The Ring, Part 2
Up until last night, I thought I had tried everything. Dishwashing soap, dental floss, olive oil, two different kinds of hand lotion, ice, and Windex. I was just about to give up. However, my friends McMeaty and McCheesy were not. First came the WD-40 and lots of tugging. Standing over the kitchen sink, McMeaty gave it his all. Unfortunately the WD-40 not only lubed up my finger but his entire hand as well. No go there.
Next came the dental floss. But the hand cream I had put on after the WD-40 only made the floss slip right off my finger without moving the ring. At this point, I had been sitting on the couch with my arm elevated for about ten minutes or so. This made the swelling go down quite a bit (thank you Chewy). McMeaty was confident between the hand lotion and the reduction in swelling that another few pulls and twists would work.
I sat on the couch, arm still elevated, while he patiently moved the ring up to my knuckle. Then wth a few more twists, turns, and tugging, the ring was off.
McMeaty and McCheesy - I will be forever grateful to you for freeing up my finger. You're the best neighbors ever!
Oh, and here's a picture of the ring removal, uncropped. The leg action helped when things started to get a little painful.
Comments
Glad the ring is off. Cool blog!
I am so glad you got that off!!!! Excellent advise from Chewy, a heroic act on the part of McCheesy!
Love that leg action!!!! I really like that sun clock too! tee hee!
and i love the leg action! lol
Tee-hee. I'm laughing at the leg action.
Um... do you live next to an airport? Looks like a runway outside your doors.
-janet
Next up will be the black and blue pictures of your finger!!
I must say, CJ, you were a very, very brave grrl. For a minute there I thought that you were going to pass out but luckily McCheesy came to the rescue and distracted you with her bronze medal on the Wii slalom!
Now go to bed!!
Ahh, very good point Cristina. Sometimes you can lose more than just your finger.
McCheesy and McMeaty, I will forever be in your debt. Thank you so much for coming to the rescue. I love the idea of making this a new Olympic sport. It could be called the "Pull My Finger" event. Of course, McMeaty would have to be the team captain and McCheesy would have to be the coach.
Hey John, thank you very much. Thank you for popping by for a visit.
Thank you Rubye Jean. McMeaty and McCheesy were brave to give this a go. Not too mention how patient they were.
Ms. Creek, I'm just glad I didn't kick McMeaty in the head by accident.
Full throtle is a good way to desribe this OC. Once you get to the knuckle, all you can do is give it a go yank.
Yes Weese, this is a big relief.
Chewy your idea to elevate the arm was key in the ring rescue. Thank you for your great advice!
I would be lost Shrinky without McMeaty and McCheesy as neighbors. However, Nutty Nora intrigues me. I'll borrow her for a week or so as sort of a compromise.
Thank you Lyn. So was I.
Hey H&B - Billy could have added this to his list of chores. Billy naughty? I can't wait to hear what he had to say?!
Thank you Janet. I was starting to get a little nervous there.
Hey McGee - Thanks for compliment. Does the bravery make up for the stupidity of putting it on in the first place?
Thank you Dykewife! This was definitely not they type of bondage I would every want to try again.
The leg action was key Hahn. It positioned me in the exact angle needed to get that sucker off.
Glad that it all worked out and you were able to save your finger and your ring!
Jo
I still like your neighbor's clock!!!!!