ndynt
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:lofl: Jim. I can so relate...I have never been able to start a push mower.
Never thought retirement would be like this
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ndynt
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Thankfully, after putting new gas in....my mower started. Although I call it a mower it is considered a garden tractor. 24 hp with a 54' cut.
Meanderer
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Woman gives up NYC to shepherd in NE Pennsylvania
Nancy,I thought of you when I read this story.
Alix Cleveland
"The border collies bound across the ground as winter hurls down one last handful of flurries on the open land.
Hundreds of years of instinct power the stare the dogs beam upon the sheep, intimidating the ewes to move wherever their shepherd needs them.
This shepherd keeps watch day and night, from delivering lambs as dawn breaks to grabbing a flashlight and guns when coyotes threaten the herd overnight.
On this blustery afternoon, she maneuvered through the muddy earth around the barn to unlatch the wooden fences as her dogs encircle the flock.
“That’ll do,” she calls, her voice equal parts authority and kindness. “That’ll do.”
The collies heed Alix Cleveland’s command. She is the boss on this 100-acre farm, where hundreds of sheep roam on the hills by Nicholson. And yet, she would not be there if it were not for those dogs.
“They’re what started all of this,” the 56-year-old said recently while taking a break in her farmhouse kitchen. “They’re what got me into sheep in the first place.”
http://wcexaminer.com/news/woman-gives-up-nyc-to-shepherd-in-nepa-1.1876085
(Click above link for rest of article)
Nancy,I thought of you when I read this story.
Alix Cleveland
"The border collies bound across the ground as winter hurls down one last handful of flurries on the open land.
Hundreds of years of instinct power the stare the dogs beam upon the sheep, intimidating the ewes to move wherever their shepherd needs them.
This shepherd keeps watch day and night, from delivering lambs as dawn breaks to grabbing a flashlight and guns when coyotes threaten the herd overnight.
On this blustery afternoon, she maneuvered through the muddy earth around the barn to unlatch the wooden fences as her dogs encircle the flock.
“That’ll do,” she calls, her voice equal parts authority and kindness. “That’ll do.”
The collies heed Alix Cleveland’s command. She is the boss on this 100-acre farm, where hundreds of sheep roam on the hills by Nicholson. And yet, she would not be there if it were not for those dogs.
“They’re what started all of this,” the 56-year-old said recently while taking a break in her farmhouse kitchen. “They’re what got me into sheep in the first place.”
http://wcexaminer.com/news/woman-gives-up-nyc-to-shepherd-in-nepa-1.1876085
(Click above link for rest of article)
Meanderer, my little "operation" has been a whole lot simpler than that lady's. Adult goats are goofy enough to keep me entertained.
Fortunately I knew starting out that birthing processes and raising little ones was more work than I could handle.
Btw, the whole day Friday has been set aside to clean out the barn. We do deep bedding over the winter. It keeps the barn warm.
We've had an unusually cool, long, spring this year so running late. Not a pleasant job, but it only comes once a year, and is really
good exercise for a day.
Fortunately I knew starting out that birthing processes and raising little ones was more work than I could handle.
Btw, the whole day Friday has been set aside to clean out the barn. We do deep bedding over the winter. It keeps the barn warm.
We've had an unusually cool, long, spring this year so running late. Not a pleasant job, but it only comes once a year, and is really
good exercise for a day.
Got the barn all cleaned out for the summer Friday. It took 4 hours of loading a wheelbarrow with a pitchfork and dumping the stuff into
one big pile outside. Really great upper body strength exercise. Not sore the next morning (miracle!). Got the tractor out today and
pushed the pile far away from the barn, and spread it out level, with a box blade. Our tractor is a 25 hp diesel, rather small as tractors go
but big enough for what we need.
Isn't it cute? It has a glow plug light.
What a cute name---glow plug.
Found one Youtube video showing how you could tilt the box blade and dig into the side of a hill to make a driveway.
This is something I've needed to do for years but didn't know it was possible, so I tried it today. Need some practice,
but it's getting there. It is difficult to shift gears smoothly. I still don't have the hang of that. It only runs at 9 different
forward speeds, period. Normal, slow, slower, even slower,..., and,.., finally, take a book to read while you're getting there speed.
one big pile outside. Really great upper body strength exercise. Not sore the next morning (miracle!). Got the tractor out today and
pushed the pile far away from the barn, and spread it out level, with a box blade. Our tractor is a 25 hp diesel, rather small as tractors go
but big enough for what we need.
Isn't it cute? It has a glow plug light.
What a cute name---glow plug. Found one Youtube video showing how you could tilt the box blade and dig into the side of a hill to make a driveway.
This is something I've needed to do for years but didn't know it was possible, so I tried it today. Need some practice,
but it's getting there. It is difficult to shift gears smoothly. I still don't have the hang of that. It only runs at 9 different
forward speeds, period. Normal, slow, slower, even slower,..., and,.., finally, take a book to read while you're getting there speed.
Sounds like a big job Nancy, glad you can put it behind you now, and amazed that you're not sore after that...good for you! The tractor really is very cute and glow plug reminds me of the old glow worm song. :sentimental: Lol about the speeds, but for me on a tractor like that, slow would be a good thing...slow down the speed of anything bad that might happen. Looks like you'll be getting a good night's sleep after all that hard work, sweet dreams.
Looks like you'll be getting a good night's sleep after all that hard work, sweet dreams. ... Looks like you'll be getting a good night's sleep after all that hard work, sweet dreams.
Nope, I fell asleep watching the end of the golf tournament this evening. Naps during the day always mess me up.
ndynt
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Love your tractor, Nancy. As cute as tractor can be. Glad you got that barn cleaning finished. Sounds like it was a big chore.
Glad you got that barn cleaning finished. Sounds like it was a big chore.Ndynt, you are my role model. :rose:
Follow up visit to the oral surgeon this morning to remove stitches. He said it looked excellent!!! Don't all doctors always tell you that? What would be the advantage of telling you
otherwise, lol. He agreed to go ahead and do the other two teeth now, instead of waiting for all 3 until the bone graft was finished on this one. It will probably cost more, but at least
I'll only have to go the last 3 months with only 1 tooth missing instead of 3.
When they pulled the tooth they gave me a prescription for Norco, same as Vicodin (hydrocodone) with less NSAID. Isn't that what Dr. House was hooked on? I didn't fill it, but probably should have just to have it around in case of an emergency. Today they gave me another Rx for the next step. Overkill? (I hope.)
Gave the goats worm medicine Wednesday. Even managed to catch the ornery one. I tricked him again but it won't work twice. Got to come up with a new strategy for next time. It was quite a rodeo with him. The others were easy.
Follow up visit to the oral surgeon this morning to remove stitches. He said it looked excellent!!! Don't all doctors always tell you that? What would be the advantage of telling you
otherwise, lol. He agreed to go ahead and do the other two teeth now, instead of waiting for all 3 until the bone graft was finished on this one. It will probably cost more, but at least
I'll only have to go the last 3 months with only 1 tooth missing instead of 3.
When they pulled the tooth they gave me a prescription for Norco, same as Vicodin (hydrocodone) with less NSAID. Isn't that what Dr. House was hooked on? I didn't fill it, but probably should have just to have it around in case of an emergency.
Today they gave me another Rx for the next step. Overkill? (I hope.) Gave the goats worm medicine Wednesday. Even managed to catch the ornery one. I tricked him again but it won't work twice. Got to come up with a new strategy for next time. It was quite a rodeo with him. The others were easy.
ndynt
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- NE Florida
Actually Nancy, you are mine. You are one amazing lady. Good you are through that phase of your dental work. Very soon it will be just a memory.Ndynt, you are my role model. :rose:
Follow up visit to the oral surgeon this morning to remove stitches. He said it looked excellent!!! Don't all doctors always tell you that? What would be the advantage of telling you
otherwise, lol. He agreed to go ahead and do the other two teeth now, instead of waiting for all 3 until the bone graft was finished on this one. It will probably cost more, but at least
I'll only have to go the last 3 months with only 1 tooth missing instead of 3.
When they pulled the tooth they gave me a prescription for Norco, same as Vicodin (hydrocodone) with less NSAID. Isn't that what Dr. House was hooked on? I didn't fill it, but probably should have just to have it around in case of an emergency.
Gave the goats worm medicine Wednesday. Even managed to catch the ornery one. I tricked him again but it won't work twice. Got to come up with a new strategy for next time. It was quite a rodeo with him. The others were easy.
Have you always had goats? They are so loving and playful. Growing up it was my chore to take the goats down from the hill, to the barn. I had a couple where I live now. They would stand on the top of their shelter when they would hear my car coming down the road. Attack me....butting me so I would end up on the ground. Then try to get in my lap. After working a 12 hour all night shift....it was rejuvenating. To say the least.
Thought I'd give some industrial strength mouthwash a try---alcohol free and antibacterial. The ingredient is cetylpyridium chloride 0.1%. But you can't taste anything salty for hours after using it. I kept adding salt to everything and it never helped. So I go on Amazon and check the reviews to see if I'm crazy---half of the reviewers have the same complaint. Wow!!
New challenge today. Decided to check the fence because voltage was down to 1400. Found this down across fence on the back
side of property:
My baby 12" chain saw in comparison. Ready to call in the cavalry.
Then discovered the tree was hollow, so there's still hope. Got this far taking out chunks and had to quit because the chain
locked up and didn't have a wrench to fit.
This was an oak tree, so hard cutting even though dead for a long time. No danger of goats going that far from the barn.
Will try again tomorrow or Sunday. It's always something
side of property:
My baby 12" chain saw in comparison. Ready to call in the cavalry.
Then discovered the tree was hollow, so there's still hope. Got this far taking out chunks and had to quit because the chain
locked up and didn't have a wrench to fit.
This was an oak tree, so hard cutting even though dead for a long time. No danger of goats going that far from the barn.
Will try again tomorrow or Sunday. It's always something
ndynt
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Oh my....can I totally relate, Nancy. Had a storm the other night and yesterday discovered I have a pine down, right in back of my house. Do not think my chain saw will go through it...and can not get around it to mow.
Were you able to make any further progress with your tree?
Your cartoon is hilarious....
Were you able to make any further progress with your tree?
Your cartoon is hilarious....
Wow, you have a chain saw, too?! We are sisters!
You might be able to work around the edges gradually and get it with a small saw. Good luck!
I'm going to wait until tomorrow to work on mine again. Too many things to take and I'm not in the mood today
to think about it all. I can't drive around the thing, so just getting it off the fence will not be enough.
You might be able to work around the edges gradually and get it with a small saw. Good luck!
I'm going to wait until tomorrow to work on mine again. Too many things to take and I'm not in the mood today
to think about it all. I can't drive around the thing, so just getting it off the fence will not be enough.
Couldn't stand it and went out anyway. This is the way I left it today. Some progress, but the chunks are wedged too
tight and won't move with just a prybar. Might take the tractor back there and pull them apart. Don't think the EZGO
would do it. Or maybe just cut the big chunk in two. Will try again Tuesday. Hopping back and forth over the log dozens of
times was good exercise.
tight and won't move with just a prybar. Might take the tractor back there and pull them apart. Don't think the EZGO
would do it. Or maybe just cut the big chunk in two. Will try again Tuesday. Hopping back and forth over the log dozens of
times was good exercise.
Decided today to see if by chance the EZGO would pull that log with a chain, but wheels just spin. As soon as I got out in the woods rain started to pour. Would have tried to wait it out, but realized I forgot to turn the electric off the fence anyway. Rain stopped. Went back and got the big chunk off the fence, set a new post and repaired everything. I was a mess, wet and covered in dirt and sawdust.
The fence is all floppy now because the wire has stretched and one post is still bent a little, but it will work. The neighbors decided to remove their old fence and just use mine and they have horses, which are hard on fences. Why I need to try to keep the charge up. Will try the tractor to remove the log---later this week. So there was some progress:
The fence is all floppy now because the wire has stretched and one post is still bent a little, but it will work. The neighbors decided to remove their old fence and just use mine and they have horses, which are hard on fences. Why I need to try to keep the charge up. Will try the tractor to remove the log---later this week. So there was some progress:
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Arguing with myself again....:shrug:
When I announced plans to retire at work everyone asked me the same two questions in one breath: "What are you going to do, are you going to travel?" I almost felt obligated to do some traveling, but have no desire for that. I've been thinking lately about what I really enjoy doing, because I could make a major life change right now, and still have some years to enjoy it. Keeping these two properties is going to be time-consuming. I could sell both properties and move to a new house, or a condo with no maintenance, or maybe even have a house built just the way I want, so no remodeling or repairs necessary.
But what would I do with all that free time? :eewwk:
I would have more time to keep a new house organized and dusted, and that would certainly be a good thing, but so boring. I'd probably be on the internet day and night, but you get no exercise doing that. Probably start eating and gain weight. My neighbor asks me why I don't just hire someone to mow the lawns, maintain the fence, remodel, etc. But what better exercise? Should I hire someone and then join a gym for exercise? I just can't get into exercise for the sole purpose of exercising, yet it is so important. But I'll do it, big time, if it's connected with a project I want to tackle.
My father got sick a year before I retired, and I've been doing these unusual jobs, like the current tree removal, since then (12 years). I used to think of them as work, but I believe it was because I thought I was supposed to think that. In fact I realize now I really enjoy them, and see them as challenges. Or is that just one more of the rationalizations you tend to make when you get older?
I think what I really like to do in a nutshell is solve problems. I like to work with my hands, figure out how to build things or fix things just to see if I can. But I like to solve plain old puzzles, too. There are no better properties than the two I have now for solving real life puzzles, and I can't hurt anything if I mess up something, with either property. I could change things if I really wanted to. But right now I don't think I want to. Maybe that will change tomorrow, though, lol.
When I announced plans to retire at work everyone asked me the same two questions in one breath: "What are you going to do, are you going to travel?" I almost felt obligated to do some traveling, but have no desire for that. I've been thinking lately about what I really enjoy doing, because I could make a major life change right now, and still have some years to enjoy it. Keeping these two properties is going to be time-consuming. I could sell both properties and move to a new house, or a condo with no maintenance, or maybe even have a house built just the way I want, so no remodeling or repairs necessary.
But what would I do with all that free time? :eewwk:
I would have more time to keep a new house organized and dusted, and that would certainly be a good thing, but so boring. I'd probably be on the internet day and night, but you get no exercise doing that. Probably start eating and gain weight. My neighbor asks me why I don't just hire someone to mow the lawns, maintain the fence, remodel, etc. But what better exercise? Should I hire someone and then join a gym for exercise? I just can't get into exercise for the sole purpose of exercising, yet it is so important. But I'll do it, big time, if it's connected with a project I want to tackle.
My father got sick a year before I retired, and I've been doing these unusual jobs, like the current tree removal, since then (12 years). I used to think of them as work, but I believe it was because I thought I was supposed to think that. In fact I realize now I really enjoy them, and see them as challenges. Or is that just one more of the rationalizations you tend to make when you get older?
I think what I really like to do in a nutshell is solve problems. I like to work with my hands, figure out how to build things or fix things just to see if I can. But I like to solve plain old puzzles, too. There are no better properties than the two I have now for solving real life puzzles, and I can't hurt anything if I mess up something, with either property. I could change things if I really wanted to. But right now I don't think I want to. Maybe that will change tomorrow, though, lol.
Josiah
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How tall are those fence posts?
txpapa
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I retired from trucking after 20 years on the road was retired 3 months played golf everyday love it. Went back to work at a golf course. my dream job for those who golf know, after 5 years I retired again and started working on my garden will post some pic tomorrow now that I am retired again I will stay that way.I do a lot of my home repairs and found only is it rewarding but a lot cheaper too
The posts are 6'6". You sink them about 18". So they extend about 5' above ground.
You pound them in with one of these. Very low tech and noisy.
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