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Janet · 23-05-2013, 02:58 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
lid says...

In message , Jake
writes

I was using a 2-stroke, mind, so it could be that an electric one
doesn't present as much of a danger to eyesight!

By comparison, electric strimmers (even the biggest) are weaklings! I
know you know but a few Garden Banter readers may pick this post up.

All too often, people graduate from electric to petrol (or jump
straight in) and don't listen to the "wear safety equipment" message.
Not just the face. Petrol gear will throw up all sorts of things. I've
chipped the car's paintwork.

Proper footwear, not just goggles but a proper full face protector.
Full leg protection, never shorts. If you wear specs, they won't
protect you. A stone thrown up can smash a specs lens and the only
place the shards will go is into your eye!

Only if you still have glass lenses in your spectacles. I haven't been
offered glass lenses for around twenty years. Not that I would want
glass now - too heavy. My lenses are made from the same material as eye
protectors.

Which will scratch if hit by a flying sharp.

Years back I got an inexplicable weeping rash across the front of my
neck. GP Dr took one look and said " Classic strimmer stripe. I bet
you've just bought a new strimmer and are using it with a face mask".

I had. From then on I also wore a neck scarf.. essential to ward off
worse debris than grass sap; such as a fine spray of minced frog and
dog shit :-(

Janet