Originally Posted by
Karl Brogger
Congradulations, you learned something the best way possible, the hard way.
Being a natural born idiot, I find that this trully is the only way to make thing stick. Its a method that has taught me many things.
-That sliding down pavement at high speed hurts.
-That 24oz long handle waffle face hammers will literally explode flesh when you miss that 6" ring shank barn nail.
-That screws don't disappear when going into material, they actually go through it. Works for nails pnuematic nails too. I'm still not sure about the hand driven nails.
-Band saws cut flesh really well, as do chisels. Come to think of it, so do coping saws.
-When testing the hardness of standing trees, its best not to use an ATV and your helmeted head.
-etc........
We all do stupid stuff. If you feel stupid, that's a good thing. If you don't, it means you didn't learn a damn thing, and that you are in fact stupid. But the more dumb things you do, and the more dumb you feel, the more diligent you are about thinking before acting, and that's pretty smart.
I'd add, joiner knifes can cut like crazy even when the units off.
Wiped out my band aid supply on that one.
I agree with no manufacture can add enough warnings to cover everything, a bit of common sense is in order along with maybe a learning curve.
Be responsible for your actions.
I find no fault with him wanting the manufacture to add a warning and I'd assuming the manufacture will, especially if its just a add to for a online manual.
Printed manuals may be a different deal though, how many times has this happened versus how much $ to change a printed copy?
I think "blame" might be taken as a bit harsh, and I think having a brain fart would work well.
Thanks for posting this and hopefully it will help keep the rest of more aware of what we're doing.
Al
Remember our vets, they need our help, just like they helped us.