So, I have a new one for all you that are amused by the sight of a little Amy driving around in Big Red, the family's huge pickup truck.... One word: Chainsaw
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aiee! I've known too many people missing teeth from chainsaw kickback accidents....
I haven't dealt with a chainsaw since we kept one in the back of the truck on the way to the bus stop in the morning... but we never had to use it. My mom has recently picked up an electric chainsaw, though.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to say my old fear was irrational... At the end of the day they are dangerous and unpredictable.
But honestly, the biggest problem comes once you get comfortable with it and you're making weird cuts at odd angles like chopping all the limbs off. If you take stupid risks like being precariously balanced (sadly all too common)and then the tree shifts badly, it's all over.
Dad's chainsaw has a kickback shutoff bar. Not saying it would save me, but at least it is something.
really, i'm not a violent person. i know folks who'd be much better at wielding weapons against zombies. my goal is just to hold them off for long enough for the real fighters to arrive...
According to a dream I had last week, attacking zombies can be used to clean out the scarier items from the back of the fridge. I sometimes have a very odd subconscious.
I didn't think you were violent, I just think you're clever, one of the folks you'd want on your side in case of an apocalypse (assuming you weren't one of the folks to cause it in the first place, and even then, it would mean you'd have an inside edge on what's going on). Of course, on the other hand, this means you will be more attractive to the gourmet-brain seeking zombies, but I think it evens out.
As for the welding and backhoe skills... both of those have something in common, they're definately a skilled labor! ;) You can learn how to weld, and how to operate a backhoe, but it would take years of practice to be truely effective at it. :) I've done both, and looked at my work, then watched someone who's been doing it for years, and I could definately see the difference. :)
Even so, both are good skills to have the basics of. :)
Skills worth having often take a lifetime to develop and maintain. The only problem is there are so many worthy skills and only one lifetime in which to build them...
I guess I've tried to learn the basics of a lot of things -- enough to get an easy job done without hurting myself and enough to know when something is above my skill level.
Interesting that you should mention welding after you mentioned chainsaws. Rather than trust his earmuffs and goggles, achaosofkittens uses his welding face shield for chainsaw protection. It's so nice to be married to someone who knows he's not immortal.
Backhoes are FUN and reasonably easy to use poorly-but-good-enough, whereas welding takes a long time to learn anything useful.
Yes, that's exactly what CK uses. He uses it for just about all construction and destruction work that involves machinery (except for his blacksmithing).
i have been studying axe lore (the ax book, and others); collecting axes (yar), and other implements. clearing trails is good for the neighbors and nice practice. so far, no death! :)
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I haven't dealt with a chainsaw since we kept one in the back of the truck on the way to the bus stop in the morning... but we never had to use it. My mom has recently picked up an electric chainsaw, though.
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But honestly, the biggest problem comes once you get comfortable with it and you're making weird cuts at odd angles like chopping all the limbs off. If you take stupid risks like being precariously balanced (sadly all too common)and then the tree shifts badly, it's all over.
Dad's chainsaw has a kickback shutoff bar. Not saying it would save me, but at least it is something.
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I didn't think you were violent, I just think you're clever, one of the folks you'd want on your side in case of an apocalypse (assuming you weren't one of the folks to cause it in the first place, and even then, it would mean you'd have an inside edge on what's going on). Of course, on the other hand, this means you will be more attractive to the gourmet-brain seeking zombies, but I think it evens out.
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As for the welding and backhoe skills... both of those have something in common, they're definately a skilled labor! ;) You can learn how to weld, and how to operate a backhoe, but it would take years of practice to be truely effective at it. :) I've done both, and looked at my work, then watched someone who's been doing it for years, and I could definately see the difference. :)
Even so, both are good skills to have the basics of. :)
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I guess I've tried to learn the basics of a lot of things -- enough to get an easy job done without hurting myself and enough to know when something is above my skill level.
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Backhoes are FUN and reasonably easy to use poorly-but-good-enough, whereas welding takes a long time to learn anything useful.
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i have been studying axe lore (the ax book, and others); collecting axes (yar), and other implements. clearing trails is good for the neighbors and nice practice. so far, no death! :)
chainsaws. yar :> zombies! yar! mmm.
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