Ben Please Be OK!!

[hunterbynature]

what can i say hotrod? hope your grade 12 learnt by our stupid mistakes, sometimes we think were infallible but tools can be very unforgiving, i no i will be wearing a few more protective items next time im grinding, like a stainless jock strap cheers   oh yea good to see ya back on board benny,, dont get RSI in your wrist from the old one finger typing mate!

[Bedfordcrazy]

I guess we have all taken short cuts at some stage, I know one thing I have lear'nt over the years, and bens situation confirms, There is a tool for every job and a job for every tool. Trying to be a seamstress with an angle grinder, i'm going to keep my grand daughter out of that dressmaking class ben. lol lol 
George............................

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

tch..tch tch...tch...me pouch woz squirmin,me eyes were at the unfolding saga of the impending & imminent course of yor OH&S discrepancy..to put it mildly mate. headin for the road woz the smartest part of the whole tale of woe,& thankfully it why your still about to help me wiv me spelling........ mate.. how lucky woz it that u didnt start with ya jeans first   heres anuvver pouchfull of positive mate.... cause & effect blindness is a "bloke" thing i believe.. an we,ve all been there eh guys maybe a thread on all our combined C&E blindness tales should be compiled as a WS pointer to help  avoid any loss or further unnecesary pain n suffering of any of our hallowed & unique community.. an as pertaining to our male members, . . .(being "very serious" icon inserted). . .we all at some time suffer from this very real & scary condition imposed upon our gender & all truly  feel the pain when these tales are regailed.. or at very least it could give a wry smile or two at the folly of our own actions... just really glad u pulled through ben... ok ok ill shut up now...cheers dears     

[ben]

yeh since exactly a week from today i have thought of a million different ways to cut down my shirt without using a dangerous spinning 3,000rpm 1mm cutting disc!  everyone that has been told has said they must say its the stupidest accident they have ever herd:(

1 finger typing is pretty boring.. scissors i already have in my workshop for cutting the matting!!!!

able it doesnt feel like horror i just feel really really damn stupid!! lol

t over the years, and bens situation confirms, There is a tool for every job and a job for every tool.

very wise george. i think ill stick this quote on the wall of my shed..

cheers ben

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

no mate i hav seen more unbelievably dafter things done . none th less your is up there in the top 10.just really glad ur here to regail it... an im suuuuure  u wont do that again willya? dont feel to foolish..it is a now recognised condition that all males until attaining a certain age suffer from an inability to associate  their actions with  obvious consequence of outcomes  its not till men hit round there thirties that the foresight of cause & effect becomes apparent , due to the wiring format of our brains ..TRUE FACT!!. . ("being very serious".icon inserted )so lesson learned, be easy on yorself your not alone with your humility mate  end of story glad u can tell it, dont forget to add it  to the BUGA almanac mate 

[Jeff]

I've been away for a few days and just catching up with things.
So relieved that you are back home with no permanent damage Ben. Nasty experience though.

[THEBED]

Oooooouuucch !!!!
Glad you are back home again.
good luck with the recovery.

Jan & Sway

[Kirk]

Well Ben, i must admit, i was in tears, admittedly being a christian, and reading about the power of prayers in your story and having a sister also and only imagining what they must have gone thru seeing you like that, really effected me on a personal level.

Was it silly to do what you did? without doubt, and there is no use dwelling on that. But is it any different than the continuous silly risks that people take every day, such as 2-3 beers then drive home, or speeding, not using an indicator when turning, or talking on a phone while driving, or just not listening to our gutt..... Its easy for us to say how obviously it was dangerous, but if i think about the risks ive taken in just the last week, my life too could be a tragic tale, as too for any one of us.

I had NO idea it would be that serious, i thought maybe there was some kind of bush cut accident, as you work around tools all the time, but for that too happen, its a miracle you survived. Ive only met you a couple of times, but im glad ill have the chance to meet you again:)

Im glad i kept my word and said my prayer that day:)

God Bless you and i wish you a speedy recovery, without complication:)

[Kirk]

   first car to drive past his face was so scared he kept driving. rememver i was drenched in blood from my head to my toe. then a few people nearby herd my cry and rushed over i walked back toward the grass
and apparently collapsed

(from here on im going what other people have said cause i cant remember much althou was concious whole time)


apparently a few of the people that came over were nurses thank god, they knew what to do, apparently it seemed to take ages for the ambulace to come

For those that might not understand just how God can work in a mysterious way, this quote points out how differnt this story might have been, if the first person stopped, if he had taken ben in his delirous state, maybe not known where to go (might not be local) and just a couple of more litres of Blood are lost due to the time delay.....instead, a few nurses walk by.....thats the hand of God right there.....

[Clance]

Ben Ben Ben!! WOW your one lucky man!! Glad to know that your Ok, and thank the lord for listening to everyones prayers.
Get well soon mate.
Clance