You Know You Are Old When

[Eagle1]

Not to rant, but it's downright embarassing what people wear in public, these days. Even at church, I see folks in everything from ripped jeans to tank tops.

It's not that hard to throw on a pair of khaki's and a shirt with an actual collar.

Working in the shop or yard, I'm the dirtiest grease monkey you'll meet. But I do at least clean myself up and put on clean un-ripped clothes, before heading out somewhere.

Reason some 12 I try to never leave my place. Right now it's sneakers, socks and shorts, that's it. Makes finding the ticks easier.

 

[Runner]

Reason some 12 I try to never leave my place. Right now it's sneakers, socks and shorts, that's it. Makes finding the ticks easier.

Sneakers? Way too dressy. Flip-flops here.

 

[Eagle1]

Sneakers? Way too dressy. Flip-flops here.

I loose the flip flops in the mud, rock and manure

I do put on boots when it's really wet, and ragged sleeveless shirt to ward of rain as needed.

 

[deserteagle71]

Sneakers? Way too dressy. Flip-flops here.

Come out to the desert where EVERYTHING has a thorn. We'll soon cure you of the flip-flop addition!

 

[Oaktree]

Sneakers? Way too dressy. Flip-flops here.

I go barefoot as much as I can, but for those times I can't I'll wear what my wife calls my swamp sneakers. A pair of sneakers or slip-on shoes that hasn't been presentable for a good 10 years but still kinda protects the bottom of my feet. Strictly around the property, she'd have a fit if I wore them in public.

 

[Eagle1]

Bare foot is ok in lawn, unless you are in the south and have sand spurs and fire ants....
I spend more time in the woods than lawn by a long shot.

 

[5030]

I did that with my mower when it was time for the yearly maintenance over the Christmas break. I checked the drawer where I normally keep keys, and they weren't there. But I did not have to hunt for them, as I knew right away that I'd find them in the ignition with a dead mower battery. Doh!

When I park the mower at the end of the season, I close the fuel cutoff valve, and just let it run itself dry. I usually remember to retrieve the key from the ignition after that, but apparently forgot last fall!

I also normally install a battery tender, but since the mowing season ran late and I knew I'd be moving it again for maintenance in just a few weeks, I hadn't bothered with that last fall.

I quit using tenders a while ago. All my equipment from diesel powered lawnmower to the wife's gas powere ZTR to the electric start pressure washer, all have bayyery disconnect switches so when I park them, the batteries are taken out of circuit and when it comes time to use them again, I simply but the starting battery back in curcuit and off they go. Flooded cell batteries as a rule, only loose less that 10% of their capacity when standing idle per month. Isolator switches and me are good friends.

 

[5030]

Bare foot is ok in lawn, unless you are in the south and have sand spurs and fire ants....
I spend more time in the woods than lawn by a long shot.

Barefoot on our lawn is a almost a sure bet to walk in some dog pooh.... Not something I find exciting...

 

[Eagle1]

Barefoot on our lawn is a almost a sure bet to walk in some dog pooh.... Not something I find exciting...

Ditto and I have big dogs.

 

[Jstpssng]

Ditto and I have big dogs.

This is why I moved my henhouse. Free range chickens, lawns and barefeet were a poor combination.