When the wife finds out...

[Boondox]

I'll be in <font color=red>SO much trouble</font color=red> when the wife walks through the upper meadow to her garden tomorrow! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Since it's staying light so much later these days, I took Clementine up there to practice with the backhoe a bit. Was getting pretty good at popping boulders out of the ground, too. But as I was driving home feeling pretty satisfied, I glanced over my shoulder to admire my handiwork. It looks like a field full of bomb craters! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

In half an hour I pulled eight boulders out of the field. They range in size from the kitchen sink to the bathtub. They'll look really nice in the wall I'm building around the family graveyard, but for now it looks like a war zone.

Maybe I can keep her occupied in the lower field till I can make repairs...

Pete

 

[Slamfire]

Around here the big rocks are carted out to the end of the driveway and a flower garden spings up around them. Saw this happen just last week. You can still see the skid marks in the grass.

 

[Carl_NH]

Pete,

I can hear those 10 wheelers coming in now with 16+yds of topsoil. It's hard to cover your tracks when the next bucket hits another bathtub...

I keep 10-15 yards of compost and dirt on site for repairs, as it's the way to have some seat time and fun in this rocky region, plus stay out of trouble with the significant other.

Sounds like you're having fun with Clementine.

Carl

 

[Thomas]

Naaaa..your not in trouble for you are improving the looks of the land...and now you have a good section of rocks for your wife rock garden she always wanted. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Weren't those blackflies nasty last night while hoeing.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to love my tractor so much to name her.

I named her "Iris".

She's yellow so I named her Iris cause it just seemed to fit. My mom's mom had that name.

My truck I named Moby but I always refer to her as a she. One time at a convenience store I mentioned "she" and the two women my age wanted to know how I knew it was a she.

I looked out at her sitting at the pumps and very seriously asked the ladies if they'd ever seen a butt like that on a boy.

I didn't name my truck or tractor female names to demean them. It's the ultimate complement.

 

[Mrwurm]

Pete, I don't think I'm in trouble, I KNOW I'm in trouble. On Sunday I was cruising on my TC30 when I noticed a bunch of weeds growing in the garden. We have'nt tilled or planted the garden yet this year. Well, I made short work or those weeds by smashing and scraping them with the FEL. AHH, another job well done!

OOPS, got a call at work on Monday....

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ALL MY NEW PLANTS??!!!!!"

Jerry

 

[Boondox]

I can relate! That first spring of our marriage I mowed the entire meadow, including a large expanse of "fat grass" that turned out to be her beloved iris patch! Yikes!

Pete

 

[Boondox]

Quite a few of us have names for our tractors. Clementine is bright orange and from the South, so it seemed like a natural.

Pete

 

[Boondox]

<font color=blue>Weren't those blackflies nasty last night </font color=blue>

Thomas, you said a mouthful, and an earful, and eyes and nostrils! Those critters are truly nasty! I'd like to say they have some beneficial purpose in life, but so far haven't found one.

I used to use repellent, but they'd still dive bomb my eyes, and I'd smell like chemicals for weeks. Now I either wait for the wind to pick up, or wear one of those funky mesh hats over my TBN ballcap.

Pete

 

[MChalkley]

Pete - It could be worse. What if those rocks were small enough to throw? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JJT]

"I'd like to say they have some beneficial purpose in life, but so far haven't found one."

Fish food!

 

[frank_f15]

nah! pete u ain't in trouble, just tell the lovely bride as u wipe your brow from all that hard work on clementine, "LOOK AT ALL THE NICE HOLES I MADE FOR U TO PLANT MORE STUFF DEAR!" on the downside of this ,is that she will run right out and actually buy more stuff to plant. lets see? bath tub size hole= very big tree, which= very much$$$$ sorry pete , but on the bright side she will think u are just wonderfu/w3tcompact/icons/love.gif

 

[alan40]

Morning Pete, sounds like your having fun. How about all this rain? Not many blackflies at my house yet. As I was driving past my field yesterday I must of had that better get the brush hog out look on my face. My wife said,"I know what your thinking and it's not time yet!!!!." Leave it to women to be mind readers too!!!! Nothing like a little brush hogging to make my day!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
How's the pack doing? Finally went and had the Golden groomed. Looks nice!
Take care

 

[turnkey4099]

Of course they have a very important purpose. SEAT TIME.

Harry K

 

[Boondox]

Hey Al! The blackflies are heck here! I finally broke down and started wearing one of those hats with mesh hanging down. I feel like a dork, but it sure works well!

Finally took the backhoe off this weekend. Unfortunately, the ground stayed level only about an hour; after that it sort of sagged down till the hoe took a five degree list to port. Will probably have a hard time remounting it for the first time. Trying to convince Ed Corm and Holly to come down for a visit, but I think he suspects I want an experienced hand available while I try to remount the Woods. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Anyway, I put the mower on yesterday and mowed the entire meadow in the afternoon. Got the rake mounted now, but next weekend I'll probably be winching more logs into a dry and airy spot for seasoning. Sure do love weekends with Clementine!

Pete

 

[Boondox]

Forgot that you asked about the pack. All four are fine, though it looks like we might be getting a pup out of a Tennesee puppy mill. 6 months old, lice infested, never seen the sun, never rolled in grass...spent its entire life in a cage. Beats me how people can do that to a dog, but glad that we're equipped to turn them around. Depending on whether or not there was any physical abuse, we ought to have this little fellow ready to place in a permanent home in 2-3 months. Double that if he was beaten.

Our four goldens seem to have a knack for dealing with this sort of dog. Tam and I get the credit for rehabilitating them, but our dogs actually do most of the work.

Pete