[Paul_Guraedy]

My frien’s, I have been unhappily occupied with a non-carving activity. Diana and I had been to Omaha, NE to visit our son and his family. We returned to find that it had rained a lot (requiring a lot of grass mowing), the hummingbirds were very low on nectar (10 large feeders will last only 1 day in late August and I have to have someone fill them when I am gone), the pasture leasee had bush hogged (I have to go over the area before he pulls his equipment out) and it had been extremely hot (need to open the guest house and let it air out).

I applied triage, so the hummers came first, then the pasture inspection, then the grass mowing right around the house, and finally (unfortunately several days after our return) open the guest house. WOW! Must have at least a hundred dead mice (I keep traps out). No such luck. The deep freeze had gone out.

Now my frien’s, if you want to experience the ultimate in repulsive order; try cleaning a deep freeze of rotting shrimp, catfish, venison, squirrel, beef and pork. Throw in some leftovers that contained potatoes and onions and you have a real witches brew.

And, I can assure you that dust protection masks offer no assistance when confronting a gas of this postency

But it’s done. The upside is my Doctor will be happy. Missing the next couple of meals will aid me in complying with his admonition to lose a few pounds.

[Irish]

Oh yuck, oooh, gag! ... spit.

Susan

[decoycarve]

Paul,
I had the misfortune of having to design the controls for a wastewater treatment plant in Harrisonburg Virginia. Now I have done other wastewater plants but this one was the worst. Three dairies and a turkey farm and proccesing plant dumped into this one. It took me a week before I could stop heaving. I did lose wheight while a had that account. There were places that the only way we could work was an SBA no way a dust mask could cut it.
How long Can you hold your breath!??--- Just remember you will inhale harder after you hold your breath. Don't ask how I found out.
Goody

[gene messer]

Paul .. You brought me back to the time when we had to evacuate for Hurricane Rita and didnt get to come back in town for two weeks .. Everyone's electricity had been out for over a week and a half ..

I never saw so many refigerators and freezers thrown away in my life ... But what was strange is that the whole town smelled horrible for a week or more beacuse of the spoiled fridges and freezers ..


What a time that was .. been there ... smelled that

Gene

[chuckt]

Oh wow - icky yucky gag me totally!!! The very thought is making me ill. Glad you survived your ordeal Paul. And Goody - that sounds like a job for an episode of Dirty Jobs. Glad I'm not the one who has to do it. ;-)

!
ChuckT

[Just Carving]

I guess nobody told you guys about Vick's vapor rub under the nose. Worked for me when I was on the rescue squad. Be it bodily fluids, solids, or burnt bodies, or my all-time favorite, every time I had to remove a decomposed body that had been in a closed up apartment for a few days in the heat of the Summer--with no AC, of course. Even use it once in a while when I need to take measurements for work in or around sewage treatment facilities.

Doesn't take everything away but it makes it bearable. Oh, and wash the nose out with some nasal saline, too. Helps to get rid of any lingering residual odors in the nose. This is great stuff, ain't it?!?!?

Wait'll I start telling ya about some of the highlights of what I seen. We called it "Telling Gore Stories" (a parody of "Telling War Stories")...

(Well....Okay, maybe not tell the stories....maybe I'll CARVE them...yeah, yeah...that's the ticket!!!)LOL

[btree50]

P--U!!! I feel for ya Paul. That had to be really ripe.