tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4327683526093638081..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: You Know You Are Geeky...Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85916572612239839802014-04-03T11:55:56.174-04:002014-04-03T11:55:56.174-04:00My doc used a straightened paperclip, heating it i...My doc used a straightened paperclip, heating it in his pipe lighter. He prefered that to a needle as the hole was bigger, and the heat from the hot paperclip melted through the nail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65628338690157749282014-04-02T11:45:27.982-04:002014-04-02T11:45:27.982-04:00My medic always provided the shot-size needles for...My medic always provided the shot-size needles for such use. For blood blisters under the bed of the nail, a 16 gauge blood-draw type needle worked best.Bulldog Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629394364532560890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69188958258046538382014-04-02T00:53:42.892-04:002014-04-02T00:53:42.892-04:00I find Maybelline Express Finish to be helpful in ...I find Maybelline Express Finish to be helpful in such cases, and more durable than 5 minute epoxy. Clear, of course, in my case. Would probably work well for sealing primers.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5212716610588345742014-04-01T22:51:46.440-04:002014-04-01T22:51:46.440-04:00No pix, and it was above the quick, Dave. But it ...No pix, and it was above the quick, Dave. But it was wanting to extend further, so I stop-drilled and then trimmed the nail short; otherwise it would have kept on getting worse.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72483002921083043742014-04-01T19:09:24.536-04:002014-04-01T19:09:24.536-04:00I take it that the crack runs below the hyponychiu...I take it that the crack runs below the hyponychium (aka the quick). If not, I'd just clip it instead of letting it drive me up a wall snagging on everything it comes in contact with.Dave In Indiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20308270075837814672014-04-01T17:29:40.847-04:002014-04-01T17:29:40.847-04:00Pics!Pics!New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-24727081127123495452014-04-01T15:06:50.714-04:002014-04-01T15:06:50.714-04:00I have used that method to relive the blood pressu...I have used that method to relive the blood pressure under a mashed one but not a split finger nail.Ed Jonesnoreply@blogger.com