Dear Bob:
I have heard snakes slithering on the pavement, but thankfully I have not
had personal contact with one. This time of the year, it is normal for
copperheads and rattlers to crawl on to the warm asphalt after sun-down, so I
am careful when walking just after dark in the Summer months.
It is a good thing that your dog did away with the copperhead. According
to some misguided city dwellers, we are supposed to sing to snakes of all
stripes and make sure that they are not disturbed by human habitation on this
earth. I suppose I am not politically correct, as any copperhead or rattler
which ventures on to my property will soon be food for the naturally occurring
buzzards which ply the skies of Hillbilly Country.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Kennedy
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] router safety and night time in the country
Ever meet up with a snake while walking at night? I lived in the country and
one decided to visit me under a car I was working under. My second Seeing Eye
dog killed it. About a 24 inch copper head.
----- Original Message -----
From: clifford
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:11 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] router safety
Gentlemen and Ladies:
I once decided to use my router to make finger holds on a trekking pole I was
making out of a nice straight piece of maple, which was roughly one inch in
diameter. I foolishly decided to free hand it, holding the router in one hand
and the stock in the other. When the router dug in, it was a miracle that my
fingers which were holding the stock are still attached to my body. Not a good
plan. I finished that little project with a wood rasp and sand paper. Since I
planned to use this trekking pole at night, I found some highly reflective
vinyl strips which I secured to the top end of the pole, and when walking,
motorists had no problem in spotting me. It occurred to me later on that by
giving them something to shoot for, that for some drivers I was lending them
assistance in aiming. Out here in the country, there are no side walks and when
a vehicle comes along, I simply abandon the roadway and get in the ditch or in
the grass along side the road.
I would recommend that any effort to use a router be done when the piece of
wood is absolutely secured with a clamp or vice as there is a lot of energy
involved with stopping a router when it is turning at twenty-five thousand RPM
or better.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
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