addjunkie
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Thought you were only there to look, not lick! You will be wanting the scratch and sniff book next.
This works at strip clubs as well.
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Pond frog
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Last one of those I went to was so rough I could of done with an eye wash to cleanse my eyes of what they had just witnessed
This works at strip clubs as well.
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Last one of those I went to was so rough I could of done with an eye wash to cleanse my eyes of what they had just witnessed
droopsnoot
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I can't watch people who use power tools without adequate eye protection, never mind do it myself, though it is frustrating at how easily they get scratched. That said, I did get a full-sized lump of coal* in my eye the other weekend when I leant out of a steam-hauled train to get a decent view. I must remember to only do that on diesel-hauled trains, steamers are more interesting to look at from outside.
( * Well, it was a speck of soot, but it felt like an entire lump of coal for ages).
( * Well, it was a speck of soot, but it felt like an entire lump of coal for ages).
Been to the hospital a couple of times to fish bits out of my eyes. The first time I had the tiny boat oars scraped around under the eye lids and the second time I had the needle picking the metal out.
I'm religious about wearing safety specs/goggles now even for the slightest little thing.
I'm religious about wearing safety specs/goggles now even for the slightest little thing.
I keep a bottle of Tesco eyewash by my bed. Sometimes get dry eyes in the night. Current bottle was opened about a year ago
Melvyn Best
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Had similar 30 odd years ago through no fault of my own , had to go to our local eye clinic everyday for a week to have debris removed, was told there was one piece they couldn’t get out and I would have to live with it. A few days later I was chopping up an onion which made my eyes water releasing the final piece of debris.
Our neighbouring business manufactures and strips pallets. Uses big band saws and nail guns all day long. Boss ended up in hospital with a nasty injury. Always wears protection when using machine tools. But a claw hammer? I wouldn't have bothered either. He was making a garden planter at home. Pulling a nail and the head of the nail came off and went into his eye. He suffered for months and they thought he would lose his eye at one stage
Ask a friend or enemy to kick you in the goolies. Subsequent eye watering is enough to flush a blacks smiths anvil out your eyes .I'm a goggles convert too after a trip to hospital last weekend to remove a tiny speck of grit from my eye.
Probably stupid of me but I tried eye baths for 5 days before seeking medical help as I thought it must have been washed out and the remaining scratchiness just needed time to healTook the medic longer to find the antibiotic gel in their cupboard than it did to remove particle and dye/examine the eye. Despite the 3 hour wait on a Sunday evening, great service, 5-stars, would use again
Lesson learnt - eye baths don't always remove debris.
Anyone got diy top-tips for eye washing and debris removal?
Kram
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Saliva is full of bacteria and enzymes, which you dont reallly want in your eyes. Certainally not something you want a dirty stranger to do.
Farside
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The others are stupid.I would get laughed at when putting on goggles and ear defenders when doing a bit of grinding, the others just seem to rely on the "safety squint"
Last time I asked for advice from some stupid others I regretted it.
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Ditto here. Mine came with an eyebath kit, but the solution got long used up and I kept the bath. It's been very useful just with warm water in it, to flush out eye debris from time to time.
Pond frog
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The only advantage of having to have prescription lenses is I don’t do anything without eyewear on , as soon as I get to work I switch my normal glasses for prescription safety glasses and they stay on all day until I switch again at hometime
If I'm ever employed in an industrial environment again I will be insisting on prescription safety glasses.
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Todays excitement - gentle spanner work under the car changing a steering rack & gearbox, no grinding or hammering so no need for eye protection ...
I felt a drop of something land on my cheek when I was under the car, it could have been from a disconnected water pipe or from the burst clutch hydraulics .. by the time I got out from under the car it had run into my eye and it wasn't water ! Lots of rinsing with tap water and it seems fine now. Just goes to show it's not just scary machine tools that can cause problems.
I felt a drop of something land on my cheek when I was under the car, it could have been from a disconnected water pipe or from the burst clutch hydraulics .. by the time I got out from under the car it had run into my eye and it wasn't water ! Lots of rinsing with tap water and it seems fine now. Just goes to show it's not just scary machine tools that can cause problems.
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I took the engine out of a VW camper around 50 years ago , you have to disconnect the fuel feed from underneath , anyhow as I took it off a few drops of petrol fell so I turned my head to avoid getting it in my eyes. BIG mistake, it fell into my ear causing an instant earache like you wouldn’t believe. Getting out from under I stood up only to fall flat on my face as my center of balance was screwed. Someone flushed my ear with water then took me to A and E as I still couldn’t stand . Fortunately by the time I got to see a doctor my balance had recovered and the ache was fadingTodays excitement - gentle spanner work under the car changing a steering rack & gearbox, no grinding or hammering so no need for eye protection ...
I felt a drop of something land on my cheek when I was under the car, it could have been from a disconnected water pipe or from the burst clutch hydraulics .. by the time I got out from under the car it had run into my eye and it wasn't water ! Lots of rinsing with tap water and it seems fine now. Just goes to show it's not just scary machine tools that can cause problems.
Pond frog
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That’s a fair point, for grinding I use a full face papr respirator over my glasses, saves the lungs at the same time
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My glasses have saved me many times over the years, one of the benefits of being very short sighted! Having worn them for almost 50 years, I daren't think about trying contacts, too much of a risk!
I had the tip of a centre drill shatter in the lathe, with a bit bouncing off my glasses (not even a scratch!). It was only when I came back into the house to clean up that I caught sight of myself in a mirror, complete with a bit of shattered centre drill poking out of my forehead! Where there's no sense, there's no feeling!
Had a few close shaves, even when wearing proper PPE. I had my head in a wheelarch, doing a bit of mig, and somehow, a spark managed to ricochet off something, came in through the side/back of my helmet, behind my glasses, and through my eyelashes, before hitting the other side of the helmet. Looked spectacular, but way too close for comfort, and not something I want to repeat.
I do keep eyewash around, just in case
I had the tip of a centre drill shatter in the lathe, with a bit bouncing off my glasses (not even a scratch!). It was only when I came back into the house to clean up that I caught sight of myself in a mirror, complete with a bit of shattered centre drill poking out of my forehead! Where there's no sense, there's no feeling!
Had a few close shaves, even when wearing proper PPE. I had my head in a wheelarch, doing a bit of mig, and somehow, a spark managed to ricochet off something, came in through the side/back of my helmet, behind my glasses, and through my eyelashes, before hitting the other side of the helmet. Looked spectacular, but way too close for comfort, and not something I want to repeat.
I do keep eyewash around, just in case
