On 7/4/08 16:16, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"shazzbat" wrote
Just in case you need an exhortation to watch what you're about in the
garden, this from the Dorset Echo -

http://www.thisisdorset.net/display....s_hurt_caretak
er.php


Having caught a finger in a rotary lawnmower before the blades had stopped I
can vouch for their effectiveness at destroying bits of your body even when
not under power. The Surgeon that tried, and mostly succeeded, to put it all
back together said I wasn't the first and won't be the last. Mowers are a
dangerous tool and should be treated with the utmost respect, don't get
complacent, they will bite.
I always wear steel toecap trainers when mowing the lawn, my friend at RHS
Wisley says all the grass cutters there have the steel showing through on
the toes of their boots. Chainmail gloves would be good too! :-)
Now when I see anyone mowing without proper footwear (I've seen sandals
even!!!) it terrifies me.

The man that cuts our grass does all the above and wears goggles and
protective earmuffs, too. He probably wears the latter because he's doing
such a lot of work with noisy machinery but given that we have gravel paths
butting onto some of the grass areas, it seems a good idea anyway.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'