Today, I cut down a dead tree in my yard. The top hit the ground and the base seesawed up in the air and came down on my head. I hit the ground like a sack of flour. Fortunately, the wood was rotted and soft. Unfortunately, the chainsaw was still running. 28 stitches in my calf. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML
Today, I was awakened by the sound of chain-saws. Moments later a tree branch came through my roof. FML
Today, I was helping my boyfriend in the garden. When I wanted to break a piece of wood, I lost my balance. Head first against a stone. Result: five stitches in my upper lip, and a loose tooth. FML
Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML
Today, in a scene worthy of any comedy movie, I slipped and landed on my ass right on the garden rake my husband left in the grass. Sounds funny, right? Well, I have 9 holes in my ass and thigh that need stitches. One of them came close to poking my femoral artery, so technically I almost died. FML
Today, I was trying to convince my husband to not trim the lower branches of my favorite tree. After pleading my case, I turned around and ran smack into one of said branches. My face and my dignity still hurt. FML
Today, I got into a fight with a lawnmower after walking backwards to pull around/avoid running over a root, and I tripped over a sitting log by our campfire and broke three of my toes (thankfully, a log half blocked the blades) so now I'm on crutches and need to wear a boot for 6-8 weeks, and I'm banned from mowing for the year. FML
Today, I was skiing and crashed into a tree. It was the only tree on the slope. FML
Today, I was horseback riding. Somebody yelled something behind me, so I turned around. Next thing I know, I am on the ground and my head is killing me. It turns out I ran into a tree branch. The person behind me simply said, "Watch out!" FML
Today, I accidentally slammed my leg against the coffee table. It was only after I went to the bathroom a few minutes later that I realized there's now a massive gash on my upper leg. I also got in trouble for yelling, "SON OF A BITCH!" as soon as the impact occurred. FML
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SlightlySadistic 0
-cringes- Oh my god, OUCH.
choppedNskrewed 0
holy crap, so you basically cut your leg with a chainsaw? shitttt *vomits*
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ctc9 0
Sucks but YDI for: A) Who DOESNT get away from the tree as its falling, especially if it's free falling. Genius. B) Get a chainsaw that stops the chain unless you're pulling some sort of trigger. (I'd swear that's how they're all made, now at least). If all you needed was stitches in your leg consider yourself lucky.
Hazimius 0
#33: The fact that the tree in his yard was allowed to rot fully suggests otherwise. I'm not being a jerk, obviously it's an FML due to his leg being cut up but I also think it was preventable if somebody was hired with more experience with felling dead wood.
jessieshungry 0
is there anyway i can click "your life is ******" 800 times?
madd_coww_diseas 0
lol.... agreed... but I hav 2 say i've done that b4.... I stood on a chainsaw.... kinda dumb :) but at least it wasn't rilunning but it hurt like he'll so I can imagine how much pain the op must hav been in.... :s
madd_coww_diseas 0
holy s**t typing on an itouch kinda goes a bit f**ked at times
bananamanama 0
Ohh shit can you say OUCHHH! That sucks. Must have hurt like hell. Next time let the professionals handle it, though. Also, be glad you didn't cut off your leg. Damn.
fash 0
Holy crap, OUCH. Still, you're lucky because it could have been much, much worse. I feel for you.
mehwhateverr 0
damn, i'm so sorry.. that sucks. fyl and get better soon.
Curtieeeez 0
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Andy_King 0
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit that sucks good scar story though!
Ric3ball 0
OH SHIT ! Owwwwwwwwwch.
unklesammywantsu 0
I'm not sure if this is true. I use a chainsaw every day to cut down trees. The part where the tree hit you I believe, but why were you still pulling the throttle on the saw for so long? The chain stops pretty quickly, in less than a second at full throttle, unless you keep holding it. And there is usually a lock you have to push for the throttle, so accidentally hitting it is pretty hard to accomplish. But shit, I've seen some pretty weird stuff happen. If it's true, that sucks. But at least the scar will be a fun story.