(Slightly OT)

I had my wedding band on a total of 1 day on our honeymoon when I went
surfing and a wave made it slip right off into the water. (And please,
let's not go into whether surfing is foolhardy or not again on this
group!) I dove under and barely managed to grab it for a second
before it slipped out of my hand, lost forever. The 2nd band my wife
bought lasted about another week before it came off when surfing
again. Were these rings trying to tell me something? In any case,
while she forgave both incidents and bought a 3rd ring, I have to this
day to wear it in the water, the shop, or anywhere else! This,
however, she does not like!

Cheers!
Duke


(Nancy A. Kroes) wrote in message news:Y09Z9tkYeU4+@winnie...
In article , "Angelo Castellano wrote:
[snip]
They worked with a small table saw ( no guard ) and no hearing protection.
One even was wearing a ring all day.

serious
What's the big deal about wearing a ring? If you get your hand so close to a
moving part that you're in danger of snagging your ring on it, you have your
hand too damn close to it anyway, ring or not.


As for a table saw, you are probably right. But why
take the chance?

*What* chance? That's my point: your fingers should never be so close to any
moving part that a ring makes a difference. If I could get a ring caught on
something moving, my finger is *already* in danger because it's too close.


I had a kickback in the shop while wearing a ring. It smashed my fingers,
including the ring, which it smashed flat on my finger.
My finger immediately started swelling and turned black and I could not get
the ring off. I had to try to hit it with a hammer to some semblance of
roundness and then use soap to get it off. Wasn't an easy thing to do
when it felt like my whole hand was smashed. Believe me, I no longer wear
a ring in the shop!