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Glued Up

I remember when Super Glue and Krazy Glue and all those other quick drying glues came on the market, and people were inadvertently gluing their fingers together. I was working in the emergency room one night when a girl came in who had gotten glue on her fingers and wiped her mouth without thinking and glued her lips shut. Also, heard about people who glued eyelids shut, etc. You have to be careful with that stuff.
I don't remember what we used to get the girl's lips unglued, but lips are delicate tissue so you have to be really careful. I thought I was too smart to do such a thing, but what happened? More than once I glued fingers together while working on repair jobs. You can't pry and pull on the tissue. I tried acetone and everythings else, but finally learned to wear gloves when using it.

Daddy made us laugh by keeping a tube of Krazy Glue close at hand to seal up cuts on his fingers. When he'd get a small cut on his fingers working around the farm. he'd let it bleed a little to flush it out, wash his hand with Dial soap, then put glue on the cut. We thought that was funny, but the glue would make an airtight seal for a couple of days. Ha! He should have patented that idea, because years later a surgical glue was compounded so surgeons could glue wounds together. Daddy was ahead of his time.

A couple of nights ago I was cutting vegetables and sliced into the side of a finger. I thought I'd try the glue treatment. I got down the little bottle of Gorilla glue I bought two years ago. It takes very little Gorilla Glue to bind things together, so I still had almost a full bottle. It was hard as a rock. I tried microwaving it for a minute. Still rocky. I couldn't force not one drop out of that rock, and threw it away.
Hey Gorilla Glue people, why not sell it in little disposable one use packets? That's a great idea, if I say so myself.

susil

posted on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM ()

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never had an issue with gluing myself however whenever I glue other things I inadvertently glue the paper all together or the matchsticks or whatever crafty thing I'm working on...I'm a mess
comment by panthurdreams on Aug 19, 2010 12:20 PM ()
Reminds me of Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad gluing his leg shut.
comment by troutbend on Aug 14, 2010 9:29 PM ()
I never miss that show! How did I miss that episode??
reply by susil on Aug 15, 2010 9:58 AM ()
Not band aids. Duct Tape! It comes in all colours now.
comment by nittineedles on Aug 14, 2010 4:52 PM ()
You're kidding! I never noticed--I'll have to play closer attention next time I'm at the store!
reply by susil on Aug 15, 2010 10:01 AM ()
I would worry about toxic chemicals getting sucked into my blood stream, but once I get past that thought because maybe there is pressure going out, not sucking in, I can see myself Crazy gluing a cut shut one of these days.
comment by troutbend on Aug 14, 2010 4:02 PM ()
I'll bet the manufacturere of glue never envisioned or would advise its use for sealing a (minor) cut..
reply by susil on Aug 15, 2010 10:04 AM ()
Hi jon; I tell everybody my house is held together with tape and glue (true) and I don't have cats!
comment by susil on Aug 14, 2010 2:36 PM ()
Duct tape is king.
reply by jondude on Aug 15, 2010 7:08 PM ()
Elmer's Glue and duct tape: all a real man (or woman) needs to get through adulthood.
comment by solitaire on Aug 14, 2010 6:52 AM ()
I always keep a couple of rolls of Duct tape around and have some Elmer's glue, but it won't seal a cut on your finger like Krazy Glue!
reply by susil on Aug 14, 2010 2:27 PM ()
I have a difficult time with glue and that wide ceiling tape.
comment by elderjane on Aug 14, 2010 5:54 AM ()
Hi jeri; But I bet you always have a smile anyway!
reply by susil on Aug 14, 2010 2:33 PM ()
I wait until I have several things that need repairing before buying fresh, new glue. I like to get my money's worth.
comment by nittineedles on Aug 13, 2010 11:40 PM ()
nittin, that makes sense--from now on I'm gonna buy a small fresh supply of glue--and band aids in case there's no glue around.
reply by susil on Aug 14, 2010 2:30 PM ()
Crazy glue always gets hard after one use from the tube. It is a good thing I found it in a bottle so I can repair all the things my cats break.
comment by jondude on Aug 13, 2010 9:47 AM ()
Sorry jon; you reply way above!
reply by susil on Aug 15, 2010 9:59 AM ()

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