Gus was very disappointed that not one of his friends commented on his life being centered around spreading manure. What are good friends for if not to ridicule?
As you can tell by the picture, Gus has been busy dismantling his project. I found a manual on e-bay for the manure spreader. It will really be useful once Gus starts the assembly. The new wood has already been delivered and is sitting in the shop ready.
Our trip to Fairmont was enjoyable. Gus did not feel well the Saturday that we drove there so once we arrived, he went to bed. He did feel good enough to enjoy our family dinner that night celebrating Lane's birthday.
Last weekend we drove to Missoula to attend April's grandfather's funeral. He passed away Monday January 24th from hyperthermia. Ron had dropped his daughter off at the airport and had only a few miles to drive to reach home. Somehow he became disoriented and drove into the mountains instead. The mountains in winter are not very forgiving for an elderly man, lost with no cell phone coverage.
We had never met April's grandfather, but you could tell by the outpouring of love at the funeral that he was a very loved man with the community as well as his family.
4 comments:
To be honest with you, John and I were a bit jealous when we saw the picture of the spreader. We love older stuff and that certainly fits into that catagory!
We are looking forward to following the progress on this restoration.
And we are of course very happy to read that Gus is feeling well enough to do a bit of traveling to be with family.
We are glad to be able to read about how Gus is doing thru this blog.
Gail and John Wilson
I think more in the manufacturing than distribution end of the manure business. Looks like a great project. Found a picture of a restored one online and forwarded url. jb
Gus, I just found this blog. Mom had told me you were diagnosed with cancer, my families prayers are with you. My oldest son would have a blast with a project like that and I am sure he could find some "green to put back on it"
Somehow I felt that first part was directed at me Kathleen LOL.
Something like; he hasn't needed a machine to do that for YEARS; why does he feel the need for one now?
Guess you know how weak I am at resisting hitting such a slow ball right over the plate.
What you didn't know is I'm now on a 12-step program and taking pills to overcome my character flaw.
Truthfully, I was so happy to hear he had the desire and ability to tackle a project like this I didn't need any pills.
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