Sidebar: Did you know it was National Hamburger Month in
America? I did not…
Moving along, it was another beautiful day in Redford. But,
the wind was from the East-North-East and strong.
Now anybody who lives on the east “coast-line” of Michigan knows
that an ENE wind (or “eneey” as we call them) results in a cool breeze off the
lakes. But, it did reach 80 degrees here in Redford.
Speaking of the lakes, it had always bothered me that when
they talk about the “Great Lakes” that they completely forget about Lake St.
Clair. Now, granted, it’s shallow and not that big, but it’s out there, dammit,
and has a neat history. They are still finding old Model T’s that went through
the ice driving liquor from Canada during Prohibition, for example.
I went home at lunch after stopping at Kroger’s for some supplies.
I also stopped at the gas station and filled up my gas can with two gallons of regular
gas, Nothing was done on the shed, but I attribute that to the wind. It is a little
tough to roof in the wind.
Sidebar: Back in the day, I was the cabinetmaker at Ehler’s construction.
I was pulled off my job to help roof a house they were building in the winter.
My job, on the tri-level house, was to sweep off the snow that was building up
due to the storm that had moved in. It was a little unsettling to be standing
that high above the ground, in a snowstorm, sweeping off the roof with a push
broom!
So, I forgave them.
Back at home after work, I changed clothes and tried to
start the lawn tractor. The battery was dead! I didn’t even bother with the charger.
I put some pants on, went over to O’Reilly’s, and bought a new one. They
checked and my warranty had expired (that’s where I bought the last one) so I
just manned-up and bought a new one.
I put it in the tractor, filled it up with gas and headed
out back. With great difficulty, I got most of it cut. The grass was almost
8-inches tall in places and I just cut it last week!
Sidebar: Avoid double fertilizing your lawn at all costs!
When I finished with that, I dragged out the push mower. I
cut the front lawn and then went out back and cleaned up everything I couldn’t
reach with the tractor. I almost put the push mower in the shed (with the
tarpaper and shingles) but I couldn’t get past my “security concerns.” I put the push mower back in the garage and
buttoned everything up for the night.
It was 8:37 PM! I warmed up two hot dogs and a can of Bush’s
Grilling beans and ate that for dinner. I watched some TV but went to sleep
early. I was tired…
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