Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

True... ha! But I just stay on the drive!

Still takes a couple of hours... even 4 hours if it is bad.

And dang!

I am getting gunshy as I age! So scared of falling into the ditches. As a result I am not plowing the drives as wide as I could. Too scared.

I went ice skating earlier this week. And the clutch on the plow truck is STIFF.

Sure gives my bum knee a workout.

But the house on the corner is empty right now, and THAT is a treat! No cars to hit, and I got to push snow any which way around that blasted last corner!!

 

[Alaskan]

We however have added junk.

Between my junk... spouses junk... and now boy junk....

Dang! Less parking lot space!

I thought I had the chicken tractor in a good spot... but I could have parked it better.

I think though I did a good enough job... fuel man is showing up tomorrow... we shall see if I get complaints.

Poor guy will have to walk in the snow filled ditch past that blasted in-law boat to fill the tank by the barn... but I had the boys measure today... only 60 feet... so his 75 foot long hose will reach.

To plow the parking area... I had kid 3 move the 4 wheeler... yeah, he and kid 2 are riding it in the snow (1 on the wheeler, 1 on the snow machine). So kid 3 had to ease it past the box trailer taking up the path to the barn... through that snow filled ditch... he stuck it, tires spinning... so I watch...

And he gets off, stands to the side of it, and while pushing it, revs it... so without weight it pops out and zooms forward... without him..

Yep... driving forward every which way heading to the open shop...

Fast kid... and it slowed down a bit... he was able to catch up to it and grab on before it hit anything.

That kid of mine!!! Kid 3 has balls!

 

[Latestarter]

So one of these days we'll catch some son video on TruTV worlds dumbest "whatevers"? or America's funniest?

 

[Alaskan]

Had to socialize tonight.

Didn't kill me... so that is good!

Nice sized storm though... and the party was at the hotel at the end of the Spit (yeah... spit of land sticking out into the ocean). So windy! Out 1 window you could see the snow blowing UP! Pretty cool.

Someone with little brain crossed the bay that day... in 14 foot seas. In a little water taxi. In hindsight... all those involved decided that it had been impressively stupid.

No one died though, so good.

 

[Bruce]

Would we be acquainted with that "someone"?

 

[Alaskan]

Luckily no....

But my 17 year old whacked his foot with an axe! crazy.


All of these years chopping wood..... and now, at 17... he whacks his foot.

Didn't need stitches... muscle still intact.

 

[Latestarter]

Well, you know I've heard that Alaska is all about adventure. You and your kids seem to fit that bill to a "T".

 

[Bruce]

Luckily no....

But my 17 year old whacked his foot with an axe! crazy.


All of these years chopping wood..... and now, at 17... he whacks his foot.

Didn't need stitches... muscle still intact.

Glancing blow? Glad it wasn't TOO serious. Needs steel toe work boots if he doesn't have any.

 

[Alaskan]

He was chopping kindling in the livingroom... right there by the fireplace.

We have a small throw rug to cover up the hole in the carpet from said chopping.

So.... he was barefoot. Nicked a bit of the skin on the top of his foot. Bled pretty well.

Yeah... spouse hates it.... but it is so much more comfortable to chop the kindling in the livingroom. Warm.

 

[Bruce]

Buy him some fire starters and a fire lighter "stick". No kindling needed, no blood, no hole in the floor.