“Be Prepared”
From about the age of 13 and into my early 20’s, I was very happily involved in the Boy Scout movement. As you may know the scout motto is “Be Prepared” and it’s one that I have tried to follow as best I can. Their secondary motto of course is “Help Little Ole Ladies” and I have been faithful to it also through many years of marriage. In preparing for the worst, I now have all of the wood for next winter’s heating already stacked away undercover. I also have about another two year supply on hand if needed. This is the earliest ever for being prepared, but due to the wet weather and the hot weather, it hasn’t been attractive to be out in the woods doing much fresh logging and so more things are getting done closer to home. Another reason for my early bird readiness is “Climate Change”. While most of us think of climate change as “Global Warming”, it also means strange and often severe weather events such as tornados. While a major snow storm in August does seem unlikely, I do think that we need to “Be Prepared” for weather that is more extreme and unpredictable than what we have traditionally experienced. So while it is possible that we could be sun bathing in December, other extremes could occur. As part of being prepared I am looking for a logging “wench” or is it “winch” ... basically a tractor attachment or wife that will go into the woods and fetch back trees that have been felled. While playing around in the woods is one reason to have a “winch” the primary purpose of course is to pull short people out of deep snow banks. With over two tons of pulling force, I should be able to rescue the missus from most situations. Anyone one having a good used one (winch not wife) please give me a call. Some further thoughts: “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” - Eleanor Roosevelt. “As men get older, the toys get more expensive.” - Marvin Davis. “Plan ahead or find trouble on the doorstep.” - Confucius. 800
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