Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[farmerjan]

In for the night. I got on the mower and did the lawn... the sun came out. It never got above 78 so at least not sweltering. I will take the weed eater out tomorrow if it is not raining and work around the front porch and the deck in the back... it is way overgrown.

No more rain all day. Maybe tonight??? Radar shows some coming directly from the south.... ahead of the tropical "Fred" rain coming up through on Tuesday/Wednesday. Hope we get it all. I will NOT complain if we get several inches... There has been some flooding south of here where they got several pop ups that just sorta sat on them. @Mini Horses is getting PLENTY over on the coast. The farm where my cows are..... 60 miles north.... texted me and said they have gotten 2 inches in the last 24 hours.... they had gotten a little bit but were pretty dry before that too.... not quite as dry as us but dry. We might get lucky this eve/night. SURE HOPE SO.....

Think I am going with DS to dr appt and then Rural King in the morning. Have to meet him at 6 a.m. 1 1/2 hours down there in Blacksburg VA. Normally we get back around noon.
Neighbor texted and said she has more yellow squash to give away so I will go get it tomorrow.... and take her a chicken or 2.
Did not haul water today, it is barely holding it's own... will see about tomorrow. Hoping that there will be some rain and that the spring will come on again.... but want to get DS to take a roll of hay in there.

Need a shower and wash my hair. Figure out something to eat. Do some dishes and finish getting the "spices-baking supplies cupboard" all cleaned and leveled and the shelves put in it... Everything will not get done but on the list to work at.
Waiting to hear back from 2 farms for this week.... did hear from one that had not answered me and they are set up for Saturday afternoon when the owner milks.... he knows the cows so don't have to struggle to get the numbers as they come in the door. Long day though... 250 +/- cows, and I have to set up 12 meters.

Time for some supper....

 

[Baymule]

Hoping that you get rain!

 

[Bruce]

Something for people to check out.

Falsehoods

I have a double sink, each side is about 17" square. Left side 12" deep, right side 8". Late 30's I think, porcelain on cast iron, wall hung with legs in the front. Came with the house. Maybe you can find something at a salvage place.

 

[Ridgetop]

What I really would like is my old sink with the drainboard all in one..... it was big enough and there never was any mess from the water dripping...

Those are European style sinks and I have seen them in the Ikea catalog. Although I am not sure when I saw them. You might also find one in a commercial kitchen store - usually made of stainless steel for commercial installation.

 

[farmerjan]

Oh @Bruce , that is somewhat like my old sink... but mine only had one big sink with the drainboards on both sides...Mine sat on a cabinet that i had made custom for it... but my Grandmother's house had one similar to yours that hung on the wall with legs on the front. She made a "curtain" to go across in front... and kept her "garbages underneath... one for paper/burnables, one for non burnables...
I HATE Stainless steel sinks and appliances. I am way too old fashioned and like the white porcelain...... and whenever I get this kitchen sink out, the new one will be white "porcelain" or something similar....oh well, a future project.

Could not get to sleep last night, the left knee (supposedly the better one) hurt every position I tried. Finally drifted off, only to have the alarm go off at 4:45 so I could go meet DS at 6. Good thing because I did not hear it right off and didn't get up until 5:10..... I was there on time...
We had a smidgeon of a shower about 1-1:30 a.m. but it was barely enough to cover the bottom of the rain gauge when I got home and checked it this afternoon. . It had seemed so promising. Hit a few little showers going down.... DS did the dr appt then we went to the place where he had ordered his steel... and we left the trailer to get it loaded with the GF steel carport with storage on one end that she had DS order. Good thing that he ordered all that back several months ago... remember that the guy gave him like a week's guarantee on the prices????
Well, the same carport building that cost her around 5500... would cost 9200 at today's prices... 4 months later it is 4,000 more...... HOLY COW......
So we went to Rural King and did some looking... got some things that were needed.... I found some bleach for my farmer that was looking for it... he cuts it with water and uses it as a pre-dip for the cow's udders... so managed to get him 9 gallons of 3% at a special sale price of $.99..... then got him 5 cases of 6 gallons of the 6% at 2.39 ... he was thrilled when I called him and asked if he wanted me to get it and told him about the 6%... then when I found they had some of the 3% I knew that he would take it... so that was a bonus.
Not that I needed them, but they were out of canning lids again/still.... and very very few cases of pints and jelly jars. I did get a gal each of white vinegar and AC vinegar.... 1.79 and 2.39 and they were 2.59 and 3.29 the last I saw them near home.
We left and went back and they had the metal all together.... they make it there with the color paint infused into it or whatever... and so they got is all bundled up and got it loaded finally. Then DS and I stopped at a local BBQ place to eat and came on home. We hit a couple of 20 sprinkle showers but really nothing. And of course the sun was out up here....
People that we rent from texted me and wanted to know if I wanted more squash again... so I took her a couple of chickens then we got in a discussion about the covid vaccine... They are GUNG HO and basically told me that I did not know what I was talking about when I said it was not a true vaccine... she is looking forward to getting her booster shot (3rd shot) ... and that if everyone would get the vaccine, that then there would not be anyone for it to move to to mutate and it would be eradicated.... yet they could not see that it has not worked with the flu.... and basically was blaming people like me who did not get the vaccine... and people who had covid, that their immunity has not been proven to be as good as the vaccine.....

yet the vaccinated people are the sicker ones.... she went on about how they have friend in Ghana or somewhere and they (husband & wife) have both had it twice... they are doctors or something... and they came to the US (citizens working over there) specifically to get the vaccine and their 12 year old got it and as soon as their 10 yr olds can get it they will spend the thousands of dollars to fly back and get it for them....

She is a fanatic about it... I finally just shut up and let her talk and then had to leave... to each their own.... she is the one that bitched about there was too much grass, and now the pastures are burning up... too many cows....
Complained loud and long about the deer in the garden and all they have eaten and destroyed and she is so discouraged because they ate nearly all the peaches off the trees this year there.... At least they are not against hunting.... but did not get a damage permit this year so the deer have not been discouraged.... talking about maybe having to have an outside dog.... one of those "big ones" ...
She hadn't gone anywhere for nearly all last year, had groceries done to pickup at store stuff... and she won't go anywhere without a mask.... was about 10-15 ft away from me so said it would be pretty safe to not wear the mask in the yard since she was more than 6 feet away from me.... it would devastate her if she were to somehow give something to someone and they got sick.....

Then the neighbor next to DS's house said that they had all kinds of stuff in the garden, and for DS to tell me to come get some stuff....passed it on through DS when he was doing the chickens there. So... In the meantime I thought I might try to do a little weed eating so went in the shed to get weed eater and noticed the battery light was not on , on the charger... checked and NO POWER at any of the receptacles.... checked the freezers and they were off but it must have just happened since the stuff was still frozen.... Called DS since it didn't make sense that I had lights but no power at the receptacles . He was just leaving his house so came by... turns out it is a fuse in the box out there. I will get one in the morning... leaving everything shut.... I normally do check them at least 2-3 times a week to be on the safe side....that could have been a disaster. They should be fine if I go get one first thing....
Anyway, averted a real mess..... so I went to the neighbor's and got a 5 gallon bucket of green beans and a few tomatoes... they have a ton but they said they were going to pick in the morning and make juice and I said a 1/2 dozen was great for now... I have a busy day tomorrow... and would come by again on wed for a few things.... got 2 cantaloupes but they have alot that were getting soft spots and rotting.... I got 2 and will see. I put the green beans in a big plastic bag in the cooler chest and put ice in there to keep them cool... won't get to them until Wednesday. he just loves to grow a garden... he and his gf have tons of stuff already put up... but there is alot of waste....they do give alot away to people too.

I also went by and talked to the owner at the butcher shop and got it all decided on for the cutting... They will do it either Thursday or Friday and I will go pick it up Monday afternoon. They kill on Monday mornings and said that he should be done sometime after noon. I will call and go get it.

Tomorrow morning is PT @ 8 a.m..... then take the bleach to the farm since I will be part way there... make sure I get the fuse and get it in hopefully before I go to PT as I think the farm bureau here opens up at 7... and then start up one freezer at a time so they don't overload it too fast....plug in the 2nd freezer when I get back so I can load the meters and bottles to go test.
Yeah on top of everything I had 3 farms get back to me today... miracles never cease...... and one wanted Thursday, one wants next week and then the 3rd one wanted to know what I had available this week..... so I texted them and said tomorrow, Tuesday.... so they said that would work....That will space them out Tues/Thurs/Sat.... I will be sore but better than back to back.....

 

[farmerjan]

Okay, posted that before I erased something like I have in the past....

So I went from an open wide week, to being fairly scheduled.... but that is okay.

We decided to ship cattle next Friday.... 27th. Have those heifers and few steer calves that need to come off the pregnant cows... so will ship what we need and wean the rest... probably take one trailer load....This week is the county fair north of us... and there most likely won't be many at the sale as many of them support the fair and have kids/grandkids/neighbor kids/ etc there....... and 2 buyers are not going to be there this friday either.... So I have to get the calves coming into the catch pen at the nurse cow field... so I can get them caught up next week... So if we do not get any rain.... that they keep saying we are going to get from "fred".... then I will haul some water on Wednesday to put in the troughs in the catch pen and take and feed some hay to them along with some grain and see if I can get them coming in the next few days. Still have 1 big bull calf in there... that I couldn't get in the last time... and a couple of small ones. The big one needs to be worked.... and there are 2 or 3 nutty heifers in there that need to get sold too.... the next few days I am going to be busy making sure they are matched so I know which ones belong to ; so will know which are mine and which are his. Also going to catch the 4 heifers he put in there to be bred, and they will get moved to the big pasture I was bush hogging at... they are either bred now to this bull or tough sh!t.... don't need them here and if they turn up not bred or short bred ( there is a bull at that pasture too)... there is a good chance they will get sold. They need to be bred to calve in the spring... if not then they need to go ... been holding them too long for them to not calve next spring. There is no reason they are not bred to this bull.... and this will get them off this pasture and get them out there... and they will get preg checked with that group late this fall.

So have a long list of things to do.... and testing some good sized herds.... 160, 200, 250 in that order.....

Got my list for tomorrow so going in to get a shower and see if I can get a better nights sleep. Will get up by 6 to be at FB at 7 to get the fuse if they have it... swing by here and put it in on the way to PT.....go down the list and do what needs to be done. I will put all the bottles in the trays tonight after I get my shower... so they are ready to go tomorrow.

Ate a tomato sandwich for supper... YUMMM....

 

[farmerjan]

Okay, long day..... BUT.... we have gotten some rain. Not alot, but I did get pretty wet getting stuff out of the car into the house when I got home...and it is still raining very lightly. This is from Tropical storm "Fred"... it is mostly staying to the west of us here... they are getting some real rain in WVA... and it is traveling mostly straight north... wish it would veer over this way about 50 miles... but we will take any we can get. It was about dark when I got home so will look at the rain gauge tomorrow.

Got up early and went to farm bureau to find out they don't open til 7:30... so just went to PT. He had me aching.... but I know it is really for my own good to try to keep me somewhat mobile and limber.... left there and went to Lowe's and got the fuses.... went from there to the farm and dropped off the bleach for them... He was really appreciative of it. Went from there and came down by the Food Lion groc store to see if I could get frozen Lemonade.... NOPE they don't have it either.... picked up a few other things while I was there....came home.
Put the fuse in and turned on one freezer, let it run for a little bit, plugged in the next one.... and then a half hour later did the third one. DS said I probably should only have 2 on the line but I need the third one in there for the overflow of the chickens and the beef I'm picking up next week. Hopefully they will not all kick on at once... figure that must've been what happened...
Unloaded groc, made sandwiches (roast beef I got on sale) for lunch . Then loaded the meters and hoses, got the bottles and headed for the farm where I pick up the couple of samples (where I get milk) and the info on the cows and went to the bigger farm to test. Set up the meters, and got everything ready and then we milked/tested. They were down in cow numbers a bit; had a few problems lost a couple cows to freak stuff, and sold some open ones not milking a whole bunch.... got done, did the computer work... wash cycles all got done , and I pulled the stuff off the lines and came home.
Got the samples in the house, and checked the freezers and everything is running like it should. I did get a few extra fuses and I got the heavy duty ones that said they were for lines where there were refridgerators or freezers or workshop tools that draw more heavily on start up.
Luckily I normally check them twice a week anyway... but I will be a little more diligent... like every other day at least.... especially in the heat.
I may go on and replace the smaller freezer here in the house with another big one like I got new when I moved here.... more storage and more efficient....Maybe in the spring... going to watch the prices though... with everything going up, I might do it sooner rather than later....just in the back of my mind.... Part of it is that if he kills another beef and only has a half sold, then he could store the rest and sell some beef on the side to family/friends too.... can't get an appt with the USDA place, but we have 1 scheduled in Nov and 2 in December....think he has at least 1 & 1/2 sold anyway....

Came in and got a shower and out of the wet clothes. Dumped the shirt in the washer as it was dripping...jeans hanging to dry... will see what all needs washing tomorrow and will at least put them in to soak.... I will be testing Thursday again... so won't hurt to soak some stuff and then wash those barn clothes together and hang Friday. The farm I was at this eve uses iodine so everything smells like cowsh!t and iodine.... hate to smell that hanging around too long... soaking will keep them from getting smelling mildewy ... and will get most of the cow manure and iodine out .....

Ate a tomato sandwich for dinner.... knees are telling me enough... and I am tired; so heading to bed.

 

[Baymule]

So glad you are getting rain! Smart idea to get extra fuses. You gotta be tired after today! Get some rest.

 

[farmerjan]

Up and going. Checked the rain gauge and we only got 1/2 inch. Granted, it was nice and easy and every drop soaked in. I was disappointed to not see more... but we will take every drop we can get. It is passing through and we won't get much more. But there are still more pop ups and with the forecast for the next few days, we have continued chances every day. Maybe we will get lucky and get some from the popups that other people were getting last week.

Been looking at alternative sites as I am very upset at the way things are going. From what I thought was a fairly fair and open group... discussing things that we didn't agree on but that we were still able to put forth our opinions... and if you don't agree then you can just say so, or just ignore the person/thread... but to have things locked because someone "complained" ...... if there was real name calling, real hurtful things being said, then I could see censoring the poster... but to have a thread locked because some one did not agree with several of the posters and then blatantly put down those of us with different opinions.... and when some of us had a rebuttal... and we were more polite with not putting people down but said that they were entitled to their opinion but that there were other sources that had been looked at and that several of us had done some serious due diligence to come to a different opinion.... and that the dissenting poster was entitled to their own opinion but that several of us were of a different opinion.... has made me really wonder if there is only one allowed opinion on here. There were lots of references for people to go check... you are free to do so and believe or not.... but the more information you acquire, the better informed a person is... to blatantly suggest that the multitude of articles and studies and doctors and researchers is all "mis-information" and posted by people who are only getting their information from Youtube "know nothing people".... that the ONLY right opinion is what the poster says with narrow one sided outlook that has been preached to the public by the current administration.... listen to everything and from all sides. But that does not seem to be allowable.

I have enjoyed meeting so many on here. I hope that I have helped some with my experiences. And everyone knows that I am not a goat person... but still enjoy all that post about any and all their animals. I am outspoken and sometimes blunt.... but I am not going to tell you that your beliefs are wrong.... I am going to maybe disagree and may say so, but I will still not CENSOR your right to say what you think. If I don't like it, it is my choice to not listen, to not follow what you say. If I really disagree, then I can chose to ignore you. But I will not tell you that you cannot say it... or go crying to the higher ups about getting my feelings hurt over something you said. Until you directly attack me.....and I will defend and attack back.... I do not ask others to fight my battles and will take my licks as they come.

Time to get some things done here at the house.

 

[farmerjan]

recent video done by an icu nurse on Rumble.... basically consolidates everything that I have looked up and referenced in the last 18 months of insanity.... on the Sebastian Gorka interview. August 12,2021 America First
rumble.com/vl2uxz-icu-nurse-you-are-being-lied-to-about-covid

The senate hearing she is referring to when Dr. Pierre Kory addressed them I watched. It was so disheartening because the man was practically in tears trying to get them to understand that it was so important for them to look at the studies and the success rates and that it was such an easy to obtain and use treatment. And the needless deaths that will occur... if it is ignored...
And today they are saying that about 8 months to need a booster.... and Dr Robert Malone that invented this mrna "vaccine " is saying that he tried to warn of the potential problems that are now starting to show up....