[Rhodes22-list] Cautionary Tale (addendum) and another story

[John Shulick]

VERY FOOLISH 

 You are a lucky man to have your fingers intact. While I have had the sense
not to argue with a running engine (8 horses out weigh one middle aged fat
man) I have had my fair share of wrestling with stuck anchors at my lake.
Lost 3 more this year (thats 6 in 2 yrs ) due to them being wrapped around
logs tree stumps and fish Christmas trees. Being stubborn as hell one time I
used one of the winches and a screwdriver for leverage and hauled half a
waterlogged tree up to the surface in an attempt to free the anchor. I can
only imagine what would have happened if I had got a hand wrapped around the
line and then lost the purchase on the winch getting pulled to the bottom
like Capt Ahab. Most embarrassing way to die for a former water safety
instructor. This also recalls a sign I have seen posted on most
church/synagogue organs by the organist. "DIESEN MACHINEN IST NICHT FOR
FINGERPOKEN UNT RUBBERNECKEN!! SETSEN SIE STILL UND WACHEN DER BILNKEN
LIGHTS.

Best as always
John S
 



   

BenCittadino wrote:
> 
> Having now revealed myself as an idiot (again) there is little to be lost
> by passing along the following which were sent to me this AM by a fellow
> Duke alum. These should aggravate a fair percentage of  list members  (but
> they are funny):
> 
>  
> FOOTBALL TRUTHS ... 
>  
> 
> (1) What does the average Univ. of Florida player get on his SATs?
>    ........Drool. 
> 
> 
> (2) What do you get when you put 32 West Virginia cheerleaders in one
> room?
>    ........A full set of teeth. 
> 
> (3) How do you get a Nebraska cheerleader into your dorm room?
>    ........Grease her hips and push. 
> 
> (4) How do you get an Ohio State graduate off your porch?
>    .........Pay him for the pizza. 
> 
> (5) How do you know if an Alabama football player has a girlfriend?
>    ......There is tobacco spit on both sides of his pickup. 
> 
> (6) Why is the Kentucky football team like a possum?
>    ....Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road. 
> 
> (7) What are the longest three years of a Miami ( Fla ) football player's 
> life? 
>    ........His freshman year. 
> 
> (8) How many Oklahoma freshmen does it take to change a light bulb?
>    ........None. That's a sophomore course. 
> 
> (9) Where was O. J. Headed in the white Bronco?
>    ....... Durham , North Carolina.  He knew that the police would never
> look for a Heisman Trophy winner at Duke.. 
>   
> (10) How do you keep an FSU football player out of your front yard?
>     ......Erect a goal post!
> 
> 
> 
>   AND FINALLY (drum roll and cymbal clash)..... 
> 
> (11) Why did Tennessee choose orange as their team color?
>    ........You can wear it to the game on Saturday, hunting on Sunday, 
> and picking up trash along the highways the rest of the week. 
> 
> 
> BenC
>  
> 
> 
> 
> R22MikeW wrote:
>> 
>> Ben,
>> 
>> You are very lucky!
>> 
>> We should all know that engines and props are dangerous but many don't 
>> realize that monofilament line can slice through flesh all too quickly, 
>> without exceeding it's tensile rating.  While it should be common safety 
>> practice to stop all engines before investigating entangled lines, be
>> very 
>> careful to stop all motion (possibly even anchor) when checking out any 
>> fishing line entanglements.  There have been reports of severe limb and
>> neck 
>> damage when fishing lines suddenly caught on something and tightened
>> across 
>> cockpit spaces.  Whenever I approach my town "No Fishing" dock to
>> discharge 
>> passengers, I always blow a warning horn to the fishermen and advise them
>> to 
>> remove their lines from the water or they will be cut.  I have a riggers 
>> knife and a pair of sailing gloves at the ready to quickly and safely cut 
>> any lines that contact the boat.  Do not fool around with fishing line
>> and 
>> bare hands, ever.
>> 
>> 
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
>> 
>> From: "BenCittadino" Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:37 PM
>>>
>>> This weekend, after a calm, pleasant sail, having motored smoothly into
>>> my
>>> slip, and just secured the boat I noticed somebodies  fishing line had
>>> become tangled in the prop. I lowered the prop back into the water with
>>> a
>>> plan to pull on the loose end while running the motor slowly in reverse
>>> to
>>> unwrap the line. I held the filament end with one hand while
>>> manipulating
>>> the tiller controller with the other hand. The plan did not work and 
>>> almost
>>> sucked my hand into the prop. I miraculously escaped with nothing more 
>>> than
>>> a semi-nasty paper cut like slit in my hand from the filament and the
>>> certain knowledge that I am an idiot.
>>>
>>> Lesson: NEVER EVER RUN AN ENGINE WITH ANY PART OF ANYONE'S BODY NEAR A
>>> MOVING PART OR ATTACHED THERETO.
>>>
>>> With the engine OFF I cut the line free. It took a few minutes but I
>>> have
>>> all my fingers.
>>>
>>> BenC
>>> S/V Susan Kay ('93 recy '08)
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