Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

I have a small hand truck. When I get a 50# bag of feed I have the clerk put it on the floor of my car, behind my seat. If no one is available to assist me once I get home I bring the hand truck to the car, wriggle the bag out the door and onto the hand truck. Then I can roll it up the shed steps (they're low) and wriggle it off the hand truck next to the galvanized can that holds my feed. Most of the time I can do one power lift up and into the can. I have done it in stages, put the bag on top of a stool or something. If I get to the point where I can't lift it I will just open the bag and scoop the feed into 5 gallon buckets with lids.
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The feed can is the smaller one.

I was thinking of doing something like that!

We have a garden cart... maybe needs new wheels... and in winter I could use a sled....

 

[Mini Horses]

If you have an SUV type vehicle, use back load. I find it takes a LOT more muscles and pull/lift to get out of inside a "car" behind seat. If I am in car & must buy, I put on the seat...higher, less lift. Same with a standard car trunk.

I'm thinking you have an SUV vehicle. Bags can be slid, drop into a cart, wheel barrow, etc. Even lay bag on side, open partially and empty into smaller buckets.

 

[fuzzi]

If you have an SUV type vehicle, use back load. I find it takes a LOT more muscles and pull/lift to get out of inside a "car" behind seat. If I am in car & must buy, I put on the seat...higher, less lift. Same with a standard car trunk.

I'm thinking you have an SUV vehicle. Bags can be slid, drop into a cart, wheel barrow, etc. Even lay bag on side, open partially and empty into smaller buckets.

I have a Highlander, not as big or high as other SUVs. I open my feed bags at the checkout, to inspect for mold (happened once), so bringing home upright on the floor works better, no chance of tipping over, no spilling.

In my experience controlling the bag drop from the higher seat to the ground is harder than from the lower level of the floor.

I do what works best for me, but DO appreciate all the suggestions.

 

[fuzzi]

I was thinking of doing something like that!

We have a garden cart... maybe needs new wheels... and in winter I could use a sled....

Take the mini cart with you to the feed store, have them load the bags into it for you?

But you'd still need a ramp to get them out of the back of the vehicle...

 

[Finnie]

open partially and empty into smaller buckets.

This would work great for both @Alaskan and @fuzzi

If you were going to empty the bags into 5 gallon buckets with lids eventually anyway, just scoop it out into the buckets right there at your vehicle. Easier to carry or place in wagon. If you have enough buckets, fill them less than full to make them lighter.

 

[Baymule]

When I pick up my monthly four 50 pound bags of dog food, I put them in the back seat of my little car. It’s easier to get them out. I park close to back door, have 4 steps up to utility room. Last run to the feed store, I bought feed in a super bag. I backed truck up to the portable building and used feed scoop to fill two 5 gallon buckets and dumped in metal trash cans. We can do this, we just have to be smart about it.

 

[Alaskan]

In the big city for another shot in the eye.

The shots have been helping, vision has improved.

I am GLAD I do not live in the city.. but I am finally getting used to coming up here every couple of months.... and I now ENJOY the shopping and food opportunities.

I don't think my body has been sucked out and replaced with a "new" alien me.....

Starting to sound plausible though. Ha!

I had the best French onion soup last night.... followed by bacon mac and then a pumpkin pie cheesecake!!!

Nice!

I must also admit... I was tempted by all of the Christmas twinkle lights... it is so dark up here now... but I kept mentally smacking myself, saying "ELECTRIC BILL".... so I only bought a couple of strings ... (and "couple" is me rounding down a "bit") a few for the tree (I think I remember our old ones being mostly busted... and spouse likes electric lights on the tree).... but mostly for the chickens....

AND... it turns out, that the item that I have desperately needed for YEARS is with Christmas twinkle lights!!!! A short extension cord... one end goes into the outlet... then maybe 4 inches of cord, then a TIMER, and then it splits into 3 plugs!!!! SCORE!!!!

I also have been in the city too much lately.... I almost bought the line of yard candy canes....


Maybe it is age.... I am wanting to go full old person kitch... it is sucking me in!!!!

 

[rachels.haven]

idk...Led lights don't use much power...there's a lot of twinkling chaos potential there.

 

[Alaskan]

Bride and son #2 killed a muscovy this morning! Bride panfried the breast only an hour or so after slaughter... the rest is for tomorrow.

Fantastic! Freshest meat there is!

Yes, we also had store bought turkey. Kid #3 got a free one from work, and father-in-law got a free one from the board he still sits on.

Youngest kid made carrot cake, pecan praline pumpkin, and plain pumpkin. Enough that we had leftovers of dessert!!!

Nice day!

I am so hugely happy with my kids, and the new bride!!

 

[Baymule]

What a feast!