So I'm fairly new into the hobby, and traits that serve me well while doing it are things like curiosity, stubbornness, cursing, being creative (aka "Try everything despite the simple answer staring at my face) and my OCD-ness. The last one I apparently faltered (In various ways) on at the very last second of my hobby day because I ended up in several medical offices to fix it.
What needed fixing? I got a very (VERY, nothing macho about this size) small piece of rusty metal embedded in my eye. It was so small, I didn't even know it happened until a couple hours later when exactly half of one eye was bloodshot red. My wife (A doctor) took a look and assumed it was just on top of my eye, and tried flushing it out with a lot of water (Which was way more painful than the rusty fleck). She then took a closer look at it and realized that it was indeed IN my eye, and not on top of it (As if slightly stuck). She immediately assumed it was a small rusty fleck, and offered to remove it (This part sucked a lot). She took a sterile swab and "pushed" (I call it stabbing) at the area to coax out the fleck. Unbelievably she did get a chunk out but unfortunately I still had the "spot" in my eye. After looking up some info, she theorized it was a "Rust Ring", basically the rust of the embedded metal literally oxidized the cells surrounding it. The medical advice for it's resolution is pretty split on the matter.. some say to leave it and it'll go away in time, and others recommend removing the Rust Ring out of the eye.
Anyway, I had to visit one office to get my Tetanus shot (It had been almost ten years exactly since my last one, and the another office to have an eye doc remove the Rust Ring (He got it in one go.. it looked just like the fleck my wife got out). All this during the Pandemic so I was geared up in mask, Clorox wipes, and more sanitizing fun stuff.
So how did I get this fleck in my eye? Was I a moron that didn't wear my safety goggles, grinding mask, or what have you during metal grinding, chopping, or sanding? Nope. The only time I took off my safety gear was when I was putting everything back and then started walking back into the house... but remembered last second to "blow out" my garage with my blower. I was too lazy to slip on some goggles and figured I've NEVER had an issue doing this before (Not wearing goggles at those times too). I goofed and pointed the blower at an enclosed corner causing blow-back, and in went the piece. Always wear your safety equipment! While we're on the subject don't forget about updating your Tetanus shot. Fun learning experience.
What needed fixing? I got a very (VERY, nothing macho about this size) small piece of rusty metal embedded in my eye. It was so small, I didn't even know it happened until a couple hours later when exactly half of one eye was bloodshot red. My wife (A doctor) took a look and assumed it was just on top of my eye, and tried flushing it out with a lot of water (Which was way more painful than the rusty fleck). She then took a closer look at it and realized that it was indeed IN my eye, and not on top of it (As if slightly stuck). She immediately assumed it was a small rusty fleck, and offered to remove it (This part sucked a lot). She took a sterile swab and "pushed" (I call it stabbing) at the area to coax out the fleck. Unbelievably she did get a chunk out but unfortunately I still had the "spot" in my eye. After looking up some info, she theorized it was a "Rust Ring", basically the rust of the embedded metal literally oxidized the cells surrounding it. The medical advice for it's resolution is pretty split on the matter.. some say to leave it and it'll go away in time, and others recommend removing the Rust Ring out of the eye.
Anyway, I had to visit one office to get my Tetanus shot (It had been almost ten years exactly since my last one, and the another office to have an eye doc remove the Rust Ring (He got it in one go.. it looked just like the fleck my wife got out). All this during the Pandemic so I was geared up in mask, Clorox wipes, and more sanitizing fun stuff.
So how did I get this fleck in my eye? Was I a moron that didn't wear my safety goggles, grinding mask, or what have you during metal grinding, chopping, or sanding? Nope. The only time I took off my safety gear was when I was putting everything back and then started walking back into the house... but remembered last second to "blow out" my garage with my blower. I was too lazy to slip on some goggles and figured I've NEVER had an issue doing this before (Not wearing goggles at those times too). I goofed and pointed the blower at an enclosed corner causing blow-back, and in went the piece. Always wear your safety equipment! While we're on the subject don't forget about updating your Tetanus shot. Fun learning experience.
