Draken
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Originally posted by Mudder
I need to do all I can to protect my three remaining brain cells
I'm surprised that no one has demanded a recount yet... [}
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Jarheaded
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Scott, Now it all makes sense. I didn't know that you were a victim of a head injury. I would not have been so rough on you if I knew that. I hope I haven't said anything that got you upset as I don't like to give those that are "special" a hard time. You just stay calm and work on counting those brain cells again, make sure none of them have run away. I'll give you a few days to reach 3...LOL
The picture of you is very nice. Are you dressed up to go ride the little bus to day care? Make sure you don't burn yourself with your drink. Maybe Momma can blow on it and make sure it is nice and cool for you.
You did leave yourself open on this one, thanks for the easy opening bro.
The picture of you is very nice. Are you dressed up to go ride the little bus to day care? Make sure you don't burn yourself with your drink. Maybe Momma can blow on it and make sure it is nice and cool for you.
You did leave yourself open on this one, thanks for the easy opening bro.
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Mudder
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Originally posted by Jarheaded
Scott, Now it all makes sense. I didn't know that you were a victim of a head injury. I would not have been so rough on you if I knew that. I hope I haven't said anything that got you upset as I don't like to give those that are "special" a hard time. You just stay calm and work on counting those brain cells again, make sure none of them have run away. I'll give you a few days to reach 3...LOL
The picture of you is very nice. Are you dressed up to go ride the little bus to day care? Make sure you don't burn yourself with your drink. Maybe Momma can blow on it and make sure it is nice and cool for you.
You did leave yourself open on this one, thanks for the easy opening bro.
Oh Johnnie,
Yes brother I'm dame brammaged. I made many jumps from a plane (Mainly because thew were flown by the Air Force) and managed to land on my head or my Butt about as many times as I landed on my feet. And before you come up with the "how can you tell your head from your butt" routine be aware that I've heard it before. I have a real good comeback for it but it's not appropriate for this forum.
Fred
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Does having a nine inch wedge shaped piece of wood getting pinched in the table saw and kicked back at you at about 6000000000 feet per second get me into this round of "humor?" I swear that piece of disaster went past my gut for about 15 feet and stuck into the plywood wall so deep that it couldn't be pulled out by hand. I can only imagine where I would be today if I had been standing straight in the line of fire. I doubt that any amount of surgery would have repaired that belly wound.
I believe that was about the most scared I have every been in my life. I think I shook for days on end and I often have very vivid dreams about the incident even after some 30 years or so of it happening.
Moral to all that use the table saw ... ALWAYS stand to the side and out of the line of fire as you never know when that piece of wood is PO'ed for being cut up and is looking to kill you or someone else nearby! That danged thing is about as dangerous as a chuck key left in the drill press when it is turned on ... not that I have done that either!
How about nailing yourself to the new 12 foot high ceiling rafters with a nail gun ... not once but three nails in the hand at one time. Stupid knots .... Being rescued from hanging by your hand after kicking the ladder away was fun as well! It is amazing as to how well one's hand can - and does quite well - hold one's body in mid air at arm's length and keeps you from yelling at the top of your lungs ... Oh well!
I believe that was about the most scared I have every been in my life. I think I shook for days on end and I often have very vivid dreams about the incident even after some 30 years or so of it happening.
Moral to all that use the table saw ... ALWAYS stand to the side and out of the line of fire as you never know when that piece of wood is PO'ed for being cut up and is looking to kill you or someone else nearby! That danged thing is about as dangerous as a chuck key left in the drill press when it is turned on ... not that I have done that either!
How about nailing yourself to the new 12 foot high ceiling rafters with a nail gun ... not once but three nails in the hand at one time. Stupid knots .... Being rescued from hanging by your hand after kicking the ladder away was fun as well! It is amazing as to how well one's hand can - and does quite well - hold one's body in mid air at arm's length and keeps you from yelling at the top of your lungs ... Oh well!
alamocdc
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I knew you'd find a way to worm that in here somewhere.
Dang, Fred! First, I wasn't so lucky with my kickback, but I just had some funny looking bruises, thankfully. Not really a stupid mistake, I shifted my weight at the wrong time while ripping a 6' board and got surprised. Okay, so I wasn't using a splitter and maybe that qualifies as stupid, but...
But mainly... please explain to me how you shoot THREE, not one but THREE, nails in your hand. That knot must have created quite the recoil! Picture me scratching my head trying to figure that one out. Oh, I do understand the part about kicking the ladder out from under you though.
Now if y'all will excuse me, I have to take my keyboard out the shop and blow the water out of it... and blow my nose 'cause that's where the water came from after reading Scott's post.[:I] You'd think I'd have learned not to be taking a drink while reading posts here wouldn't ya?[?]
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Mudder
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I knew that would catch your attention.
Fred
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Billy B ... I was a bit stretched out holding myself on the ladder as I nailed, er tried to nail a cross brace between the ceiling rafters. I pulled the trigger and the recoil bounced right onto my hand, and back again, and then one more time before I realized that maybe, just maybe I needed to move my hand out of the way.
By then I was in a bit of a fix, hanging by that nailed to ceiling rafter, no ladder, and excruciating - big word for lotsa hurt - pain that was beginning to make itself known to my feeble brain.
BTW, I still have that monster framing nailer, or at least a few of the parts that were picked up from the floor after I beat it to death with my 30 pound sledge hammer. At least it will never again attack anyone unless the parts fall from the shelf and hit them in the head.
It was definitely a SNAFU or maybe even it rated a FUBAB classification.
(Note to self ... either throw away the parts or move them to the floor shelf immediately if not sooner.)
By then I was in a bit of a fix, hanging by that nailed to ceiling rafter, no ladder, and excruciating - big word for lotsa hurt - pain that was beginning to make itself known to my feeble brain.
BTW, I still have that monster framing nailer, or at least a few of the parts that were picked up from the floor after I beat it to death with my 30 pound sledge hammer. At least it will never again attack anyone unless the parts fall from the shelf and hit them in the head.
It was definitely a SNAFU or maybe even it rated a FUBAB classification.
(Note to self ... either throw away the parts or move them to the floor shelf immediately if not sooner.)
wdcav1952
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Fred, YOU WIN!!!!!! Damn, that hurts just to read, much less to have experienced it!
BTW, Scott, you didn't have to worry, those planes were flown by Air Force OFFICERS!
BTW, Scott, you didn't have to worry, those planes were flown by Air Force OFFICERS!
TellicoTurning
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Originally posted by Mudder
OK, Here's my stupid story.
I think it was 3 or 4 years ago. Momma bought me a Nova mini chuck for Christmas and I was ecstatic! I went down to the "shop" to try it out and in my haste I didn't use any tail support. I flipped on the switch with an out of balance bowl blank in the jaws and the thing spun up and spit the bowl blank off the back of the lathe. This blank bounced off the bench, hit the side wall of the shop, careened off the ceiling and bonked me square in the forehead. I think I should also mention that I skipped my usual face shield for just a pair of safety glasses so I took the brunt of it square on the old bean.
I can't speak for the Mudder since never met him (yet), but if I had been involved in the above "incident", it would be a good thing that the blank hit me in the heat, otherwise I could have gotten hurt.
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GoodTurns
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I, too, have bounced a bowl around the shop...amazing how long and far they will bounce! I also took a bottle stopper blank to the gut when cutting on a cheapo table saw. had a green & purple welt about 3 inches above my belly button for a couple weeks![B)]
Jarheaded
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Fred, I also think that you win the contest, your prize will be a box of band-aids. That was the stupidest(remember the title of this thread)thing that I have heard of here. The guy that shot a few into his *%^$# wins the all time stupid award though. If you are trying to crucify yourself, ask for help next time...LOL
Muddy, I also made a few jumps but I did it because I was tired of hearing some occifer yelling at me about how he did it so many times. He came from the academy and still had a shine on his boots, never saw any combat and I think he may have needed to change his pants after we threw a dummy grenade into his office. He asked for a transfer not long after that...LOL AAAHHH the good old days, what do you say to going for a jump this spring out of Danbury? I think I still remember how to land on the only thornbush in the area.
Muddy, I also made a few jumps but I did it because I was tired of hearing some occifer yelling at me about how he did it so many times. He came from the academy and still had a shine on his boots, never saw any combat and I think he may have needed to change his pants after we threw a dummy grenade into his office. He asked for a transfer not long after that...LOL AAAHHH the good old days, what do you say to going for a jump this spring out of Danbury? I think I still remember how to land on the only thornbush in the area.
loglugger
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Bowl blanks can realy go at great speeds when they come off when you forget to check the speed the lathe is set at when you first start it. I don't forget any more.
Bob
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Mudder
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Originally posted by Jarheaded
AAAHHH the good old days, what do you say to going for a jump this spring out of Danbury? I think I still remember how to land on the only thornbush in the area.
I've never heard of anyone jumping out of Danbury airport and I spent many years in Bethel. But, if you are serious we can go over to Stormville, I think they still jump over there. Matter of fact that's where I did my last jump. If there not jumping in Stormville then we can always take a trek out to the ranch in Gardiner, N.Y. I know they jump out there.
Rifleman1776
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That's a big, important, plus with larger electronic variable speed lathes like my new Grizzy, Powermatics, etc. They have a 'soft start' feature that builds up speed gradually instead of coming on full race when you hit the switch. My Griz has a big red emergency button. See things getting too fast, just hit the button and it stops. We all can forget things occasionally. Or so I'm told.
This is a great safety feature.
Firefyter-emt
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Oh.. I have another one! When soldering plumbing pipes, it's a very bad idea to use you teeth to "pull" more solder off the roll!!
Did cha eva burn ya tounge?
Did cha eva burn ya tounge?
alamocdc
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Originally posted by Mudder
Originally posted by Jarheaded
AAAHHH the good old days, what do you say to going for a jump this spring out of Danbury? I think I still remember how to land on the only thornbush in the area.
I've never heard of anyone jumping out of Danbury airport and I spent many years in Bethel. But, if you are serious we can go over to Stormville, I think they still jump over there. Matter of fact that's where I did my last jump. If there not jumping in Stormville then we can always take a trek out to the ranch in Gardiner, N.Y. I know they jump out there.
All I have to say is y'all are NUTS!
LEAP
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Lee, I never tried that one but I bet it's Fun to Watch!!
TellicoTurning
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Those saws can kick.. I had a piece kick back on me, it would have hit a little lower than the belly button, fortunately, I was quick enough to turn so I took it on the hip instead.
Jarheaded
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Hey Muddy, it looks like Billy just volunteered to go along with us. I bet I can pack his chute with my eyes closed if you will time me, I want to set a new speed record for his first(and maybe last) jump. We made a few jumps from Danbury and I made 1 with my brother out of Sikorskys. It is just a matter of who you know and how fast you can get your gear into a waiting van....LOL Have you ever made a jump into water? What a blast.
Neodon1
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OK, Here we go, I was around six years old and in the
mall shopping with Mom. I wanted attention and was going to get it!
I found a bobby pin on the floor and stuck it into a 220 high output.
Socket. OUCH It blew a hole in the center of my right hand the size
of a quarter, and split my fingers down the center down to the bone.
It smelled like fried bananas and I funny as it seemed was hungry
from the smell , just for a millisecond, then the pain, but I healed up real nice no scars. Ah when your young , dumb, and full of the stuff that heals Ya.
It really happened.
LOL
Neodon1 [8D]
mall shopping with Mom. I wanted attention and was going to get it!
I found a bobby pin on the floor and stuck it into a 220 high output.
Socket. OUCH It blew a hole in the center of my right hand the size
of a quarter, and split my fingers down the center down to the bone.
It smelled like fried bananas and I funny as it seemed was hungry
from the smell , just for a millisecond, then the pain, but I healed up real nice no scars. Ah when your young , dumb, and full of the stuff that heals Ya.
It really happened.
LOL
Neodon1 [8D]
alamocdc
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Oh yeah! And I'll be the next Pope...
and I ain't even Catholic.
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Mudder
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I've made well over 200 jumps and several have been in water. My favorite has to be the night time HALO jumps we used to do back when we were testing security at the bases overseas.
Middle of the night, pitch black, Exit at 12,500 feet, free fall to less than 3000 feet and open the chute. The only thing we had for a guide was a flash beacon at the LZ. The good 'ole days when I was young and had no fear.
fiferb
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I didn't make any HALO but had plenty at 800ft with 100 pounds of gear and so dark you couldn't see the ground coming up to you. Fun times!
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Originally posted by alamocdc
Oh yeah! And I'll be the next Pope...
and I ain't even Catholic.
I'm with you, Billy. Why in hell someone would choose to jump out of a perfectly good airplane is beyond me!!
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Mudder
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Originally posted by wdcav1952
Originally posted by alamocdc
Oh yeah! And I'll be the next Pope...
and I ain't even Catholic.
I'm with you, Billy. Why in hell someone would choose to jump out of a perfectly good airplane is beyond me!!
I thought we covered this before, but I'll say it again for those of you who are slow [:0] ......
Because they were flown by the Air Force!
GoodTurns
Member
Showed this thread to my wife and she reminded me about her father clear a jamb from his planer. No need to turn it off or anything, just gonna push that jamb through. On the good side, no stitches, on the bad side, there was nothing to stitch![:0]. Sheared ALL the skin off the back of his hand. Basically had to go through burn treatments to re-grow it.
, on the bad side, there was nothing to stitch![:0]. Sheared ALL the skin off the back of his hand. Basically had to go through burn treatments to re-grow it.Jarheaded
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Billy and Cav, the reason that we would jump out of a pefectly good airplane is an easy question to answer. It is the same reason why I like to go well past the safe depths while scuba diving. The answer is...if you have to ask, you would never be able to understand the answer. Please don't take that as an insult because it is not meant that way, it just means that if you haven't done it and enjoyed it, then no words could ever explain the feeling. Don't knock it until you have tried it.
alamocdc
Member
Not really knocking anything... I just know my limitations.
I love scuba, but I pushed the depth limits enough while diving for King Crab. Now I stick to the milder depths, but I still love it. As for the letter part of your post I have a patch on one of my Harley vests that says, "If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand." So I think we understand each other.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Originally posted by alamocdc
Not really knocking anything... I just know my limitations.
I don't understand????
All in good fun of course. To each their own, which makes life more interesting.
Jarheaded
Member
Cav, I will try to explain it to you this way.First I want you to totally clear your mind.
Fred
Member
Johnny ... Is that possible? Your suggestion to Cav that is? [}]
As for jumping out of an airplane ... I believe I would be taking a rather large piece of the airframe with me, thus rendering the aircraft not airworthy any longer.
]As for jumping out of an airplane ... I believe I would be taking a rather large piece of the airframe with me, thus rendering the aircraft not airworthy any longer.
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Mudder
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No, No No..... Do it like this.
Cav,
Sit in your chair at work, take 3 real deep whiffs of nitrous, have your assistant turn on a drill and hold it EXACTLY 3 3/4" from your right air and stare up into your your light while your assistant turns it on an off once every 1.618 seconds. To intensify this experience you should also be playing "in a gadda divita" backwards, at full volume.
Then, and only then, will you enter the realm of understanding.
Try it, It's fun. [:0]
loglugger
Member
Originally posted by Mudder
Originally posted by wdcav1952
Originally posted by alamocdc
Oh yeah! And I'll be the next Pope...
and I ain't even Catholic.
I'm with you, Billy. Why in hell someone would choose to jump out of a perfectly good airplane is beyond me!!
I thought we covered this before, but I'll say it again for those of you who are slow [:0] ......
Because they were flown by the Air Force!
Sounds like something the Air Force would come up with, we have a good plane lets all jump out.
GO NAVY. we have good ships lets jump into the water.
It must be a goverment thing.
Bob
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Scott, IIRC, the last time I did something like this it wasn't nitrous I was taking deep whiffs of!
BTW, doesn't everyone play Iron Butterfly backwards?Phillip
Member
This one happened to my litle brother. Two years ago a storm knocked over a pine tree well over 40 foot tall and the root ball was exposed still full of soil. It was laying across his drive way. He grabbed his neighbor and they were both armed with chainsaws to remove the tree. They cut all of the lower/larger limbs off at the trunk. His neighbor began sutting the top out of the tree laying on the ground. My brother moved bown about 5 feet and was working on the trunk. When the neighbor finished his cut the balance of the tree shifted to the root ball and the tree stood back up. Yes my brothers chainsaw was now in the top of the tree still running in idle. It eventually ran out of gas and is still up there today.
I can't help but tease him every time I see it.
I can't help but tease him every time I see it.
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Mudder
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Originally posted by wdcav1952
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Scott, IIRC, the last time I did something like this it wasn't nitrous I was taking deep whiffs of!
I dunno, I think that Tommy Chong played Black Sabbath backwards at 78 rpm and saw God.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Originally posted by Mudder
Originally posted by wdcav1952
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Scott, IIRC, the last time I did something like this it wasn't nitrous I was taking deep whiffs of!
I dunno, I think that Tommy Chong played Black Sabbath backwards at 78 rpm and saw God.
He later said it was just Cheech.
Jarheaded
Member
I figured I would just have Cav clear his mind and leave him sitting there waiting for further instructions. But I guess his A.D.D. got the better of him.
esheffield
Member
The chainsaw thing reminded me of something that happened to a guy I worked with a few years back. Every year he and several family members would go to a hunting cabin back in the woods to hunt deer. They noticed that the trees had grown to a point that if they got much bigger they would hit the cabin if they fell, so they decided to top the trees. With their rifles. It actually worked well, until they finished taking the top out of this one tree - right onto his uncle's truck.
Sounds like something right out of a sitcom. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the pictures.
I've had my share of stupidity too. Worst was probably the time I tried to do a plunge cut in a fairly small piece of 1/2" plywood on the tablesaw. I was REALLY lucky to come out with just a small nick on my thumb. Weird thing is I don't think I yelled or that the wood flew and hit anything, but for some reason my wife came down and asked if I was OK. I asked what made her come down and she really didn't know.
Sounds like something right out of a sitcom. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the pictures.
I've had my share of stupidity too. Worst was probably the time I tried to do a plunge cut in a fairly small piece of 1/2" plywood on the tablesaw. I was REALLY lucky to come out with just a small nick on my thumb. Weird thing is I don't think I yelled or that the wood flew and hit anything, but for some reason my wife came down and asked if I was OK. I asked what made her come down and she really didn't know.
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Jarheaded
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You better not even think about cheating on her, she will know.