Comments on: Licensed to Strim

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:21:20 +0000

Thanks, I should probably try to be less flippant about these things

By: James

James — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:14:50 +0000

Strimmers through up a lot of debris, the main crux of the training is how to use the machine so that it throws the debris away from you while avoiding it hitting any one else. Its called common sense, which ironically isn’t that common. Its only a joke till someone gets stuck with a junkies needle that was hidden in the grass or a bit of glass…

By: Things you don’t See in London… « Town Mouse

Things you don’t See in London… « Town Mouse — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:12:33 +0000

[...] It’s grass-cutting time on Big A-Road, there being a brief gap in the rain. We saw them out in their hi-vis outfits with their strimmers and their ride-on mowers on the way out to Notso Bigtown and also on the way back. Or rather, we saw one of them on the way back, and as we approached we could see that he was jerking up and down spasmodically beside a high stone wall. Were we about to come upon the aftermath of some dreadful strimmer accident? [...]

By: Havering

Havering — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:51:49 +0000

I remember Bob Flowerdew on the telly describing a strimming accident which happened to him. He tried to strim an area of long grass which, unknown to him, contained a large and rather disgusting cowpat. The result was rather unpleasant apparently.

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:18:28 +0000

It’s not just about strimming your feet off at the ankles. With the petrol powered ones it’s also quite possibly to burn yourself on them if your arm touches the motor after it’s been running. Dangerous machines these

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:36:55 +0000

Elizabeth – OK, I take it all back. Guys, strimming is dangerous…
AMP – and in your case, perhaps, some training might not go amiss?
RB – but if they show gory pictures I’m definitely not going.

By: R :: B

R :: B — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:55:28 +0000

I guess this is aimed at people operating the solid-bladed, petrol-driven, industrial version rather than my domestic, fishing-line, electric job…

I remember going on a one-day “abrasive wheel” training course. Why do they insist on showing slides of injuries? Some of us have quite vivid imaginations and can manage fine with verbal descriptions. Call me a wimp but you can’t simply un-see things…

By: amillionpieces

amillionpieces — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:21:08 +0000

Um, I volunteer sometimes, it’s often involved strimming and I definitely don’t have a licence! I hadn’t even heard of that before. I’ve once strimmed my hand (tho the machine wasn’t going full pelt but was on pretty fast) but it just tangled my glove and my hand was okay.

Hedgecutters on the other hand – I ran a petrol driven beastie into my arm and that hurt rather a lot. Again my sleeve offered some protection as it mangled and slowed the blade but it still cut and hurt a lot. I’m going to ask someone about this tomorrow!

By: ehoward

ehoward — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:38:29 +0000

Strimmer… something akin to weed whacking, I take it???

Check this bad news out. Now you know just how dangerous a strimmer can be!

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WHN-457V4D2-5&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4d83db5716f243aa9b3e491f4eacc1ab

By: Flighty

Flighty — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:17:53 +0000

I was talking about strimmers! As for getting a licence…you did mention health and safety madness!
Have a good weekend! xx