Keep a first aid kit handy

[8Ball]

Some years ago I was into knife making. Decided to stab myself one day while sharpening a new blade. Was bleeding good and felt woozy. Thoughts of passing out and bleeding out on the garage floor went through my head. Made it into the kitchen and nothing was in the medicine cabinet except Flintstones band aids and peroxide. Managed to get some clean rags together and stopped the bleeding. Swore that I wouldn’t be without a good first aid kit again. Went and got a bright orange grab bag and filled it with all kinds of gauze pads, bleed stop, butter fly bandages, tape, etc. This was 10 years ago. Fast forward to last week when I busted a 1 gallon empty jug on my big toe. Put a nasty gash in it. Sprayed it with StarSan and made it to the kitchen and grabbed that orange bag. WoundStop powder worked and I was wrapped up in minutes for the ride to urgent care where I got stitches.