Here's a true gardening story to make you wince. A couple of years ago a man in a village in Kent was pruning a tree in his back garden using a chainsaw. He slipped and managed to cut his arm straight off. Surprisingly he didn't lose consciousness which is just as well as he would soon have bled to death. Most of his neighbours were out at work but he found a retired near neighbour a few doors away and stood on his doorstep explaining what had happened, with blood gushing out of the hole where is arm should have been. Having staunched the blood as best he could, the neighbour called an ambulance and then had the presence of mind to run round to the garden and retrieve the severed arm, which he then put in his freezer. Surgeons were later able to re-attach the severed arm and although not regaining full usage, the gardener did get back most of the functions. His neighbour's presence of mind and quick action saved the day. Chainsaws must be one of the most dangerous tools for amateurs to handle in the garden and I bet the hospitals see their fair share of chainsaw injuries each year.