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Originally Posted by Yasa
Pansy. Live life on the edge. Keep the tip on.
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Indeed...shot myself with my stick nailer (third time in 20 years) the other day.
Pricked by a poppy? Lol!
Cut it off, pulled it through, and wrapped it with electrical tape...back to work. I was using salvaged (hard) lumber again...just like the last time.
Hit a knot and away she goes.
1/4 inch lower and I would have lost my index finger on my right hand.
My poppy never fell off of my jacket lapel during the above mentioned incident either.
Nor did I "prick" myself with it...even when I was leaning into the linesman pliers to cut the haed of the b*stard off, so I could pull it through my finger.
I probably would have been ok on Juno Beach...
Respect the troops. Their sacrifice made it possible for us to be here discussing the "dangers" posed by the common poppy.