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He needs some happy pills.
Indeed...said the pain pills aren't working.
If he covered them with honey? Taking them with beer helps on my worst days.
Hmmmm, temperature below 50 °F is when I switch from short sleeves to long sleeve shirts, then a light jacket below about 35 °F. I don't even own a parka, but I do switch to my heavy-duty insulated jacket when it gets below about 20 °F and add ski gloves when it gets below 0 °F.
I guess what one wears depends entirely on what you are used to. In the summer, when it gets to 105 °F, I am still in long pants. Never wear shorts on a farm because barbed wire makes nasty slices...
No, that's tomorrow. Actually, it depends on which web site you choose to believe, it will be somewhere between 8" and 24", and if we do indeed get the blizzard winds, add in that there will be 4-5 foot drifts.Lemme guess......Rich got 18" of snow today?..........
When I lived in Wisconsin, I used to go ice skating in shorts and a T-shirt, unless the temp got below 15. It is entirely about the weather you are adapted to.
It is getting windy tonight here, haven't watched the weather cuz it's usually the same....warm-sunny.
Until June July August rolls around, then it's sunny and hotter than hell......
Until June July August rolls around, then it's sunny and hotter than hell......
Just like Texas!
Thanks for contacting him and letting us know. Even though the news is not very good.
Yep, same shit, different state.
Around here, grass is bad half the year. Dead, dry, and brown. Terrible fire hazard.
sounds like a Floridian.
Are you somewhere around Phoenix? Folks there not only have to contend with the 100+ summer temps, but the retirees from NuYawk who insists on watering their lawns and driving up the humidity.
I'm in N. Scottsdale....which is north of Phoenix.
OK, been there.
A neighboring rancher keeps some old round bales in reserve and he'll bring me a couple in exchange for raw milk (6 gallons per bale). It is not the most nutritious stuff, but it'll keep the cows away from ketosis until the pastures green up.
Hasta la vista, amigo...
Well at least you have a fallback.
Which is why it pays to stay friendly with all your neighbors.*
*definition of a neighbor in the middle of nowhere: Any rancher who lives within 25 miles of you. My nearest neighbor, "the guy next door," is a shade over a mile away.
*definition of a neighbor in the middle of nowhere: Any rancher who lives within 25 miles of you. My nearest neighbor, "the guy next door," is a shade over a mile away.
The only neighbors I can't stand is thieves. One was stealing firewood and dog food. If the jackass would have asked, I'd have helped him out.
Now, I have a game camera set up, and a padlock on the dog food container.
He was just cold and hungry.
I already did my time in hell (having a neighbor's house almost touching mine - well, 15 feet away). This is why I now live in a place where you cannot even see your nearest neighbor.
As for stealing from me... I think my sign says "There is nothing here worth dying for. And if my first shot doesn't kill you, the dogs will finish the job."
As for stealing from me... I think my sign says "There is nothing here worth dying for. And if my first shot doesn't kill you, the dogs will finish the job."
Hahaha. He had food to grill, so he took the wood. He took 30 pounds of dog food for his mutt. That was money he saved for beer. I know who the guy is. I just want evidence, so I can put him on notice.
Then there is the trained attack chickens.
Put him on notice? If you get evidence, put him in jail.
One of my neighbors is a deputy sheriff, just voted in to be Justice of the Peace. He has cameras all around his house. I am also a friend of the county sheriff.
That is an option. However, for a misdemeanor, they probably would not get him into a courtroom.
Well, there are about 50 little peckers out there that, should they so desire, might make someone who doesn't know how to handle them, appear rather bloody.
Geese should do a good job. They'll attack for the hell of it.Well, there are about 50 little peckers out there that, should they so desire, might make someone who doesn't know how to handle them, appear rather bloody.
I don't know if depriving my animals of their food would be merely a misdemeanor. If you endanger my livestock, you endanger me, and shooting the bastard might be self defense.
If we had a pond, we'd probably have some geese too. I'd kind of like to get some peacocks. They are better guard dogs than most dogs. They set off an alarm screech when a stranger invades that can be heard for miles. But for right now, my two Great Pyrenees protect all our critters (and their food) and Jasper weighs in at about 120 pounds, so he is rather intimidating to strangers.
My dogs are not legally considered livestock, since I don't eat, sell, or butcher them. They would be considered property. However, i can kill as long as I can say I felt my life was in danger.
Those are magnificent dogs. Cute even, when I had one climb onto my lap for some attention.
Of course dogs are not legally livestock, but I would have the lawyer claim that stealing their food endangered their lives and, therefore, endangered the lives of the livestock they protect by depriving them of their protection. While our Pyrs probably would never directly attack a person, they will kill a coyote or fox on sight because they know that those predators intend to eat our chickens, which provide us with breakfast every day (blah blah blah).
That's one of the things I have always liked about Texas... and South Dakota. Back in Orygun, you had to prove your life was in danger. Here, all I have to do is believe my life -- or the life of someone else -- was in danger.
In Wisconsin, it did not matter if my life was in danger. The cops said not to call them until after the fact. So, I left, at the ripe old age of 18. I had enough of their stupid bullshit.
Yeah, I love the heck outta them. We also have a large Doberman who lives in the house (most people are afraid of them because of the way they are depicted in movies) and a Belgian Malenois who wears a Sheriff badge and is smarter than most people.
I had a friend who just moved out of Wisconsin and he told me many times that the cops were more friendly to the criminals than anyone who called for help. He had a neighbor who was constantly abusing him and his property, yet the cops always befriended the bad guy, not him.
They actually told me that assault and battery was a misdemeanor, but fighting back was a felony.
It took a long time before I could be friendly with cops after that.
I'm going to bed. Remember to flip the lights off when you to.
This was me in Bend, Oregon, 1990 (evenings and weekends). We would put our lives in danger to protect you. Someone assaulting you? He'd get my .357 between the eyes. I think any cop who would do less needs to get another job.
Good night, Sarah, Sleep well.
Anyone besides me still here?
Anyone besides me still here?
Almost midnight. 31 degrees and raining heavily. It will turn to snow any minute now. I guess the "storm" is just about to start. Sigh...
Well, time to turn out the lights. <CLICK>
Well, time to turn out the lights. <CLICK>
Thanks for the update inspects
. Would love for it to have been better news, but it is what it is.
Gonna hit the sac here too shortly. Gotta drag my ass to work for 10AM and that's gonna get here way too early.
We've got a potentially bad ice storm in the making here (Southern Ontario), starting around mid day Saturday through mid afternoon Sunday. Might get more rain after that for a while too
Going to spend some time after work tomorrow watching the forecast and getting things ready here. I don't mind snow, but ice can be really nasty. Hoping for the best
G'nite Pharts.
Almost midnight. 31 degrees and raining heavily. It will turn to snow any minute now. I guess the "storm" is just about to start. Sigh...
Well, time to turn out the lights. <CLICK>
We've got a potentially bad ice storm in the making here (Southern Ontario), starting around mid day Saturday through mid afternoon Sunday. Might get more rain after that for a while too
Going to spend some time after work tomorrow watching the forecast and getting things ready here. I don't mind snow, but ice can be really nasty. Hoping for the best
G'nite Pharts.
OK, anybody hanging around in here yet tonight?
KNOCK KNOCK ... HELLO?
KNOCK KNOCK ... HELLO?
hanging or hung?