Before you ask, no I'm not a sales rep for steel toe cap boots:-) But a week on from my lawn mower accident, I feel compelled to impart this bit of information.
Last Saturday morning, I mowed the lawn as I usually do, wearing my wellies as I thought that was the safest thing to do. I would never wear flip flops or canvas shoes as they always seem just unsafe. But oh how I was to be proved wrong!
While finishing off the last bit of the lawn, I took a step backwards, lost my balance and the electric lawn mower that I was using sliced through my welly and my big toe was no more:-)
So when the consultant came into see me in hospital he said the only thing you should wear when cutting the lawn are steel toe capped boots! He said he's seen heaps of accidents when people mow the lawn and while holding the lawn mower walk backwards and trip. And if they are not wearing steel toe cap boots, they will always come off the worse for wear.
So Mumsnetters, please, please wear steel toe cap boots and keep all your beautiful toes intact:-)