Tuesday, March 16 - Me against the Machine

Today, I asked Robin to show me how to use a chainsaw. I think that because of my tendency to be a squirrel, I love cutting and storing wood. I wanted to find out if my fears of the saw going out of control, of the chain coming off while on were founded. Fortunately, Robin’s chainsaw is a fairly small one. When I eventually had my hands on it and began to cut logs, I was fully aware that it was a dangerous tool and realized that only a full-body mesh armor would make me feel safer. The painful back pain I quickly developed from handling that beast convinced me to go back to a manual saw and leave the big logs to strong and experienced Kansans, i.e., guys.