Low Rider

So far I've spent the day torturing myself and my truck.

Had to out-do my dad shoveling 4 tons of gravel by himself by lifting 5 tons of compressed sawdust all by myself. Sure. Sawdust sounds light, but 5 tons of it is still 5 tons.

Only took six and a half hours to do. Probably take all week to recover. Read more about it here.

Meanwhile my neighbor is riding around his yard cutting his grass on his home-made riding mower. He has one of those big - powered walk behinds, but he injured his foot (broken I suspect, on the job) a few weeks ago and obviously can't abuse it. He spent the morning with his table saw, scraps of wood and an old stroller to assemble this thing. Kind of funny, yet very crafty. It's sort of choppered out and slower then normal since it's pulling him and his little cart.

What I don't get is where are his boys? He's got two little boys (under 10) that I'd expect to be pestering him with curiosity as to what their crafty dad is making. No sign of them. Unless they're going to some sports practice, I rarely see them outside. Beautiful day too.

Enough with this. I've still got chores to do.

- b