[Ag-eq] anyone out there

[Laurie Porter]

Chain saw? Wow that's brave. I tried using one once back when i still had 
vision, and i just wasn't strong enough to get the blade going where I 
wanted  so the logs I cut were pretty straggly looking.. lol

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there


> Don't worry Jody, venting is just part of it all.  I know how you feel 
> about everything being in a certain place.  My husband and I have this 
> lively discussion every once in a while.  He figures the best thing to do 
> is first do what I want and then just get another one for himself and put 
> it where he wants it to go.  I have certain tools that I don't want to be 
> so long or so heavy because I'm only five foot one and he's five foot 
> eleven.  The back side of my number one coop has a storage area five by 
> twelve for their feed, nesting/flooring, several stacks of one gallon 
> buckets which we use for feed and gathering eggs and several tools we use 
> in and around their coops and pens.
>
> This is where I want my short rake, a lite weight flat-blade shovel and a 
> pare of hand clippers.  These things always seem to sprout legs and either 
> end up in the working garage or in his shop or shed.  He always laughs at 
> me when I lean out of the coop and hollar for him.  He knows right away 
> I'm missing a tool and he is hollaring right back, "I know, I'll get it 
> for you!"  He's a piece of work, but he's so wonderful about lettting me 
> try my hand at whatever comes up on the farm.  I haven't yet talked him 
> into letting me try the small chain saw even if I get him to let me put my 
> hands over his so I can at least get the feel of cutting down a small 
> tree.  I think that would be cool.  He says I should just stick to my 
> prooning blade because that can still handle anything five inches thick. 
> He also doesn't think it is time for him to have a heart attack just yet. 
> LOL
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there
>
>
>> Hi Susan,
>>
>> Yeah, I am surprised she didn't want me to use seat belts.  I explained I
>> wasn't interested in therapeudic riding, I was interested in barrel 
>> racing.
>>
>>
>> My husband thinks I should talk to her again but I think it would just be 
>> a
>> waste of time and money.  Her operation is run on a shoe string and I 
>> would
>> still have to work with junky equipment and a ridiculously crowded arena.
>> The arena is small and it is filled with poles, barrels, cones jumps etc.
>> It is more like an obstacle course then anything else.
>>
>> Sorry, just venting.  The frustrating thing is that my blindness is
>> frustrating at time.  If I had my own barn everything would be in it's 
>> place
>> and I would have no problems finding a saddle or bucket because they 
>> would
>> be in the same place all the time.  You all know what I mean.  Well, at 
>> her
>> place nothing is in the same place.  She just throws stuff around so when 
>> I
>> go looking for the saddle I look pretty blind searching for what is 
>> obvious
>> to her.  I hate that.
>>
>> JODY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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