Just been watching a prog on Scottish ITV about an A+E Dept .
A gardener came in who used a rotary mower and tried to sort a jammed
blade without switching it off first and when it unjammed it hit his
finger and cut it and also broke a bone .

They then showed a clip of someone ( probably him) using a petrol
driven mower while wearing open toed sandals .
Some folk just never learn.

On 18 Jan, 01:31, Stuart B wrote:
Just been watching a prog on Scottish ITV about an A+E Dept .
A gardener came in who used a *rotary mower and tried to sort a jammed
blade without switching it off first and when it unjammed it hit his
finger and cut it and also broke a bone .

They then showed a clip of someone ( probably him) using a petrol
driven mower while wearing open toed sandals .
Some folk just never learn.

WHat's wrong with the sandals? How many times have your (shoed) feet
got in the way of a petrol mower? I mow the lawn in bare feet, and I
would really have to pull off some strange bodily contortions to get
my toes anywhere near the blade, shoed or not!

Matt

wrote:
On 18 Jan, 01:31, Stuart B wrote:
Just been watching a prog on Scottish ITV about an A+E Dept .
A gardener came in who used a �rotary mower and tried to sort a jammed
blade without switching it off first and when it unjammed it hit his
finger and cut it and also broke a bone .

They then showed a clip of someone ( probably him) using a petrol
driven mower while wearing open toed sandals .
Some folk just never learn.

WHat's wrong with the sandals? How many times have your (shoed) feet
got in the way of a petrol mower? I mow the lawn in bare feet, and I
would really have to pull off some strange bodily contortions to get
my toes anywhere near the blade, shoed or not!

I mow mine in a thornproof jacket and tough boots. The wilderness is all
around, trying to get back in...
Matt

On 2008-01-18 12:30:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher said:

I mow mine in a thornproof jacket and tough boots. The wilderness is
all around, trying to get back in...


I didn't know that you were *that* near Norfolk.... :-)

Stuart B wrote in message
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Just been watching a prog on Scottish ITV about an A+E Dept .
A gardener came in who used a rotary mower and tried to sort a jammed
blade without switching it off first and when it unjammed it hit his
finger and cut it and also broke a bone .

They then showed a clip of someone ( probably him) using a petrol
driven mower while wearing open toed sandals .
Some folk just never learn.

Yeah, I think he should have worn a condom too... you never can be too safe
;-)