THE FOUR RULES

1. ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED.

2. NEVER POINT YOUR MUZZLE AT SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY.

3. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET AND YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT.

4. KNOW YOUR TARGET AND WHAT'S BEYOND.

Winston Churchill said
"A GENTLEMAN, SELDOM, IF EVER, NEEDS A GUN.
BUT WHEN HE DOES, HE NEEDS IT VERY BADLY!"
Si Vis Paceum Para Bellum

Sam Adams, more than beer

“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen”
Samuel Adams

Lincoln on power

"We must prevent these things being done, by either congresses or courts — The people — the people — are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it —" Abraham Lincoln

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

That worked out so well

Last week, I had purchased a new engine for the tiller. When I pulled the belt guard, I found that the engine on it had a built in gear box with counter rotating shafts. The engine I bought had a single shaft. I'm just lucky that way. I boxed the new engine back up and returned it and then made my way to the engine shop to see if I could get a new gas tank for a thirty year old tiller. They had  to order one, but I got one that fit, sort of. I had to make some modifications just to be able to get the gas cap off, but now the tiller runs great. The motor I returned was 99 dollars plus tax. I got a refund and when I ordered the tank, 91 dollars plus tax. There's just something not right about that.

I planted some asparagus that we found at a local nursery and out Boston Terrier proceeded to rip half of it out of the ground. So we decided we were going to need a fence around the garden. We found a section of chain link at a garage sale that was free. The rest we are putting a 3 ft high picket fence around. I got the post set and part of the fence up when I ran out of stakes. We are taking old pallets apart for the thin slats, they make great fence pickets.

Woke up to rain this morning. The garden was almost dry enough to till. I can't get a break. I'll get out a while when it drys up a little and get the rails put up and the gate built, then I need to go find 6 or 7 more pallets. Hopefully it will quit raining for a few days so I can finish getting the ground tilled and ready.

Maybe the rain is over for a while. Of course I'm waiting for the pig flyover too. 

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