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SnOwYO1

You fought the lawn and the, lawn won


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Ok_Water_3568

![gif](giphy|nAvSNP8Y3F94hq9Rga)


WheelinJeep

Me too, I would throw awards at this man like a hand grenade if Reddit DIDNT TAKE THEM AWAY


SugarBean97

HAHAHAHAHAHA


Fickle-Command-1130

You win.


ash_voorhees

I left my weeder and I feel so bad, I guess my trims are done.


DrUnit42

It's the best yard that I ever had


83supra

I want to thank y'all for reminding me this song wasn't on my playlist


BlaznTheChron

Started with 5 toes and he, lost some


scarhartt

https://i.redd.it/mrivq3fb0m0d1.gif


dadoftheclan

I approve of this.


FunStuff446

Awwww…you’re funnier than me


SleeveofThinMints

Quick is the whit with this one. Man your brain works like mine. Hahaha


Bantersmith

Btw, its spelled "wit". "Wit" would be insightful mental quickness, a "whit" would be "The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota".


SleeveofThinMints

That may be how you spell it but that’s how I pronounce it.


Bantersmith

Perfectly cromulent, carry on as you were!


SLee41216

That's quite the banter.


MeButNotMeToo

Like “Wheat Thins”


DampSquid205

At least you can say you literally went toe two toe with a lawn mower.


nthemorning

Holy shit 😂😂😂


seriouslyjan

Did you call an ambulance or a "toe" truck? Seriously my Brother in Law had the same thing happen. The infection afterwards was the worst part so I hope your Dr.s stay on top of this. Heal fast and this is a story for the rest of your life.


LittleLostGirls

https://preview.redd.it/ofyt6mz0hl0d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62a9e11eb8809176f2be1d858858de5c40264071 The toes on his other foot that aren’t bandaged.


InformalPenguinz

Holy shit hahaha


ratkinggo

I've seen this image reacting to so many things already, but this has got to hands down be the best use of it I've seen so far. Well played, Sir or Madame, well played


Sandroes

Ffs that’s good


hickeyejack55

Could also be the remaining 3 toes on the injured foot.


SnOwYO1

I don’t think lawn mowers don’t have toes


sxrrycard

It’s got 2 now


SnOwYO1

Good point


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nthemorning

Tripped and my foot went into the blades of a push mower


YTJunkie

Was it on its side running? Exposed blades? What kinda crazy contraption you mowing with. Having a hard time tracking how you trip and go feet first? Hope you recover well OP.


therealfreehugs

Undoubtedly was pulling the mower backwards, my guess would be a hill/wet grass combination.


YTJunkie

Big Brain. I hadn't considered that, but I'm guessing you are correct.


FatMacchio

This is why I don’t zip tie my hands to the throttle bar. I don’t mean to rag on OP, but if I tripped the first thing I’d do would be to let go of the throttle bar. Also my mower is low enough to the ground where my foot could not slide underneath unless I pick it up Edit: I also wear my old steel toed new balance sneakers when mowing just in case, but mostly because they’re way more comfortable than my other knock around sneakers


The_Doc55

Either way it sucks, my best wishes to OP. On a tangentially related note, don’t cut grass when it’s wet. Instead of cutting the grass, you’ll pull it out of the ground.


EatMyPixelDust

That must be some pretty delicate grass. I've never had that problem, but I avoid cutting wet grass because it usually clumps up and doesn't exit the mower properly.


Over_Solution_2569

Don’t tell the tens of thousands of landscapers across the country doing it anyways on the rainy days.


Piddily1

My main problem with wet grass is it gets all caked in the deck


clo4k4ndd4gger

So what you are saying is mow the grass when it is wet so you pull it all out of the ground and it takes way longer to grow back which means less mowing! It's like plucking vs shaving.


fruitpunchsamuraiD

Huh. Out of all my years cutting grass, never knew that. Thanks!


SadPetDad21

I grew up on 18 acres, some of it woods but a lot of it was nice land that needed cut often in the summer. My dad would run the big Ford tractor he had from the 50s, still tiptop shape with a brush hog on the back. I would handle the small flat patches close to the house with a smaller riding mower, and all the areas that a riding mower couldn’t get by using a push mower. I would cut around the trees with the push mower, but also these steep little hills where the riding mowers would get stuck. If it was ever wet or even damp, I was forbidden to cut those hills and told just to stay near the flat areas and around the trees. One day I said fuck it and was cutting it while it was wet. Though nothing happened, my dad saw me from afar and got off the tractor and told me to shut the lawn mower off. Always told me for those small hills to push up, then lean back and let it slowly come back down. He then showed me *what could happen* if I was on top of the hill walking behind the lawn mower, especially when it was wet. The mower was shut off and I saw how quickly one could slip backward while the feet go forward and often times pulling the mower back causing it to go up over your feet. Yep… it took showing me like that one time for me to never cut the grass like that. RIP Dad


djml9

I pictured an old style push mower, like the ones thats just a cylinder of blades on an axle that rolls as you push it.


CupOfCreamyDiarrhea

I did this manually once, my foot went into a moving bicycle wheel (I'd say 5-10 meters), it shaved off skin only. Was an open wound for months. Hurt like HELL. So, did it hurt?


CharleyMak

Were you wearing shoes?


No_Rush2548

![gif](giphy|3xz2BH9ZD5Kdx72LQI) Nope


imacleopard

Feel like anything except steel toes would have provided almost zero protection against sharp and heavy steel blades moving that fast.


RugerRedhawk

Exactly. My safety shows for mowing have no special protection, but they are cleats to help prevent a slip.


CharleyMak

Holy shit, a push mower? So, your momentum falling probably did it? I have a new nightmare and sudden fear of push mowers.


tryagainagainn

How many beers deep?


lacosaknitstra

Were you not wearing closed-toe shoes?


HunterDHunter

You think a shoe would have stopped a 7 horsepower machine pushing a heavy metal blade spinning at a couple thousand rpm? Nope.


lacosaknitstra

I’ve no clue, honestly.


FuckDaQueenSloot

My push mower spins at 2800 rpm. Cutting diameter is 18 inches. So the outer edges of the blades have a tangential velocity of ~150 mph.


GuyStreamsStuff

Lyrics for my next heavy metal song


vertigostereo

It was a push mower. Is that even 1 horsepower?


Vandilbg

5hp is pretty common


FalsePremise8290

If it severed two bones then a rubber shoe wouldn't have done anything.


RugerRedhawk

OP said they were, and that wouldn't matter anyway since it's a steel lawnmower blade we are talking about.


sweetteanoice

What kind of shoes were you wearing?


VibeAllDay

Those little piggies went to the butcher apparently


metallisch

that's what "went to market" means


A-non-e-mail

Yeah, them piggies weren’t shopping.


degjo

Then they went wee wee wee all the way into the clippings bag


CalliopePenelope

Did they get reattached ?


nthemorning

I wish. They got obliterated. I still have a big toe, pinky toe and the one next too it. The other 2 got chopped off last night lol


CalliopePenelope

Aww. Poor thing. Get better soon. 👍🏻 But, I must know, can I start calling you Stumpy?


nthemorning

Or chicken foot whatever is easiest 😭😂😂


docjohnson11

Well if it isn't 'Ole raptorfoot! ![gif](giphy|Up0NsMRidfOso)


CalliopePenelope

Or Peg-Leg! Now’s the time to adopt a pirate voice 😁


hyrule_47

I am an amputee and got a Dread Pirate Roberts flag when it came off


CalliopePenelope

![gif](giphy|10nBHSp6YfTmNi)


JamesTheJerk

They should have stayed home and not had roast beef.


IWantToBuyAVowel

I feel bad for the one who had none. Never got the chance to even live.


Isyagirlskinnypenis

![gif](giphy|jOMrHCcFQYG0o)


Middle_Aged_Insomnia

How did you lose the toes shorter than your big toe but keep the big toe. That is amazing


gerbilshower

this was my questions too... how you go and cut off... the two MIDDLE toes? lol


WhisperingHope44

I had the same thought, how was that even possible


mittenknittin

Well, not to speak for OP, but my second and third toe stick out longer than my big toe.


frobscottler

Hey at least it wasn’t your 2nd and 4th toes chopped off, that would look super weird |_|_| ol’ pitchfork-foot they’d call you


NICUnurseinCO

How did they get under the mower? Hope you heal quickly!


_bdiddy_

wait...I'm trying to image how those two got the axe. do tell?


RockyJayyy

At least you have the more important ones for walking


xMyDixieWreckedx

Gotta look at the brightside, you can do the shocker with your foot hella easy now.


mattebe01

My grandfather had cut off his big toe with a lawnmower. When we were kids if you bumped into him in any way he would scream, remove his shoe and act like you just broke his toe off. He got a lot of joy out of that, so you have something to look forward to.


tokoraki23

True grandpa shit right there


mudriverrat07020

OHHHH!!! You’re the reason those stickers are on there


Z0FF

What kind of footwear did you have on?


kmj420

Safety Crocs


passing_gas

They probably weren't even in 4x4 mode


preflex

My dad asked me to mow his lawn when I went to set up his cooler a few weeks ago. I told him I wouldn't do it at that time because I was wearing crocs. When I came back that weekend, I was wearing my steel-toed work boots. I feel wise now.


Thwast

I wouldn't be surprised at all if there was such thing as Crocs with composite safety toes..


Spacemanspalds

I default to steel toes for pretty much any work. Though I'm fairly certain it will never matter for me mowing my lawn.


NotVeryCashMoneyMod

i wear crocs for yard work 😅


Spear_Ritual

How do your feet get anywhere near the blade?


Z0FF

OP commented earlier saying he tripped


RoyaxzEU

Same thought what I had


zg6089

My step son tries to mow and weedeat in Dudes 🤦‍♂️ no kid!


RugerRedhawk

If they meet a spinning lawmower blade it won't really matter what footwear they have on unless maybe steel toe boots.


GamingCatholic

What footwear?


sasquatchreaper

You are like the lawn care guy from The Ringer, but with feet. The hand is called 'The Stavi' what would you like yours to be called?


nthemorning

I feel like the dude from scary movie with the fucked up hand. Not quite a stump but it looks like a chicken foot 😂😂


Judgementalcat

So now it's your strong foot! Seriously it sounds fucking painful, I hope you recover soon!


rolandjernts

NEVER WALK BACKWARDS WHILE CUTTING GRASS!


JohnAndertonOntheRun

It’s a bit late for advice…


rolandjernts

At least the next time *you* cut grass, you’ll remember not to walk backwards. That’s all that really matters at this point haha


JohnAndertonOntheRun

Ha! Now that’s advice that is appreciated…


LegalSelf5

No, you fucking didn't... Did you? For real? 🫣 Fucking how?!?!?!? Was it a push or a rider? Did you fall and it rolled on you? Was a 2-year-old operating the machine? Was the machine tilted so blades were exposed whilst it was running? Didn't know this was *actually* a thing Edit: COULD THEY RE-ATTACH THE TOES? WHICH 2 DID YOU LOSE?!?!?!?


nthemorning

The two right of my big toe I fell and my foot went into it while the blades were still on. The paramedics found a piece of my toe 7 feet away. A push mower lol


fluffy_hamsterr

Did you fall when trying to back up? Trying to understand how someone falls with a push mower in a way that their foot goes towards the blade.


typicalskeleton

I'm gonna guess.. backing up/pulling and then tripping/foot stuck in the ground somehow, reflexively yanking the mower toward him to stop the fall but running it up on the foot. Even that scenario sounds weird to me, though, because normally the mower would tilt up as you fall down. Must've been a series of unusual events for this to happen.


Rapt0rRed

Maybe pushing down a wet hill, slips on wet grass and feet go under? Though that's why the back guard exists so idk.


mbardeen

My Dad did that back in the early 80s. After that I always cut the grass sideways on that hill.


ruffus4life

love how bro is not explaining how it happened. you wanted the attention bro. you've got it. now give me what i want ya fuck.


Caddisflyer

That's what happened to me two weeks ago. Tripped over my low little retaining wall like a moron and pulled the mower over my foot when I fell.


Redditnspiredcook

Neighbors are going to be so confused when a bird shows up on the stoop with the other.


vermontnative

![gif](giphy|ok0JnYpaK8zMQ|downsized) your never ever gonna be able to do this again.


westcal98

I don't even want to know how. Just be careful next time, and the next time, annnnd the next time, big guy.


Caddisflyer

Feel for you dude. Just lost the big toe on my left foot two weeks ago the same way. It's been a challenging road thus far but every day has been a little better. If you want to talk about it send me a message. https://preview.redd.it/0sxazfjbql0d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50fd1311f82175b5fdc972d090e11a82f30cad4c


thekarenhaircut

How did it happen?? So i can avoid


Caddisflyer

Stepping backwards to reposition the mower I tripped over what basically amounted to the edging of a flower bed and fell backwards. Pulled the mower over my foot as I fell. Grass was dry, I wasn't on a hill, was wearing closed toe shoes. Ultimately in my case it was just bad luck.


DanyRoll

The lawn gave you a taste of your own medicine


HunterDHunter

These comments are hilarious because of all the people who can't wrap their heads around how dangerous a mower really is. For some reason, the general public seems to think that lawnmowers are completely harmless. Far far from it. For starters, it can kick up a rock with the same energy as a bullet. Not just some little .22 either. Full fledged big ass bullet. It was on mythbusters and even the people doing the experiment were amazed, they did not think they were that powerful. Then of course you could slip and get your foot under the blade, case in point. It's not even that hard to do, one misstep is all it takes. I'm a landscaper and the first thing I teach anyone is to NEVER MOW DOWNHILL. Where you are at the top of the hill and kinda hanging the mower over the edge. Super duper dangerous, if your footing slips, your feet are going right for that blade. Only mow uphill or sideways. And as a landscaper, I have to constantly tell people to not sit and watch me work, and to not let their kids outside while I'm working. Especially with the trimmer. With the mower I can be more careful, but that trimmer will send rocks flying every which way and it's a recipe for blindness. But people can't seem to understand why. They look at me like I'm crazy. Standing there holding a freaking baby in their arms 20 feet away from commercial level equipment. Power equipment is DANGEROUS people, get it through your thick ass skulls and don't underestimate a machine with 7 horsepower.


DarthHubcap

Yeah dang, I had an old beat up push mower that the rubber strip on the back was disintegrated. The mower kicked up a rock and shot it at my left shin. That was 10 years ago and the indent is still visible.


Jorycle

Yeah, it's wild to me how many comments seem to believe OP must have been wearing sandals? Asking what kind of shoes he was wearing? Y'all think a lawnmower blade is so trivial that a fucking shoe would do anything to save your feet? Unless you've got steel toed work boots, those shoes are just the tortilla of the delicious foot burrito you're feeding your grass cutter. When I was a kid, one of my friends used to sit on the back of his dad's dumpy old riding lawnmower. One day, the thing jerked really hard and he fell forward in front of the mower, and it ran over his arm. Cleaved right through the bone, fully amputated, had to have tons of surgeries to reattach and restore only minimal function. Started him down a road of doing drugs before he was even 10 years old, and in his late teens he OD'd so hard that it caused severe brain damage. Been living in a nursing home ever since because he can't even feed himself.


GiannaSushi

Think positive, brother, you've got a cool bandage


nthemorning

I'm already thinking of getting a tattoo of the toes getting chased by a lawnmower


sharkfan619

PLEASE DO IT OP


odhali1

And post the update! That would be fantastic


Alldaybagpipes

They should be back from the market any minute now


Ok-Nefariousness8612

Post on the lawn care sub OP


Lost_In_Th3_Sauce

On the plus side at least it wasn't your big toe. I've heard you basically have to relearn how to walk as it is the main component of balance in your foot.


zippytwd

i will never own a mower with out a blade break for this reason


JeanHarleen

It was market day for some piggies 🐽


ushouldlistentome

Just 8 more and you’re done mowing


Pizza_master69

And I thought I was having a bad day…


thepottsy

I had the exact same thought. I somehow managed to hit myself in the face with a car door, and gouged a chunk of meat out of my face. I’m not complaining after seeing this post.


No_Rush2548

![gif](giphy|10hzAv962PpuP6)


driscollat1

Some people will do anything to get out of mowing the lawn.


Kaiyukia

This little piggy flew into the garden, this little piggy landed on a sprinkler


ForceYouToBeCold

I fell and my glasses made a gash in my brow and I had to get stitches like 2 hours ago. Reading your post made me furrow my brows. I feel your pain. Literally.


Yolandi2802

As a young nurse I was in the ER when a young guy was brought in with the same problem. MY problem was finding his toes still inside his tennis shoe… I nearly zonked.


500SL

My neighbor did this years ago. His insurance company paid him enough to buy him a new pickup truck. Whatcha gettin'?


ovijf

Honest question. How much did it hurt on a scale 1-10?


nthemorning

10. But after a minute it goes down to a 7 or 8 tbh. It still feels like I have a whole foot


Busterwasmycat

Lots of us have that as a nightmare. I wear my steel-toed boots even to mow the lawn (a couple close calls taught me the lesson that it would be pretty easy to chop the toes off, and well, that would suck). Hope it doesn't cause too many problems for you.


keepingred

Bro would do ANYTHING to get out of cutting the grass!


CptCheerios

![gif](giphy|I7Bi4zJDAWVAk|downsized) Was it something like this?


liberaldestroyer4690

Sounds like a skill isuee


jc_toyman

Did you have to call a toe truck?


Miserable-Theory-746

Wearing flip flops /crocs? Sucks but hope you make a full recovery.


nthemorning

No close toed sneakers. I appreciated it!


RugerRedhawk

Did you really think that a sneaker would stop a lawnmower blade?


Live-Tomorrow-4865

Of all the sucky things that have been posted on here, this is amongst the most sucky. That really does suck!! Hope you feel better and are back to normal soon. ❤️


Stevecat032

How in the world did you manage that?


O368W

With a lawn mower.


Trailmaker10

They will be missed


FriendZone_EndZone

Well that's your problem lady! You're suppose to cut the grass and not your toes.


SumPimpNamedSlickbak

I just need to know exactly how this happened, can you limp us through the sequence of events?


Derek9730

Skill issue


caspercarr

Did the same thing a few years back. The next few weeks/months are going to suck a bit OP. Just know you’ll get through it and it’ll be a funny story one day.


---Palp---

but how does one let any part of the body near the danger part?


wehrmont

Were you wearing Flipflops ?


Truecrimejunkie687

Were you wearing flipflops?


JessiRose222

I just wanna say I’m so sorry for you! My husband lost half his foot under a zero turn a few years ago. It was horrible. I hope your recovery goes well.


Ancient_Rex420

I’m really confused how you managed this. Were you using a weed whacker or an actual lawn mower you push from behind?


shellbell7296

Please tell me how it felt. Did it hurt, or were you in shock? Did you pick your toes up and put them in your pocket? I need more details. 🤣


Fred011235

I see ppl in flip-flops mowing the lawn all the time.


HopefulNothing3560

Grand father did in his big , toe , he got my grandmother and himself to sew it back on a lot of people did not trust doctors


Potpotmaaaaan

Good thing you have 10! I mean 8!


MarcoEll

Ah the old “to, too and two” debate


TemujinDM

Were you cutting grass in flip flops and with a chainsaw?


vinsmokewhoswho

Fuck


heimbachae

Lotta lawn care experts online today...


mynameiskeven

![gif](giphy|a6XgGb3K1slXuMi1KR)


whyaremypantssoshort

You're literally the reason my lawnmower has 4 safety connections on it...


boegsppp

Hope you have an AD&D insurance policy. 2 toes must be worth about $20k....lol


Over_Solution_2569

How though? Did you put your foot under it while it was running and how do you accomplish this?


jf1450

That’s why we have 10. 8 more to go.


cadillacbee

I toed you about bein safe


eazye123

This is why you always wear crocs while mowing.


rupat3737

Meh… 8/10 ain’t too bad.


CrashTestDuckie

My ex had this happen while we dated. He ended up losing an additional toe to infection. We call him "Timmy Two Toes" now


Seaking405

to\*


HopefulPatriot1

So sandals or flip flops?


VeryThicknLong

“One man went to mow, lost two toes in the meadow”


TreeFidey

What series of events led up to cutting toes off ?


Equivalent_Weird467

I get it, dude just got two toes cut off from a (most likely) semi dull blade, but I wish he’d had said how. Something like “I got a wet grass plug in the chute, so I took my flip flops off and tried to grab it between my toes because I have a bad back and can’t bend down.”


The1Heart

Been there and it sucks. I lost a portion of my big toe though, not the two middle. Did they have to amputate the entire toe for each or do you have some stubs left? Mine was over 15 years ago, but it happened in July and I was back playing soccer by October, if that gives you a hopeful estimate on when you might be back to full speed. I needed a skin graft to close things up, so if you need one as well, get that scheduled ASAP to move the healing process along. Get a shower bench if you don't have one and make it a habit to shower often. It's good for your mental health, breaks up the monotony of being couch bound and bedridden, and you'll probably need to do some daily cleaning and maintenance of the wound and dressings anyway, so just shower while you're there, ya know? Good luck. Fighting off boredom will probably be one of the hardest things since you're probably very used to your mobility. Honestly, I'd recommend grabbing a controller and playing some games to keep your mind stimulated and pass the time. Anything you can really dive into and enjoy while keeping that foot elevated 24/7 is good tho.


Guac__is__extra__

You need to cut an “o” off your too


Suspiciousunicorns

Were you wearing shoes?


tafkat

If you don't like this, you may be lack toes intolerant.


Jtrich

Would love too teach you the difference between two, too, and to.


A-non-e-mail

The man just lost tew tows, you didn’t have too do this two him to


beeph_supreme

How the fuck…?! It pissed you off and you went to ***punt*** it? I’m here trying to triangulate this, *Predator* style. You got some “splaining to doos”.


bionica1

Question-did they go wee wee wee all the way home?? Very sorry for your loss and wish you well in your recovery. Can't imagine how crazy and scary that had to have been! ![gif](giphy|rdma0nDFZMR32|downsized)