Moving lips

So I was drum sanding bandsawn veneer this afternoon. Had the dust collector and drum sander screaming in ways a hand-plane user cannot fathom. Ear plugs in tight all nice and busy with the garage door open.

A little kid runs right up to me and I see lips moving but can't make out anything. I see a "donation zip-lock bag". Frankly, I'm annoyed because this kid just ran up not really thinking "scary noises" might be part of Darwin's plan. I then see the mom in tow. Now both have moving lips and my unplugged ears haven't acclimated yet.

I hear something about donations for a little girl's heart surgery. I drop $5 in the baggie thinking to myself the first $4 is for the heart surgery and the second $1 is to buy a clue that you shouldn't let kids run into a stranger's garage that has screaming machinery.

Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of my moat this morning...

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Permalink Reply by Beechwood Chip on March 15, 2010 at 7:44pm: I think you are under-reacting. The idea of an unsupervised kid being able to run (run!!!) in a shop with power tools gives me the heebie-jeebies. I think you need caution tape or something that says, "Dangerous tools - no one past this line unless invited." Better yet, a little temporary folding picket fence you can set up when you are working.

Sheesh! I know people who won't let adults come into the shop when they are working. One of Marc's safety videos talks about how Nicole doesn't come into the shop when there's "power tool noise". (Episode 49 – Safety Week, 6:39)

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Permalink Reply by Paul Nunya on March 15, 2010 at 9:26pm: yeah right there with ya beech, I don't even let the biggest majority of adults I know in my workshop after one incident with a guy who I rarely ever talked to decided he needed to enter my yard come into my workshop uninvited and then with all his brain power decided to place his hand directly over my table saw blade to prop himself up and then slid his fingers down in the opening (I guess feeling for treasure???) while leaning across the on switch to ask me a pointless question that could have waited for any time he saw me outside needless to say I pretty much moved across my workshop at close to the speed of light to move him as I didnt wanna yell and have him jump or jerk and hit the on button......so the idea of a kid running in out of the blue is a scary to say the least.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michael Lingenfelter on March 16, 2010 at 10:05am: I had a similar incident happen to me. Mine was a law service person. I was using my router at the time, and he was waving his arms trying to get my attention. He got an ear full from, after I turned my router off! Now I only open my door about half way. That seems to deter people, but I still can run a fan under the door in the Summer.

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