are pretty much useless to me" ... and sends me home ...
I know there were some "stand-by's" waiting to see if they get to work. One of them (who tends to get on) ... we'll call him "Bob" ... is in no better shape than I am right now. Bob, has no arms! ... stubs just passed the elbows ... one with a prosthetic and claw ... If he was accepted to work ... I will surely be writing up a formal complaint against my Steward
so now it's just a "time to heal" game ... I hope that Workman's Comp can help, or not screw me out of Un-Emp ... next gig is the out of M$Q, on Sunday(which I may have to get replaced on) ... after that is Scorpions/Queensryche on the 11th, Toby Keith on the 13th, and Vans Warped Tour the 15-16th ... I sure hope I can work by then ... Concert Season is starting ...
Also, ... if I weren't injured, and had to go to P/T ... I would be camping ...
I have been working on my Lil' Truck, and built a snazzy carpet kit for the back ...
I will post pics later in an edit ...
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Got to love that mind-set: you get hurt and it's
assumed that you were high; so that they don't have
to compensate you for your pain and have a
reason to can ya.
as for the bullets....good question. and betting there are more guns in the US than people. a stat that differs from other countries...which says what about us?