Duckfarmerpa1
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I just bought one...it wasn’t hooked up last night...ugh
Coffee anyone ?
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Bunnylady
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Exactly. "Don't ever scare me like that again, I nearly had a heart attack" is understandable and could be construed as being concerned for your welfare, but what he's doing is all, all, ALL about him. This is "how dare you make me worried? I'll show you!" This is the kind of thing my husband's father would do - is your husband also an alcoholic?
Duckfarmerpa1
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Oh my gosh no....he acts like a child sometimes because I was disabled for 25 years and now I’m not..in an instant we could lose it all again...we just said how blessed we are...but..I always push it with the animals...always, always, always..it really is my fault..he shouldn’t have drove away...but I pushed him after weeks of him asking me to chill out. My fault on this one. bTW...we don’t drink and that wasn’t a very nice question...I’m not trying to be rude..please don’t take it that way at all...but, don’t think I would ever ask that
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Baymule
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Well let’s get this back on track. @Duckfarmerpa1 we all care about you, you got silly and lesson learned.
We just had lunch, DH is collapsed in his recliner and I have 3 loads of clothes to fold. We finished cleaning out the sheep barn yesterday. Today we raked up leaves, piled them in the mule and raked them out in the sheep barn. We raked up 10 loads! The sheep barn is piled deep in leaves. LOL
We just had lunch, DH is collapsed in his recliner and I have 3 loads of clothes to fold. We finished cleaning out the sheep barn yesterday. Today we raked up leaves, piled them in the mule and raked them out in the sheep barn. We raked up 10 loads! The sheep barn is piled deep in leaves. LOL
Bunnylady
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Yeah, you're right, Bay. I probably shouldn't have asked that on a public forum. But my husband's father was an alcoholic, and though Hubby turns 60 this year, I still have to deal with the scars it caused. People who say and do things with the deliberate intent of hurting the feelings of people who care about them can really make me see red.
Continuing to be mild around here; nights going down near freezing, but days near 60. Then it warms up a bit more and rains. To avoid having half of the hay trampled into the mud, I'm giving the horses hay in their stalls, which means they poop and pee in there, and because it's too muddy and slick to get the wheelbarrow in and out, I have to haul it out in buckets. But, it has been worse, and at least I can still muscle that muck around without paying for it (much!)
Continuing to be mild around here; nights going down near freezing, but days near 60. Then it warms up a bit more and rains. To avoid having half of the hay trampled into the mud, I'm giving the horses hay in their stalls, which means they poop and pee in there, and because it's too muddy and slick to get the wheelbarrow in and out, I have to haul it out in buckets. But, it has been worse, and at least I can still muscle that muck around without paying for it (much!)
Xerocles
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One last suggestion. @minihorses mentioned a device she attached to her horses halter, that alarmed if the horse went down. Never heard of this and I don't know what it is....but you might want to consider getting one and keeping it clipped to your pants or shirt...at all times, snow or no snow....if you have a history of seizures. You could go down in summer, too. Reasonable precaution?
frustratedearthmother
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My two cents worth. I go out plenty of times in the dead of night. I always, always, always carry my cell phone. (Bay already mentioned this) If DH wakes up and wonders where I am - he texts me. If I need him I call him. Works for us.
Bunnylady
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Shoot, we could all "go down," seizures or no. One time, my mini mule spooked at something while I had her on a lead, she crossed behind me, and her lead caught me behind my knees and took me down neater than a hockey player's hip check. Flat on my face, my chin even hit the ground; I could have wound up with a lot more than the headache and stiff neck that I got. It's completely reasonable to be expected to at least let someone know where you are and what you are doing anytime you are dealing with large animals (if only so they can call 911!) - and, having been knocked off my feet a few times by goats, I include them in the category of "large animals."
Duckfarmerpa1
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Update..came home a bit ago..we both said sorry..it’s over. We moved on. That’s how we roll. Thank you all for your kind words...and thank you for caring..next time...oh..there won’t be a next time..
Xerocles
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Update..came home a bit ago..we both said sorry..it’s over. We moved on. That’s how we roll. Thank you all for your kind words...and thank you for caring..next time...oh..there won’t be a next time..
