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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Pinks one oh six quitning can Terra.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The phone asylum, he takes. Good morning guys, Dr green Thumb,
Doctor green thom Are.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
You calling the way in on the Kelsey Swift proposal?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Not perfect?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Are you ready for football season?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Absolutely? I'm super excited.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Well, what's going on, Dr green Something. What's the news?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
H I had had a bad accident at worked about
a month ago.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Down what happened?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Doctor, Doctor green Thumb's down to almost the green thumb?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
What did you lose?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I lost my pinky, my ring finger and a loo
worked accident.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, tell me what happened?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Pretty bad. I was using a rail kit, so the
board I was cutting was covered up and h so
I didn't I didn't have like a reference point. When
the board started to flip off the edge of the
or the end of the table the horses, I instantly
reacted to grab it, yeah, which I've done a hundred
(01:16):
times before. But uh, I had the rail guy covering
the board, so I couldn't see the board and have
any any idea where that you know, what's left for what?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And cut the two cut to the end of your
fingers there, then your hand there.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
No, I took him out. I'll email, can't tear a photo.
I took off the bolts, right down at them, at them,
you know where your fingers bending?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Half a couple of quick questions here, So you didn't
like after the first finger was cut off, you didn't
stop or you couldn't stop too quick?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
All ones.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
No, they went in at the same time. So picture
picture yourself trying to catch them your you put your
hand out flat. Yeah, that's basically what I did. So
because I didn't see I couldn't see the board I'm
trying to catch. I didn't have a reference point on
where to put my hand.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Okay, what did it hurt?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Well, at first, I okay, you put it in and
you know, you obviously cut something, and I'm like, oh,
please tell me I didn't cut all the way through,
like just the stitches and I'll be okay. So I
pulled my hand out, look and the fingers are just.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Did you pick them on ice? Did you put them
on ice? Anyway?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Did least somebody do that for you?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
They were so yeah, no, I gotta I hope you
guys got a few minutes because this story is crazy.
So they were hanging by just like a fair skin
I almost like just pulled them off. And then I'm like, Noah,
maybe we didn't say them because I kind of like
tried to put them on top. I'm like and I'm like, oh,
(02:51):
I need help. So people come and health me and
like we get a rag on it. And I'm laying
there on the sidewalk on the ground on NFTs, Calm.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Why are you laying down? It's just two feet? Why
are you laying down?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
It's two fingers. Oh that dude, it's pretty shot.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
It's two fings. I mean down on the side wall,
all right, I mean miss Daisy pretty heavily judge judgment.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
All over there.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Because I was losing so much blood, Steve, I was
ready to pass out. That's why I laid down.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Okay, okay, okay, sorry.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
So then Aunt's wowed me up. You know, put a
turn to get on, which is excruciating. You know, tell
me they're gonna take me down the hall, but we're
gonna go bed flight. And so you're there in ten
minutes the best chance of saving your fingers.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Oh god, geez, so you were in the you took
the life light.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
I got listened. They had to drive me from Lake
George just literally in downtown Lake Georgia. Happened. They make
me in an ambulance all the way to exit seven
or fifteen vote on a helicopter we're flying. They're like,
we're gonna have to stop and get your gas. We're
bringing you all the way to west Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
No, we can't do two fingers in Albany, dude.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Well, I mean I probably the best ice is Westchester.
You want to go to the best finger replaced guys?
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Two fingers, I know, but you know it's gram But
if they're not.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
On ice for one yeah, okay, this happened at two o'clock.
By the time I was operated on in Westchester, the
best chance to say my fingers it was eight o'clock
at night. Okay, so you're not saving any fingers at
that point.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
No, I just gotta say flopping dead ones.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
This is why my health insurance cope is through the roof.
What are you talking about, because we're flying guys to
west Chester.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Stop, it's a helicopter.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
To save fingers that aren't even on ice.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Dude, Right then if you chop your fingers up, what
if there wasn't.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
A guy to Albany and they do me the same thing.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, it's not like they have a finger guy.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Literally, yeah, I have a do either one. But there's
not a hand surgeon in all of me that could
have done it. Is when I'm.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Told the West that could do it either, someday, the
same the same AI that will take that job from
you will end up will end up being able to
put the fingers back on.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah, exactly like I said it was. I mean, I've
I've been doing this for thirty years. I've done that
spam mcdeck sequence a thousand times, with this one is
just a little different.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
I guess real quick, just wrap up, wrap it up.
Did you get to keep anything you did? They let
you dispose of the fingers.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
That's all fun. I go into the operating room. They
laid me down at a crucifix, and I walked up
in the post.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Offerom okay, no idea?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
What went? So?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
You don't have any fingers on what hand?
Speaker 1 (05:58):
On my left hand?
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Are you? Are you right handed?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Well there's the wind right there everybody?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So yeah, pretty much?
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Does it hamper you and any with anything in life?
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Right now? I mean it's only bet but it's only
about a month. I've my fing I can't find my
middle finger because I caught into that one. So I
had attending and nerve damage that they had to repair. Yeah,
so I'm actually I have a physical therapy. My first
appointment today to work on getting booed.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
You got to do that that that pistol, that pistol
finger thing that.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
I literally am doing that twenty four to seven right now.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I think that in some you know, in some kink worlds,
you might become quite in the world of kink. Yeah,
I feel like some people that weren't.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
That's that's hilarious that you said that, because the first
thing I said to my old lady to I try
to make light of the situation. The next day in
the hospital room, I'm laying somewhere, so I'm like, well, now, honey,
I'm not gonna be able to put you wanted to.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
If you have panagram saying almost threw something. Now, stay
stay in touch. Good luck, doctor Green, thanks pound, good
to hear from you.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
I am I'm cutting your photo right now.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Please send that time, don't delete it right away. Thanks
what I'll say le p y x almany
Pinks one oh six quitning can Terra.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
The phone asylum, he takes. Good morning guys, Dr green Thumb,
Doctor green thom Are.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
You calling the way in on the Kelsey Swift proposal?
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Not perfect?
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Are you ready for football season?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Absolutely? I'm super excited.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Well, what's going on, Dr green Something. What's the news?
Speaker 1 (00:31):
H I had had a bad accident at worked about
a month ago.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Down what happened?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Doctor, Doctor green Thumb's down to almost the green thumb?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
What did you lose?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
I lost my pinky, my ring finger and a loo
worked accident.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, tell me what happened?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Pretty bad. I was using a rail kit, so the
board I was cutting was covered up and h so
I didn't I didn't have like a reference point. When
the board started to flip off the edge of the
or the end of the table the horses, I instantly
reacted to grab it, yeah, which I've done a hundred
(01:16):
times before. But uh, I had the rail guy covering
the board, so I couldn't see the board and have
any any idea where that you know, what's left for what?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And cut the two cut to the end of your
fingers there, then your hand there.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
No, I took him out. I'll email, can't tear a photo.
I took off the bolts, right down at them, at them,
you know where your fingers bending?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Half a couple of quick questions here, So you didn't
like after the first finger was cut off, you didn't
stop or you couldn't stop too quick?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
All ones.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
No, they went in at the same time. So picture
picture yourself trying to catch them your you put your
hand out flat. Yeah, that's basically what I did. So
because I didn't see I couldn't see the board I'm
trying to catch. I didn't have a reference point on
where to put my hand.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Okay, what did it hurt?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Well, at first, I okay, you put it in and
you know, you obviously cut something, and I'm like, oh,
please tell me I didn't cut all the way through,
like just the stitches and I'll be okay. So I
pulled my hand out, look and the fingers are just.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Did you pick them on ice? Did you put them
on ice? Anyway?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Did least somebody do that for you?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
They were so yeah, no, I gotta I hope you
guys got a few minutes because this story is crazy.
So they were hanging by just like a fair skin
I almost like just pulled them off. And then I'm like, Noah,
maybe we didn't say them because I kind of like
tried to put them on top. I'm like and I'm like, oh,
(02:51):
I need help. So people come and health me and
like we get a rag on it. And I'm laying
there on the sidewalk on the ground on NFTs, Calm.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
Why are you laying down? It's just two feet? Why
are you laying down?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
It's two fingers. Oh that dude, it's pretty shot.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
It's two fings. I mean down on the side wall,
all right, I mean miss Daisy pretty heavily judge judgment.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
All over there.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Because I was losing so much blood, Steve, I was
ready to pass out. That's why I laid down.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Okay, okay, okay, sorry.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
So then Aunt's wowed me up. You know, put a
turn to get on, which is excruciating. You know, tell
me they're gonna take me down the hall, but we're
gonna go bed flight. And so you're there in ten
minutes the best chance of saving your fingers.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
Oh god, geez, so you were in the you took
the life light.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
I got listened. They had to drive me from Lake
George just literally in downtown Lake Georgia. Happened. They make
me in an ambulance all the way to exit seven
or fifteen vote on a helicopter we're flying. They're like,
we're gonna have to stop and get your gas. We're
bringing you all the way to west Chester.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
No, we can't do two fingers in Albany, dude.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Well, I mean I probably the best ice is Westchester.
You want to go to the best finger replaced guys?
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Two fingers, I know, but you know it's gram But
if they're not.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
On ice for one yeah, okay, this happened at two o'clock.
By the time I was operated on in Westchester, the
best chance to say my fingers it was eight o'clock
at night. Okay, so you're not saving any fingers at
that point.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
No, I just gotta say flopping dead ones.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
This is why my health insurance cope is through the roof.
What are you talking about, because we're flying guys to
west Chester.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Stop, it's a helicopter.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
To save fingers that aren't even on ice.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Dude, Right then if you chop your fingers up, what
if there wasn't.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
A guy to Albany and they do me the same thing.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, it's not like they have a finger guy.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Literally, yeah, I have a do either one. But there's
not a hand surgeon in all of me that could
have done it. Is when I'm.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Told the West that could do it either, someday, the
same the same AI that will take that job from
you will end up will end up being able to
put the fingers back on.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah, exactly like I said it was. I mean, I've
I've been doing this for thirty years. I've done that
spam mcdeck sequence a thousand times, with this one is
just a little different.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
I guess real quick, just wrap up, wrap it up.
Did you get to keep anything you did? They let
you dispose of the fingers.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
That's all fun. I go into the operating room. They
laid me down at a crucifix, and I walked up
in the post.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Offerom okay, no idea?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
What went? So?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
You don't have any fingers on what hand?
Speaker 1 (05:58):
On my left hand?
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Are you? Are you right handed?
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Well there's the wind right there everybody?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So yeah, pretty much?
Speaker 3 (06:06):
Does it hamper you and any with anything in life?
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Right now? I mean it's only bet but it's only
about a month. I've my fing I can't find my
middle finger because I caught into that one. So I
had attending and nerve damage that they had to repair. Yeah,
so I'm actually I have a physical therapy. My first
appointment today to work on getting booed.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
You got to do that that that pistol, that pistol
finger thing that.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
I literally am doing that twenty four to seven right now.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I think that in some you know, in some kink worlds,
you might become quite in the world of kink. Yeah,
I feel like some people that weren't.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
That's that's hilarious that you said that, because the first
thing I said to my old lady to I try
to make light of the situation. The next day in
the hospital room, I'm laying somewhere, so I'm like, well, now, honey,
I'm not gonna be able to put you wanted to.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
If you have panagram saying almost threw something. Now, stay
stay in touch. Good luck, doctor Green, thanks pound, good
to hear from you.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
I am I'm cutting your photo right now.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Please send that time, don't delete it right away. Thanks
what I'll say le p y x almany
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