looch
Veteran Member
Comfortable was the wrong word. "At ease with the risk" may have been better.
I'm not "comfortable" when I'm hooking up the PTO with the engine running, but I'm aware of the danger and alert to my surroundings.
Yes, I do disconnect the plug on my tools when changing blades/bits - the probability of the trigger being pulled is too great.
Comfort does indeed breed contempt - something I can relate to as a former hydraulic press brake operator.
<font color=blue>...seek out someone who has actually suffered...</font color=blue>
You mean like my wife who had a car accident and doesn't want to drive anymore? Or my cousin who almost drowned and so now won't even go near a boat? This is fear - not higher learning.
<font color=blue>And we may suffer if we are wrong in our decisions</font color=blue>
You should shorten that to just "We may suffer," because, life is inherently dangerous, regardless of the decisions you make.
And finally to correct your or anyone else's misinterpretation of my statement: <font color=blue>Don't change your ways on what a few faceless people say on the 'Net - do what is comfortable for you</font color=blue>. This was to discourage people from doing things that are less safe - not the other way around.
I'm not "comfortable" when I'm hooking up the PTO with the engine running, but I'm aware of the danger and alert to my surroundings.
Yes, I do disconnect the plug on my tools when changing blades/bits - the probability of the trigger being pulled is too great.
Comfort does indeed breed contempt - something I can relate to as a former hydraulic press brake operator.
<font color=blue>...seek out someone who has actually suffered...</font color=blue>
You mean like my wife who had a car accident and doesn't want to drive anymore? Or my cousin who almost drowned and so now won't even go near a boat? This is fear - not higher learning.
<font color=blue>And we may suffer if we are wrong in our decisions</font color=blue>
You should shorten that to just "We may suffer," because, life is inherently dangerous, regardless of the decisions you make.
And finally to correct your or anyone else's misinterpretation of my statement: <font color=blue>Don't change your ways on what a few faceless people say on the 'Net - do what is comfortable for you</font color=blue>. This was to discourage people from doing things that are less safe - not the other way around.