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Wayne Gray

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As anyone who read my last entry knows, I like to work out. It's something calming, something I control, and it is therapeutic in ways nothing else is in my life. So during today's lunchtime, I strolled out past our garden to our garage. I offhandedly noted that Kevin had been working on the garden, and caught the barest scent of the chicken manure he'd used in his raised beds. No biggie. It wasn't too bad, and I was raised on a farm - I had smelled far worse.

I started my workout in our detached garage, the door open letting in the sun that had gloriously appeared. About five minutes in, I begin to sweat profusely, panting with exertion, and happy to be in command of my body - moving, and putting myself through my paces.

That's when I also noticed that lovely chicken manure odor was just a bit stronger.

Huh. Must be from the sun warming things up. No biggie.

I keep going.

Another five minutes go by, and I am truly pushing my limits. I'm in my happy place, heart thudding above 150 beats a minute, the concrete of the garage spattered with sweat. And that odor is now stronger and omnipresent.

Oh, man. I hold my hand over my belly during my first break. Trying to moderate your breath so you don't gasp in lungfuls of chicken perfume while in a cardio challenge is not easy. And I alternate between gagging and gasping. Then I begin to laugh at my idiotic situation. Oh. Break over, time to start on the next set of exercises.

I suffered another thirty minutes, somehow managing to avoid hurling. All the while I'm both laughing, and cursing at my husband.

Anyway, I just wanted to share in the hopes you too can laugh at my expense.

Edited by Wayne Gray

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1 hour ago, kbois said:

Thanks for that visual Wayne. I needed it. I had the worst shitter of a day that I've had in a long time. I don't even want to be in my own company too much longer. 

Time for me to go shower off my own stink as I just got home from the gym. 

Sorry your day sucked, kbois. But good job getting your workout in!

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1 hour ago, MichaelS36 said:

You never wanted to add him to his raised beds surely? LOL 

I think I’d best remain silent …

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10 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

I think I’d best remain silent …

haha

That's your right, of course.  Haha 

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Wayne, I absolutely commend you for persevering despite the presence of eau de barnyard. 👏🏻

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1 minute ago, Reader1810 said:

Wayne, I absolutely commend you for persevering despite the presence of eau de barnyard. 👏🏻

Thanks, Reader! I wasn't about to stop. I've not missed a workout in two months, and I'm not gonna start now!

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welp, that beats the heck out of when the skunk did his thing on the front porch of our office two weeks ago...

perseverance is virtue

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28 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

welp, that beats the heck out of when the skunk did his thing on the front porch of our office two weeks ago...

perseverance is virtue

Ohhh, man. you're absolutely right, molly! I'll take chicken crap any day over a skunking!

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