Sometimes, this is all the payment you get for helping out kinfolks!!!!
Loaded and hauled my utility tractor 70 miles roundtrip to help out a relative in her backyard.
When I loaded up to leave, I had to drive thru an alley to get out to the main street.
Cab of tractor hit a huge frigging over-hanging red oak limb that was hidden by smaller limbs.
She handed me a bottled water, and said thanks, and walked away.
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Southern Gentleman
There goes her invitation to BM's Christmas party!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Man that sucks.
Thump story:
I bought a large storage shed years ago and I knew they'd have to drive under a big oak in the backyard to place it where I wanted it. I got up there with clippers and a chainsaw to clear all the lower hanging limbs so the only thing showing on the bottom was the main beam. I then measured the clearance and passed the info on to the company. They said there'd be no problem. They showed up with a rollback with TWO large sheds on it (I'd expected a "lowboy" type trailer) and I told them I didn't think they'd have enough clearance. They assured me they'd get it in there. It barely cleared ... and I mean BARELY ... but they got it unloaded and tied down, then got ready to go deliver the second shed they had on the truck. They pulled out and proceeded to rip the whole roof off that other shed! I guess once they unloaded mine, it took the weight off the suspension and the bed raised up a few inches. Needless to say, they were a bit pissed off (at themselves I assume).
Wait a minute... just playing devils advocate here. Aren't you the dufus that ran your tractor in to a cab bending branch? Granted, she could have shown some concern and what not
If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.
Glad you said it ... I was afraid to. I think I learned that in "Truck Driving 101" class.Originally Posted by LJ3
Wait a minute... just playing devils advocate here. Aren't you the dufus that ran your tractor in to a cab bending branch? Granted, she could have shown some concern and what not
Sorry Edward ... it still sucks big-time.
Man that sucks...
Been there and done that many time, not the tractor but like and similar stuff.
It don't make helping out easier to volunteer for does it.
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A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
Look guys Im not asking for anything.
Sure didnt insinuate that.
I offered to help out at no expense to her at all.
And, Len, her showing no concern was what really irked me because it was her tree and she watched it happen.
Just saying, that sometimes even good intentions bite you in the azz.
Last edited by Big Muddy; 06-12-2013 at 11:51 AM.
Southern Gentleman
Understandable .... but this is G/H ... ya' KNOW we have to throw at least one jab!
Hate to see this happen.
IF it had to happen, glad someone other than me admits to it!!!!!
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Woohoo, after about 3 hours of heating and bending the brackets and braces, I got her fixed good as new.
No permanant damage
And to top it all, just got a text from her.
She said she felt bad about my cab, and wants to take wifey and me out for supper at the Crystal Club steak house.
Some of the best steaks and seafood in the delta!!!
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So, I guess all things end well, etc. etc.
Last edited by Big Muddy; 06-12-2013 at 01:48 PM.
Southern Gentleman
Is the a/c unit on your new camper mounted on the top Buckster? If so, watch for tree limbs or it could end up sliding down the street behind you someday!
Good news Edward ... sounds like she simply didn't know what to say when it happened.
Yep, Thump, it is. And BEFORE I went and got it, I had the cable company (service of city government) come out and move my aerial internet cable that was over the driveway, up a few feet. Now it's 13 feet high and I can get under it just fine.
But just like fishing with 11 foot poles, you gotta look up!!!
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I was just bustin' your chops muddyman. It'd be nice to see some concern. At least ask you if you bumped that abnormally large head of yours, or supmin
If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.
He was just lookin for some free steak!!
ain't we all?
WARNING - Due to the rising costs of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be given.
I was just bustin' your chops muddyman. It'd be nice to see some concern. At least ask you if you bumped that abnormally large head of yours, or supmin
Awww, heck Lenster, I know that
Dang near sent me and my helper thru the windshield.
Southern Gentleman
He was just lookin for some free steak!!
Hehehe....she isn't blood-kin, and ain't bad-lookin'....sorta short and dumpy, though.
No telling WHAT she might give me, if I go back, and tear up my whole tractor?????
Last edited by Big Muddy; 06-12-2013 at 02:15 PM.
Southern Gentleman
A big frying pan skillet indention, on your head, from your wife!! Lol
Mother is having surgery in the morning, to remove a large mass from her breast. They already biopsied it, and it's benign.......probably result of wreck. But it's hurting her, and anytime an 85 y/o woman goes under, it's not always safe.
A few wouldn't hurt.
Thanks.
P.S.
Daughter #1 made it to CO Springs, and the fire is flared up again, but they still say they are a few miles south of it. Sure looks close to me. Grandkids are a bit scared. So is Grandpa.
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Prayers heading your way, Bucky, for you and your family. Hope she comes through the surgery with flying colors!!!
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