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What's a common occurrence in your hobby that you think shouldn't be? (lemmy.world)

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For me it's driving while under the influence. If you couldn't tell, I like me some ganja. However I have long since held the belief that it is utterly insane to drive while under the influence of most substances, with maybe nicotine and caffeine being the exception. All too often I see other stoners smoking and driving, which I simply can't fathom. I've only operated a vehicle once under the influence and it was just to move a U-Haul around the block to a different parking spot, which was such a scary experience while high that I refuse to even consider getting behind the wheel again while high.

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[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Have a coworker who taught me all he knows bout woodworking.

Have heard way too many times "X is for pussies". Saw guards, riving knives, splitters. "Real men use Radial Arm Saws."

Is that why you lost function in 3 of your fingers? To prove you are a real man? Well slap my ass, and call me Sally because I like having all my fingers.

[-] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Carpenter here. I used to get called a pussy by the old dudes all the time. Maybe Jethro, but I've been doing this as long as you have and I have all my fingers still and you can only count to 8 if you take off a shoe.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

you can only count to 8 if you take off a shoe.

lol I love this. I wonder if they lost 7 fingers, or some combination of fingers and toes.

[-] oascany@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I think it means they lost 3 or more fingers

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

But if they took off a shoe with 3 missing fingers they could count to 12! 😛

[-] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

And is stupid enough to need fingers to get to ten.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

That's actually a perfect retort "You're such a pussy using the guard Zagami!" "Really Jethro? Do me a favor, take your shoe off and count to ten."

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

A razor sharp 10 inch circular saw blade being spun at 5,500 RPM by an 18 amp motor doesn't care how manly you are.

[-] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I worked in a woodshop for a bit too. The story I told new kids is that the band saw a was originally used in butchershops to cut beef sides till a woodworker thought it would make a nifty hobby tool. And that saw wants nothing more than to explore it's roots and get back to its raison d'être of slicing meat into more manageable sized chunks. And you better believe that table saw over there isn't going to be shown up by some hobby tool.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

The band saw is deceptively safe. It's a fairly quiet and gentle sounding tool, it doesn't push back on you like a circular saw does, it won't kick back, it's too easy to stop being scared of it.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It does.
Because if it's low enough it can change it very easily (and potentially for the rest of your life)

[-] vivavideri@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Fingers are INTEGRAL. Sapphic safety 101

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