Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Work bee statistics

So much was accomplished the last few days! We offer a gigantic thank you to Al, Brenda, Diane, Dick, Doris, Maggie and Mark for your roles in making the work bee so successful.

— Bob & Sue

Here is the tally:

  • 150 person hours worked (plus babysitting, fixing meals, planning, etc.)
  • 3 buildings removed and burned
  • 2.5 acres of weeds mowed
  • 3 lawnmower tires punctured by nails and wire
  • 3 lawnmower blades busted on iron and rocks
  • 20 hours put on Dad's loader tractor
  • 40 fence posts pulled
  • 400 feet of barbed wire removed
  • 5.5 tons of scrap metal sold (most hauled in Dick's truck)
  • 1 borrowed trailer gouged up on the deck by the not-so-careful scrapyard dude (Sorry, Leon!)
  • 10-yard dumpster about 2/3 filled
  • 1 load of wood readied in the wagon for burning under the syrup pan this spring
  • Several small trees felled and burned
  • Scads of grapevine pruned away
  • Immeasurable improvement made in the appearance and safety of the farmstead

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