You won't believe what I just did!!!
 

All of you who drive canoes and dig ditches and do all kinds of exciting stuff, well I am no where in your league. I often say "I've never done anything near what some of these people have done".

WELL!!!!! Today was the day!!

The guy around the corner was using a chain saw to cut down big branches on the tree in front of his house.

Everybody was watching him.

I said "wow, that looks interesting"

He said: "Want to give it a try??" I said "yeah, like you are going to hand me a chainsaw"

HE HANDED ME THE CHAINSAW.

I dropped my packages and went to town on one of the branches. Took me some time to cut through the branches BUT I DID IT!!!

It was SOOOOOO COOOL to use a chainsaw for the first time.

I laughed my head off.

I wonder what I'll do tomorrow!!!!!! lol

frankly, I'm terrified of chainsaws...

low vision, plus weak-as-a-kitten hands is part of it...

the rest is probably due to hearing of accidents when I lived in woodstove country (rural snowy Northern California) and developed an allergy to chainsaws.

oh, and that movie I saw as a teen, about some deranged person in Texas...

:eek:

then again, I've never dug a ditch, or driven a canoe either...

:D

but the IMPORTANT thing is, YOU did it, and you had FUN, and learned something new... for which I am proud of you, Melody.

you GO, girl !!

:cool:

Awesome! What a great neighbor!

During college I worked for a tree pruner and learned to use a chainsaw, it really is fun!

I used to have a fantasy to learn to operate one of those humongous shovels. I wanted to dig a huge hole for some crazy reason. Now my coordination and weakness would make it impossible so I nominate you to go do it for me, Mel! Take your video camera!!!

Wow, that takes guts!! What ARE you going to do tomorrow? Climb a telephone pole? Without those spiked shoes, of course...;)

Just goes to show you that taking advantage of opportunities that arise helps your dreams come true!

Melody that's great, sounds like fun. Lot's of power there. Something like that needs to be done more often. Keep the ole' blood a pumpin'.

I had to laugh at what Debbie said "without those spiked shoes"

I haven't worn heels since I was 18 years old. That's a looooooonnnnggg time ago.

Want to know what I always wanted to do (EVER SINCE I SAW THE MOVIE ALIEN 2)

Remember when Ripley fights the Mama Alien. She's straps herself into this BIG PAYLOADER LIFTER THING and she kicks butt with this thing.

I remember saying "wow, I could do that"!!!

Hey, if I could use a chainsaw, there's no stopping me now!!! lol