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06-19-2009, 06:31 PM
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Capra aegagrus
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Cut myself with a chainsaw today
Had some spare time today, and a neighbor offered me my normal rate to take down two trees he's been worrying about. So I fired up the old Stihl and took 'em down, no problem.
But. Whaling and flailing at de-limbing, with the saw getting heavy because I haven't done that sort of thing for a while... I finished a cut and let the saw drop. Right onto my leg. 
All praise to the man above and his minions who watch over me. I had let go of the throttle and the chain was all but stopped. Don't let your guard down, guys!
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06-19-2009, 06:33 PM
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Professiona Instigator
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Damn
Was the sun not shining out doors while you were cutting the tree
Last edited by rbsremodeling; 06-19-2009 at 06:35 PM.
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06-19-2009, 06:36 PM
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Capra aegagrus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbsremodeling
Was the sun not shining out doors white you were cutting the tree
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I can tell you it was shining for sure after I got up the nerve to look at the leg!
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06-19-2009, 06:37 PM
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Professiona Instigator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinstaafl
I can tell you it was shining for sure after I got up the nerve to look at the leg!
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Where there brown stains in your pants
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06-19-2009, 06:42 PM
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Home Depot aisle walker
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinstaafl
Had some spare time today, and a neighbor offered me my normal rate to take down two trees he's been worrying about. So I fired up the old Stihl and took 'em down, no problem.
But. Whaling and flailing at de-limbing, with the saw getting heavy because I haven't done that sort of thing for a while... I finished a cut and let the saw drop. Right onto my leg.
All praise to the man above and his minions who watch over me. I had let go of the throttle and the chain was all but stopped. Don't let your guard down, guys! |
I've got a nice little scar in about the same place from a chainsaw. I was 15? and rancher hands me a chainsaw (never used one before) and tells me to make slash piles. Then he walks off and leaves me miles out in the woods by myself. Not wanting to look like a sissy or lose the job I went back to work when it quit bleeding. Scared the living hell out of me though.
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06-19-2009, 06:42 PM
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Capra aegagrus
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Quote:
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Where there brown stains in your pants
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I ain't no dummy. I allus wear muh brown pants when doing that kind of work. 
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06-19-2009, 06:45 PM
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Capra aegagrus
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Then he walks off and leaves me miles out in the woods by myself.
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Good lord, what a douchebag. I'm all for starting kids young, but that young I'd never hand a chainsaw, let alone walk away. I know people who won't let their 14 year olds run a lawnmower. 
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06-19-2009, 06:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinstaafl
Had some spare time today, and a neighbor offered me my normal rate to take down two trees he's been worrying about. So I fired up the old Stihl and took 'em down, no problem.
But. Whaling and flailing at de-limbing, with the saw getting heavy because I haven't done that sort of thing for a while... I finished a cut and let the saw drop. Right onto my leg.
All praise to the man above and his minions who watch over me. I had let go of the throttle and the chain was all but stopped. Don't let your guard down, guys! |
Forget the scars.. bro, you're in a need of some tannin 
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who dat is?
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06-19-2009, 06:55 PM
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Home Depot aisle walker
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinstaafl
Good lord, what a douchebag. I'm all for starting kids young, but that young I'd never hand a chainsaw, let alone walk away. I know people who won't let their 14 year olds run a lawnmower. |
Well I know I hadnt turned 16 (maybe I was 14, thats when we got our drivers liscenses) because thats when I left home. He was one tough SOB, had a tree fall on him, screwed him up good but still worked like a dog. Ahh the good ol' days. Not.
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06-19-2009, 07:03 PM
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glad your ok Tin  well at least as ok as youve ever been 
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06-19-2009, 07:04 PM
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Yard Boi
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Chainsaw chaps are good for preventing that kind of thing.
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06-19-2009, 07:06 PM
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It looks like you were trying to carve up a freezer burnt turkey!!!
I started running a 011 when I was 12 with my dad. That is all my parents heat with is a wood burner.
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06-19-2009, 07:08 PM
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Thanks for the reminder, and i am glad you are OK, G 
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06-19-2009, 07:12 PM
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Hmmm, that'll make me think twice the next time I fire up to do some tree trimming around the house in dungaree cutoffs. 
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06-19-2009, 07:12 PM
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LRG WoodCrafting
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Dumb a$$ 
Glad you're OK.
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06-19-2009, 07:22 PM
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Capra aegagrus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darwin
Forget the scars.. bro, you're in a need of some tannin |
Them's farmer legs, yuh whippersnappers! Haybales, briars and brambles soon teach you to protect that precious skin. Besides, if you saw a pic of me in shorts, you'd know why I don't wear 'em.
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Originally Posted by BobsLandscaping
Chainsaw chaps are good for preventing that kind of thing.
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So's fear, and that's served me well through many a cord of wood. Complacency is the evil demon.
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Originally Posted by loneframer
Hmmm, that'll make me think twice the next time I fire up to do some tree trimming around the house in dungaree cutoffs. |
I now have a pair of half-cutoffs I'll let you have for a very reasonable sum.
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06-19-2009, 07:23 PM
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Professiona Instigator
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There has to be an osha rule against having legs that white
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06-19-2009, 07:36 PM
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Lucky boy!! Had a guy working for me years ago who had his chainsaw kick back into his face. ( not while working for me ) Anyway, his nickname was "caveman" 'cause that's what his face looked like. Nice guy though.
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06-19-2009, 07:43 PM
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Sean
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbsremodeling
There has to be an osha rule against having legs that white
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Nope - just some Public Decency laws on the books like wearing a warning stating eye protection is highly recommended (i.e. sunglasses)
Tin - glad your OK
Last edited by SLSTech; 06-19-2009 at 09:54 PM.
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06-19-2009, 07:47 PM
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Glad you are OK. Did you learn anything?
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