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[MedicCook]

That's more than I could have done that is for sure. I get winded playing wiffle ball with my girls.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

That's more than I could have done that is for sure. I get winded playing wiffle ball with my girls.

It was an a solid 8 hours of work.

I hauled all the stuff dug out by wheel barrow, dumped it a 1/2 block away over the hill into the swamp. Made 22 trips. My back and shoulders feel it now. I made the loads big so I had to make fewer trips - may not have been a wise choice - muscles ache.

Trying to mollify them with a stiff Vodka tonic. If the mosquitos weren't so bad, I'd go sit outside with a cigar too.

[DPD6030]

Reminds me when I used to work as a farmhand on a sod farm. Talk about intense workouts. The young wipper snappers of today don't know what hard work really is/was.

I feel for you Rev. Wheelbarrowed about 7 yards of topsoil a couple of weekends ago and boy I felt my age when that was done. Let's just say I was intimate with the ibuprofen bottle for a couple of days

[KenS]

Originally Posted by DPD6030

Reminds me when I used to work as a farmhand on a sod farm. Talk about intense workouts. The young wipper snappers of today don't know what hard work really is/was.

Ok, I can't let this pass. You, Andrew referring to "young wipper snappers?". How old are you, eleven??

[DPD6030]

Originally Posted by KenS

Ok, I can't let this pass. You, Andrew referring to "young wipper snappers?". How old are you, eleven??

Hey I may be approaching 28 but being the occupation I chose I see these young kids and all they want is things given to them. If not they will take it and not work for it. Of course I think that the parents have much to do with this.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by DPD6030

Hey I may be approaching 28 but being the occupation I chose I see these young kids and all they want is things given to them. If not they will take it and not work for it. Of course I think that the parents have much to do with this.

I'm sure you see do some of the cream of the crop But I'm thinking you call them something other than 'young wipper snappers'

[DPD6030]

Originally Posted by KenS

I'm sure you see do some of the cream of the crop But I'm thinking you call them something other than 'young wipper snappers'

You are correct sir. I won't say what I call them as this is a family site.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by DPD6030

Reminds me when I used to work as a farmhand on a sod farm. Talk about intense workouts. The young wipper snappers of today don't know what hard work really is/was.

Problem is, I don't consider 47 to be all that old. I think it is my job which has made my hands soft. Not much call for the use of back, leg, and arm muscles when doing Pastoral care.

Used to do much of the landscape work at a private golf course in Green Bay, as part of the grounds crew for the course. Was also involved in digging up and fixing sprinkler system pipes when they broke.

No stranger to back-breaking work, just been a long time.

[Whee]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Problem is, I don't consider 47 to be all that old. I think it is my job which has made my hands soft. Not much call for the use of back, leg, and arm muscles when doing Pastoral care.

Used to do much of the landscape work at a private golf course in Green Bay, as part of the grounds crew for the course. Was also involved in digging up and fixing sprinkler system pipes when they broke.

No stranger to back-breaking work, just been a long time.

Rev, I'm sure you do some heavy lifting in your work.

I get winded just reaching for the remote control.

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by illinoishoosier

Rev, I'm sure you do some heavy lifting in your work.

Yes, but the heavy lifting is done by Christ. Mine is all mental.

[kugie]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

That's more than I could have done that is for sure. I get winded playing wiffle ball with my girls.

Get half way done and the kids are playing and that looks a whole lot more fun.