My New Machine???

[Dougster]

Well it's about time. Now you can write up the invoice for the town. Revenue lost due to their ineptness.

Oh, it ain't over yet Ed. Final paving is still coming. In fact, I'm trying to find out exactly when it's going to happen so I can schedule some pending work around this final (hopefully) large disruption.

Did the new bucket arrive?????????

Not yet. Seller still hasn't received the bank check I sent. I normally use PayPal for everything, but the seller is doing me a big favor using my own shipper... so I bowed to his request for a bank check in lieu of PayPal. It's already cost me a week.

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

Oh, it ain't over yet Ed. Final paving is still coming. In fact, I'm trying to find out exactly when it's going to happen so I can schedule some pending work around this final (hopefully) large disruption.

Not yet. Seller still hasn't received the bank check I sent. I normally use PayPal for everything, but the seller is doing me a big favor using my own shipper... so I bowed to his request for a bank check in lieu of PayPal. It's already cost me a week.

Dougster

Haven't you ever herd of Priorty Mail. You could have sent it just about overnight for about $10.00.

Disruption will not be over once they are thru paving you know. They will be sitting down the street with camera taking pictures of those that scar up their new pavement. Then the charges will be destruction of public property.

 

[Dougster]

Haven't you ever herd of Priorty Mail. You could have sent it just about overnight for about $10.00.

Ten Dollars!!! I know that's chicken feed to a guy like you... but that would feed me for better than two whole weeks!!!

Ed - I had enough trouble just coming up with the 41 cents!!!

Disruption will not be over once they are thru paving you know. They will be sitting down the street with camera taking pictures of those that scar up their new pavement. Then the charges will be destruction of public property.

Yep. Been there, done that. Just wait until they see the marks my trailers and Red Beast leave in the finish pavement. You better believe I'll be hearing all about it.

Dougster

 

[Ductape]

Ten Dollars!!! I know that's chicken feed to a guy like you... but that would feed me for better than two whole weeks!!!

Dougster

Two Weeks !!!! You must be eating Ramen Noodles every day !!

 

[Dougster]

Two Weeks !!!! You must be eating Ramen Noodles every day !!

No... but that would be a real treat for some special occasion!

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

No... but that would be a real treat for some special occasion!

Dougster

Ok, I am thinking of starting a new thread and I wanted to get some input before I went ahead and did it.

Title: Food donations for the Dirt Poor.

I would like to set up a donation program for food and other things. This would be for the impoverished, retired engineers, of the world. We all realize that they are trying their best but there are times when PB&J are just not enough. We would need to set up a drop off point and also some sort of delivery service. I of course would be willing to give up Lobster and Fillet once a week to help the cause.

Let me know what you all think about the idea maybe we can get something going.

Ed

 

[Dougster]

Title: Food donations for the Dirt Poor.

Oh man!!! I don't think the moderators or readers want anything to do with that!!! I'm sure I'm not the only one here struggling financially. I just happen to be a little more open about it than most.

Actually had a pretty darn good day here Ed. The hydraulic thumb cylinder finally came in! But bad news for my stomach: I'll be making the trip and picking it up this Friday! There goes my free "Lobsta and Fillet Mignon" lunch!!!

Also, the biggest job I'd quoted all summer finally came through. I start work on the 17th. Another job came back to life as well (one that had been postponed indefinitely due to my foot injury). Makes me wonder if I can resurrect one of the other cancelled jobs as well. I should at least drive by and see if they had someone else do the work.

Best news of all: The truck and equipment trailer are fixed, tested and functional again... so I finally get to pickup my new tiller tomorrow. Does it get any better than that???

Had such a good day today that I went out and bought some Skippy "Super Chunk" peanut butter (on sale: 18 oz. just $1.00) and fresh bread! Gonna be eating the good stuff tonight!

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

Oh man!!! I don't think the moderators or readers want anything to do with that!!! I'm sure I'm not the only one here struggling financially. I just happen to be a little more open about it than most.

Actually had a pretty darn good day here Ed. The hydraulic thumb finally came in! But bad news for my stomach: I'll be making the trip and picking it up this Friday! There goes my free "Lobsta and Fillet Mignon" lunch!!!

Also, the biggest job I'd quoted all summer finally came through. I start work on the 17th. Another job came back to life as well (one that had been postponed indefinitely due to my foot injury). Makes me wonder if I can resurrect one of the other cancelled jobs as well. I should at least drive by and see if they had someone else do the work.

Best news of all: The truck and equipment trailer are fixed, tested and functional again... so I finally get to pickup my new tiller tomorrow. Does it get any better than that???

Had such a good day today that I went out and bought some Skippy "Super Chunk" peanut butter (on sale: 18 oz. just $1.00) and fresh bread! Gonna be eating the good stuff tonight!

Dougster

Well you're full of good news today. Too bad about Friday, I had the lobsters just chillin' waiting for the call. Guess I'll just have to eat them myself.
Good to hear that work is on the up swing.
I was wondering if things kept going the way they were going if you were gonna have to get some of that peanut butter the government gives away.
Now all ya need is for the new bucket to show up.

Went and looked at that Bush Hog on Friday. Wasn't really that rusty. Problem was a bad case of swayback. It was an older unit and it had started to sag along the center line just in front of the gear box. Some of the angles on the top deck were starting too show signs of fatigue. So I just walked away. No harm done just 5 minutes out of the way. I don't have enoughtime at home as it is let alone spend the weekend working on broken equipment. If I have to do that I don't get any time to play, I mean work with my tractor. Like this weekend. All day Saturday playing with round bales.

 

[Dougster]

Well you're full of good news today. Too bad about Friday, I had the lobsters just chillin' waiting for the call. Guess I'll just have to eat them myself. Good to hear that work is on the up swing. I was wondering if things kept going the way they were going if you were gonna have to get some of that peanut butter the government gives away. Now all ya need is for the new bucket to show up.

Funny, but the day started out nasty. Gotta admit that I was really hitting rock bottom by about noon today. Then the phone started ringing and my luck seemed to change 180 degrees. Suddenly everything started falling into place (more than mentioned above). Very strange. Felt like I should run out and buy another lottery ticket while my luck was flying high for a change!

Went and looked at that Bush Hog on Friday. Wasn't really that rusty. Problem was a bad case of swayback. It was an older unit and it had started to sag along the center line just in front of the gear box. Some of the angles on the top deck were starting too show signs of fatigue. So I just walked away. No harm done just 5 minutes out of the way. I don't have enough time at home as it is let alone spend the weekend working on broken equipment. If I have to do that I don't get any time to play, I mean work with my tractor. Like this weekend. All day Saturday playing with round bales.

Sorry to hear about your bargain bush-hog. I still say a guy like you should just go out and buy a premium Woods, Land Pride or Bush Hog brand. Why mess around? Remember your motto!!!

Dougster

 

[civesnedfield]

Sorry to hear about your bargain bush-hog. I still say a guy like you should just go out and buy a premium Woods, Land Pride or Bush Hog brand. Why mess around? Remember your motto!!!

Dougster

Yea I know it, just if I do that right now I'll be eating PB&J too!!!!!!!!!