“There’s a giant spider,” I called as I was pulling the bathroom door shut behind me. “Oh!” I cried.
“What’s wrong?” came Erin’s voice from around the corner. “Did the spider jump up?”
“No,” I said, puzzled. “I just broke the doorknob…and I’m bleeding.” I examined the doorknob. It was made of some sort of ceramic and had sheared off at the neck.
Jamie came around. “You are bleeding! Are you okay?”
“There’s a bit of blood but it’s a small cut. Look at this!” I handed the snapped doorknob to him. “How weird is that?”
“Yeah, that is a bit strange!” Jamie put his finger on the stump of the doorknob left on the door. I kept my eye on the spider less than a metre away.
“God! It’s cut me too!” Jamie exclaimed. He showed me the thin red lines of blood on his index finger and thumb. “That’s a bloody razor blade! I barely touched it.”
“We’d better fix it up so no one else gets cut.”
For a while, Jamie and I debated about the best method for removing the stump or sealing the door. In the mean time, Erin had gone into the bathroom, come out and wrapped a face towel around the stump.
“How’s that?” she asked.
Jamie and I stopped in surprise.
“Yeah.” Jamie nodded appreciatively. “That’ll do it.”
We all stood there marvelling at her handiwork.
Hmm…pointy ceramic doorknob…and evil giant spider.
I think I could have come up with a use for the jagged edge, myself. 😉
Someone told me that there is a class action in Australia against a manufacturer of porcelain doorknobs. He says that the doorknobs kept snapping and cutting people, in some cases across the palm (a pretty serious injury).
Apparently, because we still have the head of the doorknob, we can join the legal proceedings!
Don’t know how much I can sue for, with this finger cut. I’m almost back to typing at full speed again.
What solicitors are covering the class action in Australia?
I think you should sue for emotional trauma.