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CntryBoy777
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I just thought that I'd share some of the "adventures" around here....that ya aren't aware of.....the day before the heat got me....it was the last day of cooler temps, so I told Joyce that I was going out and pick up the fallen limbs in the goat pen...so I could mow and get ready to sow the rye grass....went out and got them picked up and tossed over the fence towards a burn spot.....went out and piled them up...a couple hours later burned them....it was getting warmer and more humid, but it felt pretty good....and I wasn't even sweating.....I figured if I was going to dig the hole the next day that I'd be sweating and getting dirty.....so, why not just wear the same pants to save Joyce some laundry.....well, ya know about the almost passing out, so my thoughts were on getting cool and liquids....after final rounds I headed to the shower....that is when I started to noticed a couple of places that itched like a tick bite....so, I started looking and it wasn't ticks at all....it was oak tree mites......
....now, just in case ya aren't familiar with these, they itch about 10x that of chiggers and last about 2wks.....this is my right ankle and yes I am "peppered" clean up to my shoulders and Everywhere in-between.....
...so, wearing those britches an extra day to save Joyce some work, turns into a 2wk of hell, itching and scratching for me....now, for today....it has gotten back to hot and humid here, so was going to take it a bit easy and had to pick up some hay for the goats, so told Joyce to get ready and I would take her to get something to eat....so, she wouldn't have to cook....got back home and told her that I was going to stretch out for just a bit, since I didn't get to sleep til after 3am because of the darn itching.....she was gonna take Gabbie for a walk....I laid down....next thing I know she is hollering up the stairs for me to hurry and come quickly.....I said okay, what's up....she said there is water going Everywhere!!.....just Great!!.....
.....I make my way there and the spigot from the well had broken and it looked like an artesian well....had to go in and trip the breaker to stop the pump....now, please understand I already know just how assinine this is, but the well is wired into the AC breaker....so, if there are problems with either there isn't the other.....this means until it is fixed no AC....this takes us to about 4:45pm and every hardware store in town closes at 5pm and town is 20 minutes away....just Wonderful!!...
.....so, I head to the next town to the north and get there just before they were ready to close the door.....got what I needed and headed back to fix it.....got it done and everything back running....even with the distractions of Gabbie, Kiki, and all the goats hollering because the "routine" is out of sorts and I was Late getting to them.....while I was trying to trim the jagged piece of PVC in the ground....Kiki had to check everything out....from the cans of cleaner and glue, to the cutter in my hand....when I pushed her away, she began to circle my ankles....yep!!.....just enough to get those dang bites itching again.....
.......there is plenty to be thankful for, especially being able to catch it before it had run for several hours before being noticed.....But,....the dang thing has been there for 25 or more years and I had already made plans to replace it, but why.....Why??.....does crap always break at such inconvient times??.....
......I haven't said much about all this stuff around here....but, this is just a sampling of the continuous crap that has been happening since December....we are beginning to wonder if it will ever end??.....
....now, just in case ya aren't familiar with these, they itch about 10x that of chiggers and last about 2wks.....this is my right ankle and yes I am "peppered" clean up to my shoulders and Everywhere in-between..... ...so, wearing those britches an extra day to save Joyce some work, turns into a 2wk of hell, itching and scratching for me....now, for today....it has gotten back to hot and humid here, so was going to take it a bit easy and had to pick up some hay for the goats, so told Joyce to get ready and I would take her to get something to eat....so, she wouldn't have to cook....got back home and told her that I was going to stretch out for just a bit, since I didn't get to sleep til after 3am because of the darn itching.....she was gonna take Gabbie for a walk....I laid down....next thing I know she is hollering up the stairs for me to hurry and come quickly.....I said okay, what's up....she said there is water going Everywhere!!.....just Great!!..........I make my way there and the spigot from the well had broken and it looked like an artesian well....had to go in and trip the breaker to stop the pump....now, please understand I already know just how assinine this is, but the well is wired into the AC breaker....so, if there are problems with either there isn't the other.....this means until it is fixed no AC....this takes us to about 4:45pm and every hardware store in town closes at 5pm and town is 20 minutes away....just Wonderful!!... .....so, I head to the next town to the north and get there just before they were ready to close the door.....got what I needed and headed back to fix it.....got it done and everything back running....even with the distractions of Gabbie, Kiki, and all the goats hollering because the "routine" is out of sorts and I was Late getting to them.....while I was trying to trim the jagged piece of PVC in the ground....Kiki had to check everything out....from the cans of cleaner and glue, to the cutter in my hand....when I pushed her away, she began to circle my ankles....yep!!.....just enough to get those dang bites itching again............there is plenty to be thankful for, especially being able to catch it before it had run for several hours before being noticed.....But,....the dang thing has been there for 25 or more years and I had already made plans to replace it, but why.....Why??.....does crap always break at such inconvient times??...........I haven't said much about all this stuff around here....but, this is just a sampling of the continuous crap that has been happening since December....we are beginning to wonder if it will ever end??.....
