Heh, well in my case my little owwie bled...like a stuck pig. Any cut on your head bleeds like crazy. The problem was, I didn't know it, which led to a pretty funny sequence of events.
I was actually pretty lucky. An entire tree had fallen right on top of me, about a 120' lodgepole pine (long story). I was saved by another log on the ground, so the tree didn't land with its full weight on me. Anyway, a small branch collar right up next to the trunk caught me right at the intersection of my forehead, nose bridge and left eye. Didn't hurt, and I totally didn't notice it bleeding (it was dark by the time we left back to town). We decided to stop off at the bar on the way back to the cabin.
I walked in the bar and this chick immediately screamed bloody murder the second I stepped in the door! WTF? Crazy woman. Walked up to the bar and asked for a beer from the bartender who was down at the other end of the bar. He brings my beer and right when he gets to me he gasps like he just saw a monster. "DUDE!! Are you okay??? You need to go in the bathroom right away and look after that!!!". I had no idea what he was talking about. So, I got up and begrudgingly headed to the men's room. When I got there I honestly thought my buddy and the bartender had conspired with each other to punk me. Staring back at me from the mirror was a face that was completely covered in blood like from the movie Carrie. And, the whole front of my shirt was covered in blood too. Plus, I had the remnants of the small branch stub hanging out of my forehead! It was quite a sight. Now I could see why the chick screamed, she probably thought the chainsaw massacre was about to take place. LOL!
I got cleaned up as best I could and went back out. Probably should have gotten a few stitches but that would have involved driving about 100 miles, so I said screw it. Still have the scar to this day. I'm just really fortunate that branch stub didn't get my eye. My buddy has passed away now, but he used to remind me of that story every time we got together and we'd have a good laugh over it. And, I'll never forget that chick freaking out the second she saw me!
I was actually pretty lucky. An entire tree had fallen right on top of me, about a 120' lodgepole pine (long story). I was saved by another log on the ground, so the tree didn't land with its full weight on me. Anyway, a small branch collar right up next to the trunk caught me right at the intersection of my forehead, nose bridge and left eye. Didn't hurt, and I totally didn't notice it bleeding (it was dark by the time we left back to town). We decided to stop off at the bar on the way back to the cabin.
I walked in the bar and this chick immediately screamed bloody murder the second I stepped in the door! WTF? Crazy woman. Walked up to the bar and asked for a beer from the bartender who was down at the other end of the bar. He brings my beer and right when he gets to me he gasps like he just saw a monster. "DUDE!! Are you okay??? You need to go in the bathroom right away and look after that!!!". I had no idea what he was talking about. So, I got up and begrudgingly headed to the men's room. When I got there I honestly thought my buddy and the bartender had conspired with each other to punk me. Staring back at me from the mirror was a face that was completely covered in blood like from the movie Carrie. And, the whole front of my shirt was covered in blood too. Plus, I had the remnants of the small branch stub hanging out of my forehead! It was quite a sight. Now I could see why the chick screamed, she probably thought the chainsaw massacre was about to take place. LOL!
I got cleaned up as best I could and went back out. Probably should have gotten a few stitches but that would have involved driving about 100 miles, so I said screw it. Still have the scar to this day. I'm just really fortunate that branch stub didn't get my eye. My buddy has passed away now, but he used to remind me of that story every time we got together and we'd have a good laugh over it. And, I'll never forget that chick freaking out the second she saw me!