I'll be bummed out all day on Saturday, actually started already. I had a GREAT time last year meeting many forum personalities face to face.
This summer is just too busy for me; there is really no other reason. I've got too many weekends planned with sawing, shows and painting the house.
If you can't go and wanted to, what is your reason??
Captain
Sawing, selling the house, buying houses for my two kids and moving away, all this month ??? That enough reason ??? ;) ;D :D :D :D
Work >:(, trying to earn a living to support my sawing habit. :),WORK, >:( bills, ;D , son starting college 8), work >:( Taxes, >:(, work, but mostly, WORK >:(
To many doctors appt. that i couldn't get out of I even tryed to tell it would help me mend faster but no go ::) guess there is always next year 8)
property purchase, work load committment, visit with past students of 35 years ago and some I have already forgot about due to time. :D
Health, or lack of it.......... :(
They say "where there's a will, there's a way!!" ....... ::)
They're right, acccording to my meesus anyways.....
She says if I head that way, I had better have a will.............. :D :D :D
She's serious too, that's the really scary part. :o
Work >:(, and Rita's Work 8). If she didn't I'd really have to work :o.
Local street fest (Strassenfest). Lots of beer to drink, bull to shot, and oh yea, I have to cook for about 100 people on Sunday >:( I'll make it next year ;D
I'm gonna be at a pig roast. Just not in Mich. We have our own pig roast every 2 years here at the farm. Usually set the date sometime about a year in advance. This time we picked the same date Jeff picked. And, I have about 75 pepole going to show up that expect me to be here cooking the pig.
I do know one thing though.......it's going to be a lot cooler at the Mich pig roast then it is here. I've been getting ready most of the day today and the temp peaked at 102 in the shade! :o
Well, the State men's softball tournament is this weekend, and we are defending champions. That, however, is a pretty poor excuse. ;D
In reality, I hope we're blown out of the water soon so I can get back to working on my house and getting some office work out of the way. Plus, the expense of going out there is a little too much for us this year. We are hoping to make it part of our vacation plans for the whole family next year.
My sons birthdays are August 5th & August 6th. We are having a picnic to celebrate on Sunday the 7th.
I am really, really glad that I went to Sawlex and got to meet some outstanding folks there.
I'm also living vicariously and watching them on the webcam. ;D
Cause.........................got too many irons in the fire.......not enough money.......not enough time........no dependable way to go...........customers jumping up and down wondering when I'm gona' get there (not a complaint).........would have to eat crow when I got back......and cause DanG didn't drink enough beer so he could sell the cans to help pay for half the trip..............gona' try for it next year though, shore nuff. We're so depressed about it all that DanG and me have decided to have a little pig roast of our own just to feel part of yall's hoggin' around. We'll refresh the cam and take a bite every 60 seconds. It won't be the same, but we sure would appreciate it if yall' would try to eat enough for all of us that didn't make it. Maybe we can post some pics for our 1st Annual Southeastern pig roast.
Mom passed away in January and am having to build a new shop as old one was on the homestead farm. Really wanted to meet all you FFers........hope there'll be another next year. :-[
Just too much work and tooo little time! Have too many things on my to-do list and I already went to Sawlex (which I really enjoyed) and can't afford the time away. My only good production time is from the end of June til Labor Day, after that I get interupted 5 days a week with a job. 8) ;D
Mother is in the hospital and oldest daughter is do any time. Hopefully next year.
EZ
Just a bad date for me... Daughters birthday on the 6th, mine on the 7th, so lots of family stuff round here, and lots of cake and pecan pie 8) smiley_balloon_01 smiley_balloon_01
Working 7 days a week and still getting behind :( 2.30 diesel and 2200 miles but I will be watching the web cam ;D
Dead presidents mostly,or the lack thereof
I was planning to come , then my wife scheduled some surgery for today . Now I'm her nurse for the weekend . 8)
Sounds like it will be a lot of fun but a leetle bit far for a weekend trip. My partner is on holidays, pulled rank, so I got the short straw.
I was raring ready to go and got my farm work all done and my 100% scottish fiance who lives just 2 hours south of Jeff got her leg ran over by her own car so she is down and I stayed home but I am 100% going every year here after no ifs and or buts !
We were thinking about going, but as it got closer, we got more things that have to be done. They all take money and all our spare time. We will definately be in Hot Springs on the 13th for the forestry expo, unless one customer changes his mind A G A I N about cutting around 4500bf of cedar. I'm ready to get that out of the way. ;D
Unclebuck, DanG your fiance really didn't want you going to come up with that excuse. :D :D ;D ;D
Seriously, I hope she didn't hurt herself to bad, I hate to hear about it.
Yep I would hate to have been that car after she got up off the ground ! smiley_smash
I'm an introvert,i get paralyzed in a crowd
Broken mill . . . now fixed.
Broken truck . . . getting fixed Monday.
Broken bank account . . . getting fixed as soon as the the truck gets fixed to darg the fixed mill out to the jobs that piled up while it was broken.
See y'all NEXT year :)
Too cheap, plain and simple. ::) I could make the excuse that I'm poor, or broke, but I've always been that way.
I ain't gonna be totally left out, though. Woodbowl is coming over this morning. We're gonna load up a couple of logs and head up to brdmkr's place to help initiate his sawing career. I guess there won't be any piggy for us, but we'll keep an eye on the roadside for a reasonably fresh armadillo or sumpin.
Also talked with Customsawyer yesterday. He's thinking of taking a little motorcycle ride today, and may end up down here too. ;D
Would have been great to meet Forestry Forum characters in person, to see what you lot are made of. :D
I normally say distance is no object as far as work is concerned......but in this case the Piggy Roast is a little TOO far for me!! :( :D
Never mind. I'll settle for the next best and enjoy many moments of webcam entertainment.
Thanx for that Jeff. You're my hero!!
Indian Cave Capers is this weekend for all of us people who love to go underground. Will be going into Wyandotte Cave to do some exploring and picture taking. The state may close the cave for good this fall because of the Indiana bats, so I want to get one last trip in. I would love to go to piggie roast. Make sure you have one next year.
Anyone going to wood show in St. Louis?
The kitties ate my weekend :o :'(
Got a final exam on Monday. Need this one to start on the forestry classes next month. Gotta get me one of them forester logos for my personal profile.
Bought my mill, can't afford the plane tickets One of these years I'll make it. 8)
I had to get ready for Harold (FloridaDeadHead) invading Costa Rica.... ;D
:D :D :D :D
I spent all my vacation log'n and saw'n.
Looks like we didn't miss much. Nobody is saying a whole lot about the event. Must be top secret! :D :D
Yup, can't tell ya about a lot of it, the rabid monkey really messed things up. Good thing Spanky didn't make it to the roast or he may have gotten hurt.
Fact is several people are still on vacation, some taking the long way home, some taking the longer yet way home, and others just making the most of their time.
I would guess there was probly over a thousand pics taken and I don't mean from the web cam, so just sit tight. ;)
O.K. I'll wait :(
But I'm not a very patient lady! :D :D :D
From what I can tell so far looks like everybody had fun!
Had to stay home and feed the pigs. :(
Thats right, I don't have any pigs now. I was there. 8)
Quote from: Furby on August 07, 2005, 08:32:03 PM
I would guess there was probly over a thousand pics taken and I don't mean from the web cam, so just sit tight. ;)
Bad news..... :'( Da big monkey ate all da film :o :'(
Knew I shoulda shoot him!
2nd year in a row that we missed the picnic by a day or two.
Last year doggone Kittypillar wouldn't let us leave town because of a potential work stoppage,
this year we are getting an exchange student from Germany on Aug. 15th and the
orientation meeting for host families was on Aug. 6th. I will be leaving for
Jeffy's house in about 5 hours (Aug. 8th). Just taking a potty break in the middle
of the night. :D
Had to take Momma to the airport on Saturday so she can bring the daughter and new grandson home from New Mexico. I get to pick them up at 6:00 PM tonight. ;D ;D ;D AND I get to keep them until January at the earliest, maybe until March. 8) ;D 8) ;D 8)
Bruce/subsailor
Quote from: Chet on August 07, 2005, 11:02:27 PM
Quote from: Furby on August 07, 2005, 08:32:03 PM
I would guess there was probly over a thousand pics taken and I don't mean from the web cam, so just sit tight. ;)
Bad news..... :'( Da big monkey ate all da film :o :'(
Weeze be waitin on dat
monkey Gorilla to do his thing. Film dont digest real well so hang in there, pics are SURE to come. :D
Went to the hospital for tests Fri. Wound up staying for three days pumping Heprin in my veins for a blood clot. Got home Sun afternoon so didn't even get to view the webcam. Maybe next year.
take care of yourself and follow directions of the Nerds in the white coats so that you can make it next year. :)
What I got to watch out for now is my wife. She's got to give me a shot of lovenox twice a day for the next 5 days and she getting kind of wicked with that needle. Have to take warinfin after that.