Just some work pics

I grew up playing golf. Dad had me and my brother swinging clubs as soon as we could walk. He was a union bricklayer and later, a residential builder. I'm not a tiger woods, not even close (though my brother has become quite good). We are very much blue collar, hard working and certainly not made of money. We golf in a league one night after work that is filled with blue collar guys, looking for some fresh air and a little friendly competition. If you only golf one night a week in league for the 22 week season, it's under $400 for the year. Golf is neither expensive, nor exclusive. With my travels for work, I've golfed all over the country, but I don't pour money down the drain doing it. I travel with a set of 1986 BeCu Ping Eye II's that I bought off eBay for $200. I play municipal courses, or small private owned courses, and shop around for specials so I don't have to give away my paycheck to enjoy a round. Golf is certainly a game for everyone and can be enjoyed most anywhere quite reasonably.

It's entertainment. How much does it cost to go to a hockey game, football game, basket ball game? How much does it cost to go target practicing or hunting? How about fishing? Even a motor cycle ride will cost you some money. Have any other hobbies? How much do any of those cost?

Golf is also a test of personality. Want to hire someone for a sensitive position? Play golf with them once and you will know what to expect for their future employment. Do they cheat on scores? Do they get mad and throw a fit when they make an errant shot or miss a putt? Do they observe good etiquette to others when playing, do they take big chances on shots with little odds of happening? Do they spent a lot of time looking at shots and hold up play for everyone else. All these questions shine a light on personality traits that can't be hidden when the stress of this "game" takes hold.

Many people of different backgrounds golf. It's enjoyable and frustrating at the same time. Don't know why so many able bodied people feel they need a golf cart. It's great exercise. It's too bad so many of the courses are private. This is where there's a disconnect and people feel it's an elitist sport that you basically have to be pretty well off to afford shares and membership. The 2nd oldest club here had some people not wanting the lease from the city extended. Their argument was it's city owned land so should be available to everyone in the city not just members of the club. The clubs argument was that it pays about $2,500,000.00 in taxes and leases every year. The lease was extended. Most of the private clubs have no shortage of funds. I like golf but don't have time to get back into it with running and working at my track. My dad sold equipment to golf courses for 40 years and was friends with most of the superintendents. He was fortunate that he could have played just about any course he wanted for free as a guest or with the superintendent. He was very respected in the industry and went out of his way for his customers. He was on the board of directors for the turf grass college and used to teach reel sharpening which was an art back in the day. New spin grinders basically do all the work for you now.

Courses here are dying every day now. Private courses can't bring in new members when the initiation fees are in the stratosphere and there are rules requiring a minimum amount of money be spend in the restaurant and tee times are set. Many of the private owned courses have been converted to housing developments. The game is still popular here but you have to book tee times about a week in advance on most of the courses. The rainy season started today so only the hard core will be out through the monsoons. Golfers will start dressing like steel head fishermen pretty soon.

There was a lot of stink when golf courses were allowed to open with Covid shutting down pretty much every other type of sporting/social activity. This only fuels the elitist moniker. Have a friend who's worked at a private course for over 50 years (started at 14) and he said they're riding 2 up in carts when should be 1 per cart and not following any social distancing guidelines. My dad figured there wouldn't be enough new members for all the courses being built in the 90's but new courses were still popping up everywhere. One course that was started by a numbered company wanted to have a men's only club but that idea got shut down. The numbered company was basically the same group of politician's who started Kananaskis. My dad was good friends with the person who was supposed to be the superintendent. He was the most educated superintendent in the province. He was also the original superintendent at Kananaskis but got out when he learned who all the politicians were that were basically using gov't. connections to fund their golf courses. Interesting that California has more golf courses than all of Canada combined.

My Previous Immediate Supervisor was a Golf Fanatic, was on a course for charity with a set of OLD Junk clubs with my workmates(we volunteered) just playing a scramble to earn money for the charity. LOADS of Beer, lots of laughs EXCEPT the Super. He was a cussing and throwing stuff, wrapped two clubs, a Wedge and a Driver around a tree as could not get the shots he wanted. I have played, KNOW am No Good, do not try any further. Hack at short shots, scream them off a tee like hell won't have them, Little to NO control was just another day.

STILL have the Junk Clubs.

Hey CO, that bridge at the course you set, is now on STL News!!

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DMiller said:

Hey CO, that bridge at the course you set, is now on STL News!!

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Thanks for the pic, I see him and the mrs. both have the covid. Both being at the tournament, I'm sure there was some handshaking and politicking going on. I bet some other attendees are sweating their next test.

Seems the governor has negligible to no symptoms
His wife also not much

Some people get a serious week long flu from this
My own niece and her hubby at Jackson Mo had it where just felt bad
Two of three girls they have got it but nothing for symptoms third never got it

Small world I live in Jackson

Their last name Oehl
Farm a Lot

Installed the second water tank at a housing development. Got a headache rack on the flatbed.

If you look close, the green ford is in the stall ahead of the flatbed in the last picture. I spent the last 6 months to my son- "you better change that starter or you're going to chew that flywheel up- and then you are going to get to drop trans and do a clutch".

Well guess who's doing a clutch and flywheel. I do feel pretty good though, I'm not doing any of it- its all him. I ran the stupid end of the trans jack to help him shove it in, and I need to go down tomorrow to help bleed clutch. But the rest has been on him, it eats me up not to do it, but he doesn't learn anything if I do it.

Loaded out temporary water pump. Watched where we stepped on his trailer.

Steel on a house garage.

Some people should just get their materials delivered to a site.

Trailer house frame trailer, no need to put tires and rims on all three axles of it- that would be overkill. And a exceptional trailer to truck connection.

The truck is a cut down old u- haul made to a flatbed, and its actually better than his last truck. Which about 6-7 years ago I watched him slide down a hill into a jobsite, because - well- who needs trailer brakes. Drug the truck all the way down a asphalt driveway, and the rear axle hopped the curb and the second axle held on the curb and kept him from the trees. I'm sure it still doesn't have trailer brakes.

Yikes ... not only is the hitch bent, it looks too small for the receiver. God surely loves and takes care of idiots. He made so many of them.

Multiple accidents waiting to happen. He's the kind of guy you like to see get pulled over. He's putting everybody at risk.

hosspuller said:

Yikes ... not only is the hitch bent, it looks too small for the receiver. God surely loves and takes care of idiots. He made so many of them.

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Did you notice how the safety chains are hooked to the tow vehicle. The dumass is going to kill someone.
Thanks for the other neat photos CO !

Might be a call to the DOT is in order. Scary isn't the word, brain dead maybe.

Hitch looks sufficient. Couple of 1/2” bolts oughtadoher