Okay so yesterday one of the native trees in our back yard toppled. A result of all the rain and the fact my boys love to climb trees. It had been slowly been falling bending ever so slightly as the ground became more sodden and last week with one final blow from the wind it was over. The fact my boys hang from it like monkeys only helped its rapid decline.
So not knowing how to use a chain saw and absolutely determined that it had to be moved nor wanting to ask for help and knowing I could do it no matter what, I set about ‘hand sawing’ the little bugger. It took me three and half hours as I strategically removed boughs and branches to get it to shift. I used the boys as weights (no occupational health and safety here I’m afraid) and all awhile I was sawing away I remember FIFO husbands instructions on how to use a hand saw. Who ever thought that advice would come in handy? Apart from useing the right saw for the right job (it was clear to me after I sawed the tree down that I had infact used the wrong saw and should have used a cross cut saw instead of a rip saw…the difference outlined here). So his advice. Brace yourself arms tucked in and I distinctly remember rolling my eyes as he said pressure on the push stroke and lighten it as you pull out. It sounded very… ahem… much like the sex advice my very British neighbour tried to give me when I was sixteen it was also the same advice she gave me for learning how to do corners when I was learning to drive…go figure: corners are like catholic sex Deb she said slowly in and quickly out. It sent me into fits of hysterics then and still does now.
So there my girls is my how to on how to use a handsaw and if you want better advice than that (and who wouldn’t you never know when it may come in handy) head here.
Today may be a long day…I can barely lift my arms or bend my fingers not to mention the blisters…gloves..no why would I use them..idiot I am.
Have a great day lovelies,
xxDeb
constantly…lol…it use to makeme angry angry now it makes me laugh. Already this month its been the tree, the car throwing a clutch, B1 requiring more surgery, the gate broke yesterday and requries a weld so the dogs cant get out, and just last nigt a bout of tropical ear…lol and we are only on week one..
Something you may have addressed before… does every thing that can happen seem to happen while he’s away?! It certainly makes life interesting and you become the independent woman you always wanted to be. I’ve buried 2 dogs, 1 lamb, wrestled sheep, called out the police, had the horses visit the neighbours and countless other exciting happenings. And sometimes you think,”bugger, I have to deal with this on my own”, but it’s part of the package!