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Ten Ways People Hurt Themselves With A Lawn Mower
It’s a nice sunny afternoon. You decide to mow your lawn. Then
you find yourself in hospital. What happened? You had an
argument with a lawn mower. Not only is it expensive and time
consuming, it’s also very embarrassing. Imagine having to
explain that a lawn mower got the better of you!
Here are the top ten reasons why lawn mowers always
win.
1) You are wearing soft shoes, the lawn mower has strong metal
rotating blades. What do you think will happen if the blades run
over your unprotected feet?
2) Working on the engine with the spark plug still in place.
Whilst you are fiddling with the electrics the gremlins will
conspire to kick the engine into life. Sliced! There goes
another finger. Take the spark plug out when working on the
engine.
3) Switch off the engine before walking away from it. If you
leave the lawn mower engine running, as soon as you turn your
back it will start to follow you and run you over. Seriously,
you must turn off the engine before leaving it. Whilst you’re
away an innocent child could try to take control of the mower.
4) Some people actually fill up with petrol whilst the engine is
still running. The gremlins love this combination of heat,
electricity, sparks and fumes. The chances of something going
wrong are very high. Just image yourself with a singed moustache
and eyebrows in the hospital waiting room, or more likely
heavens waiting room. Turn off the engine before filling with
petrol.
5) Rotating lawn mower blades have the ability to pick up rocks
and branches and launch them at you with devastating accuracy.
Before you start mowing, give the lawn an inspection. Get rid of
anything that is not green and made of grass.
6) Your lawn mower has the ability to blow up your shed, garage
and even your house. If you are in the basement filling up with
petrol, the fumes and gases will build up and just one little
spark will send the whole lot sky high. You’ll see it because
you’ll be in heaven looking down on it! Only fill up with petrol
in an open space. In the garden would be quite convenient as you
are planning on mowing the lawn.
7) Even when you are in the garden filling up with petrol there
can still be a localised build up of combustible fumes. The
gremlins will try and get you to light up a cigarette, just to
see what you look like with burnt facial features. Don’t smoke
whilst filling up with petrol.
8) Ok, so you think that you’ve got the gremlins beat. Think
again, they will now bring on kids, dogs and cats. Anything that
can distract you and cause you to make a mistake. Mowing a lawn
is not the time to be entertaining your kids or your friends
kids. Just imagine taking a kid back to his parents and saying,
“I’m sorry, but I could only find 2 of his fingers, you might be
able to sew them back on”. Mowing means no kids, no dogs and no
cats. Let them enjoy the lawn after you’ve cut it.
9) Wait for the blades to fully stop on their own before
clearing cut grass from them. The blades have the ability to
slice your finger tips off without you even knowing. Ouch.
10) By now it should be obvious, but don’t start working on the
mower and making adjustments when the engine is running. It will
just instantly maim you. End of story.
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