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Hand Tool Hazards and Protection Usually, hand and power tool hazards are caused through misuse and improper maintenance. You should remember the following when handling such tools: Do not use wrenches when their jaws are sprung; Never use impact tools, such as chisels and wedges, when their heads have mushroomed; Tools with loose, cracked or splintered handles should never be used You must never use a screwdriver as a chisel; Tools with taped handles should be checked first for any hidden cracks; Use Personal Protective Equipment, such as safety goggles and gloves; Keep floor surface where working free from debris and tripping or slipping hazards; Keep cutting tools sharp. Power Tool Hazards and Precautions Power tools could be extremely hazardous when used improperly. They must always be fitted with guards and safety switches. Here are some precautions you should take while handling such tools: Remember to disconnect all tools when they are not in use and also when their accessories are changed; Before servicing and cleaning all tools must be disconnected from the power source; People that are not involved with the work must be kept away from the work; Never hold the switch button while carrying a plugged-in tool; Before starting to work, make sure both your hands are free to operate the tool. You can do this by securing your work with clamps or a vice; Do not wear loose clothing and jewelry that can get caught in moving parts; Damaged electric tools must be removed and tagged with the words: ?Do Not Use?; Portable tools should never be carried by their cord; Electric cords must not be used to hoist or lower tools; All cords and hoses must be kept away from oil, heat and sharp edges at all times. Remember, it can only take one mistake! So be sensible and stay safe. Lisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com and www.JewelryMakingHQ.com Be sure to sign up for her newsletter at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com/signup_ 2b8e ku'lowkeweeu'lizum [n] a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech, an expression, a local or regional dialect expression. I always remember my grandparents using such colorful quotes and sayings when I was growing up. Later, when I married my husband, we spent time with his grandparents and they had a different set of quotes and sayings that were equally as expressive yet with a southern twist. Some of these colloquialisms are a little crude, vulgar and to some, offensive. We chose to include these quotes and sayings as well as the clean colloquialisms just because they are also part of our culture. Not too smart - Dumb a few kangaroos short in the top paddock dumb as a load of coal two sandwiches short of a picnic not the sharpest tool in the shed one brick shy of a full load toys in the attic the lights are on but there's nobody home not the sharpest knife in the drawer not the brightest bulb on the string one French fry short of a Happy Meal one donut short of a dozen he couldn't make a noun and a verb agree if his life depended on it if brains were dynamite, he'd be dangerous he's a quart low in the crankcase so dumb he couldn't hit the broad side of the barn dumb as a rock if you had a brain you'd be dangerous! can't put a square peg in a round hole that boy's always going to be a day late and a dollar short dumber than a sled rack dumber than a sledge hammer dumber'n dirt dumber than a June bug on a string dumber than a box of rocks too dumb to pound sand in a rat hole slow as mud ain't got both oars in the water porch light is on, but there ain't nobody home so confused he don't know whether to scratch his watch or wind his behind dumber than a box of rocks if you were twice as smart, you would be a half-wit dumb as a post the engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving two bricks shy of a full load he's crazier than a road-runnin' lizard crazy as a loon if all his brains were dynamite, he couldn't blow his nose dumb as a stump smart as a whip Blind blind as a bat if it was a snake it'd've bit me a blind man could see that with his cane Ray Charles could see that Exclamation - Excitement grate day-in-na mawnin!! - great day in the morning! well, I'll swan! slick as a whistle! - said when something went well hell in a hand basket - going to pot going to pot - going to hell I'll be cow kicked by a mule! wouldn't that just dill your pickle? - Used to express dismay over something that has or might happen. wicked awesome! wicked cool wicked awful good some wicked awful good bless her heart - You can say anything about someone, however unkind, as long as you bless her when you're done. She's dumb as a bag o'hammers, bless her heart. Experienced - Not dumb I like to think that I've 'been around the block few times, just so I don't look that way. do I look like I just fell off a turnip truck? well don't that just beat all smart as a whip sharper than a tack This ain't my first rodeo Ugly, Pretty uglier than the south bound end of a north bound donkey uglier than a burnt stump you're purtier than a glob of butter meltin' on a stack of wheat cakes prettier than a blue-nosed mule. uglier than the east end of a horse headed west cuter than a speckled pup he looks like the dog's been keepin' him under the porch - Not handsome when I was a kid, I was so ugly that my mother had to tie pork chops to my ears so the dog would play with me. ugly as sin Comments Made About People you could grow potatoes in those dirty ears sweet as honey got off like a fat rat with cheese as full of wind as a corn-eating horse - prone to boasting he's got a ten-gallon mouth - talkative low man on the totem pole cool as a cucumber flat as a pancake workin' like a dog meaner 'n a rattlesnake old as Moses' toes hair as black as coal deaf as a doorknob/blind as a bat so skinny they have to stand up twice to make a shadow couldn't hit a barn if you were on the inside, with the door closed ants in her pants so windy he could blow up an onion sack so useless if he had a third hand he would need another pocket to put it in lower than a snake in a wagon track sly as a fox strong as an ox dishwater blond he/she sure has hay on his/her horns today sat there like a bump on a log actin' like she's got bees in her bonnet you look like you have been drug through a knot hole backwards. ugly as sin straight as an arrow as sweet as pie skinny as a bean pole cant carry a tune in a bucket - cant sing butter wouldn't melt in her mouth - cold woman as loose as a goose just ignore him and he'll die quietly in a corner. - said when really annoyed with someone over the hill can't burn both ends of a stick (or candle) at the same time stubborn as a mule naked as a jaybird I hope she lives to a 150 and looks it she should get some shoes to go with those bags - said when someone looks really tired do you have shoes to go with my bags? - if I am looking really tired up & down like a whore's drawers - refers to a nervous person, up & down doesn't know his behind from a hole in the ground slicker (or cleaner) than a hounds tooth. slipperier than snot on a glass doorknob colder than a well-digger's feet in Alaska dead as a doornail fit as a fiddle quiet as a mouse looks like the cat that a swallowed the canary two ax handles wide across the behind - fat two ax handles and a rain barrel - fat like a fish out of water lying like a snake in the grass lies like an old rug Dating sure you can date; in fact I'll be waiting for him in the front yard while I sharpen my machete yes, he has to come to the door and pick you up… how else will I get the change to interrogate him? if he wants to date you, he has to get through me first!! - referring to a date who blows the car horn for you now just wait a minute, you're movin' so fast you look like one of Pavlovs dogs runnin' for the bell well that is rude. How rude? I'll tell you how rude well he can just stay out there and blow his horn, and maybe he'll get some cows to come home don't stay out later than when the cows come home Slow, Fast high-tailing it - running fast fast as a rabbit like green corn through the new maid Stop Yer complainin' well it's better than a kick in the arse with a frozen boot! well, it's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick! want in one hand, spit in the other, and see which one gets full first. - reply to someone that wants something it's better than a sharp stick in the eye Poor, Rich, Money don't have a pot to p___ in or a window to throw it out of poor as a church mouse he may be good looking but good looking won't put food on the table you've got champagne taste with a beer pocketbook - expensive taste don't have one penny to rub against another one tighter than bark on a tree - not generous don't have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out - poor he's got enough money to burn a wet mule filthy rich dirt poor Dishonest he's so dishonest he'd rather p--s in the wind than tell the truth he knows more ways to take your money than a roomful of lawyers Eat, Drinking and Cooking wetting your whistle - getting a drink gooder 'an candy and better 'an snuff - grandma's cookin' he eats like a pin in a swaller stump water - weak coffee don't swallow watermelon seeds or you'll wake up one morning with vines growing out of your ears tad, smidgen, dab - Granny's cooking measurements tough as shoe leather grub's on How You Doing? oh, I'm circlin' the drain fair to midlin - I am told that this has to do with grading cotton if I had a tail, it'd be waggin' well, better 'n gettin' poked in the eye, I suppose Tell Someone to Get Lost take a long walk off a short pier away and boil your head - telling someone to get lost Yes, No, Maybe, Never...... I might could do that - maybe when pigs fly - never If the good Lord willin' and the crick don't rise - when asked about the likelihood of just about anything happening does a bear s**t in the woods Loud You kids are noisier than a fox in the henhouse You're so loud you could wake the dead Speak up, I think that mountain goat in Tibet did'n hear you! Cussing son of a gosh darned sassaffras root! - cussing around children About the AuthorLisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com and www.JewelryMakingHQ.com http://www.aaarticles.com/article.php?id=10818 | ||||||||||||||||||||
