Ever had one of "those" days?

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Recently a few trees blew down near the creek onto a pasture so I cut everything in 12ft lengths. Then I use a tractor with winch hauling them to a ravine that worked until cable snapped. So then I put the grapple on.
This was fantastic until apparently a limb snapped a hydraulic hose.
I get another tractor with a trailer and that runs out of gas at the exact farthest point so a long hike (gas gauge showed full).
I had two other trees to cut but of course no matter what that saw wouldn't start so another hike. The one tree in the middle of briars & poison ivy & I'm wearing short pants...but I brought soap to wash in creek by sitting on a big rock.
Did you know crayfish like big rocks?
By now I've had enough especially watching my socks float downstream to the neighbors lake.
So I go back to the tractor which won't start. A new battery and it won't crank, so another hike getting the wife and truck. Now it's lightning really bad and she's yelling over top of the thunder. But that tractor had a winch I could tow with except that broke also. Thankfully (???) she pulled it enough so I pop started tractor, and across the creek up the steep hill she goes still bi tching.
I unload the trailer, hamburger legs and heading back with dim headlights I see black & white rags up ahead flipping around. Wait??? Rags flipping? Well, getting off the tractor to see what it was I realized it was two skunks mating!
So the end to "what a day!" and all this broken stuff in garage floor.
Anyone have days like that? Is it the moon phase or what!?!

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Damn, is that all? All that would put me in my chair for the night with a beverage of choice...
Tomorrow is going to be a better day...

 

[Jstpssng]

You would not see me doing much of you describe wearing shorts. Aside from that; yeah, sometimes every day is Monday the 13th.

 

[civilian]

Recently a few trees blew down near the creek onto a pasture so I cut everything in 12ft lengths. Then I use a tractor with winch hauling them to a ravine that worked until cable snapped. So then I put the grapple on.
This was fantastic until apparently a limb snapped a hydraulic hose.
I get another tractor with a trailer and that runs out of gas at the exact farthest point so a long hike (gas gauge showed full).
I had two other trees to cut but of course no matter what that saw wouldn't start so another hike. The one tree in the middle of briars & poison ivy & I'm wearing short pants...but I brought soap to wash in creek by sitting on a big rock.
Did you know crayfish like big rocks?
By now I've had enough especially watching my socks float downstream to the neighbors lake.
So I go back to the tractor which won't start. A new battery and it won't crank, so another hike getting the wife and truck. Now it's lightning really bad and she's yelling over top of the thunder. But that tractor had a winch I could tow with except that broke also. Thankfully (???) she pulled it enough so I pop started tractor, and across the creek up the steep hill she goes still bi tching.
I unload the trailer, hamburger legs and heading back with dim headlights I see black & white rags up ahead flipping around. Wait??? Rags flipping? Well, getting off the tractor to see what it was I realized it was two skunks mating!
So the end to "what a day!" and all this broken stuff in garage floor.
Anyone have days like that? Is it the moon phase or what!?!
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Should have been in the "Humor" thread. Jon

 

[5030]

Yesterday sucked. Keeps raining here and the sheeters are wicked, despite the bats and barn swallows. Go outside and give a pint unwillingly....

 

[2manyrocks]

When a bunch of things go wrong, usually better to stop and regroup for another day when we are better prepared to deal with it. Lots of bad accidents happen when we are frustrated.

 

[ponytug]

When a bunch of things go wrong, usually better to stop and regroup for another day when we are better prepared to deal with it. Lots of bad accidents happen when we are frustrated.

Wisdom!

I can't count the number of times I ignored that before learning, (at least sometimes! ) that it is better to come back fresh, and I have the scars to prove it.

All the best,

Peter

 

[thclimer]

Oh my, that's a lot of bad luck in one day, glad you got it all out of your system!

 

[LittleBill21]

that seems like a weekly thing for me anymore

 

[beckmurph]

It went from this:
A Beautiful day bush hogging


To this:


Got to close to the ditch trying to leave.