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Flabbibulin · 11-03-2014, 08:39 AM

When I was 18 straight out of HS, I got a summer job roofing. With virtually no training on anything I was doing, and an abandonment of common sense, I proceeded to cut a piece of wood of some sort with an electrical circular saw while bracing the wood with my foot- all while standing on the 2nd floor roof of a home. The saw kicked of course and, not a word of a lie, cut through my shoe and sock from big toe to little toe, but only left the smallest of scratches on my foot. Obviously cutting off my toes would have only been the beginning, as I was standing on a roof and would have definitely been falling right off.

Anyway, I was quite shaken up for bit, but do recall coming around and then reciting Samuel L Jackson's "This is a miracle and I want you to acknowledge it" routine.

11-03-2014, 08:39 AM	#11
Flabbibulin Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	When I was 18 straight out of HS, I got a summer job roofing. With virtually no training on anything I was doing, and an abandonment of common sense, I proceeded to cut a piece of wood of some sort with an electrical circular saw while bracing the wood with my foot- all while standing on the 2nd floor roof of a home. The saw kicked of course and, not a word of a lie, cut through my shoe and sock from big toe to little toe, but only left the smallest of scratches on my foot. Obviously cutting off my toes would have only been the beginning, as I was standing on a roof and would have definitely been falling right off. Anyway, I was quite shaken up for bit, but do recall coming around and then reciting Samuel L Jackson's "This is a miracle and I want you to acknowledge it" routine. Last edited by Flabbibulin; 11-03-2014 at 11:47 AM.