Fickle Food

Fall is here and it’s officially sweater weather, and with sweaters come a danger many people are unaware of—the sweater shaver. While this simple looking gadget may seem innocuous enough, don’t be fooled. This is not a toy!

I learned this the hard way one beautiful fall day, many autumns past. I’d gotten up early and was industriously removing the fuzz-balls from the cable sweater I planned to wear that day. I glanced at my husband who was still in bed, sprawled in blissful abandon, arms flung over his head, snoring lightly as leaves accumulated in the yard. It was nearly nine, he really should have been up and around, not burning valuable daylight…I decided to give him a little tickle with the sweater shaver, just a light touch on the sensitive area of his ribs…I did not see the tiny, nearly invisible skin tag, but I will never forget my poor husband’s blood curdling scream as the shaver sliced off the tiny piece of flesh. He came off the bed like he’d been shot, eyes all wild…”What the HELL did you do to me???”

We both stared in disbelief at the pin-prick of blood that had welled up on his side. Well, I learned my lesson that day, a sweater shaver is like any tool and should be used with extreme caution! In fact, I store my sweater shaver in the garage now, beside the chain saw and the weed whacker.

Keep out of reach of children…and idiots.