Where did my skin go?

[rentachimp]

Long, thin (4-5 inch)ash (Fraxinus excelsior) branch over shielded power cable, took it off about half way, feet on it, body at horizontal angle, using a step cut.

The mother must have sprung up about a foot in a tenth of a second and this hand o' mine got skinned.

It was scary and it shook me a bit. It was the first branch I cut, but I dismantled the tree anyway. Stings like hell when wet though.

Is this too minor to be an awakening?

 

[SirTreeRat]

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Is this too minor to be an awakening?

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Add a little more blood, and we'll let it slide.

Glad your OK.

 

[rentachimp]

This is all cleaned up, obviously. It stings lol

 

[Colin]

Things coulda been worse!

 

[petes]

Man what happened to that poor soul? That is grizzled

 

[Colin]

Heck if I know!

 

[jerseygirl]

Dear Rentachimp,

you are having ONE great August and it is only the 6th. MAYBE you should take the rest off as you are 2 up on us all.

OR maybe, take that extra breath or moment to rethink about what you are going to do?


SORRY that you are boo-boobed, the forehead and now the hand.

OH MY.

Take care of yourself.

 

[No_Bivy]

wah wah...............how bout some stiches?

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

Na. I think it is still worthy of the thread.

It helps keep us in mind that things can go wrong when we don't expect it.

 

[Kevin]

What caused the branch to spring up, did it pivot on the power line?

 

[rentachimp]

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What caused the branch to spring up, did it pivot on the power line?

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Nah; it was the remaining limb that sprung up. I couldn't see the end of the branch, as it went through a hedge. My supervisor said for me to cut it quickly so it didn't get hung up. He's such a twat.

I couldn't climb today as the scabbing skin cracks when I grip anything. Such a pathetic wound, but disabling nonetheless.

Just like to say that a collegue of mine put his hand through the window in our mess room on Friday. He was skating with an an office chair and overbalanced. lol