New Road
Yesterday a huge machine arrived to grind up our street in preparation for new pavement. After a few passes, it stopped. Q wanted to check it out. So we went down to the street and met the man who was replacing the grinding pegs underneath. Q was full of questions for him. Before I knew it, he was underneath with the driver getting a lesson on how it worked. Moments later, the two of them had the side of the truck open for an explanation of the two different drive belts. All I have retained is that this behemoth of a truck weighs 70 thousand pounds.
Today, the grader and the roller are out in force and we almost have a smooth surface. But all the beeping of the trucks has our poor dog, Nira, terrified. (She’s trained to respond to a beeping electric fence collar and is convinced – despite my having removed the collar – that she is about to be electrocuted.)
August 4th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
And this is the same dog who was offered crayons for food, no? No wonder she’s neurotic!
June 9th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
You’re lucky that Q didn’t end up driving it around.
When I was young, growing up on a farm, it was a right of passage to adulthood to be driving and operating dangerous equipment before you were even a teenager.
June 12th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
That is indeed huge! I always adore kids who would like to learn something such as driving. I find them really cute!
June 19th, 2011 at 1:02 am
What a keen interest in learning Q seems to have, that will lead to many wonderful life adventures. I loved being on my Grandpa’s tractor when I was a kid, but never once did I try to learn how it functioned. Cute.
July 6th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
The driver did mention that his own young son loved to come to work with him, upon occasion, and perch in the seat next to his.