Out of The PIT

I got a laceration during hockey last night. I was down on the ice when someone's skate managed to get up over my shin guard and under my hockey pants. I felt a sting and a bit of a breeze on my thigh, but didn't take a look until after the puck was cleared. When I looked down, I noticed a large gash in my hockey sock. I finished my shift and got onto the bench to take a look at my leg and noticed the 5cm cut on my thigh. The skin was split so I knew I needed stitches. It was quite annoying since we were close to finishing but I did not want to make it any worse so I headed to the hospital. The emergency ward was mostly empty so I was able to get through to a doctor in less than an hour. They asked me about my tetanus shot and I think I was up to date, but they gave me another one just to be sure. Now I have several stitches on my thigh which I need to take out in a week and a new vaccination booklet!

We left EYS with my parents last night so that we could get a good night's sleep and get some chores done at the house. The various items we purchased during the Black Friday weekend had basically arrived and we needed some time to install them. I had purchased a wall mount for our extra TV and a bidet to try out (since we go through a LOT of toilet paper). The mount was pretty straightforward except for the fact that my stud finder got confused and I ended up putting in a few holes into the wall that were not in front of studs. I did eventually find one I could use, but.. holes! Fortunately the TV covers those holes so I only need to fix them if I ever take down the mount.. Second up was the bidet. MJNL told me to clean the toilet first before doing any installation so that took a bit of time, but the set up was fairly straightforward as well. We do not have a plug near the toilet so we had to do with an extension cord, but if this bidet thing works out well, I may look into h

So we've been having issues with our old 40" TV. Ever since we moved to our condo downtown, the TV would shut off by itself after a period of time. Then it would be stuck in a standby state where you could hear a slight clicking noise. It was as if it was trying to turn on but could not fire up the screen. A nice smack on the front bezel where Samsung was written would usually get the TV to turn on again, but sometimes it would just fizzle out after a few minutes and another good whack would be needed. More annoyingly, the TV is still technically in an "ON" state so one can walk away from the device and hours later, the television would turn on by itself. It requires getting the TV to turn on normally to be able to turn it off properly. That or pull the plug. In any case, this has been going on for the past three years or so and I have been meaning to open up this sucker to see what was wrong with it. Reports on the internet suggested that this was a common occurre