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Ever get ill after using a line-trimmer?
"ShadowTek" wrote in message . .. On 2009-08-16, SteveB wrote: I did not harp on this. It was the first time I brought it up, and it was a suggestion, and not a "why" question, as it you had intent. Oh, sorry, my eyes must have wandered when I read the name of someone that *you* responded to earlier in the thread. I thought it was the same guy posting the same thing again. Then, I take it that you are NOT the person who originally wrote in for advice on how to handle the dust when trimming high weeds. Am I correct? Steve |
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On 2009-08-17, aemeijers wrote:
Sounds like that is part of your problem. Might I suggest going retro, and getting yourself a scythe or sickle to keep up there, and doing the initial clearing by hand? Chop it low, and use a pitchfork and scoop shovel like giant salad tongs, to gather it up? I *did* have a machete with me on these recent trips, but with a blade that short, you have to do a lot of bending over to reach things. I'm thinking about getting one of those brush blades next time I'm at HomeDepot. I don't think they carry scythes. |
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On 2009-08-17, E Z Peaces wrote:
I can't imagine having the line on a string trimmer tangle up. In waist-high grass, I'll make my first pass high because the mass of resilient vegetation down low would bog down a string trimmer. I'm wasn't really cutting "grass", more like large stalky weeds. I wouldn't attempt head-high stuff with string because I'd expect some weeds that tall to be tough enough to cause splitting in the .090 line I use. For stuff that tall I have a disk with 3 replaceable nylon blades a little like propellers for model airplanes. They'll cut anything short of wood. Nothing bogs them down. The trimmer is more controllable than with string because cutting doesn't cause a pull. My clothes stay neater because they don't throw debris as much as string. Presumably they would throw less pollen into the air than would string. I saw those things in a catalog and wondered about their performance. I guess I should get some and keep them for over-grown jobs like that. |
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On 2009-08-17, SteveB wrote:
Then, I take it that you are NOT the person who originally wrote in for advice on how to handle the dust when trimming high weeds. Am I correct? I've never used Outlook, but it sounds like you would be better off with a different client if it doesn't provide yout with the ability to easily go back and see for yourself. Anyway, I *am* this thread's OP, but I wasn't asking for advice on how to handle dust. I was just curious to know if the experiance that I had was at all common. |
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ShadowTek wrote:
On 2009-08-17, aemeijers wrote: Sounds like that is part of your problem. Might I suggest going retro, and getting yourself a scythe or sickle to keep up there, and doing the initial clearing by hand? Chop it low, and use a pitchfork and scoop shovel like giant salad tongs, to gather it up? I *did* have a machete with me on these recent trips, but with a blade that short, you have to do a lot of bending over to reach things. I'm thinking about getting one of those brush blades next time I'm at HomeDepot. I don't think they carry scythes. I'm probably remembering the names wrong. Kinda like Death carries in all the cartoons, but with a curving handle to save your back. I've even seen them with arms sticking out of the handle, to catch the tall stuff as you cut it, so you can continue the swinging motion, and move it all behind you as you go. Like the things they used to have chain gangs use to clear weeds in road ditches. I agree about machetes. They look cool in old movies, but in real life, after ten minutes, you are sore all over. (Unless that is what you do for a living every day, of course.) A farm store may have better selection of tools like that than HD or Lowes. Leastways the handles will probably be longer. (Googles). Didn't find scythes, but several places had the golf-club looking things I used as a kid, with the long razor-sharp blade sticking out. Handles are always absurdly short on those for some reason- only 40" or so. I suppose you could always fit a longer handle. Here is an example. http://www.tractorsupply.com/lawn-ga...rimmer-4429395 -- aem sends... |
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ShadowTek wrote:
Has you ever became ill after using a line-trimmer? The last two times that I've trimmed growth that was as tall I was, I ended up inadvertently inhaling some of the pulverized debris, and each night after that, I've ended up with a brief upper-respiratory infection. I figured is was the inhalation of mold or fungus that caused it. I was just curious if this could be a common thing when line-trimming massive amounts of vegetation. Either way, I'm going to have to start remembering to use dust-mask from now on. My former neighbor used to wear a respirator when mowing the lawn due to allergy problems. |
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
... ShadowTek wrote: On 2009-08-17, aemeijers wrote: Sounds like that is part of your problem. Might I suggest going retro, and getting yourself a scythe or sickle to keep up there, and doing the initial clearing by hand? Chop it low, and use a pitchfork and scoop shovel like giant salad tongs, to gather it up? I *did* have a machete with me on these recent trips, but with a blade that short, you have to do a lot of bending over to reach things. I'm thinking about getting one of those brush blades next time I'm at HomeDepot. I don't think they carry scythes. I'm probably remembering the names wrong. Kinda like Death carries in all the cartoons, but with a curving handle to save your back. I've even seen them with arms sticking out of the handle, to catch the tall stuff as you cut it, so you can continue the swinging motion, and move it all behind you as you go. Like the things they used to have chain gangs use to clear weeds in road ditches. I agree about machetes. They look cool in old movies, but in real life, after ten minutes, you are sore all over. (Unless that is what you do for a living every day, of course.) A farm store may have better selection of tools like that than HD or Lowes. Leastways the handles will probably be longer. (Googles). Didn't find scythes, but several places had the golf-club looking things I used as a kid, with the long razor-sharp blade sticking out. Handles are always absurdly short on those for some reason- only 40" or so. I suppose you could always fit a longer handle. Here is an example. http://www.tractorsupply.com/lawn-ga...rimmer-4429395 Can I throw in a short rant here? I recently bought a grass trimmer very similar to the one in the photo you linked. Why the f**** do all the ones available now seem to have serrated blades? They don't cut very well when they're new (because of poor build quality) and you can't sharpen them! When I was a kid we had one with a regular blade, it cut well and when it didn't you could easily sharpen it. I suppose with a grinder and enough time, you could modify it from a serrated to a regular blade... Eric Law |
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Eric wrote:
(Googles). Didn't find scythes, but several places had the golf-club looking things I used as a kid, with the long razor-sharp blade sticking out. Handles are always absurdly short on those for some reason- only 40" or so. I suppose you could always fit a longer handle. Here is an example. http://www.tractorsupply.com/lawn-ga...rimmer-4429395 Can I throw in a short rant here? I recently bought a grass trimmer very similar to the one in the photo you linked. Why the f**** do all the ones available now seem to have serrated blades? They don't cut very well when they're new (because of poor build quality) and you can't sharpen them! When I was a kid we had one with a regular blade, it cut well and when it didn't you could easily sharpen it. I suppose with a grinder and enough time, you could modify it from a serrated to a regular blade... Eric Law A serrated edge is supposed to work more efficiently on a grass whip. The standard method is to clamp the blade in a vise and file the bevel. I once tried that with a rusty one I found in a shed. It still wouldn't cut. I've read that buyers of name-brand whips experience the same frustration because they come with lacquer on the edge. One buyer was very pleased with his whip after cleaning the edge with a 3/16" hone in a dremel tool. |
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scorpionleather wrote:
Not so much from string trimming, but when I use the lawnmower it kicks up a lot of dust and then for the next couple days I sneeze a lot. Or when I do other landscaping projects that raise the vegetation dust I get what feels like upper respiratory allergies. So I wonder if you are also having a kind of allergic reaction. I take Claritin (over the counter) and that helps a little. I just this year started wearing a particle mask when I mow the lawn in the summer. Makes a BIG difference in the way I feel afterwards, along the lines of the effect you get the first time you wear hearing protection while mowing. Jon |
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Jon Danniken wrote:
scorpionleather wrote: Not so much from string trimming, but when I use the lawnmower it kicks up a lot of dust and then for the next couple days I sneeze a lot. Or when I do other landscaping projects that raise the vegetation dust I get what feels like upper respiratory allergies. So I wonder if you are also having a kind of allergic reaction. I take Claritin (over the counter) and that helps a little. I just this year started wearing a particle mask when I mow the lawn in the summer. Makes a BIG difference in the way I feel afterwards, along the lines of the effect you get the first time you wear hearing protection while mowing. Jon Wish I'd worn hearing protection mowing lawns as a kid, and on the construction sites during my teenage years. I might have a little more of my hearing left. I was never into rock'n'roll concerts and never had a high-power stereo, so those are the only damaging exposures I had. But other than the jackhammer guys, nobody wore them back then. I wear muffs using any power equipment now, funny looks from the neighbors be damned. I want to hold on to what little hearing I have left. -- aem sends... |
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On 2009-08-19, aemeijers wrote:
Wish I'd worn hearing protection mowing lawns as a kid, and on the construction sites during my teenage years. I might have a little more of my hearing left. I was never into rock'n'roll concerts and never had a high-power stereo, so those are the only damaging exposures I had. But other than the jackhammer guys, nobody wore them back then. I wear muffs using any power equipment now, funny looks from the neighbors be damned. I want to hold on to what little hearing I have left. I always wear earplugs when I mow, trim, hit a nail with a hammer, or anything else that seems uncomfortable. If have sensitive hearing, and I enjoy still being able to hearing failt sounds off in the distance that other people can't. |
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"ShadowTek" wrote in message . .. On 2009-08-19, aemeijers wrote: Wish I'd worn hearing protection mowing lawns as a kid, and on the construction sites during my teenage years. I might have a little more of my hearing left. I was never into rock'n'roll concerts and never had a high-power stereo, so those are the only damaging exposures I had. But other than the jackhammer guys, nobody wore them back then. I wear muffs using any power equipment now, funny looks from the neighbors be damned. I want to hold on to what little hearing I have left. I always wear earplugs when I mow, trim, hit a nail with a hammer, or anything else that seems uncomfortable. If have sensitive hearing, and I enjoy still being able to hearing failt sounds off in the distance that other people can't. When I got my hearing aids, I walked out, and was amazed at how loud the birds were. At night I could hear crickets. And other little sounds. Like aemerijers, I wish I had taken more care, but in a lot of the situations I worked, hearing protection would have been a hindrance, as one had to listen to some of the sounds and other workmen. My hearing is very bad. My exposures were very loud machinery, all manner of things. Compressors, needle scalers, compressed air tools, and industrial diving. In training, we used to blow down to 200' in 40 seconds. That has to toughen up the eardrums after a time. And then all the other up and down trips in up to 305' of water. If I had it to do over, I'd do it different. I would stay in college, and probably been a liberal. Maybe being hard of hearing isn't so bad after all. Steve ;-) |
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On Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 10:57:51 PM UTC-4, ShadowTek wrote:
Has you ever became ill after using a line-trimmer? The last two times that I've trimmed growth that was as tall I was, I ended up inadvertently inhaling some of the pulverized debris, and each night after that, I've ended up with a brief upper-respiratory infection. I figured is was the inhalation of mold or fungus that caused it. I was just curious if this could be a common thing when line-trimming massive amounts of vegetation. Either way, I'm going to have to start remembering to use dust-mask from now on. It is common sense that every one's respiratory system is stronger or weaker than each other. Just like some people get poison ivory and others don't. When cutting any grass weeds or especially poison ivory or poison oak. I have learned as I just started going into my sixty's I cant use any leaf blowers or weed whackers as much because the fumes are giving me a sore throat.. I have some one in our family who if she even gets near poison ivory she will start to get chocked up and will get some rashes later. |
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On 12/10/2017 10:22 PM, micky wrote:
Hmmm. I hate leaf blowers anyhow. Let the leaves be leaves. Just get rid of the trees and multiple problems are solved. - no more tree root sewer line damage - no more worrying about a tree falling on your house in a storm - no more cleaning out eves-troughs - no more raking leaves - no more picking up broken branches - no more ****ing around with leaf blowers - no more place for ****ing squirrels to live Did I miss anything? |
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On 12/11/2017 3:39 AM, Eve Troff wrote:
On 12/10/2017 10:22 PM, micky wrote: Hmmm.Â* I hate leaf blowers anyhow.Â* Let the leaves be leaves. Just get rid of the trees and multiple problems are solved. - no more tree root sewer line damage - no more worrying about a tree falling on your house in a storm - no more cleaning out eves-troughs - no more raking leaves - no more picking up broken branches - no more ****ing around with leaf blowers - no more place for ****ing squirrels to live Did I miss anything? Â* Yes - No more oxygen for humans and animals to breath . Â* -- Â* Snag |
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On 12/10/2017 09:22 PM, micky wrote:
[snip] Hmmm. I hate leaf blowers anyhow. Let the leaves be leaves. A leaf blower is used to blow leaves into the street. This is littering, but normal people don't care. |
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On 12/11/2017 07:17 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
[snip] Â* Yes - No more oxygen for humans and animals to breath . And one of the most common language-related errors on the internet. The word is BREATHE (as in "If you can breathe, you can take a breath."). Â* -- Â* Snag |
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In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 11 Dec 2017 04:39:39 -0500, Eve Troff
wrote: On 12/10/2017 10:22 PM, micky wrote: Hmmm. I hate leaf blowers anyhow. Let the leaves be leaves. Just get rid of the trees and multiple problems are solved. - no more tree root sewer line damage - no more worrying about a tree falling on your house in a storm - no more cleaning out eves-troughs - no more raking leaves - no more picking up broken branches - no more ****ing around with leaf blowers - no more place for ****ing squirrels to live Did I miss anything? Pave the yard and no more grass mowing. Paint it green and no more fertilizing. |
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I have 6 foot ditches on front and side of my property and let it grow up so Sunday, one week ago, I literally weed eated these ditches and the yard for approximately 4 hours. I went through poison ivy, poison oak and anything else that was in my path. I felt it hitting my face and neck so I was worried I may end up with a rash but instead I ended up with a breathing problem. It started the next day with a soreness in my throat as if my throat was having an alergic reaction to what I breathed in. Now it has become a pain in my throat and my chest when I breath in deeply. I function normally but today it feels a little more intense. Does this sound like what you went through? I will also wear a mask next time.
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