I can’t believe I forgot this one.
Possibly the stupidest scar I could have, with an equally stupid reason. Let’s call it a mental freeze moment. I was not thinking when it happened.
So, it’s a scar on my left finger, and before I go any further, I have to let you know that this happened at my rowing club, and I am a coxswain.
Anyway, it happened when we were un-loading the boats (they were fours and quads) off of the trailer, (this is what it looked like). So, we were taking the boats off, and I had a feeling that the girls were going to be a bit rough with this one, based on its position in the trailer. So, I stuck my hand so it was protecting the fin from the metal bar above it when the fin came through. Now, this seemed like a logical decision, because coxes are the ones that have to make sure their boats are in working order, and I didn’t want this fin to get smashed up.
So the girls started shuffling the boat forwards, and my hand was still in it’s protective spot. And then, as expected, they suddenly lifted the boat up and kept moving forwards, unluckily for me, they lifted just as the fin was under my hand, squishing my hand and, not cutting it, but sort of puncturing/indenting my finger (?) it’s hard to explain.
Now, you must know, the fins are very sharp, so, I had to shout to the girls to drop the boat down a bit, my poor little finger had been indented pretty badly by the fin. It was blue and red for a while but then scabbed over, and then formed a scar.
I still can’t decide whether it was worth it or not, the fin was fine, so I guess coxing duties fulfilled. But, I don’t think I’ll ever do it again