On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:46:51 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/21/2016 8:05 PM, TimR wrote:
We did have an employee we caught starting
the mower by pulling on the blades. He'd broken
the pull cord and was scared he'd get fired if
anybody knew. It didn't occur to him he'd be
more likely to get fired for the safety violation.


Did he at least yell "Clear prop!" before hand
propping the mower?

In my life, mower pull cords are a disposable
item like gasoline and spark plugs.
Usually get 10 years on a cord - 5 or more on a plug