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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nope.

Someday, I'm gonna write all about it.

I bought my first tractor. I had never driven one before. I borrowed a trailer, got it up my driveway, got the tractor off the trailer, and smashed the tractor right into my woodshed, blowing it right off the pad.

I was pissed.

Then, my kindly neighbor pointed out that I now owned a tractor. Light dawned on Marblehead. I hooked onto the shed with my tractor and put it back where it belonged. I've been tractorin' ever since.

I'd never plowed snow. Hell, I'd barely shoveled snow. I had a snowblower and just a tiny driveway when lived in MA. It didn't even take gas, it just plugged right in.

I'd never milked a cow, saddled a horse, shot anything living, or driven a snowmobile.

This is all new to me. I've picked it all up in the past decade. Man, have I made some fantastic errors.

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[–] chuckletrousers 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

saddled a horse.

Make absolutely sure to drive your knee into his ribcage while you tighten the cinch as tight as you can get it. Some horses will learn to take a deep breath while you tighten the cinch to make it more comfortable for them, then you end up with the saddle slipping so you have their hooves rattling your noggin as they gallop along.

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[–] 12770660? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Thanks for the tip :)

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[–] 12767990? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is inspirational though for all, we truly can learn any skill at any age unless physically prohibiting with a semi stable mind :)

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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah, I should write about it. I need an editor.

It's been a great journey, nadesh. I've had a wonderful life. Even the crappy parts were beneficial. More folks should write sagas, like Icelandic people. I have hundreds of journals but they're poorly organized. I have kept a journal, multiples for different things, since my teens.