Never thought retirement would be like this

Sent that charger off today and ran errands.

Got 2 pillow cases from the dollar store to make a couple of cushions out of that Airfoam stuff. It makes a great cushion. Can't believe something over 60 years old still bounces back like that. [I sure don't. Ha!] The foam they make now doesn't either.

Trimmed some more overgrown bushes behind the house, which are only there to hide an ugly basement wall, but nobody goes behind the house anyway. :confused:

The hollies are sprouting new growth like crazy, so no need to have worried about cutting back in the summer. Will go ahead and shape them up, then cut out the vines. For the vine cutting you have to crawl under the hedge on your hands and knees while the thorns stick in your back. Last time I scooted along on a large piece of cardboard to avoid wounds from old dried leaves on the ground.

Here is my pet rock. It is 12"x20"x30." It must weigh over 100 lbs, because I can't even tumble it down hill, and I can tumble almost anything.

rock1_zpshpzn6noe.jpg


It showed up in the ground when the 2 big pine trees were removed and I don't know what to do with it. Maybe I'll paint it red and black, or paint a Bulldog face on it, and keep it as a lawn ornament. But then I have to string trim around it.:( I tried breaking it up but that didn't work either. Any suggestions?

Keep losing connections tonight......
 

Last edited:
Meanderer said:
Nancy, if the ground is soft enough, dig a hole beside it and then push it in the hole...
Click to expand...

Hey, that isn't a bad idea! Maybe not right where it sits, because it is near those old pine tree roots, but just tumble it a little ways, then dig.

I could muster up enough adrenalin to tumble a short distance with a pry bar. That would be a workout better than spending all day at the gym.
:thanks:
 
Pappy said:
If you leave it alone, it might grow into a mighty Boulder.
Click to expand...

Pappy, I got a real pet rock as a gift right around that time. I finally set it in some concrete on top of a short curb at the top of my driveway. I'll go out and check to see if it is still there, and if it got any bigger. :D
 
Meanderer said:
You could put a chain or rope around it ad drag it with the tractor.....be careful!:rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Jim, if I could get the rock up on some sort of sled it could be moved by the truck (rock is in town, tractor in the country). But after I got it moved to somewhere else, what would I do with it where it ends up? I think burying is a great idea. I've got the rest of my life to tumble and dig. A few inches every day....;)

By the way, your rock image with arms reminds me of a pillow I saw on the internet. [I would feel like I was always being watched.:eewwk:]

pillow3_zpsrseocyux.jpg
 
When procrastination pays off...

UPS tracking right this minute says the fence charger hasn't reached its destination yet, but I just got a notice over email that the old charger has passed inspection, along with a GIFT CARD for $169.99.

I questioned the guy specifically over the phone whether this would be like a check and he carefully worded his answer to imply it was. In fact it is ONLY good at Tractor Supply. I was going to get a new charger this morning but kept putting it off. It would have been a hassle to go back and try to get a refund later.

Based on past history, a new charger is very likely to be hit by lightning again before 3 years. From reading the current policy online, it looks like they might have discontinued such plans for items less than $200 anyway (does $199.99 count?)

And...I just got a coupon in the mail yesterday for 10% off ANY purchase at Tractor Supply. That had to be coincidence. Wonder if it applies to gift certificate purchases? This is getting too complicated. :confused: Don't like thinking about these kinds of things. I always get negative thoughts when it comes to insurance/warranty stuff. :p
 
Meanderer said:
Nancy, it sounds like they are taking good care of your problem. :)
Click to expand...

Yes! Everything went without a hitch!

---------------

The same charger now has a built in 3 year warranty directly through the manufacturer. Just left it at that. It is already put up and working. Did an unintended half-cartwheel over that temporary fence enclosure one time. Much faster than going over it the usual way. :rolleyes:

It only registered 7400 volts, not even hooked up to the fence. It should be nearer 9600 unless they've changed something. Probably a new safety feature. Ha!

Seems like something a little unusual happens every time I go out there. This time two young deer grazing right behind the garage. It was almost dark.

deer2_zpswxnj522m.jpg


nite.gif
 
I like to post about memories that suddenly pop into mind. See if I can describe them accurately. Sometimes when you take the time to write things down, other things pop into mind that wouldn't have otherwise. I'm always torn between putting things like that here in this diary, or starting new threads. Somehow I feel starting a new thread every time some little thing pops into your head is a bit presumptuous, and this seems more appropriate. That's just me, though.:rolleyes:

This time it was about one of those two trips to California, probably 1955, I was 9 yo. On the way back we stopped at Custer's Battlefield, in Montana. I remember the monument and the cemetery at the main battle site where Custer was killed. It was a little fenced off area shown in this postcard more like it would have looked back then.

CBMemorial.jpg

What impressed me more than that, was the markers scattered about all over the fields around the area. They had erected a marker at the location of each fallen cavalry member. It gave the place an eerie feeling, like you were actually there at the time of the battle. A couple photos from the internet shows better than words.
CBMemorial2.jpg

keogh.jpg


Like many other places we were often the only people there and that made it even more spooky. Could be because my father always liked to take vacations at the very end of summer, whereas most people took them as soon as school was out. Probably exactly why he did it, but I didn't much like it. Always associated trips with the end of summer vacation and school starting.:(

We went on to The Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse Monument. They are all fairly close together. The Crazy Horse monument at that time looked just like any other mountain. We weren't even sure we were looking at the right place. It had only been under construction for about 7 years, and still isn't nearly finished 60 years later.
　
Custer's battle is another event in history I would like to read more about. It would be almost contemporaneous with Wyatt Earp's adventures. Apparently there is a lot of incorrect information published in books about this event as well, and numerous books to choose from. But I don't think there is as much disagreement about what kind of person Custer was.

It would have been much better on these trips to have read a little about the places before you visited, but being a kid, that would probably have felt like punishment, or even torture, in the summer. Ha!
 
Last edited:
Meanderer said:
... Be careful what we ask for.:)
Click to expand...

Was I asking for this by saying, "Something a little unusual happens every time I go out there..." ?

Good news is, it's just over the road, not over the fence. Doubled back, circled around, got storm damage cleaned up everywhere else. There was very little. I expected worse. :) This tree is about 16" diameter.

unusual1_zpszhqraz4p.jpg


I know how to "fix" this!
pillow.jpg
 
:lol: Pappy, you are just full of solutions! One time we had to make a tunnel like that through the TOP of a tree, but never the trunk.
 
Pappy said:
If you leave it alone, it might grow into a mighty Boulder.
Click to expand...

NancyNGA said:
Pappy, I got a real pet rock as a gift right around that time. I finally set it in some concrete on top of a short curb at the top of my driveway. I'll go out and check to see if it is still there, and if it got any bigger. :D
Click to expand...

Here you go, Pappy. My pet rock from ~1976. Couldn't find it the other day and panicked. Forgot I set it slightly inside the granite stones, so it wouldn't get knocked off by cars. It took string trimming to find it. It didn't grow.

Polished 'er up with WD-40 so she'd look nice, but now it looks gross. :p

petrock_zpsac5nudc0.jpg


:giggle:
 
All the campaigning going on in Scranton, PA... Every time I hear "SCRANTON," the first thing that always comes to mind is this scene from All In The Family, after all these years.

(Background: Archie has been trying hard not to upset Edith)

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top