injury

I got injured today...

I was boarding this bus that was full of passengers up to the very front. A man was standing near the left side of the entrance so I was holding on to the side of the door in order to steady myself while boarding the bus. The #!*^%@ driver closed the door abruptly and was not even looking if I was already fully and well positioned inside the bus. My left hand was pinned by the door!

The #!*^%@ driver did not even assist me and just sat and relied on the push button control of the door, saying he already opened it. It turns out that the door had to be pushed again a bit, crushing my hand a little more, before it could be opened fully and release my hand.

Of course it was the #!*^%@ driver's fault and he heard a lot from me! I know that one can't really help but ride in jampacked buses because of the sheer number of commuters and the need of the driver/conductor to make money, but they should always prioritize safety of their passengers. Never mind that they did not let me pay anymore because of my injury, I would have gladly paid twice the fare if only the accident did not happen.

Aside from the pain, I suffered abrasions and contusions on my left hand. In order to be sure, I had my hand x-rayed. There was a small fracture at the middle third of my 5th metacarpal. To think that it happened on a day that was quite busy for me and I had a lot of things scheduled. Imagine the hassle and added discomfort I went through attending to my injury!

It is a good thing that the injury itself was not worse and that I do not need an operation. For someone who uses his hands a lot, it really is a scary thing to lose them or not to be able to use them... I hope the #!*^%@ driver learned a lesson, because I surely did not need one! :-/