Now what's broke?

[Thomas]

Trying to find time reenforcing snowplow for the tractor...tic..tic.

 

[garry1p]

If something around here doesn't require repairing or painting then my wife will start a new project.

I always said there is no limit to my wife's energy, as long as I'm doing the work.

 

[scootr]

If something around here doesn't require repairing or painting then my wife will start a new project.

I always said there is no limit to my wife's energy, as long as I'm doing the work.

I think I married her sister

 

[garry1p]

I think they all grew up and went to different schools together.

 

[Yander]

I changed the lower radiator hose on my wife's car she needed to drive to visit family in another state. Constant tension clamp jumped off at last second during the install and ended up in position I couldn't access. Local car mechanic took pity on me and fixed it. In the process while the car was on the hoist, noticed a cut in one of the rear tires and had to have two new ones installed. If there's anything in the road, she'll find a way to run over it, especially if the tires are new.

I think i married your wife's sister. If one of the mowers is about to bite the dust with an issue, I need only to let my wife mow with it for the issue to manifest. She has a knack!

She loves to mow, and there was once a time when I thought about saying, your not mowing this week, I don't need another mower repair; but I value my life..

 

[BravoXray]

If it's got t*ts or tires, you're gonna have problems with it.

 

[ultrarunner]

Fuel solenoid for the tractor, tree trimming and chipping, and before that the full cycle of fluids for the vehicles, just like you. Fixing an oil leak that the dealer couldn't find.

Along the way, re-caulking a bathroom, fixing our fire hydrant and piping, dealing with a wildfire caused by an arsonist, climbing the 30' tower our weather station is on, removing it and sending it out for repair, then putting it back up, fixing three out of five water troughs, with one more to go...

I love that there is always something, but I admit to being behind after a couple of years where things just plain got ahead of me (work, life events, etc.). At least the list is now shrinking. A bit. And I'm seeing things crop up again after twenty years, so now I get to fix them "right".

I wish that I had a better way to deal with or stock fasteners. It just seems that there is always something. Dropping a non-magnetic 1/4 stainless lock washer in the leaf litter going to put up the weather station means running out to get some lock washers.

All the best,

Peter

One of my best buys and one that brings a smile is the Rockford bolt cabinet I bought from the auto parts going out if business sale...

 

[scootr]

It never ends until you sell it.

Or you die, right? If I die I can quit mowing? I'm asking for a friend.

 

[sd455dan]

I think my big toe.

Safety tip- don't miss the top mount and then drop a skid steer QA fork after using the QA mount to move a trailer.

Dropping it on your big toe -especially wearing sneakers instead of the steel toed boots I should have worn makes it hard to walk or sleep.

Should apologize to the wife first thing every morning,... Cause I Know I am going to do something stupid today.

 

[RSKY]

Last parents passed away in 2021. My mother and my wife's father. We sold FIL's 29 acre place early in 2022. Sold my mother's house and 69 acres mid year 2022. Sold her other 80 acre farm later in 2022. I thought I would have nothing to do.

Wrong!

Youngest daughter had a surprise child. Well, a surprise to us, planned by them. Now we are babysitting two to four days a week. Not quite a year and a half old but has to have a 'granddaddy adventure' every day. Different job but still enjoyable.

There is always something to do. And I cannot get caught up.

RSKY