So I'm rebuilding my second story deck balcony on my house. It's going well, but yesterday I was carrying one of the 2x8 joists up a ladder, they're giant heavy pieces of lumber, and I had it resting on my arm and it slid a bit, and gave me the gnarliest splinter I've ever had. It was almost 2 inches long, it entered on top of my forearm and basically went under my skin, it curled in a couple of places so I had bumps raising up and the side of my arm skin was stretched out because of the tip poking out (not out of the skin but you could see the shape of the wood splinter stretching the skin from inside almost 2 inches away from the entry point). I finished placing the joist and then tried to pull it out, and it wouldn't budge. I started to panic, thinking it was in my muscle or something. Then my girlfriend pulled really fucking hard and got it out, it seemed to come out cleanly. But it only bled 1-2 drops of blood which was weird. I cleaned it and dressed it. It hurts a surprisingly small amount. I started reading about tetanus and got myself all freaked out since I haven't had a tetanus booster in ~15 years. I also just started a biologic medication for my psoriasis which makes various infections more likely. Today it's kind of red around the area but all things considered it seems good. Still, I'm going to get a tetanus booster after work, I didn't realize how fucked up tetanus is, I'd much rather spend $50 and have the peace of mind to know that I won't end up with some months-long sickness with a good chance of death, with muscle contractions so severe it can break bones, and no cure.