More chainsawsNot appropriate at all to this thread but a nice story...
...I worked for a while at Kew Gardens, and while there I was invited to a massive leaving do for one of the 'tree gang'. This guy had been a tree surgeon at Kew for about 40 years, they gave him a lovely send off with wine, beer, buffet and a decent present too. A great evening.
The next week a letter arrives from his solicitor: he was sueing them for 'white hand' contracted from all his chainsaw work!
Nice one!
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...I worked for a while at Kew Gardens, and while there I was invited to a massive leaving do for one of the 'tree gang'. This guy had been a tree surgeon at Kew for about 40 years, they gave him a lovely send off with wine, beer, buffet and a decent present too. A great evening.
The next week a letter arrives from his solicitor: he was sueing them for 'white hand' contracted from all his chainsaw work!
Nice one!