Bent my thumbnail back a third down whilst digging over Doves bean bed yesterday! Don't think her neighbours had heard swearing before, but well justified by the purple thumbnail and the fact I continued gardening until 3.30pm this afternoon!
WARNING! do not read this if you are of a squeamish disposition.
Minos, hope your recovery is not too lengthy or frustrating.
What a sorry litany of misery, pain and embarrassment.
My worst gardening accident happened last spring, when I was shredding some shrub prunings and obviously wasn't concentrating on what I was doing. I was resting a hand on the outside edge of the plastic hopper of the shredder when a particularly inflexible branch that was shaped a bit like a walking stick came down on the third finger of my right hand and rubbed/pulled the fingertip pad away from the fingernail until it was connected only by the skin at the first joint, then neatly folded the nail in half.
Thought I was going to lose the end of the finger, but surgeon managed to save it (including nail). Several months of physio left me with a working finger (if a little stiff and with permanent pins and needles). End of finger looks as though it has been in a pencil sharpener. Fortunately, I'm left-handed.
I was back out in the garden within a couple of days, my right hand heavily bandaged and encased in a plastic bag to keep it clean.
There were three lads running down my grass path between plots and as we all know there are bamboos sticking up and I explained the dangers by asking them to push a stick into the palms of their hands and then touch their eyes with their fingers
I think they got the message hopefully
The problem is SOME parents who think an allotment is a play ground and as safe as school yards and just let their off spring charge about unattended
Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
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Bent my thumbnail back a third down whilst digging over Doves bean bed yesterday! Don't think her neighbours had heard swearing before, but well justified by the purple thumbnail and the fact I continued gardening until 3.30pm this afternoon!
A A Milne
Steve - BE CAREFUL!
Wonky - you were very brave ((hugs))
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cane toppers.....you can use half drilled wooden balls. They last for years.
TMI Steve, no excuses now. It's off to work you go.............
A A Milne
As I work for myself, my bruised back and I shall be in for nine as usual...
WARNING! do not read this if you are of a squeamish disposition.
Minos, hope your recovery is not too lengthy or frustrating.
What a sorry litany of misery, pain and embarrassment
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My worst gardening accident happened last spring, when I was shredding some shrub prunings and obviously wasn't concentrating on what I was doing. I was resting a hand on the outside edge of the plastic hopper of the shredder when a particularly inflexible branch that was shaped a bit like a walking stick came down on the third finger of my right hand and rubbed/pulled the fingertip pad away from the fingernail until it was connected only by the skin at the first joint, then neatly folded the nail in half
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Thought I was going to lose the end of the finger, but surgeon managed to save it (including nail). Several months of physio left me with a working finger (if a little stiff and with permanent pins and needles). End of finger looks as though it has been in a pencil sharpener. Fortunately, I'm left-handed.
I was back out in the garden within a couple of days, my right hand heavily bandaged and encased in a plastic bag to keep it clean.
No fool like an old one.
I love children but I can only eat one a day !!
There were three lads running down my grass path between plots and as we all know there are bamboos sticking up and I explained the dangers by asking them to push a stick into the palms of their hands and then touch their eyes with their fingers
I think they got the message hopefully
The problem is SOME parents who think an allotment is a play ground and as safe as school yards and just let their off spring charge about unattended