Three days into the week and I’m wrecked. I have enough new projects to keep me busy for weeks and more, all stuff that has never existed before and will not exist until i make it. And NOBODY REMEMBERS HOW TO DRIVE. These are the days when you wish for the life of a hermit, I ain’t shitting you.

In other news a couple weeks back I bought a chainsaw at Niemeyers Junk Sale, and figured for $22 I couldn’t go far wrong. I knew it needed a chain and bar, but I got a brand new one on Fleabay for another $20. $4 worth of air and fuel filter and I am in fat city, it runs like a raped ape. it’s a Craftsman arborist’s saw, made by, it turns out, Poulan. Looks like this.. Turns out to be a really nice little saw, a bit heavy, but well balanced internally and starts almost immediately. These were made in the late 80’s early 90’s and it’s made extremely well. For the $46 I have invested in it I think I did OK. It will be a great one-hand saw to do small work and limbing with. Supposedly they came with chain brakes too, so I may try and find one of them. I certainly will not be using it without a pair of good kevlar chainsaw gloves. I’m told the Stihl are the shit, and a Youtube video shows the Stihl gloves stopping the blade of a running saw while a pair of Husky ones just invite the saw in. Anyone have any experience?