Sore Hands

I was able to put in the heavy gauge galvanized steel post for the new mailbox on Sunday. Sure wish I had a post hole digger. I dug the 2.5 foot deep hole with a shovel. At least I got a workout. Things pretty much went as planned. One of these days I'll learn to use work gloves. You don't realize what a little nub on the end of a shovel will do to your palm within an hour of repetitious use. I have a blister the size of a quarter on my right hand and the pinkie side of my left is really tender. Yup, I'm complaining like a wuss. Its OK. I kinda like the little bit of pain. Its like when I workout really hard and my muscles are sore. I love that feeling.

That was my Sunday. Saturday I helped a family member move into an upstairs condo. Enough said. On a related note, why is it you go to U-Haul, see a truck rental price of around $30, rent it and end up paying $90? For the amount they charge a mile you'd think the trucks were in kick ass shape, not something pushing 200k miles from the early 80s. Another thing is the insurance. The way they sell you on the $15 insurance. While we were driving we saw a new Ford GT something, the one that looks exotic. I told the guy driving we should test the max of the $15 insurance and plow into that vehicle. By the way, that's the second one I've seen within a couple of days. They must be more "affordable" or there's a club in town or something.