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Regretfully In My Case It Usually Is NOT Catsup

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If you were a fan of the TV show "Tool Time" staring Tim Allen you remember the long standing joke about his many trips to the emergency room/hospital or doctor.

I live in a small city of 50,000 people with one hospital. Regretfully about two dozen health professionals recognize me at a glance plus most of the emergency room personnel know me by name (wish it was the "Cheers Bar" and not the emergency room).

Two things that sent me to the ER in the last 6 months were a dog bite and being slammed to the pavement by a gate that was forced open by a 70 mph wind gust. Also this year was my shoulder surgery. I'm sure there was more but those two come to mind.

As an avid Do-It-Yourselfer I live by the moto that the job is not done until you've bled on it.

If you are a new home owner and also a Do-It-Yourselfer make sure you have an emergency medical kit and that your wife knows the shortest path to the emergency room.

 

 

 

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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Bob - not a fan of emergency rooms, urgent care facilities or hospitals but am grateful they exist. 

Nov 07, 2024 02:32 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Exactly Michael Jacobs . I am hoping that 2025 is a hospital free year for me. It would be the first in many years.

Nov 07, 2024 06:38 AM
Michael Elliott
Fathom Realty - Burlington Township, NJ
Burlington, New Jersey Residential Sales

Sadly,  I know this experience as well.  Be safe.   ER's and hospitals are not fun.

Nov 07, 2024 02:44 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Not fun and not cheap either Michael Elliott . 😐

Nov 07, 2024 06:39 AM
Sham Reddy CRS
Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH
CRS

Thanks for sharing great thoughts Bob!!! Loved that show!!!

If you were a fan of the TV show "Tool Time" staring Tim Allen you remember the long standing joke about his many trips to the emergency room/hospital or doctor.

Nov 07, 2024 04:05 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

We really like/liked everything Tim Allen does Sham Reddy CRS . Loved the movie he did with Christi Alley (from Cheers) called For Richer Or Poorer.

Nov 07, 2024 06:42 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Bob. My dad owned a body shop back when real steel was used in cars. I have plenty of experience with emergency rooms and scars. Not sure anyone called to advise them in advance, I just got the pick of the draw. When all is said, I have been lucky. Enjoy your day.

Nov 07, 2024 04:42 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I hear you Wayne Martin . I miss the cars that had steal, chrome, and an actual frame on them. 

Nov 07, 2024 06:44 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Bob... not making light of  your emergency room visits... but I laughed like crazy reading this post. And that final picture saying Carol called was hysterical!

Nov 07, 2024 04:50 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thanks Nina Hollander, Broker . Making loved ones (like you) laugh warms my heart.

Nov 07, 2024 06:45 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hello, Bob "RealMan" Timm. I wish you could have not had those visits to the ER, but I am glad they were able to take care of you when you needed them. We call them Urgent Care Centers in my area, as the ER are only found at hospitals. I am thankful that two of them exist in less than 15 minutes from our home. 

Nov 07, 2024 08:57 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Hi Jerry Newman . We do have urgent care here as well but that last oops had to be an ER visit.

Nov 07, 2024 10:50 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Bob,

I'm not a fan of an emergency room and I'm a firm believer in doing what I do best and hire the rest!

Nov 07, 2024 09:47 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I have been a Jack of all trades since I purchased my first home at the age of 18 Dorie Dillard Austin TX . I'm not afraid of much but I would be best hiring a job out on occasion.

Nov 07, 2024 10:51 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Bob, take care of yourself, the older we get the more careful we need to be (my wife will not let me on a ladder anymore)

Nov 07, 2024 10:02 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I still am climbing ladders Will Hamm . After that windstorm last month I've been on the roof twice to repair two separate antennas systems. Fortunately I have my son around to hold the ladder and keep tabs on me.

Nov 07, 2024 10:54 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Bob- I hope you are ER free for 2025. I almost pulled a Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) once while in the ER with Larry. The machine that was monitoring him (as in BP) started going off. kA nurse came in and said "I'll take care of it" then proceeded to unplug it, then left the room. 

I was 2 seconds away from running to the nurse's desk when his cardiologist walked in. 

Nov 07, 2024 07:06 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Yikes, that is scary Kathy Streib . If it happened to me I might have had a hart attack and then both Carol and I would have been side by side in the hospital.

Nov 07, 2024 10:28 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I fully understand your wishing it was a Cheers Bar and not an emergency room.

Nov 08, 2024 04:49 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

You got that right Myrl Jeffcoat . I did got to Applebees tonight and got that beer.

Nov 08, 2024 06:57 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nov 09, 2024 06:15 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Kathy Streib . It's been a crazy busy day and I have not visited your post yet BUT I'm heading there ASAP 😊.

Nov 10, 2024 02:50 PM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

This is very funny - I am glad that you are ok despite the dog bite and the wind gust - Hope your shoulder surgery goes well. 

Nov 10, 2024 05:47 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Lise Howe . The shoulder surgery was back and April and it was a miracle that the gate incident didn't screw it up.

Nov 10, 2024 02:51 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

"It's not done until you've bled on it" - that's not always required!

Nov 11, 2024 04:06 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Obviously not Kat Palmiotti or I would have run out of blood by now. I learned that phrase either in motorcycle repair school or when I worked in a Freightliner repair shop. Either way it's a common mechanics creed.

Nov 11, 2024 06:35 AM
Leanne Smith
Dirt Road Real Estate - Golden Valley, AZ
The Grit and Gratitude Agent

Your post brought chuckles to me.  Luckily I have avoided the ER room. Take care of yourself and be careful.

Nov 12, 2024 02:49 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Hooray! I like making people laugh Leanne Smith . While I have been in the emergency room many times my last trip was my first trip there by ambulance.

Nov 12, 2024 07:05 PM
Michael J. Perry
Fathom Realty - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

This came to mind - I was teaching a class for C21 Agents in my Gold Coat . I had lunch at a Fast Food Place . I took off my Gold Coat and placed it on across the Table so I wouldn’t spill anything on it ( that could be seen by my class of 50+ seminar attendees.Midway thru Lunch a Mother and her 5 yr old son sat down next to me . Before I could take another bite , he decided to open his packet of catsup ( for his fries) by punch it on the table . Catsup flew all over the front side of my Gold Coat . I taught the second half of the seminar in my shirt and tie 

Nov 13, 2024 11:49 AM