I am SO stinking tired!!!

indianasmith · June 15, 2011, 12:02:03 AM

We had three goats come up very wormy Sunday afternoon - gums white as snow, no energy, listless. We wormed all three and tried to drench them and give them electrolytes, but all three died during the day today. I HATE losing livestock!!!!

Then my best pal and I spent ALL DAY when I wasn't nursing sick goats rebuilding the transom on my boat to hold the new 25HP motor I bought for it last week. Replacing a simply piece of plywood should not take two grown men over 8 hours!!!!

I think I will sleep till noon tomorrow . . . wait, I can't, we've got to finish reassembling the boat and bolting the new motor onto it.

With any luck, maybe a test drive tomorrow afternoon?

Andrew · June 15, 2011, 06:51:06 AM

Sorry to hear about the goats. It is frustrating when an animal dies, and you know it could have been prevented. It's just difficult to catch everything in time.

Quote from: indianasmith on June 15, 2011, 12:02:03 AM
Then my best pal and I spent ALL DAY when I wasn't nursing sick goats rebuilding the transom on my boat to hold the new 25HP motor I bought for it last week. Replacing a simply piece of plywood should not take two grown men over 8 hours!!!!

You know perfectly well that every project will take 2-4 times longer than expected! I run into this every time I go to fix something on the house, because I discover that not only do I need to replace what I expected to replace, but two or three things that are attached to it as well.

Flick James · June 15, 2011, 09:23:30 AM

I WISH I had more time to spend on household projects. I love my boys utterly and completely, but a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old really eat into one's time, at least when both parents are working full time that is. I'm tired all the time.

AndyC · June 15, 2011, 09:47:27 AM

That reminds me. I have to replace the transom on my boat. Pretty badly rotted. And the seats need sanding and varnishing. The rest of the boat is aluminum, but the wood needs occasional attention. That is if I can find the time between mowing the lawn and doing body work on the van.

Hammock Rider · June 15, 2011, 12:51:00 PM

I hate fixing the transom's on all my boats. Lately I've been thinking of going down to that new Big Box outlet, Transoms, Forecastles and Beyond and picking up one of them fancy store bought transoms. Just doesn't seem right though.

bob · June 15, 2011, 02:21:55 PM

Yesterday I woke up at 3 and fell asleep at 6 at night. Today I wokeup at 1 in the morning....I'm going on fumes.

akiratubo · June 15, 2011, 02:31:21 PM

Hell, if it only took me eight hours to put up one piece of plywood, I'd be pretty happy.

indianasmith · June 15, 2011, 05:07:59 PM

it is DONE!!! Ray came over at 8:30 this AM and we worked all morning - putting the new transom in, carefully drilling all the holes, re mounting all the aluminum fittings that attach to the transom, and finally mounting the new motor itself. FOUR three inch long, 5/16" bolts holding that 25hp bad boy onto an inch and a half of treated plywood - any accident that rips that motor off is pretty much going to have to tear the boat in two now!!! I'm off to the lake on Friday. Fun Fun!!!

Cthulhu · June 15, 2011, 05:33:14 PM

I just plain stink.

RCMerchant · June 15, 2011, 05:43:10 PM

What you need,Indy,is a little R and R! Get a BAD movie-snuggle up to yer wifey-and relax.

I,myself-work 8 hours every day-at the same monotonous job. It's not so much physically draining-(I operate machinery) than it is mentally numbing. I come home from work a brain dead zombie. Why it is that I don't post so much on here during the evening Monday thru Thursday-'cept early in the morn. I usually cook dinner for me and my son Eddie,and watch the reruns of the old Route 66 TV show on channel 2-(a religious channel that plays old tv shows from the 50s in the evening-Route 66 is my favorite.)

RELAX! Give yerself a break! If you was here I'd give ya a drink and a seat-watch old monster movies.

indianasmith · June 16, 2011, 12:48:31 AM

Thanks RC!
All the labor will be totally worth it Friday as I zip around my favorite lake and pick up LOTS and LOTS of arrowheads!!!

Umaril The Unfeathered · June 16, 2011, 11:59:06 AM

Quote from: indianasmith on June 15, 2011, 05:07:59 PM
it is DONE!!! Ray came over at 8:30 this AM and we worked all morning - putting the new transom in, carefully drilling all the holes, re mounting all the aluminum fittings that attach to the transom, and finally mounting the new motor itself. FOUR three inch long, 5/16" bolts holding that 25hp bad boy onto an inch and a half of treated plywood - any accident that rips that motor off is pretty much going to have to tear the boat in two now!!! I'm off to the lake on Friday. Fun Fun!!!

Indy, Ray, and one of Ray's friends worked tirelessly to restore to boat to it's original condition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr_B7QTkXpw

indianasmith · June 16, 2011, 03:53:33 PM

We managed to catch and treat 28 out of 34 goats this morning. And I got stung on the arm by a wasp. It was about 100 degrees too! But now I'm bathed and about to cook supper before I hook up the Water Falcon and head off to the lake!

Ed, Ego and Superego · June 16, 2011, 04:37:15 PM

Good luck with the reentransomated boat!

Allhallowsday · June 16, 2011, 10:56:55 PM

It's a good thing I don't sleep at night, not much at all... what time is it? Midnight?

Yeh, and it's THUNDERDOME for me too, 3 go in, but NONE come out...