Happy Birthday to me

[Kevin79]

So today is my birthday. I'm not big into birthday parties or celebrations anymore, that stopped after turning 21. So like many others, I went to work on my birthday just like any other day. About an hour into my day, I started not to feel well, dizzy and really fatigued to the point I was nearly falling a sleep at my desk. I wasn't getting any work done. 2 and a half hours and 3 cups of coffee later it's still getting worse. I had to tell the boss I must be coming down with something and have to go home. He gave me a suspicious look because he knew it was my birthday, but obliged. I get home and immediately pass out. And then I hear it..... A gigantic boom in the room next door that shot me straight out of bed. I stumbled out of bed, feeling even worse than before fully knowing what was in store for me. The pictures don't quite do it justice, there was a section of the wall that I didn't take a picture of that got it really bad. There's a chip higher up on the wall from where the airlock must have hit. The inside of my closet door is still covered in sludge which I'm just going to have to get to tomorrow because my head is ringing like a bell. All my equipment and bottles were stored inside the same closet and got some good spray on them too. The airlock was filled with the thickest, hardest krausen I have ever seen. Birthdays just don't get any better!

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[TheMadKing]

Damn.. I'm sorry man, hopefully your day will improve and you'll feel better. Happy Birthday!

 

[SharonaZamboni]

Feel better, Kevin!
Also, I've forwarded this post to your boss. S/he said to take tomorrow off for cleanup.

 

[smurfjuice]

Looks like my very first stout ... i feel yer pain ... :beard: ... oh and happy cake as well ...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yikes. Like you, I don't put too much stock in birthdays, but by any measure that's a crappy one.

My birthday is in 10 days, and my wife will be out of town so it'll just be me trying to wrangle little children for a long weekend. Not ideal.

That said, she's taking me to a Green Flash beer pairing dinner at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach tonight, so I can't fault her too much for leaving on my actual birthday weekend

 

[unionrdr]

Sorry for your loss. I've had days like that where I'm tired as hell, coffee don't work, wind don't blow, grass don't grow & the sky ain't blue. Didn't come down with anything...never figured out what it was???

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Sorry for your loss. I've had days like that where I'm tired as hell, coffee don't work, wind don't blow, grass don't grow & the sky ain't blue. Didn't come down with anything...never figured out what it was???

Here you go.

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[harleybug88]

Did your accidental death, dismemberment and home brewing mistake insurance policy cover the damage?

 

[Homercidal]

Kevin79

 

[Kevin79]

Haha thanks for all the very sincere well wishes everyone. I'm feeling a bit better today. Rigged up a blow off tube yesterday and gonna let it ride. SWMBO hasn't noticed the mess on the inside of the closet door yet so it's all good.