A day of being a dumbass.
Aug 3, 2020 13:11:07 GMT -6
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Post by Reagan on Aug 3, 2020 13:11:07 GMT -6
I don’t know why but yesterday was a day of mistakes and feeling like a dumbass.
The first was working on the Kubota lawn tractor. The deck needed a little maintenance. It was sitting crooked so I leveled it up. I had just put a new $100 belt on it a month ago. After spending some time leveling, my wife wanted to mow a little. We are in a bit of a drought and haven’t mowed since July 4th. It didn’t really need mowed but I said sure give it a try. Minutes later I see a cloud of black smoke. She stopped and said she smelled something burning. I looked and saw my level that I forgot to remove from the deck. It was bent, glowing hot and It knocked chunks out of my brand new belt. Belt will probably break before summer is over. Time to buy another for $100.
Next. Took the Mule with wife and one daughter out a trail we made last year. There are two hickory that make one section a little tight. I decided to take my chainsaw and knock one down quick and easy. The tree got hung up half way to the ground. I tried to make another cut and make it drop. Pinched my saw. Ended up taking it apart and leaving the chain stuck in the tree. Since it was one quick cut, I didn’t have a spare chain didn't have a come along or anything. Decided to let the wind take it down this week.
Got home at 10:30 last night after being gone all weekend. Heard my freezer beeping before I turned the car off. My dumbass must have left the door ajar when packing the cooler Friday. The only meat that was ok (maybe) was vacuum sealed and in a plastic tub. A bag of ice had melted into it the tub so it was still cold. Probably lost 100 pounds of turkey, deer, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and geese.
The trash man comes Thursday morning. No way I’m letting meat rot until then. I drove to a dumpster at a low income condo complex at midnight The way my luck was goin I expected to be arrested for illegal dumping.
When groceries especially meat were hard to find during the lock down, I was happy to have a full freezer. Now it’s as empty as ever. Luckily it doesn’t stink. If we had stayed until today, it would have been real bad.
I’m shooting the first doe that walks by when archery opens.
The first was working on the Kubota lawn tractor. The deck needed a little maintenance. It was sitting crooked so I leveled it up. I had just put a new $100 belt on it a month ago. After spending some time leveling, my wife wanted to mow a little. We are in a bit of a drought and haven’t mowed since July 4th. It didn’t really need mowed but I said sure give it a try. Minutes later I see a cloud of black smoke. She stopped and said she smelled something burning. I looked and saw my level that I forgot to remove from the deck. It was bent, glowing hot and It knocked chunks out of my brand new belt. Belt will probably break before summer is over. Time to buy another for $100.
Next. Took the Mule with wife and one daughter out a trail we made last year. There are two hickory that make one section a little tight. I decided to take my chainsaw and knock one down quick and easy. The tree got hung up half way to the ground. I tried to make another cut and make it drop. Pinched my saw. Ended up taking it apart and leaving the chain stuck in the tree. Since it was one quick cut, I didn’t have a spare chain didn't have a come along or anything. Decided to let the wind take it down this week.
Got home at 10:30 last night after being gone all weekend. Heard my freezer beeping before I turned the car off. My dumbass must have left the door ajar when packing the cooler Friday. The only meat that was ok (maybe) was vacuum sealed and in a plastic tub. A bag of ice had melted into it the tub so it was still cold. Probably lost 100 pounds of turkey, deer, rabbits, squirrels, ducks and geese.
The trash man comes Thursday morning. No way I’m letting meat rot until then. I drove to a dumpster at a low income condo complex at midnight The way my luck was goin I expected to be arrested for illegal dumping.
When groceries especially meat were hard to find during the lock down, I was happy to have a full freezer. Now it’s as empty as ever. Luckily it doesn’t stink. If we had stayed until today, it would have been real bad.
I’m shooting the first doe that walks by when archery opens.
