Knife in foot

A small parcel arrived for me today. It’s a cd from swapacd.com. It’s badly wrapped with way too much tape. I’m cutting it open with a large steak knife. Yes, this is a foolish thing to do, but I’ve been doing it for years with no mishaps. I get angry at the excessive tape, I take a big slice at it, the blade catches in the tape, and the knife flies out of my hand, flips up and lands handle first on the table leaving a big ding in the table, and then lands point first in the top of my foot. It stands up in my foot, wobbles, then falls over. I’m standing in shock, and when the pain hits and the blood flows, bad words issue from me.

It punctured me to about three quarters of an inch. No tendons were cut, no real damage, just a big hole in my foot and a lot of blood. Next time, I’ll use something smaller to open the mail, and I’ll be more careful.