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Thursday, August 29, 2013

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Standing Halfway up the "driveway" Buckwheat Rd
Well today was a huge waste of time.  Drove for 3 hours to a house that can not have it's lawn cut, mainly because they don't have a lawn, or a driveway, or phones.  At one time they did have a large Dodge 4x4 to be as stupid as to put a stone driveway at a 22 degree angel straight up a mountain side.
None the less, as my trucks transmission started acting up pulling  my way out to the nearest "town"  ( the nearest town being a small farm with elf statues and a pond with a cow in it), Beyond that, the huge village of Millerstown.  Population  560, est 1790, and every god dam road leading into it in every direction, looking like a main field was tested out on it.  I counted my blessings that I was able to drive in a direction, that in time, did get a cell phone tower connection with one bar.  It was the old kind from the movies, 1/2g  or "E"  service.  That one bar is why I was able to be home as we speak.  Otherwise I was one flat tire from no body ever seeing me ever again.
I mean.....what price does a human put on hours spent like that?  At what point is something worth the muscle, and at what point do you set the bar?  Somebody has to get up there?  What will they charge?  Will some asshole do it for next to nothing next week, or will a smart guy come along and live off the money he made making it happen for a few weeks.  Cause honestly, i'm busting my ass, and I have no answers.
Three hours, (the whole afternoon), 81 miles, thirty dollars in gas and maybe one truck transmission, one bottled water, one 1$ bag of Doritos later I arrived at home solidly as the the first non profit Handyman lawn service in the world. "We're not looking to make any money, just pass the time"  lol

I've noticed a few things on the road in the last few days.  PA roads are almost, not roads.  in a 1/2 ton 4x4 you feel everything.  My uncle put it best as we peeled our selves out of the seats |" it's tiring just being in this truck for more than 5 minutes"  and it's true.  With the shitty state of all these roads, and my poor truck pulling this trailer into the mouth of hell, FOR FREE......and I can't even get PennDot to make the ride smooth.  Even  BuckWheat Road, Millerstown needs some help guys.....jesus.




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