Over and OUCH!

omniwebber · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 2

On AskTOH, I just noticed that Roger Cook is missing the tips of the
outer fingers on his right hand. I never knew that before. Hardly
surprising given his profession, but I always wonder what people do to
pay that kind of price.

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hallerb · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 612

On Dec 24, 1:02�am, omniweb...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On AskTOH, I just noticed that Roger Cook is missing the tips of the
> outer fingers on his right hand. I never knew that before. Hardly
> surprising given his profession, but I always wonder what people do to
> pay that kind of price.

hey that explains his continious warnings moving heavy stuff manually
like boulders.

why not e mail ask this old house, they could do a safety segment
that might help prevent others from being hurt, while telling his
story which might be interesting

JessicaG · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

wrote in message @y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On AskTOH, I just noticed that Roger Cook is missing the tips of the
> outer fingers on his right hand. I never knew that before. Hardly
> surprising given his profession, but I always wonder what people do to
> pay that kind of price.

It reminds me of the carpenter guy from Bob Vila's show. It seemed like each
week he would show up with something bandaged or in a cast and was
definitely missing some digits.

Bob L · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 9

"JessicaG" wrote in message $0$23485$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> wrote in message
> @y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> On AskTOH, I just noticed that Roger Cook is missing the tips of the
>> outer fingers on his right hand. I never knew that before. Hardly
>> surprising given his profession, but I always wonder what people do to
>> pay that kind of price.
>
> It reminds me of the carpenter guy from Bob Vila's show. It seemed like
> each week he would show up with something bandaged or in a cast and was
> definitely missing some digits.

Yes, just like Les Nessman of WKRP Cincinnati.

JessicaG · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

>> It reminds me of the carpenter guy from Bob Vila's show. It seemed like
>> each week he would show up with something bandaged or in a cast and was
>> definitely missing some digits.
>
> Yes, just like Les Nessman of WKRP Cincinnati.

Yeah, but Les had his own office with a door.

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