And now...the run....

[Birdydeb]

So glad to hear you caught things in time. I know the meds and taking it easy really rubs against the grain but look at it this way: the better you follow instructions to take it easy and take care of yourself the quicker you will be able to resume things. That's how I deal with it when I have to take it easy. Those timbers will be waiting I am sure.

 

[User395221]

I really do want to get those timbers moved

Have you noticed how we want to do things more when we can't? For example, I'm a really small eater, I eat when I'm hungry. If I have to fast for a medical test, I'm suddenly wanting full cooked English breakfasts.... There's no motivator like "you aren't allowed to". LOL

Glad your event wasn't more serious and that you're ok.

 

[aart]

So glad to hear you caught things in time. I know the meds and taking it easy really rubs against the grain but look at it this way: the better you follow instructions to take it easy and take care of yourself the quicker you will be able to resume things. That's how I deal with it when I have to take it easy. Those timbers will be waiting I am sure.

That is very, very true!
I learned that lesson the hard way when rather young(30's), pushed too soon, and tripled my recovery time.

 

[TerryH]

OK, well, I'm a poor listener. I actually had Cheryl's approval to do a little something today...sort of. I do have a nicely air-conditioned shop to work in and it took me forever to get a super simple project done but I finally did get it done.

I made a little something for the chickens today. I had a 4x4 left from the run that was pretty twisted so I found a good use for it. I made a chicken trapeze/spiraling staircase/roosting sort of a thing. I ripped some left over 2x6's in half and screwed them around the 4x4. Couple of minutes with the post hole diggers netted me a hole for the bottom. I screwed the top to one of the roof rafters. Turned out pretty cool.

First one to the top?? Laverne of course. So funny to watch them puzzle it out.

 

[User395221]

That' s fabulous, I want one! You should be marketing your designs, they are inspired.

 

[aart]

@TerryH I would think that using a post hole digger for a couple minutes would qualify you to move some of those timbers....
....just move 1 or 2 a day until they're all outta the way.

 

[TerryH]

That' s fabulous, I want one!  You should be marketing your designs, they are inspired. 

Thanks. Just mail me $20 and we'll call it even.

 

[TerryH]

@TerryH
  I would think that using a post hole digger for a couple minutes would qualify you to move some of those timbers....
....just move 1 or 2 a day until they're all outta the way.

Well....the "sort of permission" in the earlier post was that I kinda sorta failed to mention to Cheryl that I needed to dig a hole for this project that I did while she was gone to the store. She should know better than to leave me unsupervised.

 

[aart]

Quote: Uh huh...I wondered.... post hole diggers are pretty physical to use.
But is that 4x4 bigger than the timbers that need to be moved?
So move one a day....call it PT.

 

[TerryH]

Uh huh...I wondered.... post hole diggers are pretty physical to use.
But is that 4x4  bigger than the timbers that need to be moved?
So move one a day....call it PT.

As usual, I like your train of thought.