Hubby and I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had the
garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, I put my fork down
into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, my feet were in the way,
he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine had
skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in casualty, cor,
it didn't half hurt. Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus
injection???

"sheila" wrote ...

Hubby and I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had the
garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, I put my fork down
into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, my feet were in the
way, he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine had
skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in casualty, cor,
it didn't half hurt. Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus
injection???
You need a pair of these for serious gardening....

http://www.dickiesstore.co.uk/dickie...ots/FW13105/0/

A lot cheaper then the useless stuff sold in Garden Centres, they come up
big IME so don't order a bigger size just for warm socks to fit.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:39:58 +0100, "sheila"
wrote:

Does that make me a "real"gardner now??

Only if you yelled 'manure' instead of 's***'

sheila wrote:
Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus injection???

If it makes you feel better, apparently if you've had all of the tetanus
jabs you are meant to have when you've had them, you don't need any more
after the one you had just before leaving high school (so I was told by the
doctor when Nick's mum nagged and nagged and nagged me about something until
I went to the doctor!)

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
"sheila" wrote ...

Hubby and I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had the
garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, I put my fork down
into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, my feet were in the
way, he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine
had skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in casualty,
cor, it didn't half hurt. Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus
injection???
You need a pair of these for serious gardening....

http://www.dickiesstore.co.uk/dickie...ots/FW13105/0/

A lot cheaper then the useless stuff sold in Garden Centres, they come up
big IME so don't order a bigger size just for warm socks to fit.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK




Thanks for that Bob, they dont do size 4....

"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:39:58 +0100, "sheila"
wrote:

Does that make me a "real"gardner now??

Only if you yelled 'manure' instead of 's***'



Think I failed by a long way!

wrote in message
...
sheila wrote:
Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus injection???

If it makes you feel better, apparently if you've had all of the tetanus
jabs you are meant to have when you've had them, you don't need any more
after the one you had just before leaving high school (so I was told by
the
doctor when Nick's mum nagged and nagged and nagged me about something
until
I went to the doctor!)



Wow, that's a long time ago, I'll ring the surgery tomorrow, thanks.

"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:39:58 +0100, "sheila"
wrote:

Does that make me a "real"gardner now??

Only if you yelled 'manure' instead of 's***'

What's wrong with shouting "Shop!" ?

Bill

In article ,
sheila wrote:

you are so right! I'm going for my last (five in a lifetime) Tetanus
booster, I had my previous one in 2004, I don't remember that! Good job
doctors keep records!

Oh, are they back to claiming lifetime immunity, then? I remember
when it was 3 years, then 5, then 10, then life, then back to 10,
and now it seems to be life again! Anyway, I have had at least a
dozen :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2011-08-15 08:52:10 +0100, "Bill Grey" said:


"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:39:58 +0100, "sheila"
wrote:

Does that make me a "real"gardner now??

Only if you yelled 'manure' instead of 's***'

What's wrong with shouting "Shop!" ?

Bill

No need, she's already got the four candles...
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon




you are so right! I'm going for my last (five in a lifetime) Tetanus
booster, I had my previous one in 2004, I don't remember that! Good job
doctors keep records!

On Aug 15, 1:44*pm, "sheila" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

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On 2011-08-15 08:52:10 +0100, "Bill Grey" said:

"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:39:58 +0100, "sheila"
wrote:

Does that make me a "real"gardner now??

Only if you yelled 'manure' instead of 's***'

What's wrong with shouting "Shop!" *?

Bill

No need, she's already got the four candles...
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

you are so right! * I'm going for my last (five in a lifetime) Tetanus
booster, I had my previous one in 2004, I don't remember that! Good job
doctors keep records!- Hide quoted text -

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It was booster every 10 years but now I'm told they dont believe in
boosters any more.

wrote in message ...
In article ,
sheila wrote:

you are so right! I'm going for my last (five in a lifetime) Tetanus
booster, I had my previous one in 2004, I don't remember that! Good job
doctors keep records!

Oh, are they back to claiming lifetime immunity, then? I remember
when it was 3 years, then 5, then 10, then life, then back to 10,
and now it seems to be life again! Anyway, I have had at least a
dozen :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

It 's been 10 years for a long time - at least 18 years !
Didn't know the life long immunity was back in business.
Bill

On Aug 14, 7:39*pm, "sheila" wrote:
Hubby and *I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had the
garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, *I put my fork down
into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, *my feet were in the way,
he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine had
skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in casualty, cor,
it didn't half hurt. *Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus
injection???

I can see it now: 'Local gardener's rampage of violence'


NT

"NT" wrote in message
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On Aug 14, 7:39 pm, "sheila" wrote:
Hubby and I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had the
garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, I put my fork down
into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, my feet were in the
way,
he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine had
skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in casualty, cor,
it didn't half hurt. Which now reminds me, when was my last tetanus
injection???

I can see it now: 'Local gardener's rampage of violence'


NT

It was a rampage of violence as I hopped around the garden !

"sheila" wrote in
:


"NT" wrote in message
..
. On Aug 14, 7:39 pm, "sheila" wrote:
Hubby and I levered out a great big shrub to replant elsewhere, I had
the garden fork, he had the spade, when we had finished, I put my
fork down into the grass as is my habit, and then owwwwwwww, my feet
were in the way,
he rushed over, quickly took my trainer and sock off, and the tine
had skimmed my big toe, a centimetre to the right and I'd be in
casualty, cor, it didn't half hurt. Which now reminds me, when was my
last tetanus injection???

I can see it now: 'Local gardener's rampage of violence'


NT

It was a rampage of violence as I hopped around the garden !



Lightheartedly,

From personal experience, because I am a sometimes clumsy lump, I think it
is wise to garden cross dressing between a cricketer(box) a footballer(shin
pads) a miner(hard hat) a builder (steel toe caps) a skier(glasses(eddie
the eagle)) a surgeon(gloves) a rugby player(shoulder pads) a BMX rider(arm
and knee pads) tennis(net to keep wasps away) a Hannibal Lecter mask to
scare the neighbours.
Failing that just keep your eyes skinned for dangers. I have had a few
knocks myself and seen others do the most basic errors.

Hope your big toe is getting better.

Baz