littlek wrote:Linkat wrote:littlek wrote:At my sister's home, she started christmas day by suffering the full effect of a stomach virus. This continued until bedtime, but sometime around dinner, her husband cut off the end of his thumb. He finished cooking dinner and then drove himself to the hospital.
What! None of you offered to drive the poor sap.
This was before the whole-family xmas (which didn't happen until the 26th, given the circumstances). The only people around were my sister who threw up every time she moved and their kids who are too young to drive.
Well that explains it - I envisioned aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, nieces, nephews, etc. all sitting around having a good time. Poor guy is doing all the cooking in the kitchen - finishes, invites the crowd to eat - you all dig in enjoying yourself, while he leaves and drives himself to the hospital.