Baymule
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You know the gates with the slot and chain latch? I had a horse that could grab the chain with her teeth and shake it up and down until she lifted the link out of the slot, and free the herd out on the road!
Coffee anyone ?
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farmerjan
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We actually have a couple of cows that seem to be able to get the chain out of the slot.... we have gone to adding one of those spring snap link type hooks, as there is nothing for them to get their tongue around, not like a snap on a horse lead rope that can get broken off... and faster than a regular quick link that you can add to a chain...... so after dropping the chain into the slot, we will snap on the spring snap and if they get it out of the slot, they cannot get the gate open anyway.... we use them on the chains all around the barns.... on the chains we use on the back of the trailer as a precaution to keeping the sliding door or the swing doors from coming open. They cost like $.50 to 1.50 each according to the size/heaviness.... I keep a few in the toolbox of the truck along with lynch pins .......
Baymule
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Good morning y'all! I'M OUT OF COFFEE!!!! I'm drinking hot tea, but it just ain't the same. I knew I was out, but was just too darn tired to go to town. Don't want to go today either, I need to stay here to get some things done. Thinking about going to Groveton house to block up the portable building that son took down there yesterday. Need to take a cooler of meat out of the 1 freezer left here and put it in one of the freezers we took this past weekend.
We have winter weather coming Thursday. Wintery mix, sleet and icy roads.
We have winter weather coming Thursday. Wintery mix, sleet and icy roads.
Mini Horses
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I'm seeing that trough of wintery crap from TX all the way north beyond VA....it looks to be skirting our west, right now. I'm not seeing anything bad our way this weekend! Good!
This is a back to work week for me. I'll manage but not looking forward to it.
. Had things I wanted to do last 2 weeks of slack but, weather kept that from happening. Of course, temps improved and sunshine all this week!! 
. Hay and feed stocked, so those efforts will make it one less issue to consider. It is cold at 25 but going to 40s. Coldest day of week. I'll be glad to stop fishing 2" slabs of ice from tubs!! Feb is still gross weather here....sure hope not this year. 
Better finish this coffee and get out there for chores...then hi ho, hi ho, off to work I go!
This is a back to work week for me. I'll manage but not looking forward to it.
. Had things I wanted to do last 2 weeks of slack but, weather kept that from happening. Of course, temps improved and sunshine all this week!! . Hay and feed stocked, so those efforts will make it one less issue to consider. It is cold at 25 but going to 40s. Coldest day of week. I'll be glad to stop fishing 2" slabs of ice from tubs!! Feb is still gross weather here....sure hope not this year. Better finish this coffee and get out there for chores...then hi ho, hi ho, off to work I go!
Jesusfreak101
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Morning, apparently sleep is either over rated or I am just not gonna get it lok. Been up since four and had woke up at two the first and had finally gotten to bed at eleven. Dh came home to spend the night and left at 5:30 this morning baby boy awake, two toddlers in my bed and cats are annoying me already to much touching for me this morning.... babies can touch me but the cats no just no... I don't want their butts on me. Hot water heating for my hot tea unlike bay I have coffee just can't drink it... which doesn't help me at all lol. Kids have school today and going to figure out my to do list here in a bit when my brain finally decided it ready to think. Not looking forward the freezing weather.
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Looks like that wintry mix will stay even west of us... we are forecast to get rain the end of the week and warmer. Maybe sun by the weekend. Might even see a little sun today but then clouding over again. It was down to 18 but already at 28...very bright cloudiness out there.
Baymule
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I needed dog food, needed to fill up truck, and needed COFFEE! Went to Mineola, TSC was out of my favorite dog food, manager said they haven’t got it for last three weeks. I had a bowl of cereal, think I’ll make coffee and start on tax stuff.
Mini Horses
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Nothing new. Coffee, chores, work.....
. At least I'm here to say that. That's a plus.
Enjoy your day, everyone.
. At least I'm here to say that. That's a plus.Enjoy your day, everyone.
Baymule
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Not going to Groveton until we take a load on Saturday. Appraiser coming this morning to appraise the house/farm. I worked on tax stuff yesterday, will finish up today and get back to packing boxes.
Jesusfreak101
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Morning kids are fed and playing well two are still eating but they tend to take the longest. Going to stay home unless sone thing changes nothing new.... hmmm ohand dh might end up working out of town till 12/31 we don't know yet he would have days off here and there to come see us or meet us somewhere so there that.
