Wounded by one of my 2-strokes

 Not a bike this time - chainsaw...

I never thought I'd get tangled up with a chainsaw, at least not due
to being too complacent or not paying attention. I am always very
careful and respectful of the business end of power tools. Well, not
today. I was mired in brush in the woods right behind my yard,
dropping and bucking up a few standing dead, and suddenly found my saw
sucked into my thigh. The fact that I don't exactly know how it got
there just shows how little attention I was paying at the time. From
what I can gather, I had just dropped a 6" tree out of the middle of a
bunch of little stuff. I was reaching through the brush, and holding
the saw sideways (bar side down) - I had already let go of the saw
with my right (throttle) hand, and I think I was looking over my left
shoulder to see if the tree fell cleanly to the ground as I pulled the
saw out - when I twisted my shoulders to the left, the saw must've
rotated to the left, and the bar tapped my leg before the chain had
time to spin down. The chain hooked up on my pants leg and the saw got
sucked in. Pant leg turned into confetti, and I got 12 stitches across
the middle of my left thigh - could've easily been way worse. Luckily
I only got bit by residual momentum - my 036 Pro would've eaten my leg
for lunch had the chain actually been under power at the time.  Boy,
do I feel stupid.  Oh well... could've been a lot worse.  I didn't saw
into the muscle (thank gawd), and didn't really hurt (at least not
yet). Good thing chicks dig scars, that's all I can say...

JayC

 
Chain saw. - must be one of the most risky tools you can use...

 On 04/16/11 13:43, JayC wrote:


Oh jeez.  The problem with scars is that guys always lie about them.
Rather than a dumb chainsaw accident, this scar will be the result of
your rescue of a [friend | dog | little old lady] from certain death at
the hands of a homicidal maniac.

--
Cheers, Bev
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'Politics' comes from an ancient Greek word meaning
'many blood-sucking leeches.'       -- Mark Russell

 
Kevlar leggings FTW.

Dave

 
You misspelled dumb.


There's a professional arborist down at the watering hole who had a
similar injury a few months back. His boss was not pleased that he was
not wearing the required chaps.
Hey, at least you didn't shred your weiner.

I'll need chaps and a new saw if I get the land I looked at last week.
 And a trials bike.
 And a hot tub.
... and a front end loader
maybe a skidder. Too bad it's all oak. I really want a sugarbush.

-dean
ready to blow this clambake

...a rope tow would not be out of the question, but a babe on a
snowmobile might be more practical.
We could carve a couple nice black diamonds in there too.