"Cheri" wrote in message ...


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> "Cheri" wrote in message ...
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>> "Bruce" wrote in message
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>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 07:43:07 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>> > >That looks like one of those worthless late-night infomercial
>>> > >gadgets.
>>> > >Call within 10 minutes and receive a 2nd one for free. heheh Spend
>>> > >your
>>> > >money on a good knife instead.
>>> >
>>> > Spot on - I keep my knives sharp because we all know it's the dull
>>> > knife that cuts. Broke that rule, when I had my left hand/wrist in a
>>> > cast I tried to chop a garlic clove - I never even felt my razor sharp
>>> > knife cut me, just wondered what was stopping it - as in my bone lol
>>>
>>> Here's the opposite view though....from my standpoint.
>>>
>>> First, you get used to what you have and are used to working with.
>>>
>>> In my case, often somewhat dull knives. The only time I've ever
>>> cut myself was right after sharpening the knives and they worked
>>> "too good." I've learned to be extra careful after a sharpening.
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>> Chefs always say that you'd better cut yourself with a sharp knife than
>> with a blunt one. Maybe sharp knives make for cleaner amputations.
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>> Amputations!!! That made me shudder! I haven't done that ... yet ...
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> The closest I came was catching the side of my finger in a Commerical
> sized
> Hobart with the shredding blade on many years ago. took my whole
> fingernail
> off and some skin, but left the finger.
>
> Cheri
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> Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!

It was very painful and very stupid on my part since I put my hand up to
stop the blade that was still spinning after I had turned it off. Duh! LOL
One good thing came out of it, the doc that put stiches in the nail bed said
my fingernail would not grow back, but it did.

Cheri

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You were VERY lucky!!! Heh I bet you never do that again)



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