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Great day today... good thing Im still in a good mood. I left the house really early to go to work at the house with the agressive snakes..... Stopped at Lowes.. got a bale of peat moss. Yeah, right on schedule.

My truck was piled high with mulch. I sat back, drinking my coffee.. SMOKING.. ready to enjoy the beautiful scenary out in the country.

A car behind me, was blowing its horn ...... What???

They came up on my left.. blowing.. and wildly waving their arms at me.

TWO NUTS.... I MUMBLED UNDER MY BREATH....

Remember like John Candy, in Trains, Planes, and automobiles????

Finally they got me to pull over.

THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES.

Evidently I had thrown my

cigarette out the window.. and it landed in the mulch pile.

Thinking of the gas tank exploading.... I grabbed a tool to try to smother the flames.

GLOVELESS!!!

The wooden handles of the tools were on fire.

The couple called the fire department.

ALL OF MY FINGERS ARE BURNED,BLISTERED,AND BANDAGED

I was praying to God that the fireman wouldnt ask " Do you smoke mam?"

They thought the fire was due to spontaneous combustion.

They wet down the pile with water, and dragged most of the mulch off the truck.

I had to reload it.

Im Ok. Two of the fingers on my right hand are the worst. And oddly, all of the burns hurt like hell for a couple of hours... and then they really calmed down.

So, such is the life of a woman who lives her life like a man.....

Would I want to stay home tomorrow.... dust, make meat balls, and knit??

Not on your life!!!

Give me the outdoors, the forest, the snakes, and the trees......

Weeder Reporting in from The Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

This was my day.

TG somebody got your attention and pulled over.

Sorry to hear about your hands. Hope they heal quickly! :-6

Aww, Weeder..............a close call.

You should be writing a journal or diary for yourself and posterity. You are talented. I enjoy reading all of your posts. You have a wonderful way with words.

I'm trying to quit smoking myself. I can not do "cold turkey". So I am doing behavior modification. I don't smoke around my hubby. I don't smoke in the car or truck. I only take 3 ciggies to work. I have cut down considerably and am on my way to being a non-smoker. It just takes time and determination. Honestly, I have to stop being an opportunist and stop attributing "smoking" to a reward of some kind.

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Bloodyhell Laura, time you gave the fags up!

I hope they heal real quick and you dont have to spend too much time off work. :-4

Sorry about your pain. keep the writing up. This board needs more stuff like that. just don't get hurt.

Weeder!!! Good grief!!! :-6

My life is unbelievable.... isnt it? And Im not taking off work. I bandaged the little buggers up... put on tight leather gloves, and kept right on......

Cant afford to take off now, I just had 17 days off !!

Love you guys,

Weeder

weeder;945670 wrote: ...make meat balls...


Would that be a sapicy meataballsa?...

Any indications of overheating?...

Actually I do like making meat balls, I like cooking. But liking it didnt fit into the hostile mode of my monologue.................... I do serva the meatbalsas hot.

weeder;945934 wrote: Actually I do like making meat balls, I like cooking. But liking it didnt fit into the hostile mode of my monologue.................... I do serva the meatbalsas hot.


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weeder;945934 wrote: Actually I do like making meat balls, I like cooking. But liking it didnt fit into the hostile mode of my monologue.................... I do serva the meatbalsas hot.


Any chance of delivery?...

:wah:...

(Only joking)...

Not until the bandages come off my fingers........

Weeder:-4

Thank goodness you are ok. Hope your fingers heal soon....careful girl...you need your digits;)