CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

Well, @Devonviolet we complain and gripe, too. Also, we think of a body of yrs gone by and just how much we could get done much faster if we had it. However, these days and times, the buildings, fence, and daily chores are the Awards and Medals of accomplishment that keep us saine and busy. The animals give us the reason, and determination to continue thru the pain and discomfort. At least they do for us anyway.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I have been trying to catch on on your thread @CntryBoy777 but it moves to fast. By the time i read 5-6 pages to catch up there are 3-4 more pages lol.

My elevation in michigan is someplace between 300-500ft dunno how to use the google thingy to figure it out.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Just go to google search page and ask "What is the elevation of........" and just name the closest city to ya. I guess ya either have to read Faster, or check-in more often @misfitmorgan .........I don't have as much going on as others, and this is my 'Outlet', since I don't watch much TV and only have internet on my phone.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Just go to google search page and ask "What is the elevation of........" and just name the closest city to ya. I guess ya either have to read Faster, or check-in more often @misfitmorgan .........I don't have as much going on as others, and this is my 'Outlet', since I don't watch much TV and only have internet on my phone.

Apprently i'm like 591'.

I have been reading it daily for almost 3 weeks lol. i got behind when i took a break from BYH and BYH keeps not notifying me of when people post whose journal i am suppose to be following.

 

[Bruce]

I'm using the "Watched Threads" link, that seems to catch most of the posts. If I have time I then read "new threads" because that is the only way to find something that I'm not already following.

You can look at topo maps here:
https://www.mytopo.com/maps/

Unfortunately there are 2 maps that meet RIGHT over my house, there is a gap of missing data and the lines don't meet as they should. Have to kind of guess how much is missing. In any case the house is at about 770', the land MIGHT rise to about 800' at one point (unless that isn't on my property!, otherwise it maxes out at 790') then drops back down to 740' at the rear. There is a good 40' drop more than that RIGHT at the last 40' or 50'. It is a "hands and feet" climb up or down. I don't go there

 

[misfitmorgan]

I'm using the "Watched Threads" link, that seems to catch most of the posts. If I have time I then read "new threads" because that is the only way to find something that I'm not already following.

You can look at topo maps here:
https://www.mytopo.com/maps/

Unfortunately there are 2 maps that meet RIGHT over my house, there is a gap of missing data and the lines don't meet as they should. Have to kind of guess how much is missing. In any case the house is at about 770', the land MIGHT rise to about 800' at one point (unless that isn't on my property!, otherwise it maxes out at 790') then drops back down to 740' at the rear. There is a good 40' drop more than that RIGHT at the last 40' or 50'. It is a "hands and feet" climb up or down. I don't go there

Looks like the NW corner of our place is 630' and the SE corner is 648' so not to much variation over 20 acres. Keep in mind the average level of Lake Huron is 579' on the bright side drilling a well is pretty easy, a "normal" well here is only 25-30'

 

[CntryBoy777]

Our well is 175' in solid clay. The well guy told Dad that he would never have to worry about anything "Seeping" into it with that much clay as a barrier.

 

[Mike CHS]

Our well is registered with the Nuclear Emergency Response Agency (I didn't even know there was such an agency before) because at over 1400' deep it would be one of the water sources still safe to drink in a nuclear fallout event.

We only have a little less than 19' but there is a 300' drop in elevation from one corner by the neighbor to our far corner less than 3000' away.

 

[NH homesteader]

Wow! That's pretty cool, and must have cost a fortune to put in! I didn't know that agency existed either. Weird.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Not very far from ya towards Laverne there is a Nuclear shelter inside a mountain. If there is an attack ya can bet they will shut your well down and control the distribution of the water. Tho, I don't think the possibility of a nuclear attack is very likely.