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So, first off I'm sorry for the emo BS I posted yesterday. I've been feeling really down and frustrated with school, work, money, etc.

I just droped the last class I had, English Comp 2. I had gotten beind, by my own fault and at this point there is no way to get the work done in time.

So yeah, that has been a major deal..

Work has been its usual asshattery in terms of hours and drama. On the plsh side I'm most likley going to be transfering to the other store across town. If I dd I would finally get my raises, and it would be much closer to home. As well as it's in general just a nicer store.

Money is money.. nuff said?

But either way, things are getting worked out.

*hugs to all!*

WOOD!

Well all is going well enough in the land of the wood. I got my big saw back yesterday from the husky dealer. He did a bit of work and got it runnign decent. The only caviot is that the side cover is not the correct side and as such when I went to mill a log with it today the saw had no guts and the side was smoking like a mofo. Short story, the chain break is dragging. So, I ordered a new side to fit my saw... 80 bucks. ouch!

So far my cheap saw has soaked me for almost 400 bucks all total.

I eneded up getitng a smaller saw when I ws up at the farm last weekend. I picked up a Husky 345 at Lowes while we were up there.

It's a great little saw, especialy for only 260 bucks. It puts out 3.1 horses and has had no problems with what I've thrown at it's 16" bar an chain. For limbing and cutting firewood this saw is perfect.

For the big 288 I got a 24" sprocket nose bar and matching chain with full skip. It's a mofo and just tears though the wood with it on. though with 6 horses behind it.. it should. I don't really use this much though since the smaller saw can handle most things I throw at it.

All in all I'm pretty happy with my setup now. I think the only thing I want to find would be another big saw and a 36" bar for it so I dont have to pull my 288 off the mill when I need to tackle something big.

Oooh, and I need a trailer. Badly. I have more logs than I can mill! bwtween the site up the road from me and the development across town I'm looking at over 30 logs to mill. All ranging from 12 inches up to 36".

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The updates! they just keep comming!

The last big thing that has gone down recently has been the platform at 4 Quaters. I missed out two weeks ago on getitng up there to help do teh posts and holes, but Felix and I both managed to get up for this last weekend.

We arrived about 11ish on Friday, wolf and crew got there sometime afterwords. Things got off to a slow start since several of the holes were in the wrong spots. But we eventualy got it all corrected and then got started on the meat an poatatos of it. We for the rim joists and 1/3 of the joists up feiday before we called it quits and headded to the hotel and then hancock for some food and supplies.

Saturday I was the first up due to the sun shining in.. we got all packed up and so froth and by 10ish we were fed and back on site. We had a bit mroe help this day and after a little bit of waking up we got it into high gear; managing to complet all but 5 boards of the entire 300 square foot structure.

So, this next weekend we;re going back up to put the last of the deck boards down, since we ran out with 5 to go. A few lan bolts and screws and the whole thing will be good to go. Were also dooing a small landing for the back deck, but thats pretty easy stuff and sholdent take more than a few hours.

One last little detail I'm hesitant to mention is that I'm going to be talking to Orren about doing staff this year. I was sspoed to talk to him last weekend but we ran short on time and I never got a chance to sit down with him.

As leery as I am about the commitment, this is my 5th year now and I feel even though I am no expert at all about the religions praticed here, I do care greatly about the farm and want to have a more active role in it. I regret tha tI spent so much time away last year.

and.. thats about it.. see ywa'll next month :>