Once upon a time there was a tree.
It was a nice tree. All spring and summer long it provided shade for our back yard. Birds and squirrels call the tree home.
This spring our tree has taken a beating by a series of thunderstorms along with high winds. Earlier this week during a morning storm our tree lost a pretty good sized branch. Being a good tree, it dropped the branch precisely on the deck I built last year. The deck did not sustain any damage fortunately. The felled branch was in a perfect position to be cut up to be disposed of.
Until today, I did not own a chainsaw. My wife said after the branch fell “Fathers day is coming up, we should get a chainsaw!”. I love gadgets and tools, so the idea of getting a chainsaw perked me up. But what to get… I so rarely ever need a chainsaw, it seemed silly to spend a lot of money on one… I ended up at a True Value Hardware store. The sales clerk was very helpful. I first looked at the rentals.. it really would make sense I thought to rent one. At $65 a day, I quickly decided that I’d be better off buying one.
After discussing my “chainsaw needs” with my personal shopper life coach it was determined that all I needed was the basic electric chainsaw for $49.95. Yes, Electric.. ok.. all your wood cutting purists.. you’re snubbing your nose at me.. ELECTRIC… Ha!
I arrived at home and my son and I “assembled” the Electric chainsaw. This process took approximately 30 minutes. I began to cut up the branch and then it happened. The chainsaw
kicked as it hit one of the larger branches. I was reaching to pull the extension cord out of the way when my hand ended up between the branch and the chainsaw.
Well, fortunately for me it was a brand new chainsaw. The blade was EXTREMELY SHARP. What felt like a scratch I quickly realized was a deep cut at the base of my small finger on my left hand. Fortunately I did not sustain a serious injury, only a few stitches. Heck I can even type without much discomfort. Lesson Learned!
Electric Chainsaw – $49.95Emergency Room Visit – Stitches in my hand $300.00
The cost to have a branch removed from my deck – $100.00
A New Blog Topic – Priceless!
It didn’t come with lessons????
Been there and I’ve hasd those days. Glad you are alright. Love the blog and what you are doing with it!