Ah, Paris. City of romance, city of lights … city of great danger from metal grinders.

Mike Skilton, who took the photo, takes up the story: “The two gentlemen were trying to grind off a piece of mesh, one storey up above a busy road. Who needs edge protection, eye protection or even site hoarding when you have your mate holding the other end?”

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