Jazz Kat Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Today while moeing the lawn at our up-state house, a rock flew out and shot at my eye. Man, I couldn't even open it, now it fucking stings. I thought I'd be blind for a couple hours there, but now it's opening up. Shit, what an experience. Quote
wesbed Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Errr... could be time to see a doctor? Maybe not? Quote
White Lightning Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 It's a good thing it didn't hit you in the third-eye place... Quote
Randy Twizzle Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Today while moeing the lawn at our up-state house, a rock flew out and shot at my eye. ← Well if you're "moeing" a lawn you should expect a poke in the eye Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 In all seriousness, this should be taken as a reminder that there is a reason why you should walk over the lawn you're cutting in order to clear out big sticks, branches, rocks. Glad you're eye is feeling better. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Yikes! I'll be sure to relay this to my wife and tell her to be extra careful out there! Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 p.s. -- glad your eye is okay. In all seriousness, just last week I was advising my kids to shut or shield one eye when walking past someone who happens to be mowing close to where they might be walking, riding a bike or so....'cause when I was a kid, a small rock shot out of the mower and nailed a kid in the eye who was riding past. Quote
Joe G Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 What is it about our eyes that seems to draw these things into them? Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Seriously, you should go to a doctor, dude. What's wrong with your parents!? Quote
rachel Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 yeah, what Jim said. You should have it checked even if everything 'feels ok now'. Eye protection, eye protection, eye protection, eye protection..... Quote
Jazz Kat Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Posted June 19, 2005 They're saying it's allright, just a little sting. Quote
maren Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 They're saying it's allright, just a little sting. ← Uh -- I think you should have it looked at. Emergency rooms usually prioritize eye injuries. Even if it's just "stinging" they can give you something for the pain (direct to the eye, no high!!!) that will prevent your OTHER eye from feeling sympathetic pain... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 I thought today's machines have all these safeguards and protections. Amazing that this could happen to the person doing the mowing. And I'm about to go outside and cut my grass. Ouch! Quote
Guy Berger Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 p.s. -- glad your eye is okay. In all seriousness, just last week I was advising my kids to shut or shield one eye when walking past someone who happens to be mowing close to where they might be walking, riding a bike or so.... Tell them to memorize the path and close both eyes. You can never be too safe Guy Quote
catesta Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Today while moeing the lawn at our up-state house, a rock flew out and shot at my eye. ← Well if you're "moeing" a lawn you should expect a poke in the eye ← HA HA Quote
catesta Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 Now, on the serious side. I've seen my fair share of injuries as a result of flying debris, don't fuck around, get it checked out. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 i friend of mine accidently(spelling) shot a staple in his eye and lost his eye Quote
Dave James Posted June 19, 2005 Report Posted June 19, 2005 (edited) As Norm Abram always says at the beginning of The New Yankee Workshop, "... and remember there's no more important safey rule that to wear these, safety glasses." Most people wouldn't think twice about putting these on if they were using any other kind of lawn maintenance device, like a trimmer or a tiller, but for some reason, they think a lawnmower can't possibly hurt them. A lesson well, if painfully learned by our associate, Jazz Kat. BTW, Randy's post that shows Moe giving the fingers to Curley is still cracking me up. LOL for sure. Up over and out. Edited June 19, 2005 by Dave James Quote
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