My finger tips are painful due to the frost bite of delivering mail. My knees are athritic and my shin hurts from a break when I was younger.
Wonder where Joyce is these days. She was chasing me playing tag on the ice. Funny even now.A painful reminder of happier times.
Point, take care of yourself now.
Sorry. Joyce Weller, she was the girl chasing me. She grabbed me under the neck and I fell backwards and broke my leg. I was in the ninth grade.
I'm in Central Texas so I've never even seen a snowblower (Ha!) but I can certainly agree on the taking it easy even when you are younger. I turned 36 a few months ago and I've always been the guy lifting washing machines into the bed of my truck by myself and things of that nature. I never needed anyone's help and prided myself in being a corn fed hulk UNTIL... double hernia surgery. Now my groin burns if I walk around too much and even seemingly menial tasks seem daunting to me. I'm still recovering months later. So, I'm definitely living by the "Work smart, not hard" adage today and unashamed to ask for help.Well I've been having some thoughts about the Homestead thing and.
I've put two heated dog bowls out for two coops and that's helped with the water. My intent is to make a mash with nearly a crate of white milk I got from the school. I sometimes get the expired milk. Plus lettuce and other gleanings that would go in the trash.
However while I was out snow blowing and had to go get shavings (sale) I thought to myself, that a Snow blower and Truck are NOT luxuries to the Homesteader. They're NECESSITIES!
Before you think, "I'm young I can shovel it", let me educate you a bit. Your bones will wear out, the disks in your back with bulge as time goes on. So keep that in mind. Take care of those things.
Lord have mercy I can't tell you how many young folks I know are having hip and knee replacements. People younger than me! We belong to a large church. So don't put off that snowblower and truck if you intend to Homestead.
Normally I buy more shavings to stock up but with just the Chevy and not enough money I got what I could.
I would not have chickens if not for my snow blower. Heck I couldn't get the car out without it.
It is a bit of work since I have to hold the machine up just enough to "skim" the ground but it works. I bought the largest I could afford and it's served me well so far. I'm not a big man, but I manage.
I've learned not to give them too much space as the migrating hawks and what not spot the black chickens easily.
