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Nebraska farmer caught in auger amputates what's left of his leg with a pocket knife
Omaha World Herald ^
| 5/14/19
| Chris Peters
Posted on 05/14/2019 8:09:06 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
One uncle of mine lost half his fingers in a combine accident. Another one was caught in a field fire and burnt his legs, then lost his life from the infection. Farming isn’t for the timid.
To: Rebelbase
Knew a guy in North Missouri who had a similar story except his grandson cut him out. He lost both legs at the knee and painted elephant toes on the prosthetic stubs.
He didn't like using the longer prosthetics. He became a private pilot.
Super guy, great attitude.
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posted on
05/14/2019 8:39:39 PM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
To: dp0622
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posted on
05/14/2019 8:53:40 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Rebelbase
“I have had other incidences incidents. I try to hold my cool or figure out how to make the situation better at the time,” he said. “It’s hard to describe. You want to survive and you do what you need to do to survive, I guess.”Damn newspaper reporter can't spell / can't distinguish "incidence" and "incident!"
And meanwhile, inner-city "yutes" are on welfare because they refuse to get up early in the morning to go to work.
Regards,
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posted on
05/14/2019 8:53:51 PM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: Rebelbase
Geezus, a far harder man than I.
To: Rebelbase
While we regularly play up the risks of being a “first responder”, those in other professions often put themselves at greater risk to life and, well, limb. Among them farmers and ranchers, loggers, fishermen, and even simple pizza delivery men.
To: Deaf Smith
PTO driven equipment does not stop for anything.
Stay clear.
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You ain’t kiddin’. I saw a guy get his coveralls pant leg in a PTO.
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posted on
05/14/2019 10:19:01 PM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Rebelbase
I know a guy who stepped in a grain auger; he fell back when it got him, and his arm hit the off switch. He became a preacher.
To: Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
My great-grandfather had a wooden leg from the knee up.
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posted on
05/14/2019 11:36:08 PM PDT
by
laweeks
To: Rebelbase
But he sure ain’t gonna be the best farmer around anymore.
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posted on
05/15/2019 12:52:51 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
To: laplata
You ain’t kiddin’. I saw a guy get his coveralls pant leg in a PTO. Former Detroit pitcher Bird Fidrych got the hood of his sweatshirt caught in the PTO of a truck he was working on. Not a good way to go.
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posted on
05/15/2019 3:20:37 AM PDT
by
KevinB
(If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
To: Rebelbase
Gibbs Rule 9. Always carry a knife
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posted on
05/15/2019 5:49:21 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
To: KevinB
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posted on
05/15/2019 7:03:34 AM PDT
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laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: 9YearLurker
While we regularly play up the risks of being a “first responder”, those in other professions often put themselves at greater risk to life and, well, limb. Among them farmers and ranchers, loggers, fishermen, and even simple pizza delivery men.Yup. Day in and day out, being a farmer is more dangerous than being a cop.
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05/15/2019 7:16:41 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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