[Scott Douglas]

When I was a kid we lived in Connecticut and had a very steep hill in the back yard. Great for tobogganing, not so great for mowing. Dad slipped one day and his foot went under the mower. Sliced off the side of his big toe. I didn't see it and only became really aware of it years later when every once in awhile he'd be pulling stitches out of his toe. The skin graft they put on didn't look all that pretty believe me, but it worked.
My lawn mowing days are over but I always wore at least good tennis shoes when mowing, never sandals. And yes, weed whacking with shorts on does tend to mess up your legs if you aren't wearing long pants.