Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

tonight i was over my uncles house listening to him whine about having to shovel his driveway the other day and how his backis now hurting him. his driveway is like a parking lot. Huge. he is loaded $$$ and is so tight that if he put a rock between his but cheeks a diamond would fall out. i told him without being rude that he needs to spend some of his money and buy a snowblower. he asked how much and i told him at least a grand. well he went into a rant and almost had a stroke. he is 73 years old, looks 50. used to be a professional wrestler. i told him that if he was going to whine i was leaving. i then offered to take him to home depot to look at machines. he agreed. after spending an hour telling me the meaning of a dollar i said well thanks, when you croak i will buy another snowblower with the money you leave me. he laughed and said, ok what the hell. so he then picked out the 8526. he paid for it and we loaded it onto the truck and took it home. once there i put gas into it , checked the oil, and fired it up. took it to the snow bank in his driveway to show him what it could do. his jaw dropped :o. 50 years in this mansion he built and never used anything except his 1930 shovel. he has now seen the light. a very happy man ::).now, things i noticed when using the machine. first the chute was floppy so i checked the bolt to tighten it up and found there was no nut on the bottom. found a nut in the toolbox and fixed that. then i started checking all the other stuff and found that everything was loose. i told him to put it in the shed and i would come back in the morning and give it the once over. ill let you know how i make out tomorrow night.

Dear Kneebiter,
Yup, see it all the time...............rich folk, actually all kinds of folk, who make foolish and eventually life threatening decisions.
Of course, some shoveling is good excersise, but you and I both know those people out there who shouldn't be doing that, but do.
If they are lucky, the money they save goes to the doctor who fixes their heart...........if they are lucky. My neighbor about a mile down the road is like that.
Has a boat, camper, 4wheeler, nice wheels.....a big scar down his chest....nice 6 figure income.....but can't afford a snowblower.

I have a name for people like that................JOB SECURITY.

Frank D.

Knee- Is your uncle famous? Anybody we would know? I see a lot of rich people who are cheap. They say thats why they have the money but hey don't be mad be happy that he's saving for you. Remember you can have all the money and toys in the world but you can't take it with you. - Kris

his wrestling name was "The Sheik" he used to come out with an arab costume. Wrestled with Bruno Samartino, Killer Kowalski, and those guys.

I remember a guy named "the iron sheik" he was bald with a mustache if I remember correctly. Is that him? - Kris

the iron shiek was the guy who lost the title to hulk hogan in the early 80's. later got arrested on the garden state parkway with hacksaw

jim duggan for possesion of drugs. might have died in a car crash?

the sheik was about done with his carreer by this time. the sheik was a star heel thru the 70's as i recall.

Would he be the Sheik from the era of Bobo Brazil and flying fred curry! I remember them from my youth and they would be about in their 60's and 70's now. Is the Sheik the one that had some sleeper hold? Man its' scarry some of the minute stuff that comes back to you, yet I can't even remember my ATM pin # sometimes!

I THINK I KNOW HIM LOL!!!!!!!

A another convert lol......

C

Wait until you go into the bathroom, get your equipment out, and can't remember what you went in there for

Well said Frank....

It supports my family and I and will put my children through college.

C

I remember him, he was a bad guy, didn't like him.

Marshall this might be your Sheik.

Knee- Are you a wrestler too ? With a screen name "The kneebiter" It sounds like a wrestling name - Kris

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that is correct. he was not the iron sheik. he was before that. i will try to get a pic from him next time i go over and post it. i thought this was an ope forum ?? now wrestling.

It is, but we didn't know we were in the company of someone of fame or infamy for that matter! (LOL) - Kris