Re: note to all planning on trimming large shrubs & small trees
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  • Subject: Re: note to all planning on trimming large shrubs & small trees
  • From: &* <d*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:12:17 -0500
I'm glad you're not injured any more than you are. Hope you've got a lot of ice to put on it.
My motto is "never take a saw up a ladder". And if it's over my head, I either use a pole pruner or call somebody to do it - even though it's hard on the budget. I've had too many friends lose body parts trying to do it all themselves. 

Stay safe, and have a Merry Christmas.

d
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 3:50 PM
Subject: [CHAT] note to all planning on trimming large shrubs & small trees
Always wear something on your head and safety glasses. Why you ask? Well, I was trimming back a large overgrown privet up on a step ladder, large limb 
cut loose where I wanted it to, but hit the edge of jerkboy's roof on his
shack and flipped back and coldcocked me in the head.  The do rag I always
wear kept it from tearing the skin and all my glasses are safety glasses (I 
get them through work) and that saved the left eye.  Happened so fast I
couldn't jump off the ladder. Just dressed it w/ lemon verbena/witch hazel 
toner.  It's turning sriously purple already.  That ought to start some
rumors at work tomorrow - LOL.  Oh well.   So if you're gonna do any
heavy trimming over your head - words to the wise my friends!   Be safe -
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & like that....


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