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WCDT Strips 3801-3805 (6-10 August 2018)
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 08 Aug 2018, 16:11 --- and I am frankly baffled that I'm the only person so far arguing in against leaving literal children unsupervised with power tools simply because you guys managed to lose just a nail, rather than a finger or a hand, and presumably your tendon repaired itself, rather than costing you sensation or dexterity in that hand.
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To be fair, you're not the only person. I may have not said it in as many words, but I do believe that anyone who is any sort of power tool does need someone with them at all times. Not just because of age, but its just common sense in case there is an accident.
16 years old, my parents had a hedge trimmer. In an attempt to prove how mature and responsible I was (that and there was a party I really wanted to go to), I decided to help my father and give him a break and show some initiative by trimming the hedge in our garden.
What no one told me was how much of a kick there was when the trimmer was activated, which left me reeling and taking a back step and accidentally kicking the power cable up. You can see where I'm going with this right? The cable getting caught by the blades of the trimmer? The blades cutting into the plastic coating and just millimetres away from the metal blades cutting the wires? The only thing that stopped me from getting electrocuted was a fraction of a second in letting go of the trigger.
Everyone here saying that they injured themselves years ago and that they're fine now. Good for you. Now consider the people who aren't fine afterwards and consider for one second that maybe, just maybe, people aren't as lucky as you have been.
Perfectly Reasonable:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 07 Aug 2018, 23:29 ---The thing that strikes me most strongly in response to today's strip is Sam's reaction to the idea of Jim banning her from seeing Faye. It occurs to me that we've never seen Sam with friends of her own age, only with adults (although, in Faye's case, an adult who can act Sam's age if she wants to). I'm beginning to wonder if Faye is Sam's only close friend and that is the only reason she keeps turning up. That's something that I think Jim needs to start thinking about because, combined with her preference for 'independent learning' it might indicate that she is having pretty serious problems at school.
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How boring would it be for Jeph to show us Sam playing with ordinary kids?
Hey, you seem to be forgetting about Momo. ... But I guess that sorta makes your point.
brasca:
Strip is up!
All Hail Mommatron!
Tova:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 08 Aug 2018, 16:11 ---This is a forum where attitudes and opinions are frequently challenged, and I am frankly baffled that I'm the only person so far arguing in against leaving literal children unsupervised with power tools simply because you guys managed to lose just a nail, rather than a finger or a hand, and presumably your tendon repaired itself, rather than costing you sensation or dexterity in that hand.
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You're not the only person arguing that, unless your interpretation of the multiple "Faye was stupid" posts is radically different from mine.
Also consider that there are probably people out there who haven't posted that opinion because it seems rather obvious (puts up hand).
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: ThrillHo ---I am frankly baffled that I'm the only person so far arguing in against leaving literal children unsupervised with power tools
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Oh, I think there are others, but there's plenty of room to be baffled about a strain in American culture whose attitude to children is sink-or-swim-they-are-expendable.
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On another subject, Leadership Qualities.
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