Stats

From the American Department of statistics:

50,000 Americans are reported injured annually by pencils, pens and other desk objects.

40,000 receive injuries from using sofas, chairs and soft beds.

More are injured by sound (46,000) than by skateboards @ 44,000.

Trampolines are involved in 43,000 injuries, the same number as from razors.

Chainsaws were the problem in 39,000 cases while only 16,000 managed to injure themselves with hatchets or axes.

The Statistics Dept advises: ‘Be careful out there’.

However before becoming slightly smug at these numbers consider that the United States has population of three hundred and sixteen and a half million. By comparison New Zealand, with only four million, managed 70,000 rugby relate injuries last year costing ACC $64,000,000.

Mens Shed

We are in the early stages of planning an auction to raise some funds and clear out excess items from the shed. Ted Peacock is heading up this effort and more details will come soon. Late September is the likely sale date.

The second workroom is now operational with some of the bigger machinery in place. The kitchen is painted and zip has been restored to supply hot water for many years to come. … Continue Reading

Motivational Tips for Making Healthy Changes

Do you find you have good intentions of making healthy lifestyle changes but find it challenging to make them a reality in daily life? Two of the common mistakes we can make in setting health goals is setting high and unrealistic expectations alongside rushing in with making major changes. Most often neither is sustainable and can leave you feeling despondent and giving up. Trendy diets which request radical changes or restrictions for instance are usually temporary in nature and are not realistic to maintain. … Continue Reading

Poem

I like food
I’ll eat it any time
(Except at breakfast,
Lunch and dinner time).

On the grazing habits of Paul Ansell, then (1991) three, now co-owner and head chef of Pinocchio Restaurant, Martinborough.

JOHN ANSELL