What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Good morning hoarders!

 

Yup. Typically when we buy a new car we keep it over 10 years and over 100,000 then sell it. Usually we don't have to make repairs other then buying some tires and regular maintenance. It works for us.

 

Yeah. I really got disgusted with it when a couple times I had to call a neighbor to come and start an engine that has recoil starting. That hurt...

 

Another beautiful day here.

Checked on food plot yesterday and the radishes we planted are up! Deer are loving the clover I planted back in June.

 

Stacked a little more wood today but not a lot and no. I did not take any pictures so you just have to take my word for it. It has been really nice for working the last 2 days as we have not even seen 80 degrees. Love it. Mid 50's at night helps a lot too.

As I was stacking wood it suddenly dawned on me. Many, many moon ago, in fact it was in 1947 that I came down with that dreaded disease of polio. Woke up one morning and could not move. I was one scared little boy for sure. I was sleeping upstairs in the old house and my brothers and sister were downstairs while my mother was at a neighbor's washing clothes because our well was not too good and not enough to do laundry.

But when I woke up I could hear my brothers and sister downstairs. I tried to call to them but could not even do that. I don't remember how long it took but I somehow finally got so I could use my arms a little bit and was able to somehow roll off the bed. Of course my brothers and sister immediately started laughing because Denny fell out of bed. They came running upstairs and laughing all the way but suddenly they realized something bad was wrong. My sister was the oldest and she told my oldest brother to run to the neighbors and get our mother. The next thing I remember was my father having to carry me to the car and then in to the doctor's office and then into the hospital. And the worst thing I remember at the hospital were those danged hot packs, which were nothing but sheepskins that they boiled in water then put onto my body. I can remember crying and begging them to not do it but I was too paralyzed to even fight; all I could do was cry and yell. I'm sure they got tired of it as there were 3 of us in that room all doing the same thing. Bad memories for sure. But the good memory is when I was finally able to take a step on my own again and by the grace of God, I am still able.

 

Through the eyes of a child, amazing to hear Dennis. Though we know you had Polio I didn't realize you were only 3 going on 4 years old Curious how vivid memories come to us, well, me anyway. How frightening for small child, I'm sorry.