Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

"... and to this day just don't talk about it...now I look at life tad different and smell the roses more often. "- Thomas

It's hard to even post about.

 

[toppop52]

RNG, Godspeed to your friend.

 

[farmeratheart]

Many of us have had life/death experiences that shape our overall outlook- give us the proper perspective. It happened to my wife and I 10 years ago and solidified our desire to retire early. We both walked away 10 months ago and couldn’t be happier with our decisions.

 

[Looking4new]

I enjoy working 6 months of the year and have absolutely no intentions of ever retiring. After my license gets taken away (failing the written test, or the eye test, or the annual medical) I will find something else to do within the company.

 

[Buppies]

RNG sorry about your friend sounds like he lived life to the fullest

farmeratheart that’s great for you and the wife

Looking4new kinda sounds like my mindset

 

[Buppies]

Spring will come locally about the 10th of March next ten days a months worth of rain ugh

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 32F for the start, overcast, calm winds light fog. Wind stayed light, fog hung around, and high temp was 40F. Slow start, planned bike ride cancelled due to lack of warming. Wife did find some Nystatin suspension, so we rounded up the prescription and headed to the pharmacy, got to do some BBQ while waiting for it to be filled :licking: Also fire duty on the wood stove today.
RNG sorry to hear about your friends.
Wife had colon cancer in 2010. Prep nurse was daughter of next door neighbor, wasn't even supposed to be working the day of the surgery. I had retired the year before, so was able to be there for her. She did have a reaction to one of the chemo components, that was the scariest part.
MMMMMM, tractor bachelor party, just don't do it 3 rd week of June
prayers for all.

 

[farmer2009]

35 tonight. Made it to 41 today. Was 28 this morning with about 3 inches of snow on the ground. 15 miles away they had an inch or less.

Went to a birthday party for a cousins kid. Then back to walk birds. Then spent a few hours watching movies on Netflix with wife. Now headed out for final checks and feedings.

Birds leave this week. Still have taxes to finish.

Rng. Sorry to hear about your friends.

Randy. Congratulations.

 

[300UGUY]

Randy, congrats. You certainly sound happy.

Another blah day here, helped the wife out a bit, walked the dogs. Saw a bunch of deer. We have so many that having a garden is difficult. Fruit trees need a lot of protection. The deer wil kill young trees.

 

[txdon]

Like The Don said, the weather is much cooler, clammy, and a bit windy. Have some indoor chores to do.

Not a good day for seat time. Temp dropped to 38F before I got out of the house it was windy and very overcast. I was just about to go home from the gardens when a lady requested some mulch, I was cold already and starting up the tractor for 1 FEL of mulch was hardly worth it, but then she said she needed 60 wheel barrels full for our pocket parks in the gardens - I quickly figured 3 hours seat time and said: "i'll get right on it Ma'am". While out, 3 others also needed tractor work - I froze my ___ off but still smiling.

Today I also joined the wood working club and they will teach me how to operate all of the machines and my wife is giving me a whole year to build her a custom desk. They are a little behind on the orientation classes because of high demand so I'll really get started in about two weeks. The club also provides a mentor for your first project.