tony barnhill
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So, today the landscapers were here installing a new patio between the house and Garage-Mahal off the rear deck where Jerri can see it from her outdoor kitchen....everything was going well until they started moving these 2 huge Tennessee Creek bed stones as a landing at the bottom of the steps...the smaller of the 2 (about 5'x4'x4") went in place and leveled pretty easily...the larger (6x6x4") created a little problem...it toppled out of the tractor's bucket & pinned my feet underneath! OUCH!
In the adrennalin of the moment, one of the hefty young workers grabbed an end and lifted it to allow me to get free...then he fell to the ground from the exertion...we estimated it weighed nearly 1/2ton as the tractor was straining to pick it up!
I hobbled to doctor where they x-rayed both feet - nothing broken thank goodness for my leather work shoes - but several veins were bursted & bleeding inside feet...skin scraped off in several places & sore as you now what....put 'em up & ice pack was the remedy...but the right one looks like a puff ball now & I can't stand on it...so, I won't be wearing any shoes or moving around for a few days. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif
Oh, but Jerri says the patio turned out nicely...now they've got to build a rose bed around one side of it...when they get the natural stones for the border...maybe tomorrow I'll get up & see how it looks.
....& this weekend is the big Grand Prix American Rolex Sports Car Series - Porsche 250 - in Birmingham & I've got tickets!
In the adrennalin of the moment, one of the hefty young workers grabbed an end and lifted it to allow me to get free...then he fell to the ground from the exertion...we estimated it weighed nearly 1/2ton as the tractor was straining to pick it up!
I hobbled to doctor where they x-rayed both feet - nothing broken thank goodness for my leather work shoes - but several veins were bursted & bleeding inside feet...skin scraped off in several places & sore as you now what....put 'em up & ice pack was the remedy...but the right one looks like a puff ball now & I can't stand on it...so, I won't be wearing any shoes or moving around for a few days. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif
Oh, but Jerri says the patio turned out nicely...now they've got to build a rose bed around one side of it...when they get the natural stones for the border...maybe tomorrow I'll get up & see how it looks.
....& this weekend is the big Grand Prix American Rolex Sports Car Series - Porsche 250 - in Birmingham & I've got tickets!