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General Discussion => Hobbies & Crafts => Topic started by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 11:17

Title: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 11:17

Using a ride-on mower to cut the grass might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital every year, experts have warned.

Over five years some 66,000 Americans ended up in emergency departments with injuries caused by lawn tractors, reports the Journal of Safety Research.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8362373.stm

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Rik on November 22, 2009, 11:47

I knew there was a good reason to concrete over the lawn. :)-

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Sandra on November 22, 2009, 13:53

Those silly people should have become British MPs, that way they could have had their lawns mowed, at our expense, without any danger of injuring themselves  :o:

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Clive on November 22, 2009, 13:59

My lawn's not big enough for anything larger than a flymo.   :D

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 14:49

What about the rest of the estate?  Have you still got that 96 year old gardener?  :)x

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Clive on November 22, 2009, 15:06

That was the cleaner.  Yes, we retired her two years ago and retired our ironing lady this July.  We now have no servants at all.    :laugh:

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 15:08

That won't do!  Or are you making room for the old age carers?  :)x

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Clive on November 22, 2009, 15:09

That's probably just around the corner!   :bawl:

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 15:11

 ;D

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Rik on November 22, 2009, 16:04

I think he's just re-hiring Eastern bloc immigrants at a lower price, myself. ;D

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 16:22

I've heard the Thai nurses are very good.  ;)

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Rik on November 22, 2009, 16:25

I can certainly vouch for that. :)

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 16:32

That's where I heard.  ;)

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Rik on November 22, 2009, 17:14

 ;D

You left out the Czechs, Poles and English ones.

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 19:15

The list is growing!   :laugh:

Title: Re: Ride-on lawnmowers 'injure thousands every year'
Post by: Clive on November 22, 2009, 22:31

Quote from: Simon on November 22, 2009, 16:22

I've heard the Thai nurses are very good.  ;)

At what?   o:)