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69.5CUDA

69.5CUDA

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we all hate being safe and im no exception to the rules...only ever had 1 pair of safety glasses that didnt give me migrains..and those got left on the roof of a car by someone..hint hint

few days ago i was grinding away and shot a chunk of sumtin in my eye..not the first time and certainly not the last..didnt hurt any diferent and i got what i "thought" was all of it out of my eye a few hours later..next day i find my eye is still buggin me but shrug it off cause it was proly hot when it hit the eye...next day im blurry as hell and ultra sensitive to light....went up to the ER today and they pulled some embeded stuff out and sent me to a specialist..she proceded to pull more out and tell me theres a little sumthing down in there a little further that will have to come out in a day or to...sigh for my troubles i got a tetnis shot..and have been told im NOT to drive for atleast a week..wife cant drive due to medical issues either and my only friend neer by is a flake from hell who cannot be depended on ....

go dust off your safety gear boys and WEAR IT!!!!...now to hunt me down another pair of gargoyal safety glasses
 
I try to have a pair at all places needed and chew butt when they dont get used. Sometimes its my butt that gets chewed on.:toot: Nobodies perfect.
 
was this at work or at home?

I use prescription safety glasses with sideshields. This way i can see while i work :) and then i have no excuse of not wearing safety glasses :)


and basic safety glasses are not very exspensive. OK i sound like your mother nagging. *runs away*
 
I've had loads of junk in my eyes over the years - Eye Doc makes a comment about it every time I go for a vision test - "Do you know you have several deep scars in your left eye?"

Uh, no Doc, I can't see them. :)

I've given up the safety glasses long ago.
Full face shields for me now. Costs a fortune to keep the shop stocked up with new ones, but we've not had a single eye related incident in four and a half years (except for when XL comes by in his shorts, then were all teary-eyed for hours).

Do you wear hearing protection when grinding?
 
nope im not much a fan for safety gear in general welding and grinding barefoot ..hearing protection you gotta be nuts..i like to hear what im doing :p..something about the curve or frame of most glasses goggles and shields give me migrains from hell..i once had a set of gargoyle safety glasses ..fricking great set with no ill effects..went looking thru ebay last night and ordered me a pair...hell i tack weld without my mask too...its about time i start getting more carefull
 
Only if you want to hear things when you're older. :)

A good friend of mine didn't like hearing protection either. He turned 50 this past December and really can't hear much of anything - except for the loud ringing in his ears. :(
He's a good friend but its annoying as hell trying to talk to him. Everything has to be shouted for him to hear. His tone of voice is so low, no one can hear him (something to do, I guess, with not being able to hear his own voice so he has no idea how low his volume is?).
He says he's too young yet to get a hearing aid.

Face and ear protection is a good habit to get into. Its never too late.
 
I'm a firm believer in saftey. Had a friend die due to lack of oxygen during a routine fuel storage tank inspection. Things are easily overlooked
 
Funny you mention it. Yesterday I was trimming a drop-in bedliner for clamp clearance to install a fiberglass tonneau on this dudes truck (Man, I HATE drop-in liners!) and since it was just a little material i needed out I didn't bother getting out the Dremel, i was just cutting it out with my box knife. For some unknown reason I had goggles on (I never wear them unless i'm on my back) and i snapped the blade off. A 1/2" piece made the 8" trek at my eye faster than I could blink. I saw it hit the glass right in the middle of my field of vision. I had to stop and have a cigarette after that...
 
MSA makes nice safety glasses light weight too . home depot has them they are aboot $6.00 . alot cheaper than the GARGOYLES .
 
Funny thing is I never wore any at work all these years, but started while workin on the car, well a 30 second lapse, put en down to get somethin, went back to grinding & bamm, right in the eye, of course I did like you & waited a few days, doc said, come right in next time, a little swipe & it's done,for waiting he had to fluse out the rust & put me on drops for a week! I don't forget anymore!(well at least not the eyes, gloves are the next to make the do not forget list!):doh: Rich.
 
Those are some scary stories. I have gained a lot of insight into behavioral based safety and it all comes down to thinking before you begin a task. I was the same as most when it comes to safety but not any more. The mine I work at gives safety glasses to the employees for home use and I have several pair of regular and tinted safety glasses. It only takes a heartbeat for something bad to happen and the rest of a life to regret it. The four biggest contributing factors in incidents at our site last year were listed as Eyes on Path-not looking where walking/driving, Body Position-using poor body position to lift or perform a job, Prejob Inspection-looking a job over before starting it, and Line of Fire-in the direct path of stored energy or where tools/debris/equipment etc. can strike you.
 
over the years ive been on many types of sunglasses and safety glasses all give me migranes from hell...the gargoyles may be a bit expensive but i know i can wear em for days without problems...got a set off ebay for 16$..never knew they are made to take a 22. at 10feet.....ive been getting crap in my eyes for years with not a problem untill now...these eye drops suck ass 2 types 3 times a day for a week
 
69.5CUDA said:
over the years ive been on many types of sunglasses and safety glasses all give me migranes from hell...the gargoyles may be a bit expensive but i know i can wear em for days without problems...got a set off ebay for 16$..never knew they are made to take a 22. at 10feet.....ive been getting crap in my eyes for years with not a problem untill now...these eye drops suck ass 2 types 3 times a day for a week
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most safety glasses by nature of cost cutting measure have horrible optics. i always hold the glasses and look through them while moving them around looking for some sort of distortion. i have never tried gargoyles but i do think that wearing safety glasses for the last 11 years has hurt my vision. then again i am 37 and i might just be getting old :(
 
I remember the Gargoyles 69 is talking about (I think I am the one that lost his originals[smilie=f: )
There was little to no distortion and very comfy. If I didn't wear glasses I'd have a pair for myself[smilie=::
 
69.5CUDA said:
..never knew they are made to take a 22. at 10feet.....
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:bwuhaha: 22. cal thats a 558.8 mm round they must be damn good saftey glasses :bwuhaha:

you do know that is a .22 cal pellet gun not a .22 cal rim fire short or long .
 
yes fishy your the one that left em on the roof of a car as we drove off....and yes there is NO distortion in them ..probably why im able to wear em

not shure rav but there also rated as shooting glasses
 
69.5CUDA said:
not shure rav but there also rated as shooting glasses
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hense the term "shooting glasses" for shooting ,not "getting shot at glasses " :cool: :)
 
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