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Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on September 21, 2018, 11:57 PM:
Had just finished up two Mare motels and horse panel enclosures. Got a call from a friend he needed my big ladders and a little help with setting trusses on his new barn build we were up about fifteen feet lost my footing ,old man on the ground ! Getting old is for old people, youngsters cant handle ! been hurting a couple of days if it don't get better I'll go see a doc ! Broken foot nothing they can do with that landed on the small of my back its just sore don't think any thing is busted. But I did break my $870,000.00 Jaw but it is useless anyway just there to give me That Dudley Do Right chin!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on September 22, 2018, 03:42 AM:
Shame on her!
You know, Nancy used to volunteer my handyman services for her girlfriends.
True story, under the heading of no good deed goes unpunished.
Nany's father worked for Braun Chemical and at some point she was buying 50 lb bags of laundry detergent from him for about $10. Didn't matter, Tide, All, any brand you wanted in commercial quantities. One thing led to another until the poor guy was delivering to our house 6-10 bags of detergent at a time, she cut all her friends in on the deal.
After about 6 months of this foolishness, her dad got called on the carpet; George, you are buying too much soap, at below wholesale prices! End of the Goose that laid the golden egg. Never mind that he was lugging 300/400/500 pounds of soap for zero compensation; what a deal! If you have a good deal, keep it to yourself.
And Paul, you really should know better? I know that I got tired of my wife hiring me out doing stuff for all her friends and I was too shy to charge them what it was worth, just covered material cost and I worked for free. Can't beat that!
But, I get it. I understand, Dude. You suffer from the Iron man Syndrome. Wake up!
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Lone Howl (Member # 29) on September 22, 2018, 08:52 AM:
I never have to worry about it...Im not at all "handy". I have to do shit 3 times before I get it right so my handyman status is severely limited. I trained my wife years ago not to volunteer me for anything...period. I hate that shit. I have a friend whos wife over the years volunteered him to work on everyone in town's shit...like almost daily. She would schedule him, and he never had the balls to say no. I never understood that but whatever. Even if we were out hunting, he would sheepishly tell me he had to go home to work on something, like a kid with a curfew. Good guy of course,and Im probably an asshole.. oh well.
Mark
edited for spelling....3 times.
[ September 22, 2018, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: Lone Howl ]
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on September 22, 2018, 02:45 PM:
I think she's right I'm too old for high work my balance is not what it used to be ! There were days when I could walk the center of a pitched roof those days are gone!
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on September 25, 2018, 03:06 AM:
Mark I would have divorced her in an hour !
I have worked construction most of my life the last forty in management its funny that I am back on the line guess you go with what you know ! life is fun dontcha think !
[ September 25, 2018, 03:12 AM: Message edited by: Paul Melching ]
Posted by DAA (Member # 11) on September 28, 2018, 04:54 AM:
My wife has always been far too jealous of my time and attention to have me "doing stuff" for the neighbors. She doesn't mind me helping friends with putting on a roof or doing a motor swap or whatever (once in awhile). But she made it pretty clear in our first year of marriage that I was HER mule, and the neighbors could all go to hell before she would have me spending time at their house doing their shit.
- DAA
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on September 28, 2018, 05:08 AM:
Love it Dave kind of my
wife's attitude !
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on September 29, 2018, 06:33 AM:
That right, Paul? Then exactly why were you up on that ladder?
[ September 29, 2018, 07:10 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on September 30, 2018, 03:40 AM:
I rarely listen to her lol
Posted by Aznative (Member # 506) on October 03, 2018, 12:22 PM:
I'm glad it doesn't sound too serious. At our age we need to think before we act because we ain't 50 anymore. I wish you a speedy recovery.
BTW I purposely spelled ain't instead of we are not
[ October 03, 2018, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: Aznative ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on October 07, 2018, 11:13 AM:
I'm getting vibes. My bad knee is sending, I mean receiving code from somewhere in eastern Arizona and it sounds/feels like Paul might be/has been, up on that ladder, and finishing what he started! No good deed goes unpunished.
Prove you aren't guilty, is the fashionable attitude lately.
Good hunting. El Bee
Safford is way east, right?
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on October 07, 2018, 02:14 PM:
Yeah, we're almost to the New Mexico state line but we can still refer to Texans as 'you guys from back east'.
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Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on October 07, 2018, 03:01 PM:
Actually I had some posts to cut off the Mare motels not near as high as the barn ,And a flag pole to install. Now I'm done going to Doctor on the 17th another surgery in my future!
Posted by DiYi (Member # 3785) on October 08, 2018, 04:19 AM:
My wife doesn't want my help.She's a 'farm girl'and fixes anything needing fixing.Doesn't want me touching anything.Life is good.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on October 08, 2018, 03:13 PM:
Oh Man! I knew I should be looking for weman on Farmer's.com! I already know, farm girls know what's going on!
Good hunting. El Bee
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