chain saw therapy

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Okay, I'm one of those weird people who loves power tools. Yesterday

I got a new chainsaw for my birthday and a special helmet with built

in ear protection. I took it over to my job site, revved up the saw,

put on my helmet, clamped down the ear protectors, and oh my God,

HEAVEN! I couldn't hear a thing, just this nice purr from the saw.

It was awesome. I hate wearing earplugs, but I often listen to books

on tape with an ipod gizmo because it gives me something to focus on

to help a tiny bit with the noise issues. In fact, since wearing the

earplug type headphones, even though I keep the volume low, I get pain

in my ears, so I don't think it's a good idea. I would love to walk

around with my big orange helmet, it also has a screen to protect your

face from flying debris. Somehow I think it would be a little

noticable! But it did make me think of the Bose headphones. I

suppose not being able to hear things would have its drawbacks, I'd be

worried that I'm not hearing important things, like " Fire! " , or " Mom! "

But it was like a vacation not being able to hear anything. Soooo lovely.