Monday

Not particularly early (8:00 am) and I don't really care.  I'll get over there and get with it eventually, I'm just enjoying a quiet house, the peace of my bedroom and drinking my coffee in solitude.  

But yes, it's time to get with it and get that place tidied up, including having to return a drive belt and hopefully get the correct size. I've subsequently determined that it is supposed to be 101 inches long versus the 96 inch long one I bought.  Whatever the cost, I need it and I need it today.  I will be using the push mower to do the lots themselves and that is what I am starting out with. The riding mower is for the land behind the trailers on the west side, the front entryway and other areas where slinging rocks doesn't matter. 

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Never finished that one, it's now Tuesday, semi-early, forcing myself out of bed regardless for I'm sure I won't be getting up late for this job, whenever they force me into it.  Watching rather intently at the evolving situation in Israel and the Gaza strip.  If we can send billions of dollars to a military force in money and equipment to a nation we have no, real, vested interest in, should we not also do so with arguably our top ally?  Well, I don't think it's arguable but apparently others do.

But, I take a different view of Israel for the Jews are, according to the Bible, God's chosen people.  Another item of interest is that RFK Jr just announced he's running as an independent.  He had literally no chance as a Democrat, the Democrat party officials wouldn't even consider him or think about putting up any kind of debates.  At this stage, I don't think Biden is coherent enough to be able to participate in any open dialogue style debates anyway.  Why they want a person running this nation that is obvious cognitive/mental decline, well I know why, it's still unfathomable how they believe their reasoning therefore justifies putting a man who should be sitting on a fishing boat somewhere in keeping him as president of the united states?  

I'm sitting here in my bedroom watching live coverage of ongoing rocket attacks against Israel. I don't know what Israel is doing back at them, just turned the tv on to see what was going on.  The most outrageous part of this is the state department putting up a statement that was quickly taken back down that Israel should cease fire.  Over 1,000 of Israeli citizens killed in these outrageous actions and they are supposed to just eat it? Would the US just sit around and say, oh well, we were just bombed numerous times and the bombing continues on but we should just cease fire? Maybe Biden, I dunno, no sane President would allow that to happen.  

The mower didn't want to start yesterday. The lady with the German Shepherd informed me that she had just used the thing the other day and was working fine. I put fuel in it and I have to assume the fuel is bad.  I'm going to have to drain the tank and put fresh fuel in it. She said I could use her mower, but it wasn't running either. That was easy, just had a completely clogged air filter of which I replaced and went ahead and replaced the spark plug for the fun of it.  

I got half the place done, sans the riding mower of which I went to 3 different places yesterday looking for the correct size belt.  They are out of them. It's not that they don't carry them, they have shelf space for it but they simply don't have them. I will either have to order one online or possibly drive to the larger town 30 miles away. 7 more lots this morning and at least the people's immediate areas will be freshly mowed down.  Oh, I was going to just go buy a new mower yesterday when this lady offered the use of hers. 

I haven't heard from this manager yet and frankly, I don't care if he doesn't call me for at least a few more days.  But I have this feeling a phone call s coming soon, probably today.  Meanwhile, the New Jersey people paid $400 yesterday. Yup, I went straight up to them and demanded money.  Nicely, politely, but yes, "I need money and I need it today".  I'll have some for you shortly, the man replied.

That was an odd reply, I thought but just said ok, thinking I"ll just see how this plays out.  They had a Ford Expedition sitting there, nice vehicle even if older.  It wasn't theirs, they were selling it for someone and the person that bought it showed up 5 minutes after I confronted them, bought the thing and then, yes, they handed me cash.  

So I currently only have one lot owing which is the former Quick Trip worker who hasn't replied to me after I contacted him back.  He isn't home, either, I assume he's busy working and doesn't have time for it.  Pretty much the way things go with some of these workers that get busy and work for X amount of days in a row before getting a few days off.  

"President Biden is set to break his 2 day silence today".  This man has no business running this nation, period.  Apparently Israel is shooting missiles back at them.  I take no pleasure in human suffering on either side of this conflict but Hamas is clearly a terrorist organization, backed by Iran and I find it a little more than just purely coincidental that Biden hands over 8 billion to Iran and then suddenly, they are at war with Israel.

Sorry, but this situation is really capturing my attention for I really want to see what, if anything, we do to help Israel.  

Anyway, I guess I'll drink my second cuppa and get out of here.