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A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care)
Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments -- ®óñ© © ²°¹° I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments Ow, bloody hell. Enjoy your medicinal whisky and hope the various war wounds heal soon. |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
®óñ© © ²°¹° escribió:
Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments Well, horticultural glass is only sheet as opposed to float, and generally imported from some eastern bloc country, but can be any thickness. -- Pablo |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 12:37:54 +0100, Bernard Peek
wrote: On 23/05/10 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. That wouldn't be my first choice of locations for a weekend break. [...] And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. That's the spirit! Don't do things by halves. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Phew! GWS. Cheers, and thanks (I got out of peeling the potatoes today) -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
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Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments OUCH! Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go. Bobbie |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote ... (SNIP)) A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are possibly crippled for life, certainly in a lot of pain for some weeks/months. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Trying to envisage this, I suspect there was more than meets the eye, Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note Muppet. And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Do be careful, 007 -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
Bob Hobden wrote:
"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote ... (SNIP)) A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Friend of mine who is a Gardener at RHS Wisley told me that all the Grass Cutting Gang there have no leather left on the toes of their steel toecap boots! Yet I constantly see people using mowers and wearing sandals, can't look, makes me feel sick. One slip or moments inattention and you are possibly crippled for life, Quite likely. Apparently it's really hard to walk without toes. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. That is one of the main reasons we have toughened glass in our greenhouse, yes it is more expensive, but if it gets broken it shatters into lots and lots and ... of pieces, no sharding, and so our son (whose GH it is) will not end up in caualty if he manages to break some. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. I do hope you get better soon. |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments Cruddy Bell! Get well soon and next time, wait until after the gardening before taking the whisky! ;-) Actually, your cautionary tale may have served as a timely warning. I am hoping to invest in a greenhouse - I am tending to think I may prefer one that is not a glasshouse, but is safety glass or polycarbonate. |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 13:40:12 +0100, "B..."
wrote: And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. Funnily enough, it was only horticultural glass, but a couple of quite large pieces in the rubbish bin had to be attacked repeatedly with a vigorous large hammer to reduce them to disposable fragments OUCH! Hope there is no permanent damage Ron. Mend soon, and mind how you go. Thanks Bobbie -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 14:15:32 +0100, Catman
wrote: ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: A cautionary tale.(crossposted if you need to care) Over the weekend I spent nearly 2 days in a traumatic surgery specialist unit. In the next bed was a man who had destroyed a toe on one foot and a lot of the flesh on the opposite shin. He had slipped on a sloping lawn, using a Flymo and slid his legs under the blade. General anaesthetic and foreign holiday cancelled. Trying to envisage this, I suspect there was more than meets the eye, Just further away a professional gardener was hedge trimming at his own property (using his employer's equipment). Using it one-handed, he tried to catch a falling bough with his free hand but it had the blades attached to it and destroyed a swathe of flesh on his free arm. General anaesthetic and sick note Muppet. And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. I was lucky. Jobs done under local anaesthetic, cleaned out and stitched up, no tendon damage. Do be careful, 007 Stirred (or S'turd) but not shaken |
Some gardeners were harmed in the making of this program.
On Sun, 23 May 2010 14:31:09 +0100, soup wrote:
On 23/05/2010 12:06, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: And why was I there? I was ambulanced 60 miles to Morriston after tripping in my greenhouse, falling into and demolishing 3 panes of glass with my left hand and falling into the shards. That is one of the main reasons we have toughened glass in our greenhouse, yes it is more expensive, but if it gets broken it shatters into lots and lots and ... of pieces, no sharding, and so our son (whose GH it is) will not end up in caualty if he manages to break some. I almost sectioned a large slice of my left hand and somehow took another entry wound to my right shoulder, with sundry superficials of a cosmetic nature. On antibiotics, painkillers and whisky now. I do hope you get better soon. Me2 Thanks -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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