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



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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.

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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.

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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.



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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)


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On 23/05/10 12:45, ®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:

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)

Not trusted with sharp implements is my guess.



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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

"®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

®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

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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.

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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

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.

"®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.

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


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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

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

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