Chainsaw safety glasses?

[Caryc]

I've been harping on this for a long time. Evidently you just can't fix stupid like I keep saying. While watching another episode of "Homestead Rescue", the camera moved to a very close up of the father using a chain saw. One could definitely see him squinting his eyes to avoid the chips coming at his face. I JUST DON'T GET IT !!!!! Why are people so stupid?

 

[Ultradog MN]

What I don't get is people who watch dumb videos soley for the purpose of coming here to complain about how dumb the video was.

 

[38 Sears Roebuck]

It might have something to do with the gene pool?

 

[GChief]

What I don't get is people who watch dumb videos soley for the purpose of coming here to complain about how dumb the video was.

Old folks just gotta complain, it becomes part of their DNA as they age.

To the thread, yes, the few times I have seen that show, SO's pops likes it, I noticed that dude is unsafe often.

 

[Stephen Newell]

Could have been worse, he could have shut his eyes completely.

 

[drsportster]

Every time Im in Harbor -Freight I grab another pair

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

I firmly believe that they're NOT stupid at all. They simply don't take things at face value, especially when someone is wagging a finger in their face saying "FOR SAAAAAAFETY!" They challenge authority. They think for themselves. They only believe what they can see, touch, experience for themselves. For sure they are not going to take the word of some office-dwelling, pencil-pushing, clipboard-carrying "Safety N*zi." The only thing they believe in that they can't see is the Lord above, which, considering literally everything else, makes no sense.

They have never gotten anything in their eyes to speak of, so they don't see the need to wear safety glasses.

Oddly appropriate, I recently came across a "Ricky and the Boss" skit on Facebook, which is a parody of a construction jobsite. The creator plays several characters, Breadstick Ricky, The Boss, Safety Man, Roscoe the old-timer, and New Guy. Anyway, they're having a safety meeting where Safety Man is trying to get the crew to wear safety glasses. He has a 45 minute presentation all prepared, when Ricky steps up and says he can get everyone to wear safety glasses in 2 minutes. After some back-and-forth, Safety Man tells him to go ahead. Ricky makes one statement, "Ya can't hear t**s," and everyone immediately puts on their safety glasses.

Honestly I think if people used a little more creativity than, "for safety," or, "it's the law," people would be more inclined to listen.

 

[Wdj]

Big believer here in eye protection and hard hats. A bit too late for the hearing protection. That being said, I worked for awhile in a place where there were so many safety rules and procedures with immediate termination the penalty that it was difficult to pay attention to what you were doing. Came to the conclusion that the main objective is limiting liability with health and safety secondary.

 

[Ray,IN]

The vast majority of people don't think about protecting their eyesight until they lose part or all. I was not working with tools, just shoveling out my stock trailer. I was using the emergency exit sliding door and failed to duck, I smacked my head on the steel framework so hard I temporally lost my sight. I felt the blood running down over my head and into my eyes, jerked out my hanky and wiped my eyes enough to see to walk to the house. I rang the front doorbell while trying to keep the blood out of my eyes.
Long story short, again my eyesight was dimming. DW loaded me into the car and rushed me to the ER. Our eye Dr.met us there. He looked into my eyes with his tools, then said I'll be right back while rushing out of the room. When he returned he said you have an appt. at Community hospital in 1 hr., can you make it?
DW did make that drive in time. There the eye Dr. said both retinas were detached from the blow. We must perform laser surgery to reattach the retinas. They did one, then a week later the second, that was because if one surgery failed I still had one eye.
I now wear safety glasses when using hand tools. The feeling of suddenly being blind is frightening.

 

[Pete in Holland MI]

I've run into people at work very resistant to wearing safety glasses, because many are pretty cheap and don't fit well. I always advised them to go to an eye doctor and have a pair of fitted perscription safety glasses ordered. Game changer for many. The other issue with folks that don't wear glasses on a regular basis is where they store the safety glasses. They get dirty, and scratched up, and difficult to look thru if not cared for properly. Us folks who wear perscription glasses regularly understand the value in caring for our glasses.

 

[countryman]

Safety First, by today's standards it's called PPG (personal protection gear)

wear your safety glasses & gloves and be safe thank you

 

[EFV]

"Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other "

Benjamin Franklin

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

"Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other "

Benjamin Franklin

Unfortunately, now more than ever, we have absolutely no reason to take anyone at their word. Safety glasses for safety? No, it's a conspiracy by "big eyewear" to make money off poor people. As an example...

 

[Mad Farmer]

I have a Pelotor combination screened face shield and ear muffs. Great for using string trimmer/brush cutter and no sweat or fog on the glasses when it's hot or cold. No helmet for felling but can put wear a nice wool hat winter times.

If really nasty stuff like brush cutting/trimming briars or berrys I'll add polycarbonate glasses of this style. I have a dozen of those I used to get for free at work. I keep a pair with the tools that I might need them with


.

 

[Ray,IN]

I was trimming our hedge today. All was fine, then suddenly I got a face-full of hedge needles/leaves. The safety glasses did their job. I I got was a shirt collar full of them.

 

[Keith True]

I never really wore glasses when running a chainsaw until about 25 years ago.I started using a helmet with a sheild,and I also use it for weed wacking.I bought a new saw about 10 years ago,and I don't think I've ever heard the sound of it going into a log without the helmet and muffs on.I've always worn glasses for grinding though.Never chiseled masonry without glasses either.My dad just passed at 89,and was a builder,remodeler,roofer,etc.all his life.Did his last roof at 82,but never owned any kind of harness.Never used a push stick with a table saw,and figured at 80 he would.Promptly cut his thumb off using it.He always big on glasses though.For the last 10 years I've done a lot of climbing for a friend installing solar.First tools to come out are the harnesses and tie offs.Nothing proceeds until those things are dealt with.I discovered I take more chances when I'm well tied off.

 

[Caryc]

What I don't get is people who watch dumb videos soley for the purpose of coming here to complain about how dumb the video was.

Yep, you got it. That's the only reason I watch any TV show, just so I can catch someone breaking a rule that's normal for most people. You must really have super brain power to discover that considering you have never met me. Boy...I really wish I was as smart as you. Some people come here for the chance to learn something that might come in handy in their dealing with daily problems but not me, I come here just to tell you guys how stupid some people can be. Ultradog was kind enough to provide the sample with his post. His post is just to humiliate me. Nothing very informative about that.

By the way....It's "solely".

 

[Ultradog MN]

Yep, you got it. That's the only reason I watch any TV show, just so I can catch someone breaking a rule that's normal for most people. You must really have super brain power to discover that considering you have never met me. Boy...I really wish I was as smart as you. Some people come here for the chance to learn something that might come in handy in their dealing with daily problems but not me, I come here just to tell you guys how stupid some people can be. Ultradog was kind enough to provide the sample with his post. His post is just to humiliate me. Nothing very informative about that.

By the way....It's "solely".

Solely...
Yes - Thanks.

 

[T.R.K.]

It cost me little over $300 to get a piece of metal taken out of my eye the first time. (Back in the early 80s.) It cost over $600 to get the piece of plastic taken out back in 2008.

 

[Caryc]

It cost me little over $300 to get a piece of metal taken out of my eye the first time. (Back in the early 80s.) It cost over $600 to get the piece of plastic taken out back in 2008.

They probably got the metal out easier using magnetic power.