CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

We have way too many acorns, gum balls, twigs, ticks, chiggers, wasps, bees, thorns, and many other things out there just waiting for some tender skin to "Sink" into, to be able to go barefoot here.....plus, my feet used to be Tough, but are just too tender for even flip-flops.....

 

[Mike CHS]

Just an FYI but if you are on TSC's email list they are sending out 15% off the entire purchase for tonight from 5:00 - 9:00. It was a madhouse last year but we saved a bunch on fencing supplies.

 

[AClark]

I have tough feet, but I prefer not to wear shoes most of the summer. Last time we went fishing, I was wading out in the lake up to my thighs barefoot because my boots had filled with water trying to recover my kids bobber so I gave up. I'm re-thinking that for next trip after my friend fished up a water moccasin 2 days ago though.

Mike, I saw that in my email this morning too. Our TSC is so cluttered I can't find stuff in it, but I'm really tempted to go look after work tonight. We need cattle panels for our project, they are on sale at Atwoods, but might end up cheaper at TSC with that discount. Tax is high here, 15% will cover the tax plus about 6% so that's not bad.

 

[Mike CHS]

We don't pay tax on metal posts here and I need another 150 T-posts to finish the last long leg of perimeter so that's a decent savings.

 

[CntryBoy777]

We don't have a TSC close around here and the CoOp is cheaper on most things anyway, so I just get things from there as long as they handle it. I only need 12 to finish up mine.....sounds like ya have some plans for the neighbor's son there Mike....

 

[AClark]

We don't pay tax on metal posts here and I need another 150 T-posts to finish the last long leg of perimeter so that's a decent savings.

I have to apply for tax exemption, then most feed and such is tax free, but I"m a little sketchy on the details on qualifying for it. Maybe I should just apply and see if they'll approve it or not.

Our Coop is kinda rude to us, I'm not sure if it's because we aren't from here, or what. I haven't been in awhile since the dock loader was kind of irked with me last time I was there. I had the trailer on, and it was wet inside from the horses, so I didn't want the feed in there and wanted it in the bed of the pickup instead - it's in paper bags, this makes sense, since I don't want the bag to fall apart. Which meant he had to hand load 5 bags. Big deal, I offered to help load it for the inconvenience and he scoffed at me. Whatever dude, I can buy in town for the same price, where I have to load it myself. Doesn't matter to me either way.

 

[babsbag]

I am on there list but didn't see one of those. That would be handy right now as I need some more stock panels.

 

[Mike CHS]

We don't have a TSC close around here and the CoOp is cheaper on most things anyway, so I just get things from there as long as they handle it. I only need 12 to finish up mine.....sounds like ya have some plans for the neighbor's son there Mike....

I do. School is out here now and his Grandmother wants to keep him busy. We are working on reclaiming the fence line where we join with CSX Railroad and that is slow going since it hasn't been touched in 10 years or more. The fence itself will be fairly simple. It's a straight line for 1200' and only two gates to the outside where we are leaving a lane to maintain the outside. We have to repair the barbed wire with the CSX fence to make sure property lines are defined since the stock fence will be 25' inside the property line.

 

[Bruce]

Nice of you to make that pond outside the fence line for the ducks Fred

@AClark, I'd spring for a new pounder, they aren't that expensive. You already know how much easier (and more sane) it is to us a pounder vs a sledge, especially a wussy 6 pounder.

 

[AClark]

I'm seriously considering it. Thanks to TSC's coupon and this thread, apparently I'm going tonight to pick up cattle panels...which means new fencing tomorrow and we figured about 12 posts to pound in. I'm not doing that with the mini sledge, end of story lol. Might even spring for a post hole digger as well since I need to dig in 4x4's for the gates, and I did those with a shovel for the chickens and am not impressed with how a shovel works vs post hole digger.

I have to use the "wussy" 6 lb'er. I don't think I could swing the big sledge while standing on a kitchen step ladder. The whole thing is ridiculous, but when you live in the land of little people, and your "leader" (DH) is the tallest at 5'6", you work with what you have, lol.