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Gardening = Mental illness!!
stanman
Member Posts: 3,052
What other reason could there possibly be for putting yourselves through it all?
You battle mud in the spring.
You battle birds who love to scratch in your freshly sown seed beds.
You battle insects.
You battle weeds.
You battle slugs.
You battle rabbits.
You battle the neighbors cats.
You battle deer.
You battle disease.
You battle the wind.
You pray for rain.
You curse the rain.
You pray for sun.
You curse the sun.
You have to harvest whether you want to or not. I mean, just because YOU'RE tired of zucchini doesn't mean you can quit picking it. Not if you want the plant to keep producing.
You do all this for at best a few bushels of vegetables at season's end.
Did you ever stop to think that, had you spent your time picking up aluminum cans along the roadside instead of working in the garden, you could have purchased these few bushels of vegetables twenty times over and had enough money left to build a gun collection that would rival the Cody museum!
Oh sure the homegrown vegetables taste better, but do they taste THAT much better!
Worst of all are the hours of valuable hunting and shooting time that have been forever pi$$ed away "working in the garden"!
You convince yourselves that it's "relaxing" or "therapeutic".
I believe that shoving bamboo slivers under your fingernails would be equally "relaxing"and "therapeutic".
Yes, you folks are truly sick and should seek professional help immediately.
OBTW:
I may soon be in need of a good salsa recipe, This is the first year I've used miracle grow throughout the growing season and my tomato vines are looking like something from a low budget horror flick.
Let's just say I won't go into that part of the garden after dark.
You battle mud in the spring.
You battle birds who love to scratch in your freshly sown seed beds.
You battle insects.
You battle weeds.
You battle slugs.
You battle rabbits.
You battle the neighbors cats.
You battle deer.
You battle disease.
You battle the wind.
You pray for rain.
You curse the rain.
You pray for sun.
You curse the sun.
You have to harvest whether you want to or not. I mean, just because YOU'RE tired of zucchini doesn't mean you can quit picking it. Not if you want the plant to keep producing.
You do all this for at best a few bushels of vegetables at season's end.
Did you ever stop to think that, had you spent your time picking up aluminum cans along the roadside instead of working in the garden, you could have purchased these few bushels of vegetables twenty times over and had enough money left to build a gun collection that would rival the Cody museum!
Oh sure the homegrown vegetables taste better, but do they taste THAT much better!
Worst of all are the hours of valuable hunting and shooting time that have been forever pi$$ed away "working in the garden"!
You convince yourselves that it's "relaxing" or "therapeutic".
I believe that shoving bamboo slivers under your fingernails would be equally "relaxing"and "therapeutic".
Yes, you folks are truly sick and should seek professional help immediately.
OBTW:
I may soon be in need of a good salsa recipe, This is the first year I've used miracle grow throughout the growing season and my tomato vines are looking like something from a low budget horror flick.
Let's just say I won't go into that part of the garden after dark.
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Greg
quote:Yes, you folks are truly sick and should seek professional help immediately.
OBTW:
I may soon be in need of a good salsa recipe, This is the first year I've used miracle grow throughout the growing season and my tomato vines are looking like something from a low budget horror flick.
Let's just say I won't go into that part of the garden after dark.
I'll seek help right after you do, buddy....right after I get those last pesky weeds out of the bell peppers, that is. Be right behind ya...suuuuuuuuuuure! [:D][:D][}:)][}:)][:D][:D]
Big Al
As a kid, my dad planted well over ten acres. Didn't sell a dimes worth. We planted and weeded, picked and sweated, then he gave it all to friends and family. And this was before "hairless" okra! I remember the sweat and stinging arms very well.
Always thought the ol'timer was looney in that respect. Now, I find myself repeating the story. Need to clarify, I didn't do the whole deal this year because of time constraints, but come by next spring and you'll leave the house loaded down.
Prior springs (and fall) even the UPS driver got where he was scared to stop here because he knew we'd load him down with veggies.
It's a sickness, a disease, that develops and defies reason. [:D]
My heros have always killed cowboys.
commonly used and some that are not.It's kept
lighted 24 hours a day,7 days a week.I have people
taking care of it around the clock.It's so well known
around the area that people come from miles around
to get their own whenever they want it.It even has a big
sign on top so folks from out of town can find it easier.
I know some of you Texan's have heard of it.
It's called.........HEB
[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
my wife won't let me hunt there! Says I bag too much! [:D]
Sorry DWS, I know I'm cuttin' in on your stage time. [:D]