Posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.163] on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 13:28:40 :
In Reply to: Power tools posted by Jerry in Idaho [24.49.176.137] on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 13:17:56 :
When I was barely big enough to reach up over the top of my dad's table saw I grabbed for a little triangle of wood as soon as he'd turned the motor off. The blade took a pretty good bite out of my finger and my dad was really in the doghouse with my mom for it. I don't know if it scared me sufficiently or I've just been lucky, but I've never cut myself with a saw since then. One toe smashed with a double-jack and I learned not to prop the block of wood up with my foot. One spoonful of molten lead poured on my hand and I wear welding gloves now. Aside from drilling into a loaded hole, I think I got all my power tool accidents out of the way as a teenager. Still haven't rolled the cat or gotten body parts in the way of the chain saw, and hope I never do. But it's definitely true that good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
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