NVP66S Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Is this a new way to add lightness? Q: Why do aerospace structures have lightning holes? A: To let the lightning through easier. Q: Why do they have so many lightning holes? A: Because lightning never strikes twice in the same place. OK, really dumb jokes that need misspelling to work. I learned at age 16 that lightning frequently strikes the same place. I was an engineer (FCC license title, not my hubris) at the local AM/FM station in PA, and it was my job during thunderstorms to watch out the window at the towers (3 each 190 ft tall) and flip the transmitter back on when lightning hit a tower and tripped a breaker. Happened about once every 15 minutes. BTW, it really was like WKRP in Cincinnati, except we didn't have Loni Anderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 It's not that I haven't had my share of power tools with blades type injuries, I just wanted to add a new dimension, air hoses!! I happened to bend down over a portable compressor I was using to move it out of my way when "WHAP", the air hose with 125Lbs. of air in it popped out of the cheap Chinese quick disconnect and whipped me across the face. BTW, I have a portable compressor for sale cheap, only a couple of dozen ball peen hammer marks on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 ouch. On the air hose to face! I have a similar looking cut on my index finger as the original poster. Mine is above the nail though. Happened 25 years ago. Still a minor scar to remind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I am surprised you have any intact limbs left Mazda? Especially given your love for an angle grinder! Where is that famous photo of you?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I am surprised you have any intact limbs left Mazda? Especially given your love for an angle grinder! Where is that famous photo of you?.... It's been so long, I can't even find that pic. It's around here somewhere. And yes, I'm lucky to not be permanently disabled. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 . . . . I just wanted to add a new dimension, air hoses!! . . . . Dang, Jim! That was one bad a$$ air hose! :boxing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hill Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Maybe we should rename this thread, we seem to have expanded the topic.... "Thing learned the hard way"? "Boy was I lucky..." On a slightly more perverse note, why is human nature such that we an get such a chuckle at someone's misfortune? Or is it that we recognize the similarity to some of our own experiences? I know that I could write a bathroom anthem with things that have gone wrong in my life, and I have always considered myself safety conscious. There is some truth to "if I thought I was going to live this long I might have made some different choices, looked after myself better".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Paul, Well said. I think a couple of reasons for finding humor in tragedy 'is' because we all can relate to the situation in some form. I've been working on and off with saws most of my adult life and have never even had a close call . . . . And then . . . Another reason; it's comforting to know you're not alone when 'stupid' jump up and bites us in the buttocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Maybe we should rename this thread, we seem to have expanded the topic.... "Thing learned the hard way"? "Boy was I lucky..." On a slightly more perverse note, why is human nature such that we an get such a chuckle at someone's misfortune? What I try to do is come clean with my own misfortune (OK, stupidity), so that others may learn. It's human nature to hide your own mistakes and I try hard to overcome that. Doing this in a humerus light helps, at least in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Doing this in a humerus light helps.... I have broken my humerus bones a few times too! I dont think it was because they were "light" though :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Ever hit your thumb with a hammer? Well, I have... with a 4lb short handled sledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Good heavens, coffee! Is that bone split? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Of all my woodworking tools I find my bandsaw kinda passive it's the spinning pointy sharp things that I fear. Like my 12" compound mitre saw that once shot a 3" X1" X1" piece of lumber along the fence into the end of my waiting thumb, pushing the nail back and out through the flesh at the 1st knuckle. Looking at the Xray the Doc said "Normally we'd call this a compound fracture but in your case 'bone mush' better describes it." Lots of blood too for a small wound. I still shiver every time I use that machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Good heavens, coffee! Is that bone split? You betcha', that thumb is flatter and wider than the other one.:smash: After I wacked it, it was totally white, then it was a bash to the kitchen. It was wrapped in paper towels and packed in ice in less than 60 sec. I wanted it cold before the feeling came back!:banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 coffee, that makes me want to faint . . . And guys don't faint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Of all my woodworking tools I find my bandsaw kinda passive it's the spinning pointy sharp things that I fear. Like my 12" compound mitre saw that once shot a 3" X1" X1" piece of lumber along the fence into the end of my waiting thumb, That's a big part of why I sold my table saw. It would occasionally throw the wood at me. Especially oak. Now it's usually the band saw and sometimes the Skilsaw for woodworking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's a big part of why I sold my table saw. It would occasionally throw the wood at me. Especially oak. Now it's usually the band saw and sometimes the Skilsaw for woodworking. I shot a 1x1 off my table saw. I wasn't in the path but a door was. I glued the broken parts back on the door but didn't do any sanding to hide the damage. I use it as my reminder to watch what I'm doing. :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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