npgraphicdesign 3 #1 October 19, 2008 Well the new hedge trimmer I bought works great. Aside from cutting branches/shrubs, it also leaves symmetrical and evenly spaced cuts on your finger. Not bad enough for stitches, but bad enough to leave a nice blood trail from the shrubs through the garage all the way to the bathroom. At least it's not on the hand that pulls the chute. I'm safe...relatively speaking... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 October 19, 2008 See, I thought that you lost your finger to your new hedge trimmer. Glad that you still have your finger.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #3 October 19, 2008 no pics? at least i had the decency to show pics when i had an issue with the chopsaw and scrotum waxing experiment. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2871898;search_string=should%20i%20go%20to%20the%20hospital;#2871898 i wanna see blood "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #4 October 19, 2008 Let me be the 1st to say..... Dumbass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #5 October 19, 2008 Quote Let me be the 1st to say..... Dumbass Damn! You beat me to it. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #6 October 19, 2008 hey bud don't stick your fingers in the hedge trimmers while they're on youre gonna lose a finger i thought everybody knew that if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #7 October 19, 2008 Quote hey bud don't stick your fingers in the hedge trimmers while they're on youre gonna lose a finger i thought everybody knew that I assure you my thought process was not "Oh crickey, here's my new hedge trimmer...let me stick my finger in it to see how well it cuts it " It was part accident part slip of the hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #8 October 19, 2008 Quote no pics? at least i had the decency to show pics when i had an issue with the chopsaw and scrotum waxing experiment. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2871898;search_string=should%20i%20go%20to%20the%20hospital;#2871898 i wanna see blood My first thought was 'damn I need to get a bandaid so I will stop bleeding all over the place' and not 'oh i better get the camera so i can take some photos for bloodthirsty fellow skydivers.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #9 October 19, 2008 QuoteIt was part accident part slip of the hand. yeah yeah waaahhhhh!! you gonna post pictures of the mangled digit or what ?? how else are we supposed to learn from this mishap per se..if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #10 October 19, 2008 Quote Quote It was part accident part slip of the hand. yeah yeah waaahhhhh!! you gonna post pictures of the mangled digit or what ?? how else are we supposed to learn from this mishap per se.. No I will not. It is already wrapped up and I have no intention of tearing the gauze/bandaids off just for your sick satisfaction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #11 October 19, 2008 Quote just for your sick satisfaction. right on, fair enough bud. youre calling me sick...hey i'm not the one sticking my fingers in the hedge trimmer if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #12 October 19, 2008 Quote Quote just for your sick satisfaction. right on, fair enough bud. youre calling me sick...hey i'm not the one sticking my fingers in the hedge trimmer Touche. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #13 October 19, 2008 I hope it's not your diddlin' finger! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 October 20, 2008 Quote Well the new hedge trimmer I bought works great. Aside from cutting branches/shrubs, it also leaves symmetrical and evenly spaced cuts on your finger. Not bad enough for stitches, but bad enough to leave a nice blood trail from the shrubs through the garage all the way to the bathroom. At all times while operating a hedge trimmer, NEVER, NEVER take one hand off it. BOTH hands must stay attached to the handles and triggers. My friend John did the same thing you did several years ago. He was doing some yard work early in the morning the day he was going to drive down to Carolina Sky Sports for a boogie from his home in MD. Nicked his finger holding a sprig of his bush as he swept the damn thing across. Bled all over. He bandaged it as well as possible, but as soon as he got on I-95 and only got about 50 miles in 3 hours, with blood all over the steering wheel, he gave up and turned around back home. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #15 October 20, 2008 I did the exact same thing 2 years ago. Reached out with it one-handed, then nailed myself as I went to re-grasp with the other hand. Nobody to blame but myself. An ER trip and about 13 sutures later, I learned that hydrogen peroxide works amazingly well in getting lots of blood out of clothing. The amount of blood all over the kitchen floor (where I ran into to grab a towel to clamp over my hand) was rather impressive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #16 October 20, 2008 Quote hey bud don't stick your fingers in the hedge trimmers while they're on youre gonna lose a finger i thought everybody knew that You can never assume that everyone knows something. My favorite warning label was on a push mower and it read," Do not use to trim hedges". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #17 October 20, 2008 Only in Am............ (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #19 October 20, 2008 QuoteOnly in Am............ From England: "Hedge-trimmer accidents have increased by more than 50 per cent in the past five years, to 3,100 a year."Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1563988/Gardening-lands-87000-a-year-in-hospital.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 October 20, 2008 John Sir, you crack me up - thanks (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #21 October 20, 2008 Quote My first thought was 'damn I need to get a bandaid so I will stop bleeding all over the place' and not 'oh i better get the camera so i can take some photos for bloodthirsty fellow skydivers.' you need to re-evaluate your priorities. for this injury, there was a camera ready before the injury even occurred. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2411771;search_string=reality%20of%20nutwaxing;#2411771 edit to add: i just read through a little bit of that thread and appairently there weren't cameras at the ready, but they came out immediatly and i did pose for pics. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #22 October 20, 2008 and don't cigarette lighters still say not to use near face??? so where do you put the cigarette???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #23 October 21, 2008 Quote My first thought was 'damn I need to get a bandaid so I will stop bleeding all over the place' and not 'oh i better get the camera so i can take some photos for bloodthirsty fellow skydivers.' Dude! You list 10 jumps! You should have your priorities straight by now! My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #24 October 21, 2008 Quote Quote hey bud don't stick your fingers in the hedge trimmers while they're on youre gonna lose a finger i thought everybody knew that You can never assume that everyone knows something. My favorite warning label was on a push mower and it read," Do not use to trim hedges". well yeah, but i mean something has got to go off in your head telling you not to play fucking guitar hero with the hedge trimmers..especially without video or a camera nearby none the less the fuck is this world coming to if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #25 October 21, 2008 Quote You can never assume that everyone knows something. My favorite warning label was on a push mower and it read," Do not use to trim hedges". That's just there because they also want to sell you a hedge trimmer. That's not a warning label. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
