......He is the fourth person in the Tampa area to die in recent years after being pulled into a wood chipper. ...........``These kind of accidents are few and far between,'' Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman J.D. Callaway said. What an awful way to go.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
2 posted on
07/07/2005 2:25:01 AM PDT by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
To do list:
- Pick up beer after work;
- Drop rent check off;
- Call girlfriend;
- Turn off woodchipper before trying to unclog it.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Stephanek's grandmother, Mary Walker, said she was not worried about the child. ``She's tough,'' the woman said. ``Nothing bothers her unless she thinks she's going to get a whooping.''She's tougher than I am. I am aghast reading this. Prayers for this man's next of kin and for the poor people affected by witnessing this tragedy.
4 posted on
07/07/2005 2:47:57 AM PDT by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Black humor aside, you're right, that's an awful way to go. My condolences to the family of this unfortunate construction worker.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Ouch.
>> In a neighborhood hardened by crime and poverty, the death provided little more than a morbid distraction on an insufferably hot day. Crowds gathered in apartments across the street; some people drank beer.
I remember watching an informal little party that started in Revere after a suicide in which a homeless woman tossed herself in front of a train.
What a mess.
What a country.
8 posted on
07/07/2005 3:04:43 AM PDT by
mmercier
(a machine that would go of itself)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
``I don't ever want to be a construction worker,'' he said. ``It's too dangerous.'' Being a construction worker is not dangerous, Luis. However, being a stupid construction worker can be very dangerous.
9 posted on
07/07/2005 3:06:00 AM PDT by
gridlock
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES!!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
My guess: this guy was an illegal and thus not literate enough in English to read the warnings on the equipment.
10 posted on
07/07/2005 3:12:07 AM PDT by
ikka
To: Cincinatus' Wife
My son doing tree trimming work was puttin a log into chipper. He slipped on wet grass and his leg went into the chipper. He sustained a serious leg injury. He had the wherewithal to reach over and put the machine in reverse. The shutoff was located on the opposite end. He received injuries on the way in and way out. That was 2yrs ago. He is no longer the same kid. He became addicted to pain killers which he is battling with and seeking help. He also has PTSD and has nightmares. I have spent many days worrying about him. He is not stupid. Perhaps careless.
13 posted on
07/07/2005 3:37:16 AM PDT by
daddyOwe
("a man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to leave alone")
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Motorvehicles, firearms and now woodchippers, all sources of horrific anecdotes. Don't be a hoplophobe, don't fear the machine, fear the person operating it. There are no accidents with a key in the ignition or a round chambered.
That said, I suppose we now know where Jimmy Hoffa went - up in smoke.
32 posted on
07/07/2005 5:07:17 AM PDT by
dhuffman@awod.com
(The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
It's really a good idea to turn the machine off before trying to clear a jam.
To: taca
38 posted on
07/07/2005 11:10:34 AM PDT by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
To: Cincinatus' Wife
``A piece of wood got stuck, and he tried to clear it out,'' idiot
40 posted on
07/07/2005 1:07:31 PM PDT by
Tiger Smack
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