Been a nice day. Temps hit 62 there was a breeze so wore a sweatshirt all day. Sunny and tomorrow is going to be nicer.
Spent time out getting some of the electric netting taken down, laid down accordion style so that it will hopefully go back up easier. The ground is HARD... I pity
@secuono putting in those t-posts for her fence... just getting these step in posts took a little wiggling to get them out. Will get the rest of it done tomorrow. Had a couple of phone calls, one from the "girl", that just retired with all the BS about testing... spent some time on the phone.
Had a good long chat about things and filled her in on what all transpired with the one that took the job then quit before she started....
Then got a text about testing a herd... but I cannot go test them since they are in arrears... and there is a hold in place on testing them... Had to come in the house, get on the computer with the computer support office and get them to "unlock" the herd so I could get a current bill... texted back the milker and explained why I could not come test... said I would text the farmer(owner) ... did that and he texted back and said that he mailed a check a month ago... so I sent him the amount on the current bill from the invoice.. I will stop at his house Sunday after testing the other herd and get a check to send in with the samples from that herd.... it will get there Tues and then I can set them up to test after it processes... Since I am already scheduled for wed/thurs it will be after that.
But that went and messed up my progress. Anyway... I went back out, and got some "junk" picked up, and will take out some tin snips or wire cutters to take apart the big metal dog crate that DS backed into with the tractor tire... bent on side and mashed part of it but I think I can salvage 2 or 3 of the wire panels and never know when I might need them to separate chickens or something in a small pen. Then I will see about what I can do for getting the straw bales moved... so I can maybe get the frame moved so I can utilize it from 2 ends... and talked to jim and he is going to stop and see if a guy who sometimes helps at DS's when they are cutting trees off the fence, wants to come and see what I want cleaned up along the fence line so that MAYBE I can get the one stretch of fence put up this year if nothing else. I will pile it in the garden area and burn it if we ever get some wet weather.. Put all the soaker hoses and garden equipment together in one spot to load in the truck to take over to the storage building for the winter... I will put the regular hose back together so I can run it to the garden for water.... safety thing.... and then pick it up after.
Got the 1/2 greenhouse and the mangled frame all taken apart on the deck... Going to decide what to do with it... might try putting weather seal tape on the torn spots and see if I can salvage it... might not with all the broken plastic connectors... Need to measure the part of the deck, and might go ahead and invest in a polycarbonate one to fit that section of the deck... would be cheaper than having it "closed in" from what I am hearing... got a general round figure from one guy....he would have to figure up a lumber list... there is no roof on this deck so some major "building".... and $7-10,000 is more than I want to spend at this point... Give me a "sun room" of sorts...and place to keep the plants over the winter. I don't know... just thinking out loud, still looking at possibilities. Lumber is still high.... and carpenter wages are too.... I guess if McD's can pay $15 to $20 an hour for people that know nothing, a carpenter is entitled to make more... but gee whiz.....
Decided not to get the one that is 7x8, but is wood framed. It is 4mm polycarbonate panels ... would consider it if it was bigger...and would definitely consider it if the panels were at least 6mm..... maybe just see how I like this cover and get through the winter and then go from there. But not ruling out anything at this point. I really want to go with thicker 8mm polycarbonate for strength and better insulating qualities.....
DS called, he wanted some info on the few cows that were left down at the farm near her place... a couple of calves had gotten across the fence when he brought the cows home so the calves could be weaned..he needed numbers on them..... and wanted to know where a certain cow was... she had lost her ear tag and when we were putting them through the chute, he was in a rush as usual, so when I asked if he saw such and such a number and he said she wasn't there... she got that number and come to find out there were 2 that lost numbers and they got switched... anyway... he said again he had a list for me who he moved where.... so I asked about using the truck because I said I had to haul water and he said it would be at doug's farm tomorrow. So, tomorrow I will go haul at least one and maybe 2 loads to the nurse cow pasture and get the water troughs in the barn lot filled for the calves... and put one 100 gal trough outside the barn lot and see if the cows are needing it too... Their actions will determine if I have to haul water to them very often.... Hoping that we can get through with maybe a couple of tanks hauled.....
Ate a bowl of soup. Didn't feel like doing the chicken this evening and waiting for it to cook since it didn't get done earlier when I was interrupted, twice... might try to get the stuffing made tomorrow and then stick it in the oven , later in the afternoon so it will get done when I get in house.
Kinda out of sorts with things this evening...
Tomorrow is the bull sale here close, but I might not go if I get busy doing things here. It is supposed to be nice and we sure do not need any bulls... not worth a free meal to just go kill time. One guy that is on another forum was going to come and asked about the couple of people that had the bulls for sale... said we could meet up... but he is now going to a different sale because a neighbor is wanting a bull from that other sale.... and I don't blame him... could maybe find one for himself too and make one trip hauling....
Oh well...
yeah I know - don't hold my breath
Tomorrow I will go out and try to exterminate some ground squirrel burrows.
) and the two fellows came up with a great plan! They decided to stuff the explosives into the burrow under the tree and "light those #*!>#** critters up"! 
