smhardesty Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) This afternoon I got a young fella lined up to mow my yard while I'm laid up from my upcoming surgery. He's a grandson of an old classmate of my wife. His dad brought him to the house since he's only 15 and can't drive yet. Spent about 45 minutes just chatting with the two of them. The boy seems very conscientious and hard working. He mows several yards in town. His dad treated him with respect and even let the boy decide how much to charge me. His price was 5 dollars more than I had figured it would cost, but after meeting the two of them I had no problem accepting his price. I'll gladly pay a little more to a kid willing to work hard. I also appreciated the fact that his dad had that much interest in him. That's one thing I won't have bothering me while I'm laid up for 8 weeks. Edited July 10, 2018 by smhardesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 hours ago, smhardesty said: This afternoon I got a young fella lined up to mow my yard while I'm laid up from my upcoming surgery. He's a grandson of an old classmate of my wife. His dad brought him to the house since he's only 15 and can't drive yet. Spent about 45 minutes just chatting with the two of them. The boy seems very conscientious and hard working. He mows several yards in town. His dad treated him with respect and even let the boy decide how much to charge me. His price was 5 dollars more than I had figured it would cost, but after meeting the two of them I had no problem accepting his price. I'll gladly pay a little more to a kid willing to work hard. I also appreciated the fact that his dad had that much interest in him. That's one thing I won't have bothering me while I'm laid up for 8 weeks. Glad to hear that you have that taken care of and sounds like you've made a good choice. I huff & puff too much so I no longer mow the lawn or plow/shovel snow, and my wife and daughter has insisted that I stop these chores. I've been doin' them for so long I hate to give them up, but I guess i gotta. Oh well. So far we've been lucky to find someone to do these chores at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Wonder why I thought of Cale when I saw this. Looks safe enough. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/this-is-hondas-new-150-mph-190-hp-lawn-mower?src=socialflowFBCAD&mag=cdb&dom=fb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I know many of you live in areas that are similar to this, but I am from a very congested suburb of Washington, DC and don't get to see this very often. 11,000 feet, clean air, 65°F and very few people. Beartooth Pass in Montana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Those kind of vistas are one of the things I miss from when I lived in Colorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Rob Hall said: Those kind of vistas are one of the things I miss from when I lived in Colorado. Yes, while I've never lived in Colorado, I've been out there a number of times and also have a good friend living out there in the Denver area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhardesty Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 4 hours ago, High octane said: I huff & puff too much so I no longer mow the lawn or plow/shovel snow, and my wife and daughter has insisted that I stop these chores. I've been doin' them for so long I hate to give them up, but I guess i gotta. Oh well. So far we've been lucky to find someone to do these chores at a reasonable price. I'm right there with you. I not only huff and puff, this stupid heart problem causes me to pass out. My wife is all over me to stop doing a bunch of stuff, but I'm having a hard time sitting in the house while somebody I hired is outside doing the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Xingu said: I know many of you live in areas that are similar to this, but I am from a very congested suburb of Washington, DC and don't get to see this very often. 11,000 feet, clean air, 65°F and very few people. Beartooth Pass in Montana. I've been there a few times. Spent some time in Red Lodge too. On your way to Yellowstone? I've covered that stretch of road with the kids in an SUV, in a convertible sports car & on a motorcycle. It's a little hairy on a bike! What route are using for your return? There is another gorgeous scenic highway going south east of Cook City to Cody called the Chief Joseph Highway. Every bit as beautiful as the Bear Tooth Highway. And then if you continue South East, you can go through the Big Horn Mountains along the Cloud Peak Skyway to Buffalo & then on to the Black Hills & the Badlands of South Dakota along Interstate 90. And don't forget to stop at Wall Drug in the Badlands! Steve Edited July 10, 2018 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I've been there a few times. Spent some time in Red Lodge too. On your way to Yellowstone? I've covered that stretch of road with the kids in an SUV, in a convertible sports car & on a motorcycle. It's a little hairy on a bike! What route are using for your return? There is another gorgeous scenic highway going south east of Cook City to Cody called the Chief Joseph Highway. Every bit as beautiful as the Bear Tooth Highway. And then if you continue South East, you can go through the Big Horn Mountains along the Cloud Peak Skyway to Buffalo & then on to the Black Hills & the Badlands of South Dakota along Interstate 90. And don't forget to stop at Wall Drug in the Badlands! Steve Visiting friends in Billings. Went in thru the pass, came out thru Clark, Wyoming and went back to Billings. Wife and I are looking for land to build a house with a view of the mountains. Hard to find a spot isolated enough with electric nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 A beautiful day today was a little warm for me but went on a drive with my wife. Always a good day when I am with her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I spent the last 5 hours working on my car and truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Scored a pair of tickets to see The Cult on Friday. Been a huge of theirs since the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchrisf Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said: Scored a pair of tickets to see The Cult on Friday. Been a huge of theirs since the 80s. Cool... I've been lovin' The Cult since the 80's too.. Never forget when I heard "Lil Devil" on MTV for the 1st time around 87. That was my first exposure and I went straight out and bought the cassette tape and wore it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Cool...been a fan since the 80s also..never seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 While looking under the work bench for a lost part that bounced away I found a 20 dollar bill!!! The bad part is I never found the part AND now I have to apologize to the wife because she really did put that 20 on the bench when she came back from shopping two months ago!!! Guess the fan blew it off the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 hours ago, jchrisf said: Cool... I've been lovin' The Cult since the 80's too.. Never forget when I heard "Lil Devil" on MTV for the 1st time around 87. That was my first exposure and I went straight out and bought the cassette tape and wore it out. 8 hours ago, Rob Hall said: Cool...been a fan since the 80s also..never seen them. The first time I saw them was back in 1988. They were opening for Metallica on the Damaged Justice tour. I thought it was great! But the crowd did not care for them, and booed and threw stuff at them. After three songs, Ian said "you guys are a f-ing waste of time," threw down his mic and walked off stage. The band played for another minute or so, then they left too. Luckily, they didn't hold it against Edmonton. I've since seen them every time they've come back. This will be interesting, as it's a smaller venue. A venue MY played a couple of decades ago. Going to be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Today I got the box off my truck. Edited July 12, 2018 by 426 pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Looks pretty straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Great weekend. Kicked off Friday with the private concert by The Cult. What an amazing show. Played for 90 minutes, solid mix of old and new songs. Followed that up with some drag racing. Rocky Mountain Nationals. And got some bench time in. Today, I plan on doing absolutely nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerS Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 My Aussie hurt herself (most likely playing with one of my other three dogs) so I called the vet. She was limping on a front paw as well as had that old man walk (that I myself know and do too often). It was almost the end of their day and she was able to lay comfortably so I asked if they had an appointment the next day. Will 10:30a work? Absolutely! I gave her an anti-inflammatory (took care of the limp) and she slept through the night. I can call my vet (we recently changed as the other one was farther away but they knew how to treat greyhounds which both have passed) and get an appointment within half a day (either one would do this for me). Call the family Dr (four in the practice), spewing from both ends like a fountain....we have an appointment a week from next Tuesday? BTW.....Jamie is doing fine. They gave her an Rx for the anti-inflammatory and a steroid shot. Strained the muscles in the middle of her back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, HomerS said: My Aussie hurt herself (most likely playing with one of my other three dogs) so I called the vet. She was limping on a front paw as well as had that old man walk (that I myself know and do too often). It was almost the end of their day and she was able to lay comfortably so I asked if they had an appointment the next day. Will 10:30a work? Absolutely! I gave her an anti-inflammatory (took care of the limp) and she slept through the night. I can call my vet (we recently changed as the other one was farther away but they knew how to treat greyhounds which both have passed) and get an appointment within half a day (either one would do this for me). Call the family Dr (four in the practice), spewing from both ends like a fountain....we have an appointment a week from next Tuesday? BTW.....Jamie is doing fine. They gave her an Rx for the anti-inflammatory and a steroid shot. Strained the muscles in the middle of her back. You mentioned your dogs strained back muscles. We had a similar problem with our Lab years ago. Poor guy could hardly walk and lifting his leg was imposable. We took him to an animal Chiropractor. When we arrived I had to lift him out of our car. The Chiropractor did his thing and our Lab was ready to party as always immediately after the adjustment. I went from laughing at my wife's suggestion to being a firm believer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerS Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, espo said: You mentioned your dogs strained back muscles. We had a similar problem with our Lab years ago. Poor guy could hardly walk and lifting his leg was imposable. We took him to an animal Chiropractor. When we arrived I had to lift him out of our car. The Chiropractor did his thing and our Lab was ready to party as always immediately after the adjustment. I went from laughing at my wife's suggestion to being a firm believer. I have an uncle that is a chiropractor. I have TMJ and read on line of people getting relief from treatment so I reached out. After watching the 20 minute demo with the cut outs in his office and big words sailing WAY over my head (I was a solid D- student, with the curve in high school Zoology) I gave it try. The sounds were creepy and was hoping I wasn't going to need a helper monkey the rest of my life as he adjusted me. It took several treatments but it did work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yesterday I got my drivers license. I have wanted to have it since before I could remember so I’m super happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Congrats ! Drive safe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 hours ago, 426 pack said: Yesterday I got my drivers license. I have wanted to have it since before I could remember so I’m super happy. 1 hour ago, cobraman said: Congrats ! Drive safe ! DITTO...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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