I can’t believe I am typing a 7th-week recap.\u00a0 Last year we were finished with start-ups in 5 weeks, and lawn aerations were complete.\u00a0 We do have about 150 more start-ups than last year, but it shouldn’t be taking this long.\u00a0 Not having the help we need really caused a problem.\u00a0 The only thing we have been able to keep up on this year so far is backflow tests, which were behind last year because I was the only one doing them.\u00a0 With Jacob having his license, that has helped a lot.\u00a0 He has completed over 200 backflow tests already this year and it is still early yet.<\/p>\n
My wife’s surgery last Tuesday went really well, and I was able to bring her home on Thursday.\u00a0 She is moving around pretty well and has a walker to assist, and the pain medication seems to be working most of the time.\u00a0 We have a three-level house, so have confined her to the bottom level to keep her off the stairs.\u00a0 Fortunately, she has all the comforts of home with a family room with a sectional, TV, bathroom, etc.\u00a0 I installed a grab bar if she needs to go up two stairs to get to the kitchen.\u00a0 The master bedroom upstairs is off-limits for now.<\/p>\n
Those who have known me for several years know I have back trouble of my own stemming from several different incidents over the years.\u00a0 Jumping out of planes, rappelling injuries, ladder falls, a helicopter crash, car accidents, etc., have taken their toll.\u00a0 Though it all I have never broken a bone, nor had any body parts removed, I have had rotator cuff surgery twice on the same shoulder.\u00a0 One from a gunshot wound back in the ’80s at an undisclosed location, and another from a work-related injury back in the mid-’90s.\u00a0 The spine is made up of 33 vertebrae, and adults have 26 because they fuse together as we age, and more of mine have fused together due to all the crap I have put them through over the years and all of them are arthritic.\u00a0 There are millions of neurons in the spine, so I am in a lot of pain most of the time.\u00a0 Fortunately, a few years ago I discovered radiofrequency ablation which for what I understand, burns the agitated nerves which relieve the pain.\u00a0 I have had both sides of my spine done over several months, and it can last anywhere from 6 months to 6 years.\u00a0 Mine seem to last about two years, so the process is starting over again because I have been in a lot of pain lately which has affected my job performance.\u00a0 We had to quit earlier than I wanted to on Friday because I could barely get in and out of Jacob’s truck.\u00a0 The pain I am experiencing now will be dealt with on May 31 for the right side, and then the following week for the left side.\u00a0 Apparently, they only deal with 3 vertebrae at a time, so it is a long process.\u00a0 It was much longer the first time around when I had to wait between each ablation to make sure it was actually working.<\/p>\n
With that, I am sending Jacob out on his own Monday, and possibly Tuesday for sprinkler start-ups so I don’t slow him down.\u00a0 Even on his own, we should have all remaining start-ups complete within 10 business days, maybe less.\u00a0 At that time we can concentrate on lawn aerations, major sprinkler system repairs, and all the other work we have.<\/p>\n
I will continue to post where we are going to be until sprinkler start-ups are complete, and then deal with customers one on one for any other repairs, with an occasional post on how things are going.\u00a0 Daily posts will then resume once we start sprinkler blowouts this fall.\u00a0 Watch for another post for Monday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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