[Ag-eq] Garden

[Tracy Carcione]

I hear that Dr. Maurer regularly demonstrates how to cut firewood with a 
chain saw at our NFB National Center.
I don't fancy it myself, because I'm afraid of fast saws, but blind people 
do use them.
Tracy

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>
> Jody:
>
> I think a few years ago I read about a blind woman using a chain saw. 
> I'll have
> to do an internet search to see if I can find the article again.
>
> I have to admit that loud tools make me nervous; I hate how their sound 
> blocks
> out everythihng else.
>
> When I was very young, probably 5 my Dad cut his leg quite badly with a 
> chain
> saw.  My Dad brother and I were all in the woods cutting fire wood.  Well, 
> Dad
> was cutting fire wood, my little brother and I were suppose to be throwing 
> the
> wood into the back of the truck.  We weren't much help because we were so
> young.  After he realized that his leg was cut we tried driving back to 
> the
> house, about 1/4 of a mile.  The old farm truck refused to start, so we 
> had to
> walk.  My poor Dad was bleeding the whole way.  I was a very sensetive 
> child,
> so I cried the whole way!  When we got to the house Mom was able to drive 
> Dad
> to the clinic in the car and he got patched up.  Chain saws have made me a
> little nervous ever since.
>
> I think the electric ones may be easier to use, but not sure.  Knowing 
> myself I
> would probably cut the cord in half!
>
> I hope you are able to figure out a way to do it.  Maybe you should get 
> your own
> saw, so as not to injure your husband's!
>
> Nella
>
>
>
> Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
>
>> Hello Jewel,
>>
>> I would love to have a variety of fruit trees too.  What a great idea.
>> There is even a peach that was developed to grow in Florida.  I would 
>> love
>> to have a variety of citrus trees and maybe even an apple but I don't 
>> know
>> if they can grow here.
>>
>> I freaked out when I read your description of running the tiller.  Thank
>> heavens it fell over or you could have become mulch for the trees!
>>
>> I like your adaptation of putting a guard on the front.  I am trying to 
>> talk
>> Tom in to letting me use the chain saw but he would prefer that I stick 
>> to
>> manually operated saws.  I think he is afraid I would break his new saw.
>>
>> Some times we all come up against the brick wall of limitations because 
>> of
>> blindness and I think we are all independent enough that we find it very
>> frustrating.  I like to plow through the limitations and I hate to admit
>> that it isn't always possible.
>>
>> JODY
>>
>>
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