Lee, I absolutely agree with you. While I can do many things there are also many things which I have no business doing without some sighted assistance. If nothing else, I feel a whold lot safer when I know that my wife is somewhere near and keeping an occasional eye on me in case I get into trouble doing some of my idiot maintenance jobs such as running to and fro on top of my mobile home sealing joints and seams or climbing in trees trimming off branches which have grown far too long. Don't worry, I *do* know which side of the cut to place the ladder. (ROFL) Cy, the Ancient oKie...
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:41 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] sometimes we need sighted help Some times we need sighted help for safety sake.Let me explain. My wife was out on the riding tractor mowing the lawn and she noted one of our big Catawaba or Bean trees was near falling down. This must have happened in a storm we got last week when the winds and rain were blowing so hard it blew open our door which faces West. there is limbs hanging by next to nothing so I called a tree doctor. He has been here and will be back with a bucket truck on Saturday and asked that we keep folks away from that area. seems as if the tree which was planted in 1951 is ripped and torn but he saw no sign of burning, like from lightening. what is odd is there is no limbs or even twigs on the ground. however he says if we put a ladder in that tree it could fall apart in any given place. So many things we can do ourselves , but for safety sake there are times we need an extra pair of eyes. Usually, as most of you know , one would notch the tree in the direction you wanted it to fall. Lee -- Traveling through hyperspace isn't like dusting crops, boy. -- Han Solo No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/966 - Release Date: 8/22/2007 9:05 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.2/967 - Release Date: 8/22/2007 6:51 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
