Gosh, I feel like a pampered princess as I've never done any concrete work. My FIL really liked doing these types of things, God rest his soul, so my job was to make substantial lunches & snacks when the concrete was done.
Can't say I've ever pounded steeples or done fencing either. As far as chain saws go, I'm scared to death of them.
Close family friend was cutting brush & had done it for years when he hit a knot or something and the chain saw bounced back hitting him in the nose & facial area. He had to go to Iowa City & have his sinus cavity & face stitched & reformed. He didn't go out in public after that and actually went down hill rapidly until his passing. He had a terribly time even eating or anything. Many months of torture poor guy.
I do clear brush & trees with my pruner/loppers. When we moved here after this place had sat empty for over 2 yrs, we had bridal wreath bushes around the house that were halfway up the windows. I got many blisters taking them down while DH clucked that I was killing them. I never trim them to his specs, so while waiting for him every year they've again grown up. I swore I would not do again by myself but we'll see. If it was up to me I'd pull them out and do new landscaping but he likes them. We also have some honeysicle pushes that were planted back in the ice age as a windbreak. They have lots of dead limbs in the center that keep me busy. They are really tough.
Taking care of the garden & yard work is the thing that is most satisfying to me. Although a good house cleaning gives me a boost too. (don't do enough of that) Cleaning the parlor was another good one of the past.
