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What Did You Do Today?
JW_Halverson:
Counting on luck isn't a valid strategy. Nice to know you have the helmet and other safety gear now.
I imagine seeing that deadfall laying there has to kinda tighten yer guts up a bit.
Pat B:
When out in the woods hunting or cutting wood or around your yard, be aware of what's around you. Not just what's in front but both sides, behind and what's above you also.
Our woods are full of these widow makers not only from the hemlock woolly adelgid killing all of our Canadian hemlocks but from hurricane Helene. We are usually pretty observant of these things I guess I didn't expect a standing dead pine to break in half and fall. My accident happened 2 or 3 days after cutting down the red oak. the smaller trees I cut weren't even near this dead pine. All I can say is it was a freak accident and also for everyone to be aware of what's around you. I've been doing this stuff for almost 50 years and never had anything like this happen to me. I consider myself careful while cutting firewood.
My safety helmet and walkie-talkies came in this morning. It will be a while before I go back to cutting firewood but I now have what I should have had all along.
Pat B:
Got the stitches out today. Everything is healing well. The open spot will just have to fill in. Turns out I'm now a legend at Transylvania Co. Hospital for having the most stitches in one head. 8) I walked into the ER and staff folks were saying..."hey, I know you" or I've heard of you". A legend in my own time. ;D
The same PA and his Assistant, a trainee PA graduating in December, one on each side of my head removed the stitches they had put in 9 days ago. Everyone in our local hospital ER was excellent, couldn't have been better. I still have some recovery to do. I still have short dizzy spells and my neck and up into the left side of my head is still sore, like a sprained muscle but each day they get a little better.
Boy, was I lucky!
chamookman:
Dang Pat ! Just saw.. this :(! Glad You are on the mend Brother. (=) Bob.
bjrogg:
Well around here the funny guys would say “good thing it hit you in the head or you might have been seriously hurt “.
Not really all that funny but maybe just a little truth to it. You must have a thick noggin. Glad it wasn’t your time yet Pat
Bjrogg
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