Poor Lyle, I can relate to this sad guy

I woke yesterday morning to the fact that my tractor has spent most of the last two weeks at the dealership’s service department.  After being gone for eight days to repair a broken hydraulic line, it came back home.  Within an hour, I had the mower deck off and the tiller and front-end loader mounted on it.  I drove the mile to church, and after moving some top soil to where it was needed, I began tilling.  After an hour and a half something in the tractor stopped working.  So it’s back at the dealership, and I’ve not got my fall tilling done yet.

I got out of bed yesterday, got dressed and fed Midnight.  Then I went to the office to read the online edition of the local paper.  My favorite Lowe’s store is closing.  I was not happy.  After checking e-mail, I went to the kitchen to make a couple of slices of toast to go with my coffee for breakfast.  The clock mechanism in the toaster oven ran for two minutes and quit.

I had a late morning appointment to have repairs done to my car.  They replaced the front-end sway bar links and a sensor in the exhaust system.  The final price was less than the estimate, but still more than $350.  Ouch!

Lowe’s was crowded.  Must have been the sale they were holding.  I found a replacement (an upgrade) for the toaster oven.  Yes, it was on sale.  The young lady at the check out counter reported that she is losing her job next Tuesday.  She has a family that needs her income.  I hope she finds something soon.

I think I’m retaining water.  Why else would my weight be going up?  Are my scales broken?

Self portrait

What’s a guy to do?