Hot Saturday

I managed to get myself pulled out of bed around seven to see my STL Sister and BIL off on their journey. Apparently Big T had had a snit with her about something and they were keeping their distance from each other while she made the final preparations. He must have been in a trouble making mood because he got on my nerves next. He started trying to commit me to going to work on the farm with Jacko for the morning while he did some errands with Mother. I don’t mind if he asks me to help and I’m available but to sign me up without asking is not cool with me. He did it over text and I told him not to and explained that I don’t like that. Then he followed up minutes later with a call to Jacko promising my help after I explicitly told him no. Instead it was decided that I would handle some of the errands and he could go work. The task on the farm was something he didn’t like doing so I think he was trying to weasel out of it. I saw them off then made a samidge with two eggs, a slice of cheese and a bagel to break the fast. I was starting to watch the Bone Collector while eating it. Parents had gone to get a desk so I had the house to myself. I was planning a relaxing double S after breakfast. Since I stopped shaving regularly the triple S has been reduced accordingly. Dogs ruined the poop and parents ruined the shower. I let the dogs out figuring I had ten minutes before they’d want in, no sooner had I sat down then they started barking their idiot heads off. My parents came home as I was showering and started yelling for me to come out and help them with the desk. The T went to work on the farm and Mother and I took the trash to the dump.

When I got back I washed the garbage cans. They desperately needed cleaning, one can was riddled with baby maggots. Next I helped Mother in her garden to pull out the harvestable food. I started cleaning up the property a bit but it was just too hot for that today. I’d have to try and do more on one of the mornings. Around half eleven we’d had enough and stopped to make lunch and cool down. Unstoppable was on and I got to watch the end of it. Apparently it was a Denzel morning. Mother prepared a couple more wraps with leftover chicken and vegetables.

I watched the end of that and then went with Big T for the afternoon. He asked me to help run their weigh wagon. That job only lasted an hour but so couldn’t just leave. I helped run wagons while they started into the big oat field. It was so hot. They just needed a few weights to calibrate the combine, I don’t think they really needed my help based on of the waiting around that went on.

I was the third man on the totem pole for this operation so I mainly helped Jacko dump wagons and got them water. At one point when I was shuffling vehicles around I got a chance to jump into the AC with Big T and did a round of the field in the combine. What a difference being out of the sun made. I was able to keep on going for a few more hours after that. When she returned from town, Mother brought us some cold water jugs to slake our building thirst.

We got everything setup and managed to catch up so all the wagons were empty by half six. I got invited to see friends after dinner and was told to go. Because we’d caught up with wagons I was able to do this. Jacko was able to stay on the one wagon and dump before Big T got back with a full bin. My job had been to pull the lower auger over when he drove by and then open the door and set up the boards to keep the grain flowing while he started the auger up. I left and was able to caught a refreshing shower, after sweating a crazy amount and then had a nice dinner with mother.

Mother had made some white rice and boiled up some fresh green beans from the garden. There was a pork tenderlion that she cooked in the air fryer as well. A simple but tasty meal. The rest would have to wait until Big T came home after eight, he doesn’t like to eat in the combine for some reason. Jacko just lives off granola bars when he is up here. I don’t think that is healthy for him. He is staying at one of my aunt’s house this round. It keeps her company, since her husband, my French uncle, passed away this spring. And she makes awesome meals for him. Not sure how they stack up to this effort though.

I got to my chum’s place around half seven and eventually left close to midnight after dropping SV Chum off at his childhood home. Long evening but fun. We sat around the fire and caught up some, also chatted about global issues and told old stories. It was seconds after my head hit the pillow that I was asleep.