BORED AND AWAKE

It's late, I'm bored and looking for something to write. I could write about all the tree limbs and leaves in my yard from Isabel, what a mess. I moved the big ones but I'll just "mow" the small stuff. Years ago I used to rake up the leaves, then I discovered raking them onto a tarp was easier. All this time my neighbor just mowed them. Finally I got the hint and for the last few years that's what I've been doing. It looks a little messy in the fall but by spring all that goes away and the grass is as good or better then it ever was. I'll have to thank my neighbor for that some day. Oh another thing. You might remember two years ago, as a joke, I took credit for the lack of snow because I was prepared for it. Last year I wasn't prepared and we had a boatload of snow. This year I am taking extreme measures. I bought a used Cozy Cab for my tractor and I have been working on it to get ready for the snow. Imagine that, it's 75 degrees out and I'm working on my snow blower. A good part of my ambition comes from just a bit of superstition that IF I get ready in time there will be no snow to speak of. Now you know who to give the credit too if we have a light winter... ME! If it's another bad one you can't blame me because I did my best. In an odd sort of way I'm looking forward to trying out my new cab, but one tryout will be enough so just keep the snow to a minimum. I am going all out. I've got brand new tires for the back, new chains for the front and I'm even trying to get wheel weights for the front. I have all that for the back so traction is not the problem, steering is. Even the individual rear wheel brakes don't do it completely. However, the cab adds another couple hundred pounds so that may help. I have a nice radio I bought for a car I had years ago and I'm playing with the idea of mounting it in the headliner of the cab for laughs. Too much noise to actually hear it but it would be fun to do. Maybe a CB radio with a huge whip antenna sticking out of the top, now THAT would really look stupid and cement my reputation with my neighbors. Maybe even a huge rotating orange light on the roof with a big light bar facing front. man if I do all that it will cost more that the tractor and I'll have to install a heavy duty electrical system to power it all. Can this get any more stupid? Yeah, it can. maybe a flame paint job to finish it off. Right now the slightly rusted cab matches my slightly rusted tractor. Even the faded paint on both match. Oh wait, I've got it. I'll put phony DPW like signs on the white doors. THAT will do it... my reputation is secure. Hmmmm wonder if I could get a siren somewhere...