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Re: O/T Anyone do manual labor anymore?


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Posted by petetherookie on February 15, 2012 at 14:34:49 from (72.224.236.255):

In Reply to: O/T Anyone do manual labor anymore? posted by BigTone on February 15, 2012 at 10:17:29:

I try and do as much as I can.
While many of my suburban neighbors hire people to do everything for them I do almost everything myself. Split wood with a wedge, a small axe and a 5 pound hammer. Bow saw branches, chainsaw the trunks and larger limbs.
Have 10 tons of 1 1/2 stone delivered and mostly shovel it into wheel barrel or trailer by hand with a shovel. Makes me wonder what it must have been like to shovel coal to fire a steam engine.
Me and my son collect rocks to build boundary walls from who ever lists them for free on Craigslist. We move em' by hand or on a hand truck and load the utility trailer until the tires just start to bulge. And then do it again as many times as there are rocks people want hauled away. Mow lawn with walk behind mower, rake leaves, shovel snow. Change oil, brakes, struts, clutch etc on cars all without power tools.
People here think I am nuts. But it is the only exercise I get. Desk job is killing me with stress and repetitive motion injury on right side from the !@#$%# mouse clicking.
Can not wait till wife becomes a RN and I can cut back desk work to 2-3 days a week and kids grew up so I can just spend my days outside working.

Pete


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