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[Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>]

Toni Hawryluk wrote:

> > Yes. Fear. Keep it with you always. (snip)
> >    
> Chainsaws are the most dangerous tool I use.
> (snip)
>  
>
> > Wear heavy boots, (snip)
> >    
>
> Question : 
> are steel-toed boots a good idea or could 
> the angles (of cut or steel-toe) somehow 
> deflect (before the chain stopped - and I 
> know there are chain-brakes) the cut 
> somewhere "worse" than the foot/toe area ?
>
>  
>
> > Ear protection is good, especially if you like music or having someone whisper in your ear. 
> >    
>
> All together now, "Listen to the birdies sing ..." !
>
>  
>
> > Stay scared.
> >    
>
> SIR, yes, SIR !! (and I'm not being facetious,
> this is respect-e-mail-style) 'cause even if
> you have people with you - as in not 'sawing'
> "alone", hospitals are a long way away when 
> you're bleeding.
>
> Toni
>
>
>  
tvoivozhd---my almost ninety-year old  neighbor for whom I was palbearer 
when he died, damn near died at about eighty years of age when his 
chainsaw kicked back and sliced his chest open---don't know how he 
stayed conscious long enough to drive his pickup fifteen miles to a 
clinic.  The advice on Kevlar clothing is very good.