SPRAYING TO ALL FIELDS

http://crazyuncle.blogspot.com/HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL, I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER AFTER MY LITTLE BOUT WITH THE INFECTION. PROBABLY ABOUT NINETY PERCENT RECOVERED. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK AROUND HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE EVERYDAY.

     MY MIDDLE SON CAME UP FROM NASHVILLE AND STAYED ABOUT A WEEK OR SO, AND FINISHED ALL THE TRIM UP UPSTAIRS. WE JUST NEED TO FINISH PAINTING IT AND THAT JOB IS COMPLETE. NOT BAD FOR LIVING HERE 10 YEARS OR SO, LOL. HE MADE UP A COUPLE OF THE CLOSET DOORS BEFORE HE LEFT AND THE WIFE GOT THEM PAINTED. I HUNG THEM AND PUT ON THE HARDWARE AND CATCHES IN THOSE TWO ROOMS. I HAVE TWO MORE DOORS TO MAKE AND THEN I THINK THE UPSTAIRS IS FINISHED.

     WE'RE GOING TO DO PIGS FOR 4H THIS YEAR, SO THE YOUNGEST SON AND I ARE GOING TO BUILD THE PEN THIS WEEKEND AND START ON SOME KIND OF LEAN TO TO HOUSE THEM. SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS DO PIGS SO WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE TO GLEAN FROM THEM IN THE PROCESS.

     ONE OF THEBLOGS I READ REGULARLY IS FROM ONE OF MY COUSINS,http://crazyuncle.blogspot.com/. WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. HE'S ALREADY HAD THE SURGERY AND IS HOME, HE'LL START CHEMO IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'M HOPING TO GO SEE HIM IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS OR SO, JUST A CHEER UP VISIT. HE STARTED ANOTHER BLOG TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH, http://notwhatiwantedtohear.wordpress.com/ SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED CHECK IT OUT. HE'S AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE SO HE HAS SOME MEDICAL EXPERIENCE.

      MY WIFE AND I WENT TO A CIVIL WAR BALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, GOT DRESSED UP IN PERIOD CLOTHING AND DANCED TO PERIOD MUSIC AND WE HAD A BLAST. WE'VE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES BUT HAVEN'T FOR A FEW YEARS.

     WHILE I WAS HAVING MY PROBLEMS MY SONS CUT MY FIREWOOD FOR ME FOR THE WINTER AND I JUST RAN OUT. SO I BOUGHT A CORD OF WOOD FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS AND I HOPE THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE AND IT WILL BE ALL I NEED.

     WELL I THINK I'VE COVERED IT ALL.

                                     TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                    TVI

I'VE BEEN THINKING........

HELLO TO ALL,

     I'VE BEEN THINKING LATELY(DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING BURNING?), ABOUT THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE. PEOPLE ACT AS IF THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ACT LIKE IDIOTS.

     I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD "ENTITLEMENT", SO I LOOKED IT UP. THE DICTIONARY SAYS,"RIGHTS GRANTED BY LAW OR CONTRACT". HHHMMMM, SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PASSED A LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN BE A LAZY PIECE OF SHIT AND I AS A WORKING MAN AM SUPPOSED TO PAY YOU TO DO THAT? OR THAT YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT BREAK NECK SPEEEDS, TEXTING OR TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE, AND THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO FLASH YOUR LIGHTS AT ME AND TELL ME TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY AND THEN GIVE ME THE FINGER JUST BECAUSE I WASN'T FAST ENOUGH? OR HOW ABOUT JUST BEING PLAIN RUDE TO EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER ON THIS PLANET, DID I MISS THE LAW THAT SAYS IT'S O K TO ACT LIKE THIS?

     NOW, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A RANT ABOUT THE YOUNGER GENERATION,ALTHOUGH THEY DO SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

     I GREW UP IN THE LATE 50'S AND 60'S, AND MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME TO RESPECT NOT ONLY MY ELDERS BUT EVERYONE. MOST PEOPLE I ENCOUNTER ON A DAILY BASIS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED NOT TO HAVE TO RESPECT ANYONE, OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANYTHING.

     I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS, BUT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KILL EACH OTHER OVER A PARKING SPACE, DOES IT? JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DROP F-BOMBS IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, DOES IT? IT ISN'T WRITTEN DOWN AS A LAW OR A CONTRACT THAT WE TRY TO TREAT EACH OTHER DECENTLY, BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULDN'T?

     THIS WILL PROBABLY PISS OFF THE MOTORCYLE RIDERS, BUT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO? HAVE YOU SEEN THESE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE? THEY WILL RUN OUR DUMB ASSES OVER AND THEN TELL THE POLICEMEN THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE US BECAUSE THEY WERE TEXTING!

     WE ARE IN A VERY TOUCHY PERIOD IN SOCIETY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS, THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM THE WAY IT IS, AND WITH PEOPLE THE WAY THEY ARE ACTING, WE SEEMED TO BE QUITE SCREWED. I TRULY FEEL SORRY FOR OUR CHILDREN, I'M TRYING TO RAISE OUR YOUNGEST SON TO HAVE RESPECT FOR EVERYTHING, HE MIGHT NOT BE LISTENING, BUT I AM TRYING.

     I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO KEEP TRYING TO USE MY HEAD FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN A HAT RACK, AND I'M GOING TO KEEP MY HEART INVOLVED AS WELL. IT'S JUST US, ALL I CAN ASK IS FOR US TO DO OUR BEST. WHEN YOU SEE ONE OF THESE KNUCKLEHEADS ACTING THE ASS, WHEN YOU STEP UP AFTER HIM OR HER, JUST DON'T BE A KNUCLEHEAD TOO. STEPPING IN OR UP TO THE PLATE MIGHT JUST GET YOU SHOT. BUT, AFTER IT'S OVER YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADD TO THE MAYHEM.

                                                       THANKS FOR LISTENING,

                                                                 TVI


    

FINALLY FEELIN' BETTER

HELLO TO ALL,

     WHEN I POSTED LAST I WAS JUST STARTING A LONG STRANGE HEALTH ISSUE. I APPARENTLY GOT A BLOOD INFECTION. OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND I WAS WORKING ON THE WOOD SHED AND CUT MY LEG ON AN OLD SHEET OF GALVINIZED SHEETING I WAS PUTTING ON THE ROOF. A WEEK OR SO LATER, MY HANDS AND WRISTS WERE SO SWOLLEN I COULD HARDLY WORK, AND THEN IT WENT INTO MY LEGS. WELL, AFTER A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DOCTORS AND SOME TESTS, I THINK THEY FINALLY ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO MAKING ME FEEL BETTER.

     MY WIFE AND ARE NOT NOT "DOCTOR" PEOPLE. WE'RE MORE VITAMIN, HOMEOPATHIC PEOPLE. I WENT TO THE WITCH DOCTOR FIRST AND HE DIDN'T REALLY HELP THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THEN I WENT TO A "REAL" DOCTOR. HE DID X-RAYS AND BLOOD WORK. I WAITED MORE THAN A MONTH FOR THE SECOND VISIT AND HE SAYS "WELL YOU HAVE ARTHRITS AND YOU'RE OUT OF SHAPE TO DO YOUR JOB." AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I WENT BACK TO THE WITCH DOCTOR. SHOWED HIM THE BLOOD WORK AND X-RAYS, TOLD HIM ABOUT THE CUT ON MY LEG AND LET HIM HAVE AT IT, AND HE SEEMED MORE INTERESTED THE SECOND TIME AROUND.

     I'M STILL NOT FULLY RECOVERED, BUT I DO FEEL SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. I AM FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO WORKING BACK AT THE HOUSE AGAIN,(INSTEAD OF COMING HOME AND SOAKING IN THE TUB AND GOING TO SLEEP AT 6 O'CLOCK!). MY TWO OLDER SONS, MY YOUNGEST SON AND MY WIFE HAVE STEPPED UP BIG TIME THROUGH ALL THIS. THEY CUT THE FIREWOOD, KEPT THE HOUSE RUNNING, ETC. ETC. ETC.. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE BLESSED THROUGH ALL OF THIS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, BOYS AND WIFE, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN, AND THIS CLEARLY SHOWED ME THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN NEARLY PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THE SMALL THINGS WITH THESE RELATIONSHIPS.

    ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE AT HOME IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WAS TO BUILD A NEW BED FOR MY YOUNGEST SON. IT'S BUILT OUT OF OLD WOODEN DOORS. I HAD A PLETHORA OF WOODEN 4 PANEL DOORS THAT WE HAD COLLECTED FOR THE HOUSE. MY WIFE FOUND A FEW PICTURES IN SOME MAGAZINES AND SHOWED THEM TO ME, AND WE BUILT HIM A NEW BED. I'LL POSTS SOME PICTURES AND THEN A COUPLE MORE WHEN IT'S ALL PAINTED. IT'S ROCK SOLID AND LOOKS PRETTY COOL TOO!

     I'M HOPING TO START DOING TRIM IN THE BOY'S BEDROOM THIS WEEKEND. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING THE MIDDLE SON COME UP FOR A WEEK OR SO AND HELP WITH THE TRIM. I HAVE A WALL TO PUT UP TO FRAME IN A CLOSET IN OUR SPARE ROOM, AND THIS SHOULD TAKE ME TO SPRING. THE OUTSIDE WORK THIS YEAR IS PAINTING THE HOUSE. OH, AND CUTTING FIRE WOOD. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING SOME ANIMALS, AND IF WE DO I'LL HAVE TO REPAIR AND PUT UP SOME NEW FENCES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE GARDEN JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, I'D LIKE TO ADD SOME HERBS(NO NOT THAT KIND! LOL).

     WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. NO PROGRESS ON THE BIKE, I PICKED UP A COUPLE OF PARTS OFF EBAY, BUT THAT'S IT.

                                                                     TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                                   TVI

GETTIN' BETTER

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE SAID I'VE BEEN WHINING TOO MUCH IN MY BLOG, AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE LAST FEW I SUPPOSE HE'S RIGHT. I'LL TRY TO CUT DOWN ON THE COMPLAINING AND STICK WITH THE FACTS. (MAYBE JUST A LITTLE WHINING!).

     WELL, I FINALLY FINISHED THE PORCH AT MOM'S HOUSE (I'LL TRY TO POST A PICTURE OR TWO), GOT THE SHED PUT UP (MOSTLY), AND GOT SOME WOOD CUT (NOT NEAR ENOUGH BUT I'LL GET THERE IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS OR SO). I STILL NEED TO TURN THE GARDEN OVER, FINISH THE SHED AND THERE ARE TWO BIG OLD BLACK WALNUT TREES IN THE FRONT YARD THAT NEED TO COME DOWN.

     WE WENT TO THE COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL IN SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS PAST FRIDAY. HAD A GOOD TIME. WE PICKED UP SOME OLD FOUR PANEL DOORS TO MAKE A KIND OF DAY BED FOR THE YOUNGEST SON, HE NEEDED MORE ROOM, SO WE MOVED OUT THE OLD BED AND WILL MAKE THE DOORS INTO A FRAME FOR A TWIN MATTRESS.

     TO KIND OF MAKE UP FOR THE WHINING, I HAVE TO SAY ALL IN ALL THIS WAS ONE OF MY BEST SUMMERS IN A LONG TIME. WENT TO THE HOT ROD REUNION, WENT TO THE AMCA MEET IN WAUSEON, OHIO, WENT TO THE SUMMER NATIONALS IN INDY, DID A LOT OF DAY TRIP STUFF WITH THE WIFE AND THE YOUNGEST BOY. THE TRIP TO THE COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL WAS THE FIRST IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE GONE QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF OUR MARRIAGE AND THE WIFE HAD GONE MANY TIMES BEFORE THEN. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE RENTED A CABIN IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, AND THE OLDEST BOY MET US DOWN THERE WITH HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND AND WE RENTED A PONTOON BOAT FOR THE DAY, IT WAS QUITE NICE. SO, AS I SAID I HAD A REALLY NICE SUMMER. BUSY, BUT NICE.

     MOM IS ALL SETTLED IN AT THE HOUSE, BUT HER CAR BROKE DOWN. SHE'S BEEN DRIVING OUR OTHER CAR FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS. A SENSOR WENT BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION AND WE HAD THAT CHANGED, BUT THEY FOUND A HOLE RUSTED IN THE SUBFRAME NEAR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT. I TOOK IT OVER TO "SHOP TEACHER BOB'S" AND HE'S ABOUT GOT IT REPAIRED.  SO SHE'LL BE BACK IN BUSINESS PRETTY SOON. HER HEALTH IS PRETTY GOOD FOR BEING 83, SHE HAS HER MOMENTS BUT ALL IN ALL, NOT BAD.

      WORK IS STILL BUSY, BUT FINALLY SLOWING DOWN A BIT. THAT GIVES ME A LITTLE MORE TIME IN THE EVENING TO DO SOME THINGS AROUND THE HOMESTEAD. THE BIKE IS ON HOLD, ALTHOUGH I AM GOING TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE H/D DEALER SOON AND HAVE THE FRONT FORKS REPAIRED. MAYBE AFTER NEW YEARS I CAN MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET A "ROLLER" OUT OF IT. I NEED TO DO SOME TRIM WORK IN THE HOUSE THIS WINTER, BUT I THINK I CAN SQUEEZE IN SOME BIKE TIME ALONG THE WAY.

     WELL, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                      TALK TO YOU SOON,
                              
                                                                       TVI

P.S. I DON'T THINK I WHINED TOO MUCH, DID I?  LOL

WHEW.........

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL, I HAD A LITTLE TIME THIS WEEK TO GET A FEW THINGS DONE AROUND THE HOUSE. DROPPED THE GAS TANK ON THE TRUCK TUESDAY NIGHT, AND CHANGED THE BRAKE LINE AND PUT IT BACK UP LAST NIGHT. STOPPED AND GOT A WEEDWHACKER AND NEW SPRAYER FOR THE FOUR WHEELER AND WHACKED WEEDS ON MONDAY.
                                     
     THE WIFE BOUGHT A NEW TV CABINET THIS WEEK SO NOW THAT THE TRUCK IS RUNNING, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NORTH JUDSON TOMORROW AND PICK THAT UP, AND WE ARE GOING TO SWAP REFRIGERATORS AT MOM'S HOUSE AFTER THAT. HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE TIME TO MOUNT THE NEW WEED SPRAYER ON THE FOUR WHEELER AND DO SOME SPRAYING THIS WEEKEND. OH, AND I NEED TO REPAIR THE BATTERY CABLES ON THE GOLF CART SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND TOO.

     IT'S ALSO TIME TO START CUTTING FIREWOOD, PLUS I HAVE TO FINISH THE LEAN TO I STARTED IN JUNE TO STORE THE WOOD UNDER BY THE OUTDOOR FURNACE. THAT GOT PUT ON THE BACK BURNER WHEN MOM NEEDED TO MOVE.

     MY WIFE FINISHED PUTTING UP THE BATTENS ON THE BARN, AND THE PAINTING PROJECT IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE FINISHED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. ( THE KID  WENT TO COLLEGE BUT SAYS HE'LL FINISH IT ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN HE COMES HOME........WE'LL SEE!)

     WELL AS I SAID IN MY LAST POST, "NO REST FOR THE WICKED"!

                                                               TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                           TVI

NO REST FOR THE WICKED

HELLO TO ALL,

     AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LAST POST, I'VE RETURNED FROM ATLANTA. SPENT SATURDAY PUTTING UP THE HAND RAILINGS ON MOM'S NEW FRONT PORCH. ALL THAT'S LEFT ON THE PORCH IS CUTTING OFF THE POSTS AND CAPPING THEM AND, COVERING UNDERNEATH THE PORCH WITH SOMETHING. STILL HAVE TO FIX THE BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK, AND TRY TO DO SOME CATCHING UP AT HOME. THE KID WE HIRED TO PAINT THE BARN HAS BEEN GONE MOST OF THE SUMMER WITH SOME BAND THING AND CAME HOME SATURDAY. THE WIFE SAYS HE PAINTED THE WEST WALL TODAY AND HOPES TO FINISH THE OTHER TWO WALLS BEFORE HE GOES TO COLLEGE ON THURSDAY. I'M GOING TO STOP AT MENARDS AND BUY MYSELF A NEW WEED WHACKER AND A NEW SPRAYER FOR THE FOUR WHEELER. THE WEEDS HERE ARE SOME KIND OF INDUSTRIAL MUTATION. SO IT'S TIME FOR SOME HEAVY DUTY WHACKING AND SPRAYING. BEFORE I LEFT FOR ATLANTA I GOT OUT IN THE GARDEN AND I THINK I SAVED EVERYTHING BUT THE GREEN BEANS, THE WIFE GOT SOME TOMATOES AND ZUCHINI THE OTHER NIGHT SO, I THINK WHAT'S LEFT WILL SURVIVE.

     WORK IS STILL CRAZY, BUT AT LEAST I'M WORKING, I GUESS THAT'S A BLESSING , BUT I'M FEELING IT EVERYDAY. FRIDAY WAS THREE JOBS, AND TODAY WAS FOUR. LOOKS LIKE TOMORROW WILL BE AST LEAST TWO AND POSSIBLY THREE. WELL LIKE I SAID, AT LEAST I'M STILL WORKING.

     COUSIN BOB CAME IN FROM CONNETICUT, FOR A VISIT ON SUNDAY, HE'S BEEN AREAL JOY TO HAVE IN THE FAMILY. AN AUNT OF MINE GAVE HIM UP FOR ADAOPTION IN THE FORTIES AND HE FOUND US JUST AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY. HE'S BEEN A BLAST TO BE AROUND SINCE WE FIRST MET HIM.

     WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                                   TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                         TVI

HOW DO YOU SAY HAVE A SAFE TRIP IN SOUTH AFRICAN?

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL I ARRIVED AT THE FACTORY THIS MORNING AND THE FIRST MACHINE I DID YESTERDAY IS BEING LOADED ON A TRUCK AND DRIVEN TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, TO START IT'S JOURNEY TO SOUTH AFRICA. THE OTHERS WERE STILL THERE WHEN I LEFT TO GO BACK TO THE HOTEL.

     I'M GOING TO GO DOWN AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A WHIRLPOOL AT THE HOTEL, I KIND OF HOPE SO I NEED A SOAK!

     I HAD DINNER AT PANERA BREAD LAST NIGHT(A STRAWBERRY CHICKEN SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY VINAGRETTE, YUMMY) AND TONIGHT I THINK THE OLIVE GARDEN (TWO OF MINE AND MY WIFE'S FAVORITE PLACES!). SHE WAS AT THE GARDEN IN NASHVILLE AND SAYS THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF SHISH KABOB THING, SO, I THOUGHT I'D TRY THAT. BESIDES, I LOVE THEIR COFFEE, DARK ITALIAN ROAST, COULD BE MY FAVORITE, OR FRENCH DARK ROAST, OR MAYBE.................. YOU GET THE PICTURE.

     WELL, ALL IN ALL NOT A BAD TRIP, FOR THE FIRST TRIP OUT OF TOWN FOR THE COMPANY I WORK FOR. I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE BEEN DOING A SCHOOL, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY PAY ME FOR I GUESS. OH WELL, BACK TO THE GRIND ON FRIDAY. MY COUSIN BOB IS COMING TO MY MOM'S FOR A VISIT ON SUNDAY, SO SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE BUSY DOING THE RAILINGS AT MOM'S HOUSE, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD. I HAVE 2/3 OF IT CUT ALLREADY AND THE REST ARE SMALLER SECTIONS.

     WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                      TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                          TVI


P.S.  I FINISHED UP IN ATLANTA, AND AM HOME AS I POST THIS ONE. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL AND AM BACK TO WORK.