Posted on 10/10/2013 2:28:54 PM PDT by Fudd Fan
The Projects at Dad's Home:
Back bank w/ weeds removed and 45 tons of Pocono Stone spread,
First cubes/pallets loads of pavers arrive,
Front view od house pre-demolition of sidewalk and landscaping,
The original sidewalk /landscaping,
Tree roots and abandoned underground pipes were everywhere, causing all kinds of delays,
Everything torn-out & 6" crushed stone base installed,
Roof downspouts' underground drainage system being installed, "ditch witch" in background,
2" Sand base for block, using steel pole to scree/level sand (poles removed),
Decision made not to remove entire driveway; just install block where old sidewalk crossed; heavy JD 320 equipment exchanged for tractor w/ backhoe & bucket,
Laser transit keeps it all level, along with string guides,
Laying whole block from center, outward; hundreds of edge-cuts to be required by diamond wet-saw,
TS Karen puts an end to work for a couple of days; everything tarped so sand doesn't clump,
After several hundred wet-saw cuts for edges, to be done over weekend and next week, flexible edging installed, my re-designed landscaping & mulch will be installed. I hope I can get this done before the first snowflakes arrive...
Isnt there aq tune that refers to “puttin the hammer down, we got us a convoy!” and Im putting my mney on a MACK or a Peterbuilt, over a jersey barrier or a Deuce and a half from the National Guard!
OH...Hi all :-)
several trucker songs.....Jerry Reed and whoever did CONVOY
Holy Moley!
Which translates to....”If yu ever drive by my home and landscaping, just cover your eyes and “visualize” something better than what is there ;-) LOL
couldn’t find a link for my day so I made one
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I would be having the time of my life...and the achy back of my life, as well.
Making all of the edge cuts consumes vast quantities of time.
Link fo rmy day was NO ZZZZZZZZs and up before the rooster...and home after the cows came home! AND tomorrow, I “get to” drive up Nort again to bring the mother unit back to her pod LOL
damn, you’re gonna be wore plum out.....check the 1st page of rush’s thread and see what happened here last nite
Somehere I still have that C W McCall album on vinyl...
This song always cracked me up for some reason:
Classified by C. W. McCall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDEQMEJ_I-s
I was thumbin’ through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye.
It said, “Take imme-di-ate delivery on this ‘57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks. Call One-four-oh, ring two, and ask for Bob.”
Well, I called Bob up on the telephone, he says, “Hello, this is Bob speakin’.” I says “This here the Bob got the pickup truck for sale?” He says, “Yeah.” I says, “Where are ya?” He says, “Fourteen east on County 12, turn right on the one-lane gravel road, you can park in the yard, beware of the dog, wipe your feet off, knock three times, and bring your billfold.”
Well, I tooled on east on County 12, turned right on the one-lane gravel road, and I parked in the yard and a German shepherd come out and grabbed onto my leg. Then I knocked three times and wiped my feet, the dog let go and the screen door opened and Bob come out and says “Whaddya want?” I says, “Come to see your truck.” He says, “Follow me. Come on, Frank.” (Dog’s name is Frank.)
Well, we all went past the chicken house, through the hog pen, down to the tractor shed, and then wound up in back of the barn in a field of cowpies. And settin’ right there in a pool of grease was a half-ton Chevy pickup truck with a 1960 license plate, a bumper sticker says “Vote for Dick” and Brillo box full of rusty parts, and Bob says “Whaddya think?”.
Well, I kicked the tires and I got in the seat and set on a petrified apple core and found a bunch of field mice livin’ in the glove compartment. He says, “Her shaft is bent and her rear end leaks, you can fix her quick with an oily rag. Use a nail as a starter; I lost the key. Don’t pay no mind to that whirrin’ sound. She use a little oil, but outside a’ that, she’s cherry.”
I says, “What’ll take?” He says, “What’ve you got?” I says, “Twenty-eight dollars and fifteen cents.” He says, “You got a deal. Sign here, I’ll go get the title and a can full of gas.” I put the nail in the slot and fired ‘er up; she coughed and belched up a bunch a’ smoke and I backed her right through the hog pen into the yard.
Well, Frank jumped in and bit my leg and I beat him off with a crowbar. He jumped on out and the door fell off and the left front tire went flat. I jacked it up and patched the tube and Frank tore a piece of my shirt off. Then Bob come out and called him off and says “You better’d get on out of here.”
I went left on the one-lane gravel road, went fourteen west on County 12. Took two full quarts of forty-weight oil just to get her to the Conoco station. And I pulled up to the Regular pump and then Harold Sykes and his kid come out. He says, “I’ve seen better stuff at junkyards and where’d you ever get that truck?”
I says, “That’s a long story, Harold. I’s thumbin’ through the want ads in the Shelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, “Take imme-di-ate delivery on this ‘57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for a hide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks...”
I cant remember if I sent this to you all before...but I think it is HILARIOUS!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTcSi7c06oc
damn....I done near that buyin a farm parked ole TBird back in the day....cost me 140 bucks ...40 for the car and a hun to get her home w/ oil
LMAO!
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just so I’m on the record I never trusted for a secons Rand Paul or Eric cantor....not once
Rep. Steve Scalise’s plan:
http://rsc.scalise.house.gov/solutions/rsc-betterway.htm
We could easily fix that...
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*snicker*
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To see what the chicken was up to..........
*snicker*
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