Friday, 13th. Superstition

[John Pruden]

ivan i had to check the jib on the tower crane 150ft you dont fall twice of them does that mean i am getting on a bit? jp

[John F Collier]

ivan i had to check the jib on the tower crane 150ft you dont fall twice of them does that mean i am getting on a bit? jp

Done a few safety courses over the years, the main theme was always the same, Accidents don't just happen, They are caused.
I think that's true because most accidents generally involve carelessness on somebody's part, not necessary the injured person, cheers.
PS, I've just had an accident!, this post wasn't meant to be a reply with a quote, I clicked the wrong place,so careless, I rest my case

[Keith at Tregenna]

RE: Accidents don't just happen, They are caused.

We had many an accident with people carrying things that never saw these.

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Sometimes warning signs are needed, to warn us of warning signs.

K.

[Tony Taylor]

Ain't that the truth, had a friend fall off a two step ladder (also in his 80's) and broke (fractured) two bones in his spine bedridden for weeks, a far cry from our days at sea, when we had to climb 40 feet to the mast table, then up a jacobs ladder for another 20 feet, with a light bulb in our mouth to replace the broken bulb, with the ship rolling and pitching, you hanging on with one hand whilst trying to unscrew the lid on top of the navigation light, take the old bulb out and toss it leewards into davy jones locker, inserting the new bulb and making everything water tight again, and then getting back to mast table level, before traversing the mast table grips, designed by a sadist to reach the mast ladder, and of course it was also invariably raining. God how we miss it!

Always been the same Ivan, the guys who design these things never have to use them

[John Pruden]

all the mishaps i have had the worst slipping getting out of the bath cost me four discs splintered the quacks said i would never work again i carried on for another 10 years? jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." — Groucho Marx

"Very superstitious, writings on the wall. Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall." — Stevie Wonder, "Superstition"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1Ok7V8Y6c

[happy daze john in oz]

Worst accident I had, up a 60 foot gum tree turning it into a 20 foot gum tree with a chain saw.
Going great, all done, coming down miss the last step on the ladder, land a bit hard on the concrete edge and fracture the fifth metatarsal in my left foot.
Spent six months in a moon boot, doc said it will heal in six weeks if you sit still.
Go tell that to the Marines, I do not do sitting still

[Captain Kong]

I have done a world tour of Hospitals........
not counting the UK.....
PATRAS, GREECE...........BRONE THUMB.
PORT SAID EGYPT. ........LEG TORN OPEN AND INFECTED FROM JAG IN WIRE
LUXOR EGYPT.................`FOOD` POISON AFTER SANITARY TANK EXPLODES.,
PORT HARCOURT NIGERIA,,,,, FELL OFF MAST RIGGING JUMBO
LAGOS NIGERIA.............CONTINUEDE, two broken legs and right arm
EAST LONDON SOUTH AFRICA RESCUED HALF DEAD TRYING TO SAVE KEN WHO DIED
CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA, INJURED IN HELICOPTER CRASH, WHIP LASH ON NECK
AL KHOBAR SAUDI ARABIA, CRUSHED LEG ON SEA ISLAND
PENANG MALAYA, FOR PM
SINGAPORE STOOD ON SIX INCH NAIL IN DUNNAGE , RIGHT THROUGH THE FOOT.
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, HIT BY ALBATROSS IN STORM ,BROKEN DISLOCATED SHOULDER
HONOLULU HAWAII. 2 LIFE SAVING OPERATIONS
MARTINEZ CITY, CAL. USA. BACK INJURY HIT BY MOORING WIRE
JACKSONVILLE FLA, USA, MILITARY HOSPITAL AFTER BATTERED BY ARMY PATROL
ANTARCTIC TREATRED ON SHIP AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY BULL ELEPHANT SEAL, BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND LIGAMENTS

PLUS 13 HOSPITALLS IN UK

If it wasnt for the bad Luck I woudnt have had any Luck at all

CHEERS
Brian

[Ivan Cloherty]

Fancy going out for a walk Brian, we can always bring our own ladder to walk under!

[j.sabourn]

I can sympathise with the nail through the foot as had similar Brian and was accused later off swinging the lead. Do you think the albatross was trying to get rid of your bad luck by trying to hang round your neck ? You deserve some break from the hospital system by now , I made a point of never volunteering for anything and to all intents and purposes it has kept me with no broken bones touch wood up until now that is so hope your bad luck is not too communicable. Take care of those ladders and give a wide berth to. Don’t forget as a last resort toss some salt over the left shoulder, others might tell you different , but we all have to have faith in something.Cheers take care JS.
PS I do tell a fib I did have a broken nose twice but this wasn’t due to malpractice by the shipowner JS.