In a message dated 9/3/04 9:59:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
spritenut@exit109.com writes:
> My brother just lost part of his finger to a table saw.
> the same machine he has been running for 14 years.
> In the blink of an eye!
Sometimes when we get used to something after using it over and over, we get
comfortable and a bit careless. Back in the '60's I bought a small motorcycle
and the guy who owned the shop told me that as far as safety goes on a
motorcycle, he didn't worry as much about the beginners because they were super
careful, or the long-time riders because they had the experience. It was the
middle guys--who had been riding for about a year who had "too much confidence"
that he worried about. That made sense to me.
Then there was the guy who had over 700 parachute jumps who had a new camera
and in his zest to play with the camera on the way down he left the plane sans
parachute. Supposed to be true.
--David C.
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