12-17-2004, 09:29 PM
Drama!!!
Went to Kona for some Scuba time... and bought a small tralier at Lowes. There was a three trip rotation to Wal Mart to get the proper hitch, electrical adapter and such to be able to bring the trailer home. Fortunately they are just across the street from one another. Lowes carries hitches and adapters, just not a wide enough variety to get what I needed.
I used the trailer today to pick up the 30 trees for the orchard. YAY... Plant It Hawaii is really top notch. However they don't take credit cards; cash or checks only, so that took a couple trips to satisfy everyone's needs.
The ranch hand is out with the flu, so I lifted and hoisted all those trees myself into the carport/tent we have out in the pasture. Then I dragged myself to Frank Battaglia's place in Fern Acres to check out his chipper/shreader. On my way back I lost the bolt that holds the ball onto the trailer hitch. It popped apart. The trailer began to swing from side to side as it was suspended from the safety chains only, ripped off the electrical adapter, got it wet, shorted out what I hope is some fuses, lost my interior and tail lights.... I am darned lucky no one was hurt. By the way, I was the one who assembled the trailer hitch, so it is my own fault; no one else is to blame.
So tomorrow the plan is to solve what I hope is the fuse problem, repair the trailer hitch, find the closest quarry and buy a load of cinder, plant and fertilize the trees, head down to Home Depot and buy some plywood plus find some pallets to put a floor into that carport/tent. All that and be ready for my first Hawaiian Xmas, beginning at 5 pm, bringing a side dish to share and gifts for the children!
WONDER WOMAN, where is my Wonder Woman suit?
May you live in interesting times.
Went to Kona for some Scuba time... and bought a small tralier at Lowes. There was a three trip rotation to Wal Mart to get the proper hitch, electrical adapter and such to be able to bring the trailer home. Fortunately they are just across the street from one another. Lowes carries hitches and adapters, just not a wide enough variety to get what I needed.
I used the trailer today to pick up the 30 trees for the orchard. YAY... Plant It Hawaii is really top notch. However they don't take credit cards; cash or checks only, so that took a couple trips to satisfy everyone's needs.
The ranch hand is out with the flu, so I lifted and hoisted all those trees myself into the carport/tent we have out in the pasture. Then I dragged myself to Frank Battaglia's place in Fern Acres to check out his chipper/shreader. On my way back I lost the bolt that holds the ball onto the trailer hitch. It popped apart. The trailer began to swing from side to side as it was suspended from the safety chains only, ripped off the electrical adapter, got it wet, shorted out what I hope is some fuses, lost my interior and tail lights.... I am darned lucky no one was hurt. By the way, I was the one who assembled the trailer hitch, so it is my own fault; no one else is to blame.
So tomorrow the plan is to solve what I hope is the fuse problem, repair the trailer hitch, find the closest quarry and buy a load of cinder, plant and fertilize the trees, head down to Home Depot and buy some plywood plus find some pallets to put a floor into that carport/tent. All that and be ready for my first Hawaiian Xmas, beginning at 5 pm, bringing a side dish to share and gifts for the children!
WONDER WOMAN, where is my Wonder Woman suit?
May you live in interesting times.
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"