Cormac MacConnell: Soccer star or farmer, danger in every job

A couple of disjointed points to make this week.  First, because of a farm accident at the weekend involving a wise old friend of many years, can I begin by mentioning the PTO, or PTOs, in your farmyard.

As a non-farmer, I have only a vague enough idea of what a PTO looks like.

But, sadly, about any time I hear mention of it, it is in relation to the kind of accidents which have landed my friend in hospital, as you read.