[Ag-eq] anyone out there

[Susan Roe]

I told my husband that I had mentioned wanting to try my hand with the chain 
saw to you guys and he said, "Did they tell you how crazy you are?"  I told 
him nope, just let them know how it goes.  LOL

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there


> 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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