Memory The Roto Tiller And I
@Hatley (163781)
Garden Grove, California
August 3, 2017 2:54pm CST
Just remembered the sales mam and
my hybby.They wanted me to try the
bnew roto tiller cause they said
it was so easy a woman coudl use
Oikay l l like an idiot I agreed. My hubby
and he sales man showed me how to start'
the thing ad how to slow it down or speed
it up 'bad bad idea,
I am not a driver and had never driven anything.I
got the tiller started and started down one row but
the thing was going even ffaster Nervous I naturally
hit the speed up button OH I w as getting the yard
for the veggie garden tilled as i flew up and down
tihat bad word yard,
Now I fuumbledd for the button to slow the
thing and saw the two men were laughing so
hard at me that they did not realize I needed
some help
Angry now I just aimed the bad word roto tiller
at the shed . bang over went the shed but that
blasted roto tiller just stopped.
My husband came over I expected a little'
solace. oh no He said
"Honey we did n t want to
ttill that ss::" Both men were again laughing
'so hard they doubled over
By hthebn n I saw the humor and started laughing too
as I knew I must have looked so funny flying up
and down the garden feet barely touching the ground
My apron had fallen off, my scarf was tilled into the ground
and my hat was in six pieces,
One original post and graphic by P Hatley
copyrighted 2017
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Aug 17
Oh, what a scene. What a mess! Poor Patsie.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Aug 17
@celticeagle I r eally was not hurt or I would have been reay uset
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@STOUTjodee (3572)
• United States
3 Aug 17
OMG, glad you weren't hurt!! Reminds me of the first time I used a self propelled lawnmower!! lol Glad you came to see the humor in it afterwards and it'll be a memory you'll never forget. Thanks for sharing!!
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Aug 17
Y'know... I need my yard tilled... wanna come do it?
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug 17
Well as amusing as that is I'm glad you weren't injured. Makes for delightful memories though.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug 17
@Hatley just wanted to mention I love your stories of what happened in your life. Keep them coming.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
3 Aug 17
@RasmaSandra @Hatley, yes, keep your stories coming.
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
3 Aug 17
You could have gotten hurt. That's horrible. I am pretty strong- I still use a pick ax when gardening- but can't manage a tiller. Those machines yank a person all over the place if you are not strong. Plus we have boulders in our gardens.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
3 Aug 17
What a story - one not easily forgotten for sure. It's good that in the end you all found humor there.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Aug 17
yes as I thought about how fuynny I ust have looed