James S
Flashlight Enthusiast
If you came here looking for zipper stories, sorry to disappoint... All men, by the time they reach my age, are fully aware of those dangers and are always careful when using the zipper.
However, there is another danger of which in my 30+ years of managing my own pants, I have never truly appreciated...
In order to tuck in my shirt this morning I pushed my hand down past the waist of my jeans. My fingernail caught on one of the rivets that hold the pocket together. It caught pretty good doing a not insignificant amount of damage during it's passing.
That happened this morning, and I've stopped bleeding on the keyboard enough that I can now type this message /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif And warn others of the dangers that await them just below the waist...
Pictures? What you want pictures? A picture would not accurately represent the damage, as it's already looking better, however you'll all agree with me that with any injury of the fingernail the experience far outweighs what you could guess from just looking at it anyway. And that way nobody can look at it and make snide comments about "Gee, that doesn't look so bad, you're such a whiner!"
I am NOT a whiner, it HURT!
So I beg you, when wearing jeans or other rivet reinforced clothing, be careful when tucking in your shirt! (or reaching past yours, or anybodies waistline for any reason...) Don't be in a hurry! Take your time and pay attention to safety! There are dangers and pitfalls in things we have been so accustomed to that we can no longer see the carelessness of what we do! We are apt to become complacent with thoughts of "I've done this every day of my life and nothing ever happened before." Please don't let this happen to you.
BEWARE THE DANGERS OF PANTS!
However, there is another danger of which in my 30+ years of managing my own pants, I have never truly appreciated...
In order to tuck in my shirt this morning I pushed my hand down past the waist of my jeans. My fingernail caught on one of the rivets that hold the pocket together. It caught pretty good doing a not insignificant amount of damage during it's passing.
That happened this morning, and I've stopped bleeding on the keyboard enough that I can now type this message /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif And warn others of the dangers that await them just below the waist...
Pictures? What you want pictures? A picture would not accurately represent the damage, as it's already looking better, however you'll all agree with me that with any injury of the fingernail the experience far outweighs what you could guess from just looking at it anyway. And that way nobody can look at it and make snide comments about "Gee, that doesn't look so bad, you're such a whiner!"
I am NOT a whiner, it HURT!
So I beg you, when wearing jeans or other rivet reinforced clothing, be careful when tucking in your shirt! (or reaching past yours, or anybodies waistline for any reason...) Don't be in a hurry! Take your time and pay attention to safety! There are dangers and pitfalls in things we have been so accustomed to that we can no longer see the carelessness of what we do! We are apt to become complacent with thoughts of "I've done this every day of my life and nothing ever happened before." Please don't let this happen to you.
BEWARE THE DANGERS OF PANTS!