David Stafford:A Complete Guide to Safe Helmet Usage

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Orginally meant for an Art unworthy relative.     I have it now, and it's all mine! 

     This wonderful boekie is so funny, but actually started me thinking of accidents.  So I started a little research project to go with the blog.

    According to the Center for Disease Control, falling out of bed accounts for 1.8 million emergency room visits and over 400 thousand hospital admissions each year.

“The primary way consumers can avoid static electricity problems at the gas pump is to stay outside  the vehicle wearing a helmet while refueling. The helmet will greatly minimize the likelihood of any build-up of static electricity that could be discharged at the nozzle.”

OK I know this is going to sound strange, but my research took me to a 61 page report entitled; Library Injury Prevention and ergonomics; Why the human body and libraries don't mix and what to do about it.

  I'll let you Google this one yourself at your leisure.

The top pages are about Greek pottery.  I don't know the title of the book, or even who wrote it.  Here’s what it reads:

     Defects in the preparation of the clay, in the construction, in the glazing, in the firing, all are revealed when the vase emerges from the kiln.  That there were plenty of mistakes and mishaps in Greek vases as in modern ones becomes evident when we examine even museum pieces. 

     We see many cases of warped lips and sagged shoulders, of dents and cracks, and of red spots in the black glaze. 

     Spalls –  that is, chips produced by particles of limestone which became embedded in the clay and then explode in the fire –  are not infrequent.  Consequently neck and handles had to be shaped irregularly so as to produce a level top.

And you thought pottery was safe?   I had irregular handles for years and I'm sure it was an accident.

The best is yet to come.

     The most hazardous activities for all ages are bathing and getting out of the tub. (Only 2.2 percent of injuries occur while getting into the tub, but 9.8 percent occur while getting out.)

     Injuries in or near the bathtub account for more than two-thirds of emergency room visits.

The bathroom injury rate for women was 72 percent higher than for men.   Alcohol use may be a factor, the researchers suggested, but there is no data to prove it.

Please stay tuned for David Stafford's Volume Two of A Complete Guide to Safe Helmet Usage .

    One of the highlights will be;

Each year dozens are killed when sharp icicles fall from snowy rooftops and land on hapless victims on the sidewalks below.

Thank you again David & Thanks to all who read this blog to the end.  If you did read all the way to here, can you please enter a comment; "David is a true funny Guinness"  yes, with the spelling error!

[David Stafford]

Dean, well said. I just hope kids who're just learning the mail art ropes are remembering to wear their helmets as they reach for that tasty library paste.

[DKeys]

it goes without saying "David is a true funny Guinness beer"  if it will make me look like her then sign me up!

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Well if I prevented at least one discharged at the nozzle, then it was all worth it.

[Nancy Bell Scott]

David is a true funny Guinness. Spectacular m.a. and blog--all highly entertaining and a great way to start the day. Unfortunately my helmet ran away years ago when I instituted a curfew. C'est la vie.

[David Stafford]

A most excellent blog, Dean. Donning my helmet as I type (not that easy). Now I am ready to face the library, the pottery, the bathtub, the gas pump and the alcohol use.  You're welcome and thank you.

[Rebecca Guyver]

David is! I love this! Thanks for sharing and blog, Dean!

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

David is a true funny Guinness

Sorry, there was not enough room to put the cover page.