And we thought gardening was good for your health! Grandkids to stay last week, got a little Japanese bit (white shingle, red bridge etc) surrounded by thick bamboo, as its a section of paved patio, was attached to greenhouse, they had moved it, shingle escaping underneath, so Hubby bent down to push it back, a small bamboo cane flicked up, JUST MISSED his right eye, cannot tell what what he said, (I dont understand Sarf London speak) something on the lines of ------------Kids! Me, we have those dirt trapper doggy mats inside conservatory, he chucked one outside because it was dirty, got forgotten about, I stood on it one day after rain, it was like a skating rink! Forgot all about it. It was put just outside patio doors, I stood on it, feet "went", luckily, there is a metal rail on the right, (old chap before us, had a nasty fall , and his wife was blind) grabbed the rail, fell down on my right arm, thigh, hit my head, really shook me up. I work on a Hyper-acute stroke unit, so knew what to look for. Hubby blamed my age, and choice of footwear. I was just going out to start gardening for the day. A couple of gardens ago (it was terribly overgrown) having a bonfire, he always has a bucket of water near to hand, he fell over a broom (YES, he left it there) towards the bonfire, he is very sure of foot (nimble in fact) not once, BUT twice, singed his eyebrows, the front of his hair and forehead, it just looked like sunburn, and he had a good laugh (Yes, I have done burns, and plastics as well!!)
Working on a tree trunk downed onto a steep slope when the electric chainsaw kicked back and drove the motor onto my shin. Lump the size of my fist within minutes which took a week to dissipate and was tender for several weeks after that.
Cleared a patch of brambles and collected plenty of scratches which got infected. Elephantitus-like swelling of lower legs, fevers and facial swelling resulted. Took three doctors, three different antibiotics and nine weeks to bring it under control -it was a simple e. coli infection but the first two docs got it wrong. Don't underestimate the simple bramble!
I hurt my back the other day paving the drive, can i join the crocked club? Turns out i'm not as young as i feel and i probably shouldn't be messing about with paving slabs.
Since i injured my back (it's not that serious but it is a wake up call) though i've been looking online at electric wheelbarrows. I'm messing about with my drive and front lawn at the minute ripping the turf up, laying down pebbles and flags. Was considering getting this http://www.nu-starmhl.com/product/muv-electric-wheelbarrow but wondered if anyone else had used likewise products? Thinking it could be a nice investment now i'm retired and going to be taking on more DIY projecst around the place.
got up under a pear tree in the garden last year, it scratched my face to bits, didnt think anyone would notice, yep, they all thought my Hubby had beaten me up! Got caught in a rose bush last week, ripped my leg through my trousers. |Had a fight with another rose in the spring, a rambling rector, got caught in my hair, scratched my head, but apart from that no.
I was up a small ladder putting wood preserver on the shed when the ladder wobbled and I fell between it and the shed onto the concrete, breaking my wrist. Also, as I landed my neck connected with a cane which nearly went through my jaw (now have a scar under my chin). I had a telling off from the hospital consultant, who told me never to go up a ladder when I was on my own. He'd had a patient who fell when building a treehouse and broke both ankles. He was on his own and died of hyperthermia. Lesson learnt!
Hahaha some cracking stories here, I pulled my Pectoralis Major muscle it's located slightly to the left of the centre of the chest, I'm only 29 but I was fully convinced that i was having a heart attack. I have never felt pain quite like that before !
Korno you havent said how you pulled your pec, was it gardening related! Cracking stories, yup, cracking bones. I have been nursing a squllion years, a couple of years ago, I was driving to work, I go though back roads, and a village I lived in many years ago. Saw a man cutting a high hedge, over 10 feet, he had a Landrover, had opened the drivers side window, was standing on the window ledge, using a CHAIN SAW with no protective clothing. The urge to stop and give him a piece of my mind was almost overwelming! In our last house, we were getting ready to go out, my Daughter was in her bedroom luckily, and just happened to look out of the window, came downstairs, said something was on fire down the garden. My neighbour was having a BBQ, had set light to piles of dry leaves in our garden, right next to a wooden fence, and our lovelly beach hut summer house. My daughter, her boyfriend, an d my Hubby ran back to the house, for the hose and buckets of water, we shouted to our neighbour, after we had put the fire out, he casually came out of his shed with an extinguiser, he had been a fireman for many years!!!
It sounds dreadful, but it's been so funny reading these stories. I now feel better that the injuries I've sustained in the face of gardening are not unusual. Yesterday the postman rang the door bell when i had been gardening. He gave me a strange look, but said nothing. When I came back in the house, I realised I had been attacked by some shrubs and huge amount of blood had been trickling down my arm. He may not call again.....
Hey yeah it was gardening related, I can't put my finger on the moment it happened but I was doing loads of heavy duty work in the garden for about 3 weeks solid as I had put myself in the zone to tackle the dump/ tip/builders site lol. Hahaha at the fireman, typical !
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And we thought gardening was good for your health! Grandkids to stay last week, got a little Japanese bit (white shingle, red bridge etc) surrounded by thick bamboo, as its a section of paved patio, was attached to greenhouse, they had moved it, shingle escaping underneath, so Hubby bent down to push it back, a small bamboo cane flicked up, JUST MISSED his right eye, cannot tell what what he said, (I dont understand Sarf London speak) something on the lines of ------------Kids! Me, we have those dirt trapper doggy mats inside conservatory, he chucked one outside because it was dirty, got forgotten about, I stood on it one day after rain, it was like a skating rink! Forgot all about it. It was put just outside patio doors, I stood on it, feet "went", luckily, there is a metal rail on the right, (old chap before us, had a nasty fall , and his wife was blind) grabbed the rail, fell down on my right arm, thigh, hit my head, really shook me up. I work on a Hyper-acute stroke unit, so knew what to look for. Hubby blamed my age, and choice of footwear. I was just going out to start gardening for the day. A couple of gardens ago (it was terribly overgrown) having a bonfire, he always has a bucket of water near to hand, he fell over a broom (YES, he left it there) towards the bonfire, he is very sure of foot (nimble in fact) not once, BUT twice, singed his eyebrows, the front of his hair and forehead, it just looked like sunburn, and he had a good laugh (Yes, I have done burns, and plastics as well!!)
Ouch Ouch Ouch! I feel quite queasy after all this - although I was a nurse!
Working on a tree trunk downed onto a steep slope when the electric chainsaw kicked back and drove the motor onto my shin. Lump the size of my fist within minutes which took a week to dissipate and was tender for several weeks after that.
Cleared a patch of brambles and collected plenty of scratches which got infected. Elephantitus-like swelling of lower legs, fevers and facial swelling resulted. Took three doctors, three different antibiotics and nine weeks to bring it under control -it was a simple e. coli infection but the first two docs got it wrong. Don't underestimate the simple bramble!
I hurt my back the other day paving the drive, can i join the crocked club? Turns out i'm not as young as i feel and i probably shouldn't be messing about with paving slabs.
Since i injured my back (it's not that serious but it is a wake up call) though i've been looking online at electric wheelbarrows. I'm messing about with my drive and front lawn at the minute ripping the turf up, laying down pebbles and flags. Was considering getting this http://www.nu-starmhl.com/product/muv-electric-wheelbarrow but wondered if anyone else had used likewise products? Thinking it could be a nice investment now i'm retired and going to be taking on more DIY projecst around the place.
got up under a pear tree in the garden last year, it scratched my face to bits, didnt think anyone would notice, yep, they all thought my Hubby had beaten me up! Got caught in a rose bush last week, ripped my leg through my trousers. |Had a fight with another rose in the spring, a rambling rector, got caught in my hair, scratched my head, but apart from that no.
I was up a small ladder putting wood preserver on the shed when the ladder wobbled and I fell between it and the shed onto the concrete, breaking my wrist. Also, as I landed my neck connected with a cane which nearly went through my jaw (now have a scar under my chin). I had a telling off from the hospital consultant, who told me never to go up a ladder when I was on my own. He'd had a patient who fell when building a treehouse and broke both ankles. He was on his own and died of hyperthermia. Lesson learnt!
Hahaha some cracking stories here,
I pulled my Pectoralis Major muscle it's located slightly to the left of the centre of the chest, I'm only 29 but I was fully convinced that i was having a heart attack. I have never felt pain quite like that before !
Korno you havent said how you pulled your pec, was it gardening related! Cracking stories, yup, cracking bones. I have been nursing a squllion years, a couple of years ago, I was driving to work, I go though back roads, and a village I lived in many years ago. Saw a man cutting a high hedge, over 10 feet, he had a Landrover, had opened the drivers side window, was standing on the window ledge, using a CHAIN SAW with no protective clothing. The urge to stop and give him a piece of my mind was almost overwelming! In our last house, we were getting ready to go out, my Daughter was in her bedroom luckily, and just happened to look out of the window, came downstairs, said something was on fire down the garden. My neighbour was having a BBQ, had set light to piles of dry leaves in our garden, right next to a wooden fence, and our lovelly beach hut summer house. My daughter, her boyfriend, an d my Hubby ran back to the house, for the hose and buckets of water, we shouted to our neighbour, after we had put the fire out, he casually came out of his shed with an extinguiser, he had been a fireman for many years!!!
It sounds dreadful, but it's been so funny reading these stories. I now feel better that the injuries I've sustained in the face of gardening are not unusual. Yesterday the postman rang the door bell when i had been gardening. He gave me a strange look, but said nothing. When I came back in the house, I realised I had been attacked by some shrubs and huge amount of blood had been trickling down my arm. He may not call again.....
Hey yeah it was gardening related, I can't put my finger on the moment it happened but I was doing loads of heavy duty work in the garden for about 3 weeks solid as I had put myself in the zone to tackle the dump/ tip/builders site lol.
Hahaha at the fireman, typical !