Six hours on the zero turn. Twelve acres of roots, rocks, boulders, potholes, fence posts, garbage cans, picnic tables, barbecue grills, curb stops, trees, bushes, briars, ditches, playground equipment, side walks, sign posts, parked cars, and dust. . . . . . . Lots of dust.I’m whipped. Can’t feel my right arm from the shoulder down. But I can sure feel that shoulder! Perhaps y’all will understand why the grass in my yard at home is waist high. Bout to climb in the shower with a cold Shiner Bock. Best part of the day!
Quote from: Blowpipe Sam on August 28, 2024, 05:12:02 PMSix hours on the zero turn. Twelve acres of roots, rocks, boulders, potholes, fence posts, garbage cans, picnic tables, barbecue grills, curb stops, trees, bushes, briars, ditches, playground equipment, side walks, sign posts, parked cars, and dust. . . . . . . Lots of dust.I’m whipped. Can’t feel my right arm from the shoulder down. But I can sure feel that shoulder! Perhaps y’all will understand why the grass in my yard at home is waist high. Bout to climb in the shower with a cold Shiner Bock. Best part of the day! I don’t know how you guys and gals do it with all that pain. I’m a whimp and would have to call it quits. Good on ya for hangin’ tough and persevering 💪🏼
Quote from: bReTt on August 28, 2024, 11:16:29 PMQuote from: Blowpipe Sam on August 28, 2024, 05:12:02 PMSix hours on the zero turn. Twelve acres of roots, rocks, boulders, potholes, fence posts, garbage cans, picnic tables, barbecue grills, curb stops, trees, bushes, briars, ditches, playground equipment, side walks, sign posts, parked cars, and dust. . . . . . . Lots of dust.I’m whipped. Can’t feel my right arm from the shoulder down. But I can sure feel that shoulder! Perhaps y’all will understand why the grass in my yard at home is waist high. Bout to climb in the shower with a cold Shiner Bock. Best part of the day! I don’t know how you guys and gals do it with all that pain. I’m a whimp and would have to call it quits. Good on ya for hangin’ tough and persevering 💪🏼29 hours on a bulldozer was my longest seat time during my career. That was an open cab with a heat index of 125 that shift. I would have days that would leave me dead in the bed but I still got up and went at it again no matter how much it hurt. You learn to adapt real quick.
Bout to climb in the shower with a cold Shiner Bock. Best part of the day!
29 hours on a bulldozer was my longest seat time during my career. That was an open cab with a heat index of 125 that shift. I would have days that would leave me dead in the bed but I still got up and went at it again no matter how much it hurt. You learn to adapt real quick.
Quote from: maraudinglizard on August 28, 2024, 11:51:10 PMQuote from: bReTt on August 28, 2024, 11:16:29 PMQuote from: Blowpipe Sam on August 28, 2024, 05:12:02 PMSix hours on the zero turn. Twelve acres of roots, rocks, boulders, potholes, fence posts, garbage cans, picnic tables, barbecue grills, curb stops, trees, bushes, briars, ditches, playground equipment, side walks, sign posts, parked cars, and dust. . . . . . . Lots of dust.I’m whipped. Can’t feel my right arm from the shoulder down. But I can sure feel that shoulder! Perhaps y’all will understand why the grass in my yard at home is waist high. Bout to climb in the shower with a cold Shiner Bock. Best part of the day! I don’t know how you guys and gals do it with all that pain. I’m a whimp and would have to call it quits. Good on ya for hangin’ tough and persevering 💪🏼29 hours on a bulldozer was my longest seat time during my career. That was an open cab with a heat index of 125 that shift. I would have days that would leave me dead in the bed but I still got up and went at it again no matter how much it hurt. You learn to adapt real quick. I think 14 hours doing a bump and roll was my longest shift on a fire. We had three guys on each engine. One driving, one walking, and one napping. LOL!It ain’t the hours I spend mowing. It’s the pounding your body takes from driving an unsuspended vehicle across rough terrain.
On the way home we spied a big stack of pallets at the local builder supply. They put them out by the road for anyone that wants them.Sort of like my area: There is much new construction going around here. The framing crews stack once used 2 x 4 x?? and 2 x 6 x ?? for the taking. Most have nails that need to be removed before use. But otherwise, the lumber is pretty good. I am planning a mini-house-house for the winter and that scrap stuff is perfect for what I have in mind.Now I am waiting on my son to cut it to length. No hurry on that though. With the 100ºF + temperatures we are having, I will not need a HOT house too soon.
Quote from: Bicycleman on August 29, 2024, 09:22:28 PMOn the way home we spied a big stack of pallets at the local builder supply. They put them out by the road for anyone that wants them.Sort of like my area: There is much new construction going around here. The framing crews stack once used 2 x 4 x?? and 2 x 6 x ?? for the taking. Most have nails that need to be removed before use. But otherwise, the lumber is pretty good. I am planning a mini-house-house for the winter and that scrap stuff is perfect for what I have in mind.Now I am waiting on my son to cut it to length. No hurry on that though. With the 100ºF + temperatures we are having, I will not need a HOT house too soon.Mike, I use a lot of pallet wood for wood working, some times there is some yellow poplar that shows up in one. I make lidded boxes with fret work in them.
Lightning storm struck the house yesterday evening while I was at my mother's house and got the old 80s microwave melted spreading toxic fumes all thru the house. I got there opened all the doors while holding my breath and got fans going to blow fresh air in the house. Discovered the smoking microwave and pulled it out of the house. Opened it's door and it started burning so I hosed it down. Almost lost my house but thank God I got home when I did! Left the fans and vents running all night to get the stench out of the house and replaced the AC filter that was filthy from the toxic fumes. Inside the microwave it looked like the light on top melted it's plastic lens which then started burning the rag and oven gloves I had in the microwave since I never used it.
Three weeks ago today, to the hour; my Mom collapsed just after Dad and I got home, after leaving work early being called and told that she was not ok...Just like that- aneurism ....Three weeks, and 2000 miles on the odometer later-tonight she has been home for almost a week-and no permanent damage whatsoever ...Eating, talking, laughing and alive...Folks-life really can hit you that fast, it's easy to think you 'get' it when you've never had anything like it happen to you, but it never truly hits home until you are wondering if it's too late...Live happily, love deeply-tommorow really is a gift...Best wishes all,Jesse
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