Poppa
Gold Member
I had to resurrect this post because the only thing thicker than the mud around my place right now is the irony.
I recieved my new B7800 four weeks ago. The first weekend, we had company and my wife wouldn't let me go play in the field. She said it was rude. I said making me stay inside with your friends while a brand new tractor is gathering dust in the garage is rude. The next two weekends we were out of town. Then along came this weekend. Father's day. I could not be denied. I knew before our plane landed last Monday I would be spending the entire Sunday in the seat.
When Dave posted this and then Neil Messick posted his, and even up until last Tuesday, the 15th, we had barely seen enough rain to wet the asphalt. I had grass dying everywhere from the lack of water and heat. Thought this year was going to be as bad as 2002.
Tuesday, I did the only thing I could think of. I pulled the tractor around to the back of the house, made sure it looked real clean and pretty and then took pictures like it was delivery day. Well, it kind of worked. we got just a little bit of rain from a passing thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon. I was going to put the rig back into the garage but then decided why? Not like it was going to get any wetter.
Ho, Ho. Wednesday it started. I had actually excavated all around the backdoor of the house on Wednesday morning for a new patio. Came inside for lunch and it started raining. Rained all the rest of that day, all day Thursday and most of Friday. I have a swamp out the back door which I can't keep the dog or my three year old daughter out of.
By Friday I was singing a whole new tune. Now I was getting too much Rain and you guys seemed a lot less whiney than you had a couple days ago /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Besides, don't forget Father's Day was fast approaching. During a break in the rain,I brought the now soaking wet and muddy tractor back around to the garage but it was to no avail. I have somehow single handedly broken the drought that has gripped this area for seven years. Rained on and off Saturday and it is currently raining right now. I can't excavate anymore cause of the mud, I can't mow the field cause of the mud and wet grass, My pastor asked me this morning if I wanted to use the new tractor to bush hog the church property. I looked at him, looked up at the sky and told him to talk to his boss.
Even if it stopped today I couldn't do anything for a couple of days and they are now predicting rain on and off until Wednesday.
All because of my rain dance and proving once more that it pays to give careful thought about what you might be wishing for.
Mike
I recieved my new B7800 four weeks ago. The first weekend, we had company and my wife wouldn't let me go play in the field. She said it was rude. I said making me stay inside with your friends while a brand new tractor is gathering dust in the garage is rude. The next two weekends we were out of town. Then along came this weekend. Father's day. I could not be denied. I knew before our plane landed last Monday I would be spending the entire Sunday in the seat.
When Dave posted this and then Neil Messick posted his, and even up until last Tuesday, the 15th, we had barely seen enough rain to wet the asphalt. I had grass dying everywhere from the lack of water and heat. Thought this year was going to be as bad as 2002.
Tuesday, I did the only thing I could think of. I pulled the tractor around to the back of the house, made sure it looked real clean and pretty and then took pictures like it was delivery day. Well, it kind of worked. we got just a little bit of rain from a passing thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon. I was going to put the rig back into the garage but then decided why? Not like it was going to get any wetter.
Ho, Ho. Wednesday it started. I had actually excavated all around the backdoor of the house on Wednesday morning for a new patio. Came inside for lunch and it started raining. Rained all the rest of that day, all day Thursday and most of Friday. I have a swamp out the back door which I can't keep the dog or my three year old daughter out of.
By Friday I was singing a whole new tune. Now I was getting too much Rain and you guys seemed a lot less whiney than you had a couple days ago /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Besides, don't forget Father's Day was fast approaching. During a break in the rain,I brought the now soaking wet and muddy tractor back around to the garage but it was to no avail. I have somehow single handedly broken the drought that has gripped this area for seven years. Rained on and off Saturday and it is currently raining right now. I can't excavate anymore cause of the mud, I can't mow the field cause of the mud and wet grass, My pastor asked me this morning if I wanted to use the new tractor to bush hog the church property. I looked at him, looked up at the sky and told him to talk to his boss.
Even if it stopped today I couldn't do anything for a couple of days and they are now predicting rain on and off until Wednesday.
All because of my rain dance and proving once more that it pays to give careful thought about what you might be wishing for.
Mike
