My next Mid-Life Crisis

[PizzaDad]

Beautiful property, nice tractor, I even like the chipper. Damn that is a lot of trees that need to be chipped or burned. I remember from my days cutting firewood that wood is always heavier than it looks... and that stuff looks real heavy. What an amazing project. Enjoy it!

Thank you Cheesepuff.
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. My son graduated from AirForce tech school and came home for a visit. I had to spray the orchard then Get home for a big dinner last weekend. 4 of my 5 kids were there as well as my granddaughter. It was a hell of a good time. Drinking wine and playing Bocce.

Yeah, it’s a lot of trees. I don't know how to deal with a problem like this except to take bites out of it and keep doing that. As we are here more, we can work more. If it fits in the chipper, it gets shredded. If its too small to efficiently go into the
chipper, it becomes tinder. If too big then it gets cut up for firewood to heat with ( hardwood) or piled up with stumps for burning. I know that in the western United States people commonly use pine to heat their homes, but here on the east coast it is almost unheard of. Around here pine is junk if you cant take it to the mill

[Mr. Bingley]

congrats!

[PizzaDad]

ssb squat
45x2x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
235x3x5

power cleans - I haven't done these in over a year, I think. And I had forgotten how hard they are
95x3x1
95x3
115x3
135x5x3

Barbell curls
45x10
65x8
85x2x8
85x6

[PizzaDad]

Ssb squat
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x5
245x3x5

Deadlift 135x5
225x5
275x5

[PizzaDad]

Had to go to storage unit today and dig around to find an air impact wrench. My Excavator is down right now and I have to remove the fuel tank. Moving the plastic totes around to get to it was like a deadlift workout.
Then I went to farm and worked didn't leave till the rain drove me off. I was drenched.
Came home and took a shower, and was sitting on my butt. My daughter started squatting and deadlifting downstairs and I could hear the weights hitting the floor on the deads. So I changed my shoes and joined her.

BW squat 10
ssb squat 45x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x3
255x3x5

deadlift
135x5
225x5
295x5

My daughter finished her deadlifts as I was warming up for squats but she stayed to talk between sets and when I was done, she asked me to teach her to bench press. So we worked thru form and found her starting weight. 65 lbs. Pretty cool days in the gym.

[Mr. Bingley]

that's so awesome!

[PizzaDad]

Cant seem to get under the bar. Maybe this is card cardio.
YouTube

[Kitsuma]

Cant seem to get under the bar. Maybe this is card cardio.
YouTube

The last minute of that vid is a metaphor for life that I needed to hear today.

Great video, beautiful country...I grew up near Orange, VA. I'm assuming you aren't too far away from there west. Thanks for sharing.

Keep-a-going!

[PizzaDad]

Kitsuma, I graduated from Culpeper County High School in 85. I moved to the city and just moved back to Albemarle County. I’m glad it was timely and helped. So much of life is about perseverance.

[Mr. Bingley]

man I miss Albermarle! great stuff pd.