The beloved husband and I do DIY (do it yourself) projects occasionally. Currently we are replacing bedroom carpeting that has been (lovingly) barfed on (multiple times, always at a new spot) by the cats (mostly Mollie, barfer extraordinaire!).
Over the weekend we saw a comedy routine that included a bit about Band-Aids. The comic said that a box of Band-Aids should last a life time.
I thought I was going to die laughing. When I was single, that was true. The adhesive expired before they got used. They discolored and curled up. The protective paper peeled off. My antibiotics were always out of date (by a decade).
Enter the beloved husband. Now we go to the big box stores and buy Band-Aids by the pallet. That’s about a month’s supply. It’s delivered by an 18 wheeler.
I’m not saying he’s accident prone but things happen. Blood spurts. Sometimes it takes multiple Band-Aids. Sometimes the Band-Aid ends up in places it shouldn’t. You wouldn’t want him to toss your salad or put his hand in your chip bag. Just saying.
Today we were about 15 minutes into the project when he went to bathroom with blood running down his arm. This is not a good start but we’ve had worse. Nothing was broken, no stitches. Just an annoying boo-boo to protect through the rest of the project.
Project is still on track. Cats (especially Mollie) have been displaced. They liked this particular bedroom. Then again they like all the bedrooms. It’s something about comfy beds to lie on. Give a cat privacy and sunshine (and some food) and they are happy.
I’ll keep you posted. If you hear ambulance sirens, say a prayer for us.
Love this. There are two major mysteries to home life. The first is: where do socks go? (I have a basket full of single socks whose partners have simply gone missing over the years). The second one is: where do Band-Aids go? I buy them often. I use them . . . almost never. But when I need one, there are none to be found.
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Obviously you have a thief with one leg and a lot of boo-boos!
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“Now we go to the big box stores and buy Band-Aids by the pallet. That’s about a month’s supply. It’s delivered by an 18 wheeler.” Thanks for my laugh of the day! I know I probably shouldn’t but …. 😀
For some reason this story reminded me of my dad. Band Aids never had a long life span in our home – 5 active kids combined with a father who was a butcher. I was reminded of a small piece of trivial I learned from my dad. In the food business, they used (or should have used) blue band aids because blue isn’t a naturally occurring colour in food. If a band aid came off, it was supposed to be easy to find … preferably before a customer.
Of course, that was a lifetime ago and now all food preparers wear gloves.
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For a while, way back when I was just out of high school, I dated an apprentice butcher. He sliced off the tip of his finger while slicing lunch meat. Nope, never found it. They may have thrown out what he sliced but I doubt it. It was the 60s. He didn’t last long in that business as he was incredibly accident-prone.
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My brother did the same thing – yup, back in the 60s.
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I hope Mollie approves of the new carpeting and chooses somewhere else to barf! No new initiations. So you’re the person who buys bandaids in bulk at Costco! I always wondered who needed that many. 🙂
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I’m hoping Mollie doesn’t move to the only bedroom left with carpeting! There will be a washable throw rug for her. Let’s hope she uses that. I keep hoping she’ll stop soon.
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Heh, you may need new carpet to replace the new carpet that has blood stains. 😛 Good luck and may you both remain boo-boo free.
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About a third of the way done and no more band-aids….yet. There is still time.
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We go through our fair share of Band-Aids. You made me think of a metal box for Band-Aids that I used to put tiny treasures in when I was a kid. I believe that cats make sure to run to a carpet for barfing because carpet provides great traction and staying power for the back feet as the cat progresses through the whole barfing process. We have hardwoods all through our house and the Z Cat went out of her way to make it to any tiny door mat/carpet to hack up a meal or hairball. Stay safe with your DIY project!
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You are right. They back up and leave a long trail of debris. It’s kind of like a storm going through. Traction helps. Loved those metal boxes. They were always a treasure for a kid.
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touch wood, band-aids do last a long time around here. And I hear the table saw running as I type…
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Sure hope you didn’t jinx it!
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Yay! I have a beloved husband too! and, ’til recently, a barfing cat. Husband eschews plasters or band aids and usually goes straight for the bandages. He’s really good at cleaning up the stuff the cat used to leave behind tho. I look forward to reading more of your blog!
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Awww thanks! My husband will only clean up cat stuff if it’s “in the way.” Otherwise he saves it for me.
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I can send you my staff for help … but that means you need 3 pallets of band aids… and the 911 on speed dial ;o)
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NNNOOOOOOO! I can’t afford the medical bills for your staff.
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LOL, that’s my husband in the kitchen!
Oh, and the garden.
And the bathroom.
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I have a coupon for you. Save on Band-Aids.
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It must be a man thing Kate. H seems to use bandaids much more than I do. And don’t leave a tube of antibiotic ointment in his site. He will find something to use it on. Hope the cats don’t get too restless while you finish your project. ~Elle
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Cats are crazy. Gracie thinks an empty room with construction stuff is fun. Mollie (whose bedroom it was) walks in sadly looking for her stuff. She has temporarily relocated to our bedroom but she stares us down with sad looks.
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard about a DIY project that hasn’t involved some sort of bleeding. Somehow that part gets left out of all the instructions.
Mollie’s face says it all … I am cracking up at that expression.
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Yeah, about those directions. They not only miss the bleeding part but sometimes critical instructional parts too. I really should get a job writing them. They’d be hilarious. “Step 4, step away from the project. At this point you should want to kill everyone within a two mile radius. Take valium.”
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Hahahaha! So very true … lol!
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Thank goodness it’s just band aids! Those carpet projects can be nasty, especially the ripping up part. I’ll keep my ears open.
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I pulled up all those nasty nail boards. I was seriously fearful that my husband would be hurt badly.
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If my husband doesn’t bleed on a project, it just doesn’t seem right. Fortunately, only one injury was bad enough to require a trip to the Emergency Room for stitches.
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Only one? Very good job!
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Good luck! I wonder why carpeting is where a cat always wants to throw up. Mine can be standing on a wood floor and then run to the rug to vomit.
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Mine do too! It’s a cat thing.
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Come to think about it, that’s true about bandaids and me, too (I.e. hardly used one when I was single…now buy them by the carton)! I am impressed by your DIY projects. Good luck with your current one!
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Thanks. Hopefully we’ll live through it.
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Good luck with the project, Kate. I hope there’s not too much blood shed.
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Me too. Fortunately the new floor is easy to clean.
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I have the same metal Band-Aid container probably from the eighties. I am not sure why, but me thinks it must have some weird attachment from that period. Whatever it is has long left my memory banks, but nonetheless its still in my medicine cabinet four states and two marriages later. The actual Band-Aids themselves, though? I run through them like you do! – Marty
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I remember those metal containers. They come in paper boxes now.
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Good luck with the project. My hubby has gotten very thin skinned over the years and any bump turns into a blood fest. Molly has a great cranky face!
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The beloved husband takes fish oil pills which make the blood flow too. Simple bumps are major bruises and any nick to the skin required a tourniquet!
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Hubby and shelves do not mix. After decorating, it was the last screw of the last shelf that went through the water pipe. On another DIY trip, he threw himself out of the attic resulting in a cut down to the bone and A&E rather than put a shelf up for me in the bathroom. Said shelf stayed in the box and ended up sold at a car boot sale for three quid.
DIY on the boat was another A&E job when he misjudged the hatch and put a new dent in it and even bigger one in him.
Men, but we love ’em. Hope yours is OK and the new carpets barf free. 🙂
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No new carpet, hardwood. Too tired of cleaning up barf. Your hubby should stay far away from shelves!
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I daren’t ask now! Elf on the shelf? Pah!
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Good luck with your DIY project . . . hope your sewing machines enjoy their soon-to-be new home!
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They have been sitting on the barfy carpet and feeling good about their new location. They are also looking forward to a hardwood floor where the threads can be cleaned up easily!
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