Apr 07 2009
The TOYS of Summer!
SIXTY degrees yesterday and again today. To me that means it is time to break out the TOYS OF SUMMER!
That means the RV needs to be uncovered, batteries installed (already recharged), drain and flush the winterized water lines, check air pressures, and set up the MOUSE TRAPS! Yes, the mice come with spring too. I would set poison on top of the tires, but our house cats go outside for a while every day and that could be a bad situation. Anyway, the mice seem to love peanut butter much more than any commercial poison feed, so the old-fashioned trap works for me.
The fishing boat too, small as it is (14 feet), needs to be uncovered and started up, the tires refilled with air, etc. It’s not much of a boat…but it doesn’t cost much to operate either.
The fishing gear will come out later this week. I always buy more stuff every summer than I use and I can’t figure out why I always seem to be missing something.
The lawn tractor needs to be started up and that is always a chore the first time in the spring. I have the battery charged up for that too, but it always needs gasoline sprayed directly into the carb before it will fire up. This was not my best purchase of a used tractor, but I saved $1000 over buying a brand new one. I have a pull-behind de-thatcher and a pull-behind rake which will be put to use in the next few days unless the rains begin. My neighbor was out with his yesterday so you know I have to keep up with him.
The garden hoses came out yesterday too. We’ve had a lot of snow this spring, but not any rainfall, so all the trees need watering to get them started.
Finally, I broke out the ANTI-DEER spray that was left over from last summer. The whitetail and mule deer number over 100 in the “neighborhood” so new shoots of shrubs and flowers will be quickly lopped off unless we take early measures to discourage late-night visits.
I hope you have terrific plans for spring and summer. I once did an article on the size of our toys, (we Boomers) and the Archive link below will take you back for a laugh or two.
Or, you can just click on the text link: Size Does Matter
