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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Well here it is may 14 and well the captain is frustrated.

My only vent/hobby/thing outside of my buisness i enjoy/have time for.
seeds slow to germ,
poor germination rates.
cant have hoop house
weather
Lack of time to get pumpkins and patch ready
Luckily I got tiller fixed. it was a free fix.(thank goodness.(bills suck) droped personalinsurance to save money

Personal life some family member s healthI am worried about
Plus I am a small buisness owner of a landscape company. (yep thats hell too)
Dad's emphasima seems to be getting better.
Is anyone else frustrated?
I'd love to hear if I am the only frustrated almost going to loose it grower?

sorry I know this isnt the place, but work and pumpkins are my life. I have more friends on bigpumpkins.com than i do in real life.(sad I know but when u work 6 days aweek 12 hour days, after u say to to a couple hey come hang with us invites eople just quite invitng ya)price of a small buissness owner.

5/14/2008 10:46:53 AM

Minnesota

Well yeah, I'm layed-off, my wife is hurt and can't work right now. I have planted 4 seeds using the paper towel method and none of them broke the shell, this 2nd bunch does'nt look much better. I'm forced to ask the guy down the street who is a old pro at this to help me get my seeds started, I thought I had the germination process down pat. Its also colder than normal in minnesota, we have'nt had one 80 degree day, last year at this time we had 3 80 degree days and 1 in the ninetys. O'k, I'm done crying.

5/14/2008 12:12:22 PM

Berlin,mi.(zuhlke2@hotmail.com)

I'm right there with ya Captain. My hours got cut by 15 hours a week. My cost to get to work has increased tremendously. My Dad's health is not good and we take care of him in our home. That keeps my wife from working. My Mom is having major health issues and it looks like she will be living with us in about a month or sooner.The weather is cold. I don't have all my plants in the ground yet.My sons baseball coach is pissing me off. We are coaching together but i would be better off doing it myself. My daughters baseball team are a bunch of slackers and could care less about playing good or at least playing to their potentual. I used to have a lot of fun with baseball, but it is trying my patience this year. Maybe some warm weather will make me feel better.

5/14/2008 12:42:33 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

CCW, Count the blessing you DO have. If I dwelled on the stuff that is driving me down I'd never get up.


If family is ailing then give them needed support. You will both derive pleasure for the effort. You might never get a better chance to show you care. Consider it God's gift to your own soul.

Tiller repair bills? Gimme a break.
You can't change the weather so focus instead on the areas of your life where you CAN make a difference.

I ended up in a wheelchair these past 6 months but there's no reason to drag others down with me. Try only to dwell on the good stuff. There's no shortage of pitiful souls. Be differen & become the beacon of light that HELPS people.

We go around once. Make the best of all of it. Somewhere, someone is much worse off than you are.

5/15/2008 12:26:41 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Tremor...once more you come thru with an inspiration!!! I met you at da Falls, and was truly impressed!!! I could complain about the 3 40'rows of corn, and the 3 40' rows of beans, and the 5 20' rows of sunflowers, that the birds pecked the seeds out of the ground...but I went and bought remay, replanted and covered with the remay!!! We will grow!!! CCW...why not take a run, or ride thru downtown Boulder!!! Keep clothes on, and no pkn on head!!! Should help yer spirits!!! Peace, Wayne

5/15/2008 3:41:05 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

That's the spirit Wayne! God Bless!

5/18/2008 11:58:54 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I will wayne thanks. you guys no how to inspire a guy thanks.

World naked bike ride day is sat June 7 2008 boulder's naked bike ride is june 14th.

5/19/2008 7:30:43 PM

ordinary,VA

Hang in there Capt.
the year started off rough in these parts as well.
my wife put a scare in us all -but now she is doing well.

my mother has had a rough year as well.she is a lung cancer survivor (5 years).mom is doing better now..

my son is getting married on the 31st of this month (that will keep you busy)he just closed on his first house (start moving tomorrow).which is good news ,but busy news..

lost some very good seeds due to germination problems..
was going to grow 8 plants...cut back to six plants..cut back to 3 plants...

just the same ole same ole we all have to deal with--sometimes life gets in the way of living...
but im a glass-half-full kinda of guy--keep your chin up Capt...

5/19/2008 10:17:45 PM