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07-20-2008, 03:14 PM
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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
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07-20-2008, 03:58 PM
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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...  then again, I've never dug a ditch, or driven a canoe either...  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 !! 
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07-20-2008, 04:15 PM
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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!!!
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07-20-2008, 06:11 PM
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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!
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07-20-2008, 06:17 PM
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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'.
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07-20-2008, 08:08 PM
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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
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