hunter63
09-27-2010, 02:22 PM
Maybe should have posted this in the "gardening" section, but was too good not to share.
Just struck me as humorous.
I had cleaned up all my tomatoes, as they were showing signs of blight, and had bagged them up for off site disposal.
So I head out to the cities yard waste/composting site (one good thing about our city) with my bags, Monday morning, 10'ish.
As I have sorta been retired for a year or so, I thought I would miss the Sat rush of week end warriors.
You know, the brand new SUV with a hurried 30-ish, driver, speeding in, heaving bags into the pile, winching at the couple of spots of dirt and grime on the new carpet, and take off, hoping to not miss his "T" time or collage football game.
Pulled in and there were about 7-8 older people (?, retired?), unloading.
Now what I noticed was the lack of rush, take bags out of 10 year old pickup (you know the kind with the compass by the RR mirror).
Carefully untie the bag, empty the contents, dump it out, straighten and fold the bag for recycling (another trip?) and put back in the truck.
When done, head for the free compost, and wood chip mulch, load into those same bags, and brought along buckets, with a brought along shovel.
Then off to home, lunch, watch their stories, and take a nap.
I guess I need one of them compasses, but I gotta tell you this state of mind isn't a bad thing.
Just struck me as humorous.
I had cleaned up all my tomatoes, as they were showing signs of blight, and had bagged them up for off site disposal.
So I head out to the cities yard waste/composting site (one good thing about our city) with my bags, Monday morning, 10'ish.
As I have sorta been retired for a year or so, I thought I would miss the Sat rush of week end warriors.
You know, the brand new SUV with a hurried 30-ish, driver, speeding in, heaving bags into the pile, winching at the couple of spots of dirt and grime on the new carpet, and take off, hoping to not miss his "T" time or collage football game.
Pulled in and there were about 7-8 older people (?, retired?), unloading.
Now what I noticed was the lack of rush, take bags out of 10 year old pickup (you know the kind with the compass by the RR mirror).
Carefully untie the bag, empty the contents, dump it out, straighten and fold the bag for recycling (another trip?) and put back in the truck.
When done, head for the free compost, and wood chip mulch, load into those same bags, and brought along buckets, with a brought along shovel.
Then off to home, lunch, watch their stories, and take a nap.
I guess I need one of them compasses, but I gotta tell you this state of mind isn't a bad thing.