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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
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 Posted - Apr 05 2006 : 10:52:13 PM
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I learned a very important lesson today about hand pruners.It is not very hard to do yourself some real injury with them!!I was pruning our hedge and the next thing I knew, I cut my left "bird finger" tip almost off! The trimmers slipped on a branch and there was my finger in the way!
I never even thought about safety issues before, as I have used these things endlessly, but after a trip to ther ER and 2 stitches, I will be wearing heavy leather gloves on the hand that holds the branches after this! I am tired of visiting doctors and hospitals, for pete's sake!
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Apr 06 2006 : 04:31:19 AM
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Oh gosh, sorry you got hurt! But just because they call them hand pruners doesn't mean you have to prune your hand. 
Seriously, I hope you feel better soon. That must hurt like heck! |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2006 : 10:02:58 PM
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i hope your finger is healing nicely, Diane. i did a similar thing once while weaving a basket, only i got that fleshy place between the thumb and first finger. Youch!
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2006 : 11:20:39 PM
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oh Diane..sounds like something I would do for sure. I think I have mentioned that I am pretty clumsy..I have little scars up my arm from ironing..and I LIKE ironing! and I always have several bruises and cuts and scrapes...
I am going to wear my leather gloves when I prune the apple trees now..I wouldn't have thought about it. And I am just the type to do what you did!
I sure hope it heals fast..that is a hard place to have such a bad cut!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
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Patti
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Apr 08 2006 : 06:02:31 AM
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Oh goodness, Diane, I'm sorry you were injured but thankful it wasn't any worse! I'm not very coordinated, so dh is careful about letting me handle sharp implements -- especially if he's very close 
Take it as easy as you can -- it's amazing how when you cut or burn yourself on the hand, even "just" one finger, how it affects so many things you do without even thinking about it.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2006 : 6:00:42 PM
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Ouch, I will keep that in mind whengo to do any pruning but don't feel to bad about it i did the same thing to the same finger with a rotary cutter while quilting one day. Tried to cut the end right off. it hurt so bad.
Valerie
Alaska Girl all the way
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2006 : 6:04:48 PM
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Yeowww, Diane! I hope that finger heals up quickly. It seems like the cuts with straight edges take the longest to knit themselves back together. I'm glad you went to the ER for stitches - that'll speed things up a lot. I haven't done much pruning yet here (oops!), but in the next couple of days when I do, you can be SURE I'll have on those heavy leather gloves, too.
I did, however, have a good laugh about Mary Ann's "hand pruners" comment...
XOXO, Libbie
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2006 : 11:44:03 AM
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Hey Diane, thanks for the "tip" (hehehe). Sorry you got hurt and hope you are healing. Heavy gloves are good advice that I'll follow when pruning.
Sharon
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HorseyNut
True Blue Farmgirl
78 Posts
Allena
MO
USA
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Posted - Apr 12 2006 : 07:01:26 AM
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OOOWWWW I HATE hurting my fingers it hurts so bad! I hate getting my finger pricked for blood, I would prefer the needle in the arm. I'm sure sorry for you that must really smart.
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do...but how much love we put in that action. - Mother Teresa |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Apr 14 2006 : 08:08:27 AM
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I would also voice a word of caution about hand saws too. The kind that have teeth that cut in two directions are the best, but I too have come very close to loosing a finger.
Was sawing a small tree maybe 4" in diameter, looked over to watch a really big praying mantis, drew the saw back and sawed my "bird" finger too on the opposite hand bracing the tree. EEowwww!
I felt like such an idiot.
Have also come close to slicing thumb tips off when cutting ginger root.
All these kinds of deep injuries when they have happened give me the willies too. Can't stand my own blood like that .
Be careful ladies!!
Comfrey root salves make it feel better, but for the deeper cuts and such, the bacitracin-antibacterial salves are probably the better route.
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
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Posted - Apr 14 2006 : 1:17:58 PM
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Thanks for all the sympathy. I almost have a whole finger again.
I was more mad at myself for stupidity than anything else.
JENNY! I thought I was the ONLY one with burns on my forearms from ironing!! I like ironing too. We are Klutz sisters in spirit for sure. Clumsy is my middle name.
Thanks for the jokes too...i.e "hand pruners" and "thanks for the tip" you gals are a pretty funny lot! LOve YA! |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Apr 14 2006 : 4:11:06 PM
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Diane
Glad that finger is comming along and ready to work with the others, that must have been very scary. I remember when I was about 10 years old, and my Grandpa coming in the house holding his hand, he had cut off his middle finger with the lawn mower, I was the only one home, I told him to sit down, he seemed about to faint, who wouldn't? I got him a drink of water and ran upstairs and got a kotex to put on it, until we could get help.
The biggest family story to come out of this, was how did she know about the kotex? Hey don't under estimate how much kids know.
Anyway, Diane, gald your finger will be ready for the summer jobs.
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BamaSuzy
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Alabama
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2006 : 7:57:36 PM
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gosh! I'm glad to read it's already getting better! I am so "gifted" that I learned a long time ago that I need to be especially careful with anything sharp, hot or otherwise dangerous!
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ladybugsmom6
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Tami
Horicon
WI
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2006 : 09:29:04 AM
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Valerie, last fall my dd cut off the tip of my finger with a rotory cutter, thankgoodness i was in my second trimester, it grew back quickly, but is still tender!
only i can tell anthing ever happened but those nerve endings are quite raw!
Diane, be careful for the next year! my injury was the same finger on my left hand. it feel hot and cold before the rest of my hand. canning should be interesting this year!!i am still nervous each time i pick up my cutter. none of my kids will even fetch my cutters for me!lol!
-Tami
now ladybugsmom7, the newest farm girl Danielle elizabethwas born March23, Danielle Elizabeth |
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