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Got electrocuted today

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Lowes hooked up a new washer/dryer combo, but when I ran it the water backed up. I went to clean it up and got electrocuted somehow.

My hand is fucked but my heart is OK, so I got out lucky. Spent the whole day in the hospital and I’m dreading the bill (thanks USA). So much for my plans of gaming over the holiday - can’t do much with one hand.

The breaker to that room is off and I’m keeping the pets out until an electrician can come.

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corvi@lemm.ee
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If you haven’t already, you should probably be taking to a lawyer. Somebody fucked up and almost killed you. They have insurance for that.

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Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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My bestie is a lawyer. I’m not talking to anyone until I talk to her.

Edit: She referred me to a personal injury lawyer

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ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee
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Bob Loblaw is about to give a low blow to Lowes

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floral_toxicity@lemmy.world
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“I have the worst fucking lawyers.”

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Serinus@lemmy.world
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Edit: She referred me to a personal injury lawyer

Oh, so she’s a real lawyer; one who knows about specialties.

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voracitude@lemmy.world
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Sounds like that hospital bill is gonna get taken care of for you, and I don’t think you’re gonna need to worry about having time to play video games while you recover from being nearly manslaughtered. I’m glad you’re still with us, bud!

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theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
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“Electrocuted” specifically involves death, so in extreme, annoying pedantry, if you lived to tell the tale, technically you were only shocked and not electrocuted

Damn I’m surprised your hand is fucked, that really sucks! I’ve taken both 120V and 240V across the hand but was lucky with no serious injuries. Electricity is a dice roll.

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caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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Dying isn’t always permanent

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gramie@lemmy.ca
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You see, there’s different kinds of dead: there’s sort of dead, mostly dead, and all dead. – Miracle Max

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Default_Defect@midwest.social
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Yes it is, if you were revived, you weren’t dead.

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candybrie@lemmy.world
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You can be clinically dead and revived. That’s kind of a prerequisite to being revived.

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Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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Ty for clarification

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Noodle07@lemmy.world
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That’s a shocker

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Serinus@lemmy.world
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I was going to say this, but when he mentioned the ER, I figured it was close enough.

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chingadera@lemmy.world
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This correction is shockingly out of line.

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Grimy@lemmy.world
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Start taking pictures of all the damages before it heals and get a lawyer.

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nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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That’s shocking.

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doctorskull@lemmy.world
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OP’s still amped from their hospital visit and you’re making puns?

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ikidd@lemmy.world
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This guy gets injured in his own ohm and you want him to resist the urge to pun?

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MTK@lemmy.world
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Weird timing but see this post Games that I can play with one hand

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Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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Thanks! I dug out my old left handed gamepad and I’m playing FFXI with it. Using a mouse is tough.

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