Well, I was all fired up to drive SSDutch last Saturday.  Literally - actually - as I had the Jeep idling in the garage with the intent of just letting it get up to temp so I could keep an eye on things (still nervous about all the new wiring and heater lines etc).  While it was running I noted that the carb was leaking a bit, so was going to reach in with a screwdriver and see if changing the idle screws made a difference.

Just that quick I heard a noise and felt a shock to my hand and I knew that I hadn’t fully cleared the fan.  One look at the fingertip of my pinkie while running to the garage sink was all it took to realized I was going to need stitches.  We put the kids at the neighbors and went to ER...and returned home some 2 hours and ~ 20 stitches later.  I lost half the nail and sliced it deep enough to hit the bone.  A photo of the result is after the jump - just be forewarned that it’s a bit gory.

In case you’re wondering - the metallic stuff is a chunk of the wrapper for the thread that the Dr. used.  It’s stitched in to keep the nailbed healthy and give the best chance for post-recovery nail growth.