Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[AClark]

Being out of sight of the road, and neighbors, it's no biggie to strip down to the birthday suit on the back porch, rinse off with the hose, and put the wet/dirty clothes directly into the washing machine.

I'm jealous, there are days I wish I could do this. I mean, I doubt my neighbor would mind much, but I don't have the privacy on my back deck to do so. Too much traffic on my road and a clear view lol.

 

[greybeard]

I always figured if they could actually tell what they were seeing from the road, they were looking too hard or using binoculars.
(and at my age, they'd only take one look anyway)

 

[Latestarter]

Well... if you really feel the need/desire AC, I'll give you directions to my place and you can have at it. Wonder if your DH would mind? Unless the govt is flying drones above me to watch me (deck has a roof ), or the neighbors are sneaking through the woods to see what's going on, complete privacy. Unless accompanied by family members, I use the jacuzzi (also under cover of the back deck) au naturel as well. I'm shy and a prude, otherwise I might be a nudist

OK, so on another note, per usual, the T-storms moved in around 3:30am and when I checked the gauge after goat chores, it was right at 3". I overslept this morning so didn't get out to milk till a bit after 9. It was raining lightly so the goats didn't want to leave the shelter and I milked Dot inside it. They sure seemed happy to get their grain and even stood out in the sprinkles to eat. Once it started raining a little more steady though, back to the shelter they went. I condensed the remaining grain to one bucket and brought it in the shelter for them to finish. Got right at a quart so maybe it's the tree limbs and leaves that she needed. Course it might be because she had extra time to produce as well.

Looks like some rain down in your area now GB and more headed your way from the west. Hope it helps you out some. Gonna be an inside snooze in the recliner kind of day here. Which is good as I didn't get a lot of sleep last night.

 

[Bruce]

Time to add "Build a milking shed" to your work list Joe

 

[Baymule]

We got an inch of rain and slow drizzle all morning. We were lazy, went to a movie, then to Red Lobster. We needed a day off and the rain provided the perfect excuse.

I guess if we were so dirty that our clothes didn't deserve to go in the house, we could strip on either the front or back porch. Haven't had to do that though..... we just traipse on in.

 

[CntryBoy777]

That's what we are getting now Bay, it started about 6pm and is still falling outside.....we really needed a good soaking rain, the ground could use some below the surface....and have chances of rain thru the wknd, so might end up with a bit more later, too.

 

[Mini Horses]

Well -- we have rain here in VA too....but, needed it. None all last week and it was hot. I spent 8 hrs on the tractor cutting fields Thur, in front of the anticipated rain all this week! One about 2 acres left to go. Next weeks fun.

Walking out there with feed buckets in hand this AM -- sunshine and cool -- I spot a black snake. Well, black snake or rat snake --- not welcome!! Probably 4' and it took off when I appeared. Was between barn & coop. DANG!!

Sure hoping it was passing thru to the field next door and not looking for a place to reside. I can see another dead snake in my future.

 

[Latestarter]

I spent 8 hrs on the tractor cutting fields Thur, in front of the anticipated rain all this week! One about 2 acres left to go. Next weeks fun.

Am I to assume that you finally got that danged bush hog collar figured out and got it mounted on the PTO? Good for you if so!

On another note, I had to go out today so decided to take a run by the sale barn (cows) and stop for a look-see. So I get there and the sale is every Tuesday afternoon starting at 12:30 and it had just ended but there were a bunch of folks finishing up paper work and such. I must say I had to look like a professional cow poke walking in in my jeans and T-shirt wearing flip flops So I asked a few questions and ended up talking with a man who lives out in my area who gave me his contact info. He said he runs cows all around where I am. I explained that I have no experience but wanted to get a few weaned 400-600 weight steers to run on my pastures to keep them eaten down and to sell at a later date. He asked if my fences were all good and what I wanted, holsteins, jerseys, etc. I told him I could get jersey steers over at the dairy and that I wanted probably angus steers. He said right now 400 weight steers were going ~$1.45-1.50/pound and 600 weight were in the $1.40 range. I don't know if those are fair prices or what... @greybeard do you have any thoughts on the matter? Guess I better start rounding up my pennies... gonna need several thousand dollars to do this.

My son asked about doing a hog hunt while he's here at Christmas. So I stopped at the div of wildlife and asked them some questions. He can get a license free as he's a more than 50% disabled vet. If he sends me a copy of his disability paperwork and his hunter safety cert, I was told I can get his license for him. That way he'll have it when he gets here. Save a trip and they go on sale starting the 15th. Also asked about any landowners having hog problems. I was given the local wildlife officer's phone to call tomorrow for help. He's off Mondays and Tuesdays.

They recommended I talk with the county extension agent as well for landowners suffering hog damage. Problem is, Titus county's agent retired last year and there's no replacement They gave me the name of the Camp county agent who I guess is filling in, but they said they think he only works for folks with "gardens" and doesn't work with "cows". I told them hearing that was a bit incredible as I thought that was their purpose... to help with pasture and livestock issues... They said their jaws dropped when they heard that as well. They gave me a soil sample bag with instructions and told me when I get the report back if I bring it in, they'll help me with a soil improvement plan to better the hay fields. That was nice to hear. I should have asked @Alaskan if he/she would come for a visit while he/she was here in TX... That's what he/she got his/her degree in Course since he/she wants to remain "genderless/unspecified", that might not have worked...

 

[babsbag]

I always figured if they could actually tell what they were seeing from the road, they were looking too hard or using binoculars.

My dad always said that if they hadn't seen it before they wouldn't know what they were looking at and if they had seen it before then what did it matter.

 

[Mike CHS]

My dad always said that if they hadn't seen it before they wouldn't know what they were looking at and if they had seen it before then what did it matter.

I need to file that one away for later use.