So, there I was sitting on my front veranda, drinking a well earned coffee, minding my own business.
When out the corner of my eye I see my Evangeloon neighbour standing precariously on a very thin board stretched between 2 tall ladders, about 8 feet above the ground, armed with a chainsaw and trying to prune a tree in his front garden.
Me being careful me, couldn't help myself, so told him that in my opinion what he was doing was both very unsafe and probably dangerous to boot.
His reply was, "I'm not worried like you would be, I have Jesus and God watching over me."
So I simply went back to seat and drank my coffee until, suddenly, there was this loud crashing sound mixed in the sound of cracking and breaking timber.
A quick glance over the fence, and there he is, sprawled out the ground, left arm dangling at a very awkward angle from the shoulder, the chainsaw still running and vibrating its way across the ground towards his nether regions and he is moaning and groaning.
I went inside my house, phoned for the Ambulance, gave them his address, said that, imo, he may have either dislocated his shoulder or broken it,, so could they please hurry as I'm about to go into his yard and remove the danger of the running chainsaw and render first aid.
I get into his front yard, the chainsaw is almost about to start 'nibbling' away at his pants crotch, he is looking to me like he may be going into shock, there is blood seeping out of his ears, so I do the what I was trained to do as nurse and awaiting the Ambulance.
Just before the load into the Ambulance he looks at me and says, " It is ALL your fault, you made Jesus and God loose their concentration, that's why I fell."
Nice to be appreciated isn't it?
Hopefully that chainsaw wasn't actually still spinning.
Well normally when you release the trigger a chainsaw ceases to spin the chain around the chain bar/guide.
But I noticed yesterday that Evangeloon, in his infinite God given wisdom (LOL), had tied back the trigger with a piece of twine and I think may have disconnected the chain-brake as well.
A very BIG No-No to anyone with even the smallest of knowledge in using chainsaws.
Did he ever think you could have just left him to his gawd/jeezzuz to take care of medical help? What if you weren't there drinking your coffee to start with?
must've been god's plan all along.
@HumanistJohn Oh of course....riiiiight.....