On 10/19/07, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/19/07, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Speaking of weather - Janice - if you're out there let us know you're > OK. I know there were tornadoes in your area yesterday or last night. > -- > Laree >
I've been too absolutely livid to do anything much today but steam. We had five inches of rain yesterday. My road I live on at two points had huge deep lakes to cross to get in and out. The people said I had to take the donkey back this morning between 8 and 9 because the place I was taking it to, they had to leave to be somewhere. at their convenience, see. So I had to get up before day in this horrible weather, just pouring driving torrential rain, drive down a road so muddy the trailer jacknifed twice, went thru the two lakes, hauled an hour each way, got there, they were in bed toasty warm of course. The woman said she would get dressed and be out to help me. I took the donkey back to where I picked her up. The people who own the donkey still have no fence up even tho they bought an AUGER for their tractor. at least it wont be in a chicken pen in standing mud, but i get there and as I am waiting for the woman to come out and help the donkey starts going nuts kicking and pawing the trailer, and I opened the trailer door and peered in and she's facing me, her nose looking at my nose, the lead had worked loose and she was braced against it had it taut and was ready to kill herself or me as soon as the door opened.... she had it stretched so tight I couldnt untie it. then they kinda acted like I had a nerve getting there so early. I told them my boss's husband said I needed it there then and he shook his head like that was crazy and I said oh well, he's in a cozy dry bed while us stupid people are out here getting drenched for him... so he is probably gonna tell them I said that. anyway. moral of the story--- I am going to say NO each and every time someone asks me, for ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL, from now on and then later after thinking about it I will call and say I changed my mind but my very first response to every question from now on is gonna be NO. on the way home I stopped at the post office, its a little country town, everyone knows everyone. I get out and leave the truck running in the parking lot, the post mistress says "now why on earth are you out hauling horses in this weather..." and I told her, and she said my road was no longer traversible and I could unhook the trailer and leave it behind the post office if need be and use my 4 wheel drive to get home. that was nice and I appreciated the offer but I drove a half hour further and went down a safer road and came home from the opposite direction, missing the mud lakes, and was fine. I just feel like its so surprising to learn there are people in this world who are just so unbelievably RUDE. But Jaspar has his own paddock tonite.... the icelandics seem very happy to be drenched. Curly ray acts like he doesnt miss her. I am making spaghetti and meat balls. my husband came home and got the horses in from pasture and fed in the pouring rain while I am cooking and lounging in the warm toasty house in my slippers. all is well. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
