Work?
Work!
This of course was the refrain of beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs, on the old sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". It was one of the earliest TV shows that I waited for each and every week. That word 'work', that Maynard hated, came to mind yesterday, as I began my yearly ritual of moving wood to the woodshed. Of course, "The Old Farmers Almanac", a staple in this neck of the woods, is again predicting? threatening? a long cold winter, with more snow than ever, in these parts of the great white North. I've been following, but not believing, the prognostications of this magazine since my high school days, and I can just about guarantee you that every fall the almanac is threatening an upcoming winter of weather worst than ever. It has never failed! Come April most people around here have long forgotten the dire predictions of snowpiles of 6 months ago. All we want is spring.
Work.
My plan today is to beat the rain and get a couple more loads into the shed.
Afterall, shed happens!
Preparing for a long cold winter Birdman :)
ReplyDeletethat's what all the talk is down here too! ru-roh!
ReplyDeleteThat pile ought to keep you out of trouble for a few hours. Elenka can breathe a sigh of relief. :))
ReplyDeletealready split and ready for stacking. good for you!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have your "work" cut out for you! Watch for spiders!
ReplyDeleteSuper interesting post, Birdman! So glad I don't have to deal with a wood pile or a wood shed, though.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see piles or stacks of firewood I think, boy that would be nice to have on a cold winters days or one of those damp chilly fall days when the winds start to blow. We didn't have a fireplace put in our when we moved from the country to the city. Can't do the cutting, splitting and stacking anymore and the wife doesn't want the mess but boy, today is one of those days I wish I had one.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Birdman! Kind of reminds me of the old tongue-twister, "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if . . ."
ReplyDeleteI loved that show too! Looks like you are ready for anything!
ReplyDeleteYou must have been a Boy Scout. You are prepared. That wood should keep you warm at least three times. Once when you cut and split it, again when you stack it, and a third time when you burn it. I liked that show too, but can't say I remember it all that clearly.
ReplyDeleteLol, well at least 'shed' happens in beautiful surroundings!
ReplyDeleteWe already have some "extra" in the wood shed for this winter. For us snow predictions really send people into a tizzy.
ReplyDeleteGood exercise, mm? xx
ReplyDeleteFond memories there for me as we had a Franklin Stove in our old house and lots of wood to cut, stack and burn....:)
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten all about Maynard G. Krebs! Thanks for bringing back some old memories. I hope you got all your work done.
ReplyDeleteLet's put it this way, Birdman. The Old Farmer's Almanac is most successful in getting people to buy it, each and every year.
ReplyDeleteA long cold winter sounds like a wonderful prospect.
ReplyDeleteFamily's coming to visit...I've been doing my version of shed work, seemingly for days. But lookit that! A clean house! It's starting to feel like I've plowed through that pile of wood. You have my sympathy.
ReplyDeleteThat's alot of wood, have fun.
ReplyDeleteGeez, you have just dredged up some old memories from the bottom of my brain.
ReplyDeleteYou almost never hear about the Farmers Almanac in the Midwest. People here seem to prefer the hysteria on TV weather reports and The Weather Channel.
Looks/sounds like you have quite a bit of work ahead. How is it that the Farmers Almanac still exists? Fascinating! When I lived in South Dakota in the early '90s, people swore by it.
ReplyDeletecoolio
ReplyDeleteYou just made remember a stronger and younger me cutting a lot of wood at my in-laws country house...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have your work cut out for you!!
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