Winch — Danger!

I was just moseying through some pictures on the hard drive and ran across this one. It’s a 1920s gasoline-powered winch. Its gears and chains and everything are just right out there where if you were to slip and fall you’d be munched. Things like this were common until lawsuits got so expensive everything had to be made foolproof and child safe and sanitized. What with all the disinfectants and antibacterial soaps and detergents and such, people don’t think anything is dangerous anymore. I was at a store that sells boots, gloves, fire hoses, conveyor belts and stuff like that. They had vests made of bright fluorescent orange or green fabric worn by people who work where cars and trucks go by. On the packaging it said, and I am not kidding, “Use of this garment will not protect you from being hit by a vehicle.” Holy Cow! The fabric is not made from the same material as Superman’s cape!