The other day at work, I cut my finger. It wasn’t any thing serious but I was still bleeding none the less. Concerned that I might get blood on my suit and/or co-workers, I decided that I needed a band aid. Knowing that we keep a first aid kit in the supply room, I headed there for, well, first aid.

There, in the supply room, lying on a table was a 12″x12″ box with a white lid and a big red cross in the center. I popped the lid and looked inside. Inside I noticed a box of large gauss pads and a box of small gauss pads, a roll of gauss, a sling and an eye patch but no band aids.

Now, I question having a sling or eye patch in a first aid kit. To me, those are the kinds of injuries that should be left to the 911 folks and not the office staff. But, I suppose it is hard to come up with a kit that meets every ones needs.

I looked at the inside of the lid to find out where everything is located. In the spot where the band aids should be located is a roll of gauss. We have gauss, gauss, and more gauss. Well, I decided that I’ll just have to use the gauss.

Taking out the roll of gauss, I started rapping it around my finger. Having made several laps around my finger, I started looking for the first aid kit scissors so I can cut the gauss but the scissors are also missing. Ah, but I am in the supply room. Certainly there must be some scissors. But alas, no.

Being a quick thinker, I spotted a paper sheer and immediately revised my plan. Sticking the gauss under the shear, I slice it to the required length. Success. Now for some tape.

The tape from the first aid kit was also missing but that is ok. There is plenty of tape in the supply room. Grabbing a prime roll of cellophane tape, I wrap it around my the gauss on my finger and my bandage is now complete.

As I am exiting the supply room, I lower my hand and the bandage falls off. Drat! But by this time, the bleeding stopped anyway so there is no point in having the bandage any more.