Wile E Cub's first Snow Plowing(in my hands, anyway)

[awander]

Well, the plowing job ain't pretty, but it IS plowed!



I probably didn't really need to plow this(it was only about 3 or 4") but that's why I bought the tractor-at least, that's my excuse, and I'm stickin' with it!

[Bigdog]

Andy - looks like you have an able assistant. Don't worry about plowing only 3 or 4 inches of snow. It will give you practice for the really big stuff. The tractor looks ready!

[awander]

Big Dog:

Yeah, if she could reach the clutch, I'd be worried....

I had a blast doing it anyway-an I sure could use some more practice!

I had a guy who used to plow my driveway, and he was so good at it, he made it look easy. Did a beautiful job, too, but the he got out of the snow-plowing business.

Gave me a good reasin to buy Wile E., though....

[beaconlight]

I bet even better justification is that proud smile on the pretty one in drivers seat. Looks like you sure have brought joy to that little ones heart.

bill

[awander]

Bill, I'd like to claim credit for the joy in her heart, but it seeems like it is always there-it brings joy to MY heart just to see it!..

Thanks for the kind words.

[Rudi]

Andy:

I really gets addictive, so much so that as soon as there is a dusting, off ya wanna be firing up the Cub.

Btw, your daughter reminds me of a picture of my daughter way back in 87 when I was building my house. She was all of 3-1/2, sittin up in the operators seat of a high hoe (excavator) and of course a little later with her carpenter's apron.

Even today it brings joy to my heart and a tear to my eye.. they really never do grow up.. at least not in your heart...

['Country' Elliott]

Hey Andy...I'm sure that the smile on your face matches that of your daughter's! It's hard to beat "Plowin' Fun On A Cub"

[beaconlight]

Andy it brigs a smile to me too.
Rudi's story reminds me of a couple of stories. I added a full dormer to our Cape when the kids were small. My 9 1/2 year old daughter Beverly (named after her mother) and her 3 1/2 year old brother went out of the kitchen in to the back yard. Mom was in the kitchen and noticed. They went thru the kitchen and out in to the back yard. 3rd or 4th time this happened Mom caught wise something was happening and went out to check up. Big sister was following her brother the ladder and in the furture bed room window. Mom was smart enough not to scare them off the ladder but they were stopped before they got out the kitchen again. Course I was in trouble when I didn't think it to be a world shaking travesty, just good practice.
Bev has helped me frame a house since then and ladders are not the bugga boo they were to her then. She still wouldn't come up on the roof to lay shingles but she did carry them up the ladder and pass them to me.
Daughter Kathryn got her nose out of joint one evenong at supper. We were to go somewhere after supper so I said to her you help your mother clean up and Bill and I will go up on the roof and install a power vent. "How come I always get the dirty work and he gets all the fun?" Next it Bill help your mother and Kathryn up on the roof with me. At this point she realizes she had never been on a roof and wasn't sure she wanted to ruin her record. But being as thick headed as her dad she got to the top of the ladder, had a little trouble from the ladder to roof. I helped her. We lifted shingles and cut out the sheathing insatalled the fan and replaced shingles as needed. During this Bill was up with us, finished with mom. We picked out the grammer school, Int School, High school as well as watching planes land a Newark airport. Never did get any where else that night. As we put the tools away I said to Kathryn" Never ask for for anythig unless you really want it. Cause you just mioght get it"
There are a number of more too and some include the grand kids. But that is enough for now.

Bill