[TheForge] blacksmith's boot dance/ eye protection, too

[Saint Phlip]

And the worst burn I've gotten to date was when someone made me wear
boots to work on their forge. I've been barefoot ever since.

Still have all my toes, too ;-)

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
> A little humor helps get the point across. ....I do that when teaching
> and admonishing the newbie's to wear protective clothing, foot wear,
> hearing protection and safety glasses most of all.
>
> It goes something like; "You younguns come out here want'n to be
> blacksmiths with your hair floppin in the breeze, wearin shorts, tank
> tops and barefoot sandals and no concept of safety. Well, I don't care
> if you drop a piece of hot iron between those little pink toes and you
> dance around a bit before somebody dunks you in the tub; it will heal in
> time. Burn your fingers and it they'll heal. I don't care if you girls
> wear low cut blouses; nice view 'til a hot cinder or piece of iron drops
> down there. Maybe some kind soul will have pity and pour cold water down
> your front. It takes a while for the ringing to affect your hearing, but
> you can spend the bucks for a hearing aid; but you can't see s***t out
> of a glass eye, so you WILL wear safety glasses- no exceptions; you
> don't have a vote. This is a malevolent dictatorship wherein I make the
> laws to which you will adhere.
>
> If you want to blind yourself, do it on your own time. I don't want to
> quit what I'm doing to take you to the hospital for stupid.:
>
> I've only had one student walk out because I told him he was required to
> wear safety glasses. He said the glasses I furnished didn't fit. Anyway,
> he was back at the next class showing off his own new glasses.
>
> Ron C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of peter fels
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:45 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] blacksmith's boot dance
>
> It's the literary arena to which i can aspire...grin
> That was one of my first articles.
> Pleased to see it passing out the odd giggle again.
>
> On Mar 30, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Ron Childers wrote:
>
>> Peter, As we credit our contributors, Ur name will be in print; again.
>> Thanx, Ron C
>>
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Saint Phlip

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Heat it up
Hit it hard
Repent as necessary.

Priorities:

It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.

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