Re: Safety mindedness, was Mega-Sized Secondaries

[FutureT-at-xxxxxxx (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

In a message dated 11/5/00 9:15:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> 
>  Take my driving habits. I think I was a safer driver during the first few
>  years than I am now because my mind tends to wonder and driving becomes
>  automatic. I would prefer that my mind NOT wonder, but it seems to have the
>  say over my will as to what it's going to do. Similar with coiling. I think
>  working with any tools or equipment that can potentially do harm is never
>  safe, that sooner or later, being imperfect, each and every one of us would
>  get hurt. It's just a matter of time.

Garry,

It is true that humans are imperfect, but by believing that you will
eventually get hurt, I think you make injury more likely.  The mind
tends to bring one's beliefs into reality.  I suggest that folks realize
the dangers of coiling, but don't believe that you *will* eventually
get hurt.... or it will be more likely to occur.  Believe that you will
not get hurt, and use all the necessary safety measures to insure
that you don't.   I agree with you, never underestimate the dangers.

I hope your finger survives.

Coiling safely in NJ
John Freau
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>  
>  An example is my latest trip to the hospital. I was very frustrated trying
>  to find some object that was right in front of my face, that I slammed a
>  drawer shut as hard as I could. I used to have this tendancy to get my
>  fingers in the way, but I thought I had grown past that about 20 years ago,
>  but this day, I got two fingers caught in the drawer and the drawer
>  literally crushed the flesh off the two fingers. I may lose one of my
>  fingers as a result.
>  
>  So, yep, safety is inversely proportional, but never underestimate the
>  potential for that safety to become carelesslessness when you least expect
>  it and to come up and bite you in the butt.