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| Three Generations of Service  |
 Grandson Jarod (23) running the excavator, Grandson Casey (31) supervising (seems fair, it's his excavator...) and Granpa (71) running the Idiot Spoon!  To be fair, we did trade off so everyone got a chance to play with the new toy. John Deere 26G that Casey bought for his landscaping/lot clearing side hustle. We trenched in power to the Brick Chickhouse (posted separately) for a heated water bucket. Dang sure didn't need it today, flirting with 90 degrees and working right in the Sun. To top it all off, I was crammed under the porch hooking up power and got stung on the snout by a wasp! I'll tell you what, THAT will make yer eyes water! Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | ||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
Working for gramps ain't going to make the monthly payment on the machine  "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Especially not when you gotta haul the dang thing 100 miles one way to get there! We paid for fuel for the truck and the machine, and it was for his Mom anyway so pretty hard for him to moan too much. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
Gonna run Fiber Optic to the Brick Chickenhouse while you're at it? Chickens need internet too  If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
Shovel guy needs a few more Supervisors. Oh wait, that’s for gubbermint work. Never mind, carry on. . | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
Not sure that trench is wide enough  "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Smallest bucket he has. Beats hell out of a shubble! Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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When it come to playing in a big sand box size matters! ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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First purchase excavator. first addon purchase thumb if it doesn't have one. second purchase ditching bucket, third purchase narrow bucket, fourth purchase wainroy. don't ask me how I know. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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What’s wrong? Besides there ain’t enough sweat on the old man’s shirt to be resting on the shovel? 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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See what happens when you pay the help with eggs Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Yup. He has the thumb and the grading bucket. I suspect he'll discover a need for a wainroy if he does much ditching or slope dressing. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Hah! I don't DO sweat! There's something intrinsically wrong with water leaking through your skin! Also, I worked for the government for 22 years, I KNOW how to hold up a shovel!  Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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"Idiot spoon!" Loved that. I've run one of those many a mile over the years. And in Florida it wouldn't be a government job unless there was one Mexican digging, four or five Mexicans leaning on shovels talking and watching, and a supervisor guy smoking a cig talking on his phone. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
He should definitely get a henway. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
Gravel must be cheap there. I would of scrapped the gravel first to redress after the dig. I am a cheap sob though love seeing the new mini exc in operation. Did I say I am envious in the other thread? "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Happily Retired |
You are a good man that cares about his chickens. But a big trench like that I would be running everything I could think of through there. How about a water line? A big enough power line to handle 220. Who knows, you might need to be welding out there. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides |
Maybe a 4" or 6" culvert you can put other items through later? "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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OK, I'll bite: what's a henway? _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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| No place to go and all day to get there  |
About 5 pounds. Just another day in paradise. | |||
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