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Finally back to computer. Had my knee 'scoped' last week and damage was a little more extensive than they thought. On crutches for a few weeks now. To make matters worse had a huge willow tree fall on my vacuum line and pump line. Got a friend to cut it off but it snapped my mainline wire. Now have that to repair and about 50 saddles to install on new section of bush before I even start to prepare the sugarhouse. Man I hate being on crutches. Not a more helpless feeling out there!
The only thing I have gotten done is wood. I likely have over 2 yrs worth, all cut, split and stacked. I only have to work thru tomorrow and then I am off until Jan 4. I have lots to do. Must walk the lines with a chainsaw and likely cut some trees/limbs off the lines. Must talk to the friend who was going to install about 300 taps and sell me the sap to see if he is ready. If he changed his plans I will try to add another 100-150 more of my own. Can't add too many until I get an RO. Planning on that for 2011. Will need sugarhouse addition with heated room to put the RO in. Going to really be busy because I'm looking to start building our new house too, from the lumber I am sawing and stickering. It sure takes a lot of lumber to complete a lumber list even for a 1100 sf house. This will be our retirement home but I hope not to retire for about 8 or 9 years. Got tanks to clean, evap to reclean, and a million other things to do. Also got to finish putting the solar in the sugarhouse. Panels are mounted, poles installed, main transmission line, and entrance cable are installed. Ready to wire the inside parts. This will run almost all of my lighting needs if I keep the snow off the panels. Should also run a blower. If needed I will start the genny but like the quiet as long as possible. The genny is not real bad because it sets about 75' away and has a sound barrier wall but I still like quiet. Will likely be doing everything alone unless i end up adding more taps at the last minute.
I need to get some ice fishing in so I can get tree tapping off my mind!!!! Ice should be ready soon I haven't check it yet but ther is some warm weather coming this weekend rain. I hate rain in the winter just makes a mess!!!:(
too much last minute x-mas stuff to do and I really don't want to do it!!!!
Maplewalnut,
Hope the recovery is quick. Never been on crutches.
Folks,
Merry Christmas!
From the Casbohm family
Chris
Yippee. No more french and teacher's dirty looks untill the 7 of January. Can hardley control my self with joy.
Hopefully my cold clears up so I can get working on the evaporator. Hard to think when you don't feel well. Have to start soldering pretty soon and see how well that goes.
Maplewalnut, Get well soon. Bad time to have that done with snowmobile season here!:cry:
Paul
Zman-yea tell me about it. It was supposed to be an in and out procedure back walking in a couple days. I still need to get up soon and get some signs from you but I guess thats another forum
Walnut Speedy recovery to you. I fractured my right knee 7 years ago when I did big air competitions on my snowmobiles. Man those were fun days. So I can concur crutches stink. I was in a full leg cast from my toes to my hip for 6 weeks then a soft cast for quite awhile. Still get sharp pains if I overstress it. RED ice fishing is on my list as well. Most lakes and ponds are holding 4 to 5 inches right now around me time to go. Snowing like mad today. 2 to 3 inches an hour.
I haven't gone ice fishing in many years. It was almost 40 below the last time I went and I got sort of cold. We didn't have a ice house or shelter either. I got so cold I couldn't feel the perch bit worth a darn so lost my maggots all the time.
It's not all that cold today so have to go outside and actually do something so that she who must be obeyed dosn't invent anything for me to do. She made me shovel snow today. Something to do with me being in school all the time and she had to do or something like that.
Here in NW Wisconsin, we have about 8" of snow on the ground, and a bunch more coming (7-15" over the next 3 days). That changes things in the woods. I am down to finalizing my new section of the bush, putting in droplines, connecting laterals to mains. Then by Feb it will be time to go through the rest of the bush and get ready for the fun!!!
On schedule and loving it.