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Why ER Doctors Love a Broken Pinkie
Also, maybe better to not use a discount coupon for your next skydiving experience.
I am a healthy guy who has successfully navigated our COVID-19 era with a degree of pride, except for the embarrassing event of breaking my pinkie toe, requiring a night-time visit to the emergency where I felt sheepish among people who had real health problems. Still, the tele-doctor told me a broken and dislocated toe needs to be reset within four hours or there can be permanent damage. Mine was cocked like a piece of pumpkin pie. So, off we go to the ER.
When you suffer an injury, people want to know the story about what happened. I have been going with skydiving, which I purchased at 40% discount on Groupon. I should have been more suspicious about the experience when the pilot of my plane smacked his head on the wing while inspecting. The backpack which housed my parachute had a mountain dew logo but was made of hemp. At 10,000 feet I get shoved out of the plane and quickly hit terminal velocity, making my hands flop above my head and my lips stretch over my face, which prevented me from seeing the rip cord. So, with knowing the parachute was not going to open, and not wanting to break every bone in my body, I decided to land on my pinkie to and sacrifice just that bone. The plan worked well but I ended up with a…
