November 29, 2007
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Building A Boat
My boat plans arrived yesterday!
Now let’s see how many years it takes to finish *this* project.
On an unrelated note, I met someone the other day whom I haven’t seen for a while. He was out of commission for about 2 months because he nearly cut off one of his fingers, using a chain saw. I asked him how he did it, and he said, “I was cocky when I should have known better.”
I asked him if the chain saw kicked back, and he said yes. It was the end of the day, and it was getting dark. He thought he’d be able to finish “one more log.” So he was holding the chain saw with one hand, trying to trim off branches on one log, while he held another one up with his other hand. Bad idea. Always hold chain saws (and circular saws) with two hands. As soon as he touched the branches, the saw kicked up and hit his other hand, which was holding up another branch. Went through bone, and almost severed an artery on the other side.
He was lucky it didn’t kick up into his face.
Anyway, I just thought I’d post a warning to anyone who might be cutting firewood this winter.
HOLD IT WITH TWO HANDS.
And stop and get some cocoa when it’s getting dark.
