Even the headline is terrifying

[Steve Browning]

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/martin-kemp-chainsaw-accident-injury-update-b2852031.html

[TimR]

Bloody hell!

 

There is a thread somewhere about finger injuries. 🤣

 

I once sliced the tops of my index and middle finger on the day of a gig. I wrapped them in micropore, but halfway through our first set, someone from the audience was gesturing at my white bass that had splatter marks all across it. 🤦‍♂️

[BassTractor]

51 minutes ago, TimR said:

Bloody hell!

 

There is a thread somewhere about finger injuries. 🤣

 

I once sliced the tops of my index and middle finger on the day of a gig. I wrapped them in micropore, but halfway through our first set, someone from the audience was gesturing at my white bass that had splatter marks all across it. 🤦‍♂️

 

Bloody amateur! I bought a bloody white Van Halen bass from the off! 😁

[Si600]

Chainsaws are terrifying things, or at least, mine scares the bejeebers out of me, but really:

 

"The 64-year-old, who had picked up the chainsaw by the blade to cut a piece of wood,"? 

[Owen]

The trousers which are full of fluff that are meant to stop a chainsaw in it's tracks really do work. I also have two completely functioning legs. There is a conncection here. 

[Hellzero]

1 hour ago, Si600 said:

Chainsaws are terrifying things, or at least, mine scares the bejeebers out of me, but really:

 

"The 64-year-old, who had picked up the chainsaw by the blade to cut a piece of wood,"? 

I had exactly the same thought... 🤔 🤦🏻

[Downunderwonder]

A dozy thing to do but ordinarily one would not come completely undone picking up a chainsaw by the 'blade'

 

You might slice a couple of fingers on the points when it got away away on you but the blade is stationary until you gun it.

 

I am calling BS on the whole thing. It would be a superhuman effort to grasp the chainbar ahead of the drive motor and lift. Like trying to pick up a bass horizontal from the 3rd fret.

 

There is a front handle for that.

 

One handing the saw while operating and using other hand to muck about with the wood and oops/AAAAAAARRRRGGG!!!!!. That I can buy.

[TimR]

While Martin is known mostly for being in Eastenders and Gogglebox, he also played a bit of bass in the 80s.

 

But he is currently touring his DJ set.

 

Hurting a few fingers but still being able to press a few buttons on his laptop surely gains some kudos amongst the millenials? 

[Si600]

@Downunderwonder I had exactly the same thought overnight. I can't see how just picking it up by the chainbar would do any serious harm. Certainly you could cut yourself because you are grabbing the sharp bits and it would be a good effort given where the center of balance is on a chainsaw.

 

More than likely he picked up the thing he was cutting and moved it without paying enough attention to what he was doing. 

[tauzero]

16 hours ago, Si600 said:

Chainsaws are terrifying things, or at least, mine scares the bejeebers out of me, but really:

 

"The 64-year-old, who had picked up the chainsaw by the blade to cut a piece of wood,"? 

 

TBF, it didn't say whether the chainsaw was running.

[Steve Browning]

25 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

TBF, it didn't say whether the chainsaw was running.

I suspect the headline would be very different if it had been. My point was really the shudder that goes through you just looking at the headline itself, without having to read any more.

[Cliff Edge]

I had a horrible chainsaw incident yesterday. I went in the shed to get the chainsaw and found it sitting in a pool of its own oil. Happy to say it has not suffered any long lasting damage. And I’m fine, thank you.