Cutting Grass Barefoot??

Discussion in 'Barefoot' started by StraightToes, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. txbarefooter

    txbarefooter Senior Member

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    the double edged sword of mowing barefoot is finding out where the ant hills are =)
     
  2. cantgobarefootenough

    cantgobarefootenough Member

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    Perhaps next summer you can help me get rid of the poison ivy, so I too can lay on the grass on a nice day.:) On second thought, there isn't much room to lay on the grass in the area where the poison ivy is.
     
  3. One Man Band

    One Man Band Member

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    I had an uncle who was cutting the grass while wearing sandals. As he pulled back from a fence, his heel snagged something and he fall back. Goodbye big toe. I doubt shoes will protect you from injury, but they might save enough to work with at the hospital.

    As for the many legal warnings and disclaimers that litter our lives, the box clearly states that Q-Tips should not be inserted into the ear. What else are we to do with them?
     
  4. bfjohn

    bfjohn Member

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    Did his heel snag because he was wearing sandals?
    If he was barefoot it might not have happened at all.
     
  5. Myranya

    Myranya Slytherin Girl

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    Well we don't have that particular plant here so I don't know what's the best way to get rid of it, check your local garden supply store for products to get rid of it? We do have giant hogweed here, which can be nasty when touched, much more so than nettles, and when it appeared in my yard I immediately pulled it (wearing gloves -just for that once), and watched the spot closely for some time afterwards in case it'd come back. Some of those nasty plants really don't have a place in the yard, I want to be able to wander in my own yard without having to watch my step (or where I sit, lay, etc). Just my opinion of course.
     
  6. Myranya

    Myranya Slytherin Girl

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    Well, that couldn't have happened with a reel-type push mower, it doesn't have the power to keep turning as soon as you pull back even a tiny bit. And these mowers help you stay in shape, are environmentally sound and quiet in use. I'm surprised I get no more support for using push mowers over power tools in these particular forums (not just the barefoot sub-forum but there are a lot of environment and health conscious folks here I thought).

    LOL, I'll have to send y'all a box from this side of the pond, it doesn't say so here. That's silly.
     
  7. One Man Band

    One Man Band Member

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    A reel mower would have been OK. He hit something solid, so he would have tripped either way. It was a glancing strike, and he would likely kept his very stitched toe. Just something to keep in mind, power equipment and toes.

    As for our warning labels, they are supposed to keep us in a cocoon of safety and happiness. They really make money for the personal injury lawyers. My favorite is a company that makes plastic totes. Someone, somewhere mist have stores their child in one. (WTF!!) They now a wonderful sticker. I will try to put it in my pictures.
     
  8. Willy_Wonka_27

    Willy_Wonka_27 Surrender to the Flow

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    My grandfather lost his big tow mowing barefoot.

    However, I always mow barefoot. I've never had a problem because I never forget I'm barefoot. Although I have had a couple bee stings and rocks shot at my foot.
     
  9. Willy_Wonka_27

    Willy_Wonka_27 Surrender to the Flow

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    Maybe we all live on hills... :p

    But seriously, I have one, I use it occasionally.
     

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