tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post948931961293997647..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : A matter of principalRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-75951534835101395962013-09-28T21:20:58.945-05:002013-09-28T21:20:58.945-05:00So when do the goats arrive? So when do the goats arrive? Way Out Wearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806794241952158361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-9433699073351011152013-09-28T13:26:57.635-05:002013-09-28T13:26:57.635-05:00I would have been cursing and kicking that mower. ...I would have been cursing and kicking that mower. You must have patience. I don't. Good feeling though wasn't it, when you finished mowing?!BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-23669539194140025782013-09-28T07:38:04.969-05:002013-09-28T07:38:04.969-05:00Wow, you are not a quitter! Good job! I do the mo...Wow, you are not a quitter! Good job! I do the mowing here at the Pines and when it was time to get a new mower (the old one was from the previous owner and had truly run it's course) I picked a zero turn number...hated it! But I stuck with it and learned to do a pretty good job of mowing. Jack spent many hours this spring fixing cables and belts but when a different problem came up a few weeks ago we sent it to the mower hospital. Unfortunately, it's still there. The guy who mows Jack's office area now has mowed us and frankly, I'm not that sad! I enjoy mowing, but coming home and seeing it all done??? priceless!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-62978994514806358872013-09-28T06:38:39.684-05:002013-09-28T06:38:39.684-05:00I have to admit though, a goat buying story would ...I have to admit though, a goat buying story would have made a helluva blog post :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-55833348807714950642013-09-28T05:56:09.630-05:002013-09-28T05:56:09.630-05:00Great story! I like your view - my husband always ...Great story! I like your view - my husband always referred to my obsession with not giving up as "stubbornness". ;-) Actually, I get a HUGE amount of satisfaction when I solve something. I had to take apart a stove hood to remove a dead mouse, then install a new one. It took all day, 2 trips to the hardware store, and then I had to take it out and re-install it a second time because I had a baffle in backwards, but I was pretty proud to have done it all by myself. Every time I use it, I feel happy. Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-74643197635793656462013-09-28T05:50:23.236-05:002013-09-28T05:50:23.236-05:00You have great tenacity Rick... it's a wonderf...You have great tenacity Rick... it's a wonderful quality to have ;-)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-9956288542399394262013-09-28T00:50:02.498-05:002013-09-28T00:50:02.498-05:00Good for you for not giving up and getting a goat....Good for you for not giving up and getting a goat. The belt broke on the farm lawn mower too this week. It's a very long belt. It's for a lawn mower that handles like a skidsteer. It has two rudder arms to govern instead of a steering wheel. It can turn on a dime.<br />JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-72322196184381166362013-09-27T23:57:09.176-05:002013-09-27T23:57:09.176-05:00The mandavilla is pretty, but the story was far mo...The mandavilla is pretty, but the story was far more entertaining! I enjoyed the anticipation I felt in finding out just how this would end up. My husband had double bypass surgery a couple of years back, but he still wanted to cut his lawn. The doctor was not as enthusiastic, until later. He finally agreed to a riding mower, so we purchased one after much research. A year later, there was a problem, but the place where we bought it fixed it under warranty, and it has been great since. Turned out, we just got a defective battery. I should say that my husband spent a great deal of time trying to fix it himself before he called the place where we purchased it. Lesson learned here, call when it is still under warranty. Let them handle it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606590257093666709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-5471956006992017152013-09-27T23:28:40.876-05:002013-09-27T23:28:40.876-05:00I think I would have gone to a pet store for goats...I think I would have gone to a pet store for goats.<br />You worked extra hard, Rick.<br />Glad you didn't let it 'whup' you, though. <br />My hat's off to you.<br />Smiles,<br />J.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-41536517981330581362013-09-27T21:54:26.312-05:002013-09-27T21:54:26.312-05:00"I either had to fix it, or buy goats"--..."I either had to fix it, or buy goats"--loved that line!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com