Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Beware the Shovel

I just wanted to say to everyone working around garden tools: wear your safety glasses. I took a shovel handle to the head on Sunday afternoon. Hurt like heck. Would have broken my nose, easy, except I was wearing safety glasses that protected the bridge of my nose. The doc says I have a mild concussion. Good thing I did that AFTER we had the drain in! And it could be worse- a friend of mine just cut part of his finger off while working on his house. Yikes. My concussion pales in comparison to that!

In other news, my mother-in-law (bless her!!) sent us a rototiller. It came yesterday, and I'm really excited about using it. Hooray!

Moral of the story: beware shovels. They are just as dangerous, and apparently sneakier, than rakes. Maybe next time I'll wear the hardhat, too...

2 comments:

  1. Dammit woman. We'll just have to wrap you in bubble wrap and put you on a chair. You're obviously delicate!!!

    And you were worried about my back...

    I wouldn't wish the flu on you, or anyone else for that matter. Even someone I hated. Because it sucks. But now I have good medcine, which will ease the pain.

    Have a good trip if I don't chat with you before!

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  2. What's this 'safety' you speak of? Remember chicks dig disfiguring facial scars, or so I've heard...

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