[Farmall] Any advice on THIS problem (Off Topic...sorry)

[James Moran]

JD-
 I remember while I was building our house and was using a  radial arm saw to rip stock.  As is too often the case, I worked  beyond the "I am too tired" phase and, rather than using a "push stick"  I was guiding the wood by hand.  Just in time, I pulled my hand  away, but I was rewarded with a graze on my thumbnail from the  blade.  A split second later, the rotating blade would have drawn  my thumb into its work pattern and I would now be known as "old 9 and a  half".
 Maybe my thoughts about "nurturing" the young could embrace  even more than "physical safety".  Why not, at the same time, make  a small effort to beat back the ghosts of substance abuse and self  destruction due to desperation?
  JM

Jason DeJoode <jldejoode at highstream.net> wrote:  If you're looking for a video, I'd try your local ag extension office or 
maybe your local high school if it has a ag program and see if you can 
borrow it. Otherwise if you google "ag safety" there are tons of online 
resources on lots of subjects.

Jason

James Moran wrote:
> DG-
>   First...because of the (one time) horses, the pool, and the creek we keep a $1M rider on the property upon which we live.
>  Second...maybe (based upon the "nature" of the folks who comprise this  group) we could (collectively) cobble up a "safety manual" of some sort  to assist me and others who wish to impart standards and measures as  they might pertain to the appropriate use of tractors, saws, wood  splitters (even hand tools). Why not? How would our world be not well  served by making this effort. Hell...give me your stories,  recollections, concerns and I will take care of printing and  distribution. If we save but one finger, arm, or life where is the harm?
>   Please advise, all of you.
>   Thanks.
>   JM
>
> Dan Glass  wrote:  First thing you need to do is get an umbrella policy added to your 
> homeowners insurance.
>
> James Moran wrote:
>
>   
>> Ladies and Gentlemen-
>>  This is certainly off topic but, IMHO, very important as most of us are  parents or (at least) care about children. Here goes....
>> I  have a fine neighbor with a wife and four lovely kids (two of each).  The elder boy is extremely intelligent, friendly, and inquisitive.  However, he suffers from attention deficit and other "cognitive"  issues. Because he is "different" and despite his superior intellect,  he is (drum roll....) bullied (emotionally and physically) at school  and, though I do not understand this, the school officials don't  intervene.
>> Anyway, he is interested in things that I do and  his father does which translates to utilizing machinery, much of which  is downright dangerous. He wants to "get involved" and, due to his  illness, has an inherent lack of self control and, as a corollary, does  not seem to be able to envision how badly things can go (nor how  quickly). Again...this is not a "trouble maker"...he just can't control  himself and (naturally) his father wants him to enjoy the types of  things that we do.
>> As an example, I have a big log splitter  and I supply firewood (free) to the kid's family (theirs in not an  embarrassment of riches, if you get my drift) so that they can do their  family thing in front of the fireplace. This unit has an exposed  universal. Yeah...I know...fashion a shield for it as a general  precaution. We have deposited a good amount of wood and it needs to be  split for drying and use. His dad and I know that the boy will want to  be around during the operation and, frankly, I am scared to death.
>>  It is NOT just the splitter. He wants to get his fingers into  everything (e.g., chainsaws and such). Because of this he has to be  monitored continuously and, I fear, that if his father or I turn our  backs for a second, something serious could happen and, should that  transpire, I would die.
>> Do any of you have any suggestions  as to how this child might be made aware of life's dangers? Yelling and  screaming don't do any good, again due to his special mental  processing. I was thinking about video (not too graphic) that might  depict how carelessness can lead to disaster.
>>  Perhaps one or more of you have had a similar situation with your own children or kids in the neighborhood.
>>  I know this is off the mark for tractor repairs but I would sure love to hear anything you folks might suggest.
>>  Thanks in advance.
>>  Jim  Moran
>>
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