[ODDJOB UNO]

just came back across the yard from where i park my quad. been jerking with the battery 1/2 the day now. had a wonderful day spending money like a drunken sailor at cabelas. visions of TROUTS jumping into my truck.


when i 1st approached quad i notice a right rear tire going low. figured WTF lets fire it and take over to garage. click click click. walk back get keys to shop go thru battery charger drill. while looking for snakes(its a really learned response emblazoned on yer brain living here), i noticed a cottontail wabbit jump out from behind some drywall, and concrete bags i have stored there for the next stoopid project i have. at that moment, i figured if the bunny was there it will be safe. well the afternoon moves on and i go out w/the volt/ohm meter. click click click bzzzzzzz. WTF??

so i crank the damn charger on 10amps and walk away.


come back just now, sun is down, look all around(remember learned response) quad area and drywall. climb on quad and SOB! theres a gawd damn diamondback about 2.5 feet from ME to my right! about flipped and POO'D myself ! jump off quad, run around corner while getting a last glimpse of his location speed heading etc. and grab me the MUTHA OF ALL FIBERGLASS 6ft HANDLED HOES and whack that mutha feekers head off!


im still coming down from this one. of course i had my osha approved flip flops on and just some shorts cuz its hot and humid as hell here, to make this a real big deal.


just the other day i found a rock squirrel had burrowed a hole under the building. when i see that (learned response) i automatically think SNAKE! so being the tree hugging kind of guy i am, i promptly flooded the crap out of that hole with my MUTHA OF ALL FIBERGLASS 6FT HOES in hand waiting on either a snake or a rock squirrel to exit post haste. neither did after about 15 minutes so i shoved rocks and dirt into hole. this hole is no more than 8 feet from where i found rattler just now.


never heard him, and only saw an outline(learned response) of a vague stick like thang.


man i am telling ya those damn things are no different than bears and freeking sharks, for getting the hair up on yer neck and going into "us or them combat wombat" mode.


thats number #5 this year so far for me.


and yes i have STRATEGICALLY PLACED HOES AND SHOVELS ACROSS MY 1.5 acres of HELL just for this exact reason.


me and indiana jones are like amigos when it comes to these pricks.