My cancer is gone but my list of complaints is still pretty big. The neuropathy in my hands could easily bring me to a screeching halt. My lungs suffered more damage than I am willing to admit and I am thankful that long distance running was never on my list of things to accomplish. It would be pretty easy to sit in a chair and feel sorry for myself. Well easy except that this would bore me to tears.
I was in the construction industry for over 35 years and a welder now for the past 15 years. I learned habits during this time that I carry with me even now. At the end of the day I always plan tomorrow. What projects need to be done, the tools I will need and the process in which to do them. There are always things in construction that aren't any fun but there is an order to things, foundations before floors.
I no longer have a crew but I keep these attitudes. I want to rebuild a little six foot by twelve foot entry way to my shop and what was once so simple is proving to be a large task. I am not in a hurry. I divided it up into segments and little by little I will get it done. Digging first, then a footing for a stem wall, then the little garden wall and a new walkway. The digging is mostly done and yesterday I got the load of gravel and now it is waiting for me. I can't use my truck until I unload it.
I did that on purpose. I didn't want the pain of today to provide an excuse not to continue this project.
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I was in the construction industry for over 35 years and a welder now for the past 15 years. I learned habits during this time that I carry with me even now. At the end of the day I always plan tomorrow. What projects need to be done, the tools I will need and the process in which to do them. There are always things in construction that aren't any fun but there is an order to things, foundations before floors.
I no longer have a crew but I keep these attitudes. I want to rebuild a little six foot by twelve foot entry way to my shop and what was once so simple is proving to be a large task. I am not in a hurry. I divided it up into segments and little by little I will get it done. Digging first, then a footing for a stem wall, then the little garden wall and a new walkway. The digging is mostly done and yesterday I got the load of gravel and now it is waiting for me. I can't use my truck until I unload it.
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| Brand new wheel barrel with two wheels! |
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ReplyDeleteTwo wheeled barrows make good ergonomic sense, especially if the weight is balanced so that it does not centered on your hand, but on the wheels. Good luck with your construction project!
ReplyDeleteI have only one wheel on my barrow but then I have only one wheel on my life. Jerry you just make my life .
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