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jigs
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:27 pm    Post subject: call me stupid Reply with quote
was digging post holes with the wife today, and two of them went through an old feed lot road. 2 ft of limestone packed for 30 years is hard to dig through, and I was leaning on the digger. well, I needed more weigth out over the auger, so I thought I would stand out there, I had another post to hang onto....thought it would be ok.

well, the digger hit a root or something and bounced to the side, my feet went out, and I went down,
..... my hand went straight into the hole.... the auger only made a few turns before she got it shut down, and I still have all my digits, but it sure woke me up!


dumbest thing I ever did, I knew it was wrong, but did it anyway......wife says it is a guy thing....

after a few minutes of "are you ok" I got the chewing of a lifetime.....

never knew it took so long to fall 6 foot.....seemed like it took forever!
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Jinglebob
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
OK, you asked for it. Your stupid! Laughing

In reality, I can't say anything cuz I've done just as bad and worse. I even mounted a seat on top of my digger. Found out it was easier to borrow the neighbors digger that is hydrolic and monts on mthe buck of the tractor, so I've got down pressure. That or push steel pipe in the ground.

Guess it just wasn't your day to get crippled. Good warning to all of us. Glad it came out alright. Very Happy
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HAY MAKER
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:46 am    Post subject: Re: call me stupid Reply with quote
jigs wrote:
was digging post holes with the wife today, and two of them went through an old feed lot road. 2 ft of limestone packed for 30 years is hard to dig through, and I was leaning on the digger. well, I needed more weigth out over the auger, so I thought I would stand out there, I had another post to hang onto....thought it would be ok.

well, the digger hit a root or something and bounced to the side, my feet went out, and I went down,
..... my hand went straight into the hole.... the auger only made a few turns before she got it shut down, and I still have all my digits, but it sure woke me up!


dumbest thing I ever did, I knew it was wrong, but did it anyway......wife says it is a guy thing....

after a few minutes of "are you ok" I got the chewing of a lifetime.....

never knew it took so long to fall 6 foot.....seemed like it took forever!



Careful boy,what if your wife was'nt there? I know exactly what you are talking about drilling that lime stone,this Hill country is full of it,and you are right if you can get some down pressure it will drill,I hate to admitt it,but I have even stood on top of the gear box trying to get it drilled...............................good luck
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EJ
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:57 am    Post subject: call me stupid Reply with quote
jigs, we all do things that are STUPID and most times we learn from them. Take Jingleboobs advise and use a hydralic post digger or push them in with a front end loader. Just the thought of your deal scares the hell out of me.
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nr
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink
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Jinglebob
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nr wrote:
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink


Wonder what kind od a deal you are willing to make. to keep me quiet about this NR. Cuz I'm gonn'a see you guys at the ranchers.net rally! Surprised Laughing

Come on, what you got to offer to keep me quiet to your husband? Surprised Smile Smile Very Happy Laughing
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alabama
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I came in the other evening after moving bails out of the field and pulled the old 2020 up in the drive in front of the house. Slammed it into park and jumped off heading into the house for dinner. The girlfriend was on the side porch so I decided to join her in a cold one before I hit the showers. Well about the time, I popped the top I heard steel dragging through gravel. The tractor was rolling backward and dragging the loader though the drive. I lit out running to try and stop the darn thing but it hit the grape vine before I could get to it. The arbor is a length of steel cable stretched between two huge posts. I was lucky that it stopped the tractor as it sits almost on top of a huge hill. If the grape vine had not stopped the 2020, it would have been a wreck for sure. All I have to fix is a leaning post. Strange that it sat still for I know 10 minutes before it started to roll.
Lessen: Always make sure you got it parked before you get off.
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nr
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jinglebob wrote:
nr wrote:
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink


Wonder what kind od a deal you are willing to make. to keep me quiet about this NR. Cuz I'm gonn'a see you guys at the ranchers.net rally! Surprised Laughing

Come on, what you got to offer to keep me quiet to your husband? Surprised Smile Smile Very Happy Laughing


Oh boy- this could be more expensive than the picture frame. What do you need from the East coast that's not breakable and that'll fit in a suitcase. A very SMALL suitcase. And get thru a metal detector. A very BIG metal detector?? And that's legal. (the last one's probably the problem!)
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ranchwife
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nr wrote:
Jinglebob wrote:
nr wrote:
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink


Wonder what kind od a deal you are willing to make. to keep me quiet about this NR. Cuz I'm gonn'a see you guys at the ranchers.net rally! Surprised Laughing

Come on, what you got to offer to keep me quiet to your husband? Surprised Smile Smile Very Happy Laughing


Oh boy- this could be more expensive than the picture frame. What do you need from the East coast that's not breakable and that'll fit in a suitcase. A very SMALL suitcase. And get thru a metal detector. A very BIG metal detector?? And that's legal. (the last one's probably the problem!)


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Jinglebob
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nr wrote:
Jinglebob wrote:
nr wrote:
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink


Wonder what kind od a deal you are willing to make. to keep me quiet about this NR. Cuz I'm gonn'a see you guys at the ranchers.net rally! Surprised Laughing

Come on, what you got to offer to keep me quiet to your husband? Surprised Smile Smile Very Happy Laughing


Oh boy- this could be more expensive than the picture frame. What do you need from the East coast that's not breakable and that'll fit in a suitcase. A very SMALL suitcase. And get thru a metal detector. A very BIG metal detector?? And that's legal. (the last one's probably the problem!)


Well, I'm partial to good Bourban and dark beer?????? Smile

Lobster and shrimp is always good too. Laughing
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nr
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jinglebob wrote:
nr wrote:
Jinglebob wrote:
nr wrote:
I've often wondered why we (usually I) take chances knowing full well there could be a major costly injury. My latest is very minor (but typical) compared to your possible loss of fingers but I tried (with one hand carrying something else) to lift a fairly heavy picture off the stairway wall with my recently operated on arm figuring "I can DO this" and of course it fell and tiny broken glass went all down the carpeted stairs, me in barefeet. Shocked Duh.
So glad you weren't severely hurt or you'd never have heard the end of it! I haven't told my husband the whole of my incident Wink


Wonder what kind od a deal you are willing to make. to keep me quiet about this NR. Cuz I'm gonn'a see you guys at the ranchers.net rally! Surprised Laughing
Come on, what you got to offer to keep me quiet to your husband? Surprised Smile Smile Very Happy Laughing


Oh boy- this could be more expensive than the picture frame. What do you need from the East coast that's not breakable and that'll fit in a suitcase. A very SMALL suitcase. And get thru a metal detector. A very BIG metal detector?? And that's legal. (the last one's probably the problem!)


Well, I'm partial to good Bourban and dark beer?????? Smile

Lobster and shrimp is always good too. Laughing


The seafood would get kinda smelly. But the bourbon. That would be the type that's sold in a box with a plastic bag and spiggot inside, right?
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Jinglebob
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Plastic bag and spigot????????

Mine just comes in a bottle.

Walkers deluxe.

Jim Beam.

Jack Danials.

All good friends of mine. Wink
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