Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Mike CHS]

No upper lip or whatever other failings it's a great picture of some great people.

 

[greybeard]

There's a chicken chain I used to really enjoy called "Bojangles", but there isn't one anywhere near here. As I recall, when I was located where both them and Popeye's were available, I preferred Bojangles.

They are only in certain southern states and up the east coast. Saw on the news the other day, some NYC investment management firm was buying the company. Around 600 franchises according to the article.

 

[Mini Horses]

We have a Bojangles near (not on the map above) at a Luvs Truck Stop. With all the fried chicken descriptions, I may have to go there. Haven't had any in months. Used to stop at the chain going thru areas of NC years ago, they had great biscuits! I sometimes get some fried chicken tenders at a local Hardees that has some good one, and biscuits. Just tears me up to pay $6 for what ends up being 5 tiny pieces!! I'm cheap.

 

[RollingAcres]

Great pics @Latestarter !
All that talk about fried chicken made me hungry for some. We don't get or make fried chicken often. Usually it's KFC once in a while, the only one around here. There' s a Popeye's here but it's in a not so good neighborhood so I've never been. Used to frequent Popeye's when I was in Baton Rouge. There's no Bojangles here.

 

[Rammy]

We have all three places here. KFC and Zaxbys are in Springfeild, and a Bojangles is in White House. I dont know if there is a Popeyes near by. There used to be in town but its the Zaxbys now.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I like Bojangles....especially their country ham biscuit.... as far as bought fried chicken I prefer Church's over any that I have tried....tho, they aren't located in alot of places.....

 

[Bruce]

Thanks for the trip report @Latestarter! Was Mr. Alaska melting? Pretty darn warm down there in TX compared to his home.

 

[Latestarter]

He seems a very adaptable sort. You can see in the pic, low quality though they are, that he seemed quite comfy. It wasn't all that "warm" as it was cloudy and damp. I think maybe right around 50° or so.

We have Church's fried chicken here as well. I don't care for them. I ordered a breast and got this shriveled up 1/2 piece that they call a "breast"... It's 1/2 a breast and should be labeled so. I didn't find it all that tasty either and it was dried out. Just my experience.

 

[greybeard]

We have Church's fried chicken here as well. I don't care for them. I ordered a breast and got this shriveled up 1/2 piece that they call a "breast"... It's 1/2 a breast and should be labeled so. I didn't find it all that tasty either and it was dried out. Just my experience.

Sounds exactly like the Church's Chicken here in Cleveland Tx. Church's used to be a great franchise, but somewhere, they lost their way.

 

[Latestarter]

Welcome to 2019 and a great start we're off to here... Last night, around 11pm, my son and his wife ask me "Hey wasn't Mel in the pasture?" I respond yes. They then inform me that he's standing at the back door looking in at us with longing eyes. How the heck did THAT happen? So son and I go out and walk the accessible fence line and find no gaps/breaks/bends/dig-outs/etc to indicate where he got through. The only thing left I can surmise is that he jumped the fence. Now I know/assumed he was capable of this, but it's the first time he's done so. Now I have to hope he doesn't decide to jump the fence headed outside the pasture into the open area rather than into the back yard. I'm guessing it was all the gun shots and fireworks last night. I'm hoping that's what caused it and that he'll be content to stay in the pasture in the future.

It's already clouding up and we're supposed to have another 2-2.5 days of heavy rain starting later tonight. The buck pen needed a bale replacement so I had to walk in there carrying a 60+lb bale to lift up and into the feeder in 6" deep poo mud. The grands were out there with me keeping all the others goats away from the gate to the buck pen, myself, and the bale in the wheelbarrow. That was an hour+ ago. So a short bit ago I look out back and there's RJ flirting with Champ... How the hell did HE get out? So I put on my loafers and head out to catch him and put him back. Luckily I was able to get a couple fingers under his collar before he was able to pull away and I walked/coaxed him back over and into the buck pen. Somehow the bottom carabiner got opened/unlatched and he pushed through the gate. He climbs that gate frequently so he might have stepped on the carabiner and by a stroke of luck, unlatched it... or, I may have inadvertently forgotten to close the bottom one while keeping track of grand kids, Mel and other goats earlier while doing the hay refill.

So now I'm going to have a couple of things to worry about over the coming days until I hopefully figure out what/how it happened, and HOPE that it doesn't happen again. Or I'm going to be stringing hot wire while wading through a bog. If it's not one thing, it's another.