Charlie

charlie is 89 years young. he has terrible emphysema. every two sentences he take a 30 second breather. the arthritis in his hands has made his thumbs the size of summer sausages and barely movable. (best thumbs up ever). he was recognized as a war hero in WWII. he invented numerous attachments to tractors to improve farming from 1930 to the 90's. he is one badass individual.

i had the pleasure to spend the day with charlie and do some work around his 40 acre lifestyle block. his wife isn't a fan of the bush, so he leaves her in cambridge to play gin with the ladies. charlie splits to the top of lund rd. to hang out, watch the birds, trees, and the world go by. charlie is an absolute daredevil on his 1962 massy ferguson tractor. ("the best tractor"). we drove around, cut down trees(the cainsaw broke...did it with an ax. i am a pussy), cleared bush, laid down gravel, and he showed me some of the machines he built. doode, this guy made stuff in the 50's that looks like it could have be in the movie "total recall" or out of G.O's "1984". super rad.

everyone should seek out people like this in their lives and just ask questions. it's worth listening.

nz pulls peoples drivers lincense at the age of 90. charlies got til Feb. after that, getting to his beloved bush house is gonna be difficult. i just might have to pick him up.