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Unless you have a Bulldozer Stumpin is a very primal battle for a man, that always extracts it toll.
That toll taken by Tree Stumps is on the tools; tractor, chain saw, saws all, shovels, axes n your body.
Stumpen is what men call it. It consists of removing the last stubborn remnants of a tree in your yard or pasture.
Why men take this Narelled, stubborn nemeses so personally, like the fight of the century is something that I cannot explain. It's just one of those things that is.
A man will go after a tree stump with total abandon. I've destroyed chain saws, Bent Tractors n abused pickup trucks stumpin.
At 69yrs old though I recently felt that toll on my body most of all. The blisters are the evidence that are visible toll, What you couldn't see was how pained my body was for the next 3-4 days. I had pain even trying to sit down.
Here's the thing about stumpin though. While in the fight you are so determined that you rarely see or feel the damage you are doing. Which is why I ask the question. What is the primal nature of Stumpin to a man that pushes him beyond all reason?
There is hope though for the next generation. Even though I carry my father when it come to stumpin, my son Joshua has a more enlighten view, proving that we men can actually evolve. Joshua just shook his head n showed up the next day with an invention of Laurie's brother. A whirling attachment on the back of his tractor that just chewed those stumps up 4 inches below ground level.
When I took Joshua down to Cindy's for my latest battle with a tree stump he gave it 20 minutes with his saw, then took me aside n said NO! You need to get a Dozer n do this one right.
I accept that I'm a Dinosaur carrying my fathers ways toward physical labor n that times are a changing with the next generation, but I will miss the battle of one man against the impossible. A battle where shear strength n determination wins the day.
Stumpin takes the piss out of a man n that's a good thing. Everything that upsets him or brings on rage n anger melts away after stumpin. Men need that release.
I realize that I talk of men in the old ways. I understand that that's not popular now. A young Amish wife recently gave my daughter some advice. I know you can do it, but let the men do it, they need it.
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