What's wrong with that. Shovels fall over on hard surfaces that's why you have to lean on them. Years ago people would fight for those jobs, now these young ones don't want to get their hands dirty.Well, it takes a bit of time to get from New York you know
They aren't much better here Mike, believe me. Come to think about it - (council workers (state/county/town etc) and the same all over the world. It take at least four of em to dig a hole so another four can fill it. One to do the digging, one on standby incase the first one collapses with exhaustion, one to watch over the collapsed guy while the second one digs and the fourth to sit on his butt and supervise
You have that right!! And I consider anyone under 35 a "young one"... Of course there are those rare exceptions, the few and far between ones.ears ago people would fight for those jobs, now these young ones don't want to get their hands dirty.
So um - whose holding the Guinness ???Why does it take 3 Irishmen to change a light bulb.
1 to hold the bulb and 2 to turn the chair.
Yea, 3 doesn't seem like enough manpower!Why does it take 3 Irishmen to change a light bulb.
1 to hold the bulb and 2 to turn the chair.
If the barstool has casters...Yea, 3 doesn't seem like enough manpower!
4x4's too with automatic transmission. Cheap on fuel!Well heck - all I have is four all terrain grass clearers:
Dave: We use the first one like you show in the pix for 'towin', got a new Poulan for mowing a couple of years ago. Wife kept running over rocks with it; we grow them here. Took of the deck and all associated stuff; now have ground clearance. Hmmm, maybe that was last year.Greetings all from N California (the "other" CA) where the lakes are full, snow is deep and the roofs are caving in. After 4 days of nice sunshine it's raining AGAIN. No problems down here at 1400' other than a few trees down.
After seeing @santafewillie s new mower I have to show off too so I'll post a pic of my worn out old Craftsmens. I spent a little time in the trainroom a couple days ago and did some vacuuming and track cleaning and then ran the Daylight around the boring circle a bit and moved a car into the sugar mill area. Not building much lately as I am not happy with the way I layed it out and thinkin of making some track changes. I might be able to get back in there if my "tender" runs out of projects for me. Next purchases for me will be several beet gondolas and a couple GE 70 tonners to work the mill. And some sugar hoppers. Otherwise not much else goin on. Heres a couple pics I took of the 10' x 12' train room.
And the mowers. One for mowin and the other for towin.
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I looked that up. the city of Indianapolis has a process, and only 16 of 169 applications for reimbursement were approved by the city.I know who I'd be getting to pay for it - and it wouldn't be this little black duck
Troy- Congrats on the book. For some reason I thought all your game pieces were 3-D printed.
I wish that I didn't have to retire my old Craftsman, but it was 18 years old. In the last 12 months, I had to replace two front tires, four wheel bearings, two mandrels (of three), one pivot link, weld a deck support, replace all three blades, replace both the blade belt and drive belt, and repair an oil leak. Some of this was routine and needed to be done annually anyway. I was facing a seat replacement, probable third mandrel, muffler, discharge outlet chute, two rear tires, engine, and several pulleys. The brush guard disintegrated and I think that I might have had a leak in the gas tank. Couldn't really tell, but I could smell gasoline regularly. It was beginning to cost too much to maintain.I have to show off too so I'll post a pic of my worn out old Craftsmens.
Did you turn it into a redneck lawn decoration? Or take it to the shooting range to put it out of your misery?I wish that I didn't have to retire my old Craftsman, but it was 18 years old. In the last 12 months, I had to replace two front tires, four wheel bearings, two mandrels (of three), one pivot link, weld a deck support, replace all three blades, replace both the blade belt and drive belt, and repair an oil leak. Some of this was routine and needed to be done annually anyway. I was facing a seat replacement, probable third mandrel, muffler, discharge outlet chute, two rear tires, engine, and several pulleys. The brush guard disintegrated and I think that I might have had a leak in the gas tank. Couldn't really tell, but I could smell gasoline regularly. It was beginning to cost too much to maintain.