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Old 03-22-2012, 11:49 PM   #2926
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I just stare and wonder why anyone would spend the kind of time and energy it must require to make those things.
We can't help it.
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Old 03-23-2012, 08:56 AM   #2927
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I never spent any time on etsy. So after I read your post, I looked at the woodworking stuff over there. Most of it is complete crap, but there is some nice stuff. But it's generally priced way too low for the amount of effort that has to go into it. And it's priced way too high for the casual etsy shopper.

Seems like to be successful on etsy, you need to find something easy and very fast to make that would sell in the under $50 range. But it has to look like it's hard to make, otherwise people will just do it themselves. And it has to be appealing.

Identifying that item is the tricky part.
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Old 03-23-2012, 11:50 AM   #2928
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Guns don't kill people. Accents kill people. And monkeys too. monkeys kill people and accents kill monkeys.

what?
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Old 03-23-2012, 12:05 PM   #2929
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I hate accents. Why do I need a red pillow in my living room? I like my pillows to be complementary. "Why, that's a very nice ass you've just set upon me." Like that.

And video killed the radio star.
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Old 03-23-2012, 12:58 PM   #2930
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Helpful Hint: do not announce on the phone that you are on your way here and it 'ain't gonna be pretty.'

You really lose the element of surprise.
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Old 03-28-2012, 07:35 PM   #2931
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On sunday, my Dad tried to chop a couple of fingers off with the lawn mower. Luckily, he only ended up losing the top joint of two fingers.

I've been up there for a few days helping Ma. Dad came home on Tuesday and by Wednesday (yesterday) wasn't in too much pain, so I came home to my house.

Now I'm tired. I think another early night is in order tonight.

eta: On tuesday arvo after Dad came home, we went and shifted the lawn mower (he'd asked Ma and I not to touch it because he was worried we'd fall in the dam ), and loe and behold, there was one of his finger tips! It was pretty gruesome. I put it in the freezer for the boys to look at when we go up on the weekend (so they can do the mowing for Dad and a couple of other jobs that need a mans strength for, but that would be hard for a dopey idiot with one hand bandaged up, to do).
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Old 03-28-2012, 07:50 PM   #2932
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Wow! I'm glad he's not in much pain. A friend in college lost the tip of one finger and he said the pain was horrific, with all those nerve endings right there.
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Old 03-28-2012, 07:52 PM   #2933
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He said it was pretty bad for a day after the op (which was Monday), so Tuesday was the worst, but when he woke up on Wednesday it was down to a dull ache.

Dad's pretty tough though. He has a pretty high pain threshold.

When he hurts himself he's one of those who's likely to just 'rub a bit of dirt in it and get on with it', type of people.
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Old 03-28-2012, 08:00 PM   #2934
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How the hell did he ... his fingers .... mowerblade ... nevermind.

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I put it in the freezer for the boys to look at
That's good teaching, and good parenting.
After that, I would trust the lads with the lawnmower, at least for a few months.


ETA: Put it in some alcohol or similar, keep it in a jar in the shed, next to the mower. just as a reminder...
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Old 03-28-2012, 08:11 PM   #2935
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I think it'll go in the rubbish after the boys have seen it. Or maybe we'll give it to the dog. lol

He says he can't figure out why he put his hand in there. He says he knows it was stupid and that it shouldn't be done, but for some reason he did it.

I don't suppose he'll ever do it again.

He's already short a toe after falling off an aluminium ladder about 10 yrs ago. now he's got two short fingers.

When we weren't sure how much of his fingers would stay on, the first thing Mav said was, "Grandad will only be able to count to 17 now".

He's a funny boy sometimes.
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Old 03-28-2012, 08:34 PM   #2936
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I think it'll go in the rubbish after the boys have seen it. Or maybe we'll give it to the dog. lol
talk about biting the hand that feeds you!
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Old 03-28-2012, 09:19 PM   #2937
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haha...yeah. I don't think she'd eat it though. She usually gets plenty to eat, and it's usually a lot fresher than a fingertip that spent a couple of days laying under a mower covered in grass and dirt.
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:00 PM   #2938
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Dogs LOVE that!

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I don't suppose he'll ever do it again.
Certainly not with those fingers!
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:04 PM   #2939
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yeah, they've been pre-shortened.
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:30 PM   #2940
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He'll make a great secretary now that he knows shorthand.
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