{"id":434,"date":"2010-09-24T07:12:58","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T06:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=434"},"modified":"2011-10-01T04:30:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T03:30:28","slug":"yesterday-roy-was-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2010\/09\/24\/yesterday-roy-was-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesterday Roy was crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today his neck hurts.  Yeah, trying to push a 2 ton log off its comfortable sand bed is maybe not the smartest thing a person can do, EVEN with water and tide and slippery sand to help you.  We\u2019ve been watching this particular log, watching what the tide can do, 2 tons is nothing to God.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/09\/9Roy-log-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/09\/9Roy-log-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-432\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe next day, a guy on the shore had pity and helped Roy get the log out of the little lagoon and into the surf.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/09\/9Roy-log-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/09\/9Roy-log-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"212\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-433\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe log took a ride on the surf at high tide for about 300 yards and now its in the lagoon right next to us!  Roy now has a rolling balance beam for a toy in the waves!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=434&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today his neck hurts. Yeah, trying to push a 2 ton log off its comfortable sand bed is maybe not the smartest thing a person can do, EVEN with water and tide and slippery sand to help you. 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