The Hazards Of Gardening .......

[Patchninja]

Crikey - how ghastly! Wishing him a speedy revovery.

[Flummery]

Oh yuk! Best wishes for his recover from another pensioner who will now be VERY careful with canes!

[Jono]

Ouch. Hope he's back on the plot as soon as possible.

I put plastic milk bottles on my canes. Rattles in the wind and scares the birds away, plus saves me and my clumsy self from poking my eyes out.

[Leeds_lad]

The worse accident i ever heard about is a pensioner that decided it was a good idea to cut his hedge with a circular saw. The outcome wasn't very pretty, i won't describe the details, but it sure would have hurt in the morning!

[pipkins]

Blimey!

Hope he gets well soon.

[HeyWayne]

Cripes! Wish him a speedy recovery from me.

I guess he should be thankful he didn't fall on a gnome - they can be vicious little blighters!

[falkon]

I want to wish good health for your father.

To avoid sharp pointed tips/objects I will add that

If you are using sharp pointed objects like canes... then take a cotton wool or old piece of cloth and wrap it around the exposed tip of the cane. Then take a thread and wrap it over the cotton, wool or cloth and tie a knot over it.. This way , the tip wont be sharp any more, and it wont be blowing away with the wind.