Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[mark_goldfinch]

Well, I shall wear gloves next time...

 

Thanks!

 

i never wear gloves when climbing its not practical. if that had gone in to your arm it would only of been said that you should of been wearing sleeves and when the weathers as hot as has been, thats not practical either.

[Dave D]

Did you go for a quick yank or a slow pull to remove it ?

 

surely the prioraty was to get the thorn out? that sort of thing could wait till he got home:sneaky2:

 

and just my 2 penneth worth, i prefer not to wear gloves when working with thorns as it allows me to feel where they are, the first clue you get of touching a thorn when wearing gloves is as it bursts through and into your hand:thumbdown:

[scm]

surely the prioraty was to get the thorn out? that sort of thing could wait till he got home:sneaky2:

OOPS ! I'm on the wrong forum.

[Harrison2604]

Did you go for a quick yank or a slow pull to remove it ?

 

Haha... at first I tried a slow removal with a bit of twisting but as you cazn imagine, it didn't do much good! So I went for the quick pull out which led to a lot of bleeding! It's all sealed over now... just fairly sore and sensitive

[Harrison2604]

i never wear gloves when climbing its not practical. if that had gone in to your arm it would only of been said that you should of been wearing sleeves and when the weathers as hot as has been, thats not practical either.

 

Thanks for that mate. It's always good to have someone back me up... you're not the only one either as I can see by the other posts.

 

I know quite a fair amount of Arborists that can't stand wearing gloves. I understand that they're good for certain situations but for the majority of the time I don't protect my hands or my arms.

[Lorry thompson]

I hate gloves too I tried wearing them for a while it just made my hands a bit pony and when I forgot the gloves my hands ended up really sore! And daft as it may sound I get less grip with gloves and don't feel safe using a saw with them.

 

Oh but by the way I would of got the thorn out first before going home and "spending time on your own" haha

[Harrison2604]

I hate gloves too I tried wearing them for a while it just made my hands a bit pony and when I forgot the gloves my hands ended up really sore! And daft as it may sound I get less grip with gloves and don't feel safe using a saw with them.

 

Oh but by the way I would of got the thorn out first before going home and "spending time on your own" haha

 

Perfectly understandable mate haha.

 

I wasn't sure what had happened at first, it definately made me jump and go AAH, my very first thought was that my chain came off the bar and took me finger off haha To my relief, it was JUST a big thorn straight through my finger.

[Gray git]

Wot no one seems to have picked up on is this mad mans 1st reaction was not Aaaaaahh s*!t i must pull this sharp thing out of my finger but more of a Aaaaaahh s!*t whear's my camara so i can put this on arbtalk....

I agree wit the glove thing i only put them on 2 stop the cold not to save my skin from getting durty.

[bob]

I dont believe I was doing anything 'wrong'

 

Thanks for the comment

were you up a tree at the time:confused1:

[scottythepinetree]

Can't believe how quick people are to hop onto the H&S bandwagon around here. It's not a "serious" incident. It's a bit of a thorn not a massive gaping chainsaw wound. If you don't want bits of thorn in you I'd suggest another profession.

 

I'm the same, can't stand gloves unless its absolutely freezing out. Also, at the risk of derailing, never understood why a 200t can't be used on the ground. Surely it's no more dangerous there than it is in a tree.