2003–10–05

Ouch

So I won’t go into details because it hurts when I type. Here’s the skinny:

The couch on our porch caught on fire and at 5 am I awoke to bright flames which had engulfed the couch and which appeared to have caught the house on fire.

I scrambled out the front door and started pulling the couch away from the porch. I had it about half way when I noticed my hands were blistered and bleeding. No longer able to pull I ran inside and called to housemates for help. Five minutes later the couch was pulled away and was being hsed down. The fire department showd a few minutes later.

I went to the hospital and was treated for second degree burns on my eight fingers My thumbs were unharmed. I’m fairly certain this injury has been the most painful I’ve ever had.

Yuck.