Not sure I won this battle

Beutiful day here today. Went to cut some more farwood. Had a big dead ash in mind but after looking at it more I thought there is low hangin fruit to be had in another spot. Spied a small locust and a small hackberry that looked to be much less taxing on my low energy level today. Locust was my first victom. Back lean and the wind was not in my favor but I can do this I says to myself. I wanted to drop it in a clearing in the woods that I could get close to it with my truck to load it up. I decided to make my back cut first and wedge the hell out of it and then make my face cuts and bang the wedges till it went over. All was going well till I realized I left to much hinge and stuck my saw back into the back cut. Nicked my wedges and spit them out and at the same time a gust of wind pushed the tree back on the stump. Out comes the straps and cables and the winch to pull it back over. The hackberry was just 20 feet away in the timber and I wasnt sure if I wanted to drop it after wrestling a bunch of heavy locust rounds into the truck and knowing full well it was going to get hung up in a couple other trees. What the hell, I am here, its a beutiful day, why not ruin the day by working my azz off. As expected it got hung. Rolled it off the stump with a cant hook and it fell were I wanted it. Got the straps hooked to it to drag it 100 feet to the clearing and it got lodged on some unseen stump. Out comes the winch and a chain and a snatch block to redirect it. Got it out and loaded and headed home. I am some kinda tired, the wood hauler is sitting out by my stacks severly over loaded and I dont care. I am going to take a nap and then eat supper and then think about continuing that nap till tomorrow morning. It's times like these that I wish I was young and dumb and only care about guns, sex, and motercycles.

 

sounds like you need an adult beverage of choice, maybe several after a day like that

 

Been there done that with the hang up. Im sure many of us have.

Did the best you could despite the hang ups (no pun intended). At least it was a nice day. You walked away, collect your thoughts, relax and tomorrow is another day. Hang in there and let us know how it goes tomorrow.

 

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Worse chit can happen..

 

Sounds like a better day than working to me.

 

Meh, sounds like you won to me, just had to fight harder than you planned on.

 

Butcher you definitely still won, but it put up a lot more fight than you expected.

 

Anytime something unexpected happens and you overcome and walk away in the end is a good day

 

No damage to equipment or self is a win. That chit will be there another day so;

 

You most certainly won. Maybe a little tired and sore, but living to fight another day. Next beautiful day go and relax. Or take a motorcycle ride witb a babe on the back to the gun store.

 

He was...until yesterday!