Cut Myself With A Chainsaw Today

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!

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rbsremodeling

Damn


Was the sun not shining out doors while you were cutting the tree

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Tinstaafl

I can tell you it was shining for sure after I got up the nerve to look at the leg!

rbsremodeling

Where there brown stains in your pants

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willworkforbeer

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.

Tinstaafl

I ain't no dummy. I allus wear muh brown pants when doing that kind of work.

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.

Darwin

Forget the scars.. bro, you're in a need of some tannin

willworkforbeer

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.

Tom Struble

glad your ok Tin well at least as ok as youve ever been

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BobsLandscaping

Chainsaw chaps are good for preventing that kind of thing.

WarnerConstInc.

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.

genecarp

Thanks for the reminder, and i am glad you are OK, G

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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.

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Dumb a$$

Glad you're OK.

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Tinstaafl

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.

So's fear, and that's served me well through many a cord of wood. Complacency is the evil demon.

I now have a pair of half-cutoffs I'll let you have for a very reasonable sum.

rbsremodeling

There has to be an osha rule against having legs that white

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katoman

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.

SLSTech

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

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knucklehead

Glad you are OK. Did you learn anything?