Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[B&B Happy goats]

I would like to volunteer for the job of weather controller. I would totally be fair and impartial...at least as long as I'm happy. I take "happiness" contributions!

You got my vote for sure ! You are welcome to take half of our rainy season and give it to thoes in need .

 

[greybeard]

Gotta say GB, sure makes me glad to be living near the top of a hill. Long as I have enough food, there's no need to hurry out and about and deal with flooded roads etc. Hope that flow doesn't wash the road bed out on you. Is there any way you could install a line of culverts at the low point and raise the road bed by a foot or so over the top of them? I mean I don't know if the road is on your property or govt property...

You drove over that crossing coming in to my property, just after you entered the open gate and turned left down the powerline. There were some dark planks on the right as you crossed over it...retaining wall for the dirt and gravel on the crossing.

I opened one culvert up yesterday so the water would drop below the roadway.
Today I finished cleaning it out....I think this is the 3rd time since last winter (It's never a problem in spring or summer.only in winter after the public's hated trees have dropped their leaves and needle for the public's hated water to carry onto my property.)

The fence really serves no purpose other than to maintain property line.....I ran another fence the whole length of the road so we didn't have to have cows on our road or open and close any gates when we came and went to/from town. Our gate stays open 24/7/365. Ain't skeered.

The drop is more than it looks.the rope is tied to my pickup rail so I can pull myself back up.

What I pulled out of it. (My house is back behind the truck about 1000'.)

And then, dog and I went exploring, I on the 4 wheeler and she tagging along beside.I drove thru a lot of river backwater to get to this point.
I'm just looking, she's looking for something to chase. Not much left around here for that purpose. This is down very close to the river, looking over into my deceased brother's property. (still for sale AFAIK)

Returning from our exploratory walkabout..
From the far side of the big pond, looking up toward the house. There is normally a dock just to the left of the boat and to the right of the light post but the dock is currently underwater. The green box with the white PVC on it against the tree in the left foreground is a duck nesting box that I haven't yet put back up on it's mounting post after a previous flood event. You can see the steel post that the duck box mounts to..next to the other pine tree. (Yes, the box floated off the top of the post in high water)

 

[greybeard]

I would like to volunteer for the job of weather controller. I would totally be fair and impartial...at least as long as I'm happy. I take "happiness" contributions!

Works for me but you must also take all the remaining trees on my place and all the rain I get for the next 3 months. (Sorry.there are no free rides. You have to accept a bit of downside with the 'happiness contributions'

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Will take that under consideration...lol.

Tsk,tsk,tsk - ya'll are giving me conditions... if I'm "controller" ya'll gotta deal with what I dish out! However, I might consider certain trees a contribution, with the exception of tallow trees! Just got rid of a bunch of those.

 

[farmerjan]

Will take that under consideration...lol.

Tsk,tsk,tsk - ya'll are giving me conditions... if I'm "controller" ya'll gotta deal with what I dish out! However, I might consider certain trees a contribution, with the exception of tallow trees! Just got rid of a bunch of those.

Considering that I remember reading how much @greybeard "loves" chinese tallow trees, I think those were some he was wanting to give you...

 

[greybeard]

if I'm "controller" ya'll gotta deal with what I dish out!

Well, to be honest, when you look at it like that, "these things you say we will have, we already have."

 

[frustratedearthmother]

True that...

I'm giving my notice... ya'll are too demanding, lol!

But, we're supposed to have sunshine here for two more days and I'm darn thankful!

 

[greybeard]

Considering that I remember reading how much @greybeard "loves" chinese tallow trees, I think those were some he was wanting to give you...

I wuz really thinking cedar and pine...I've pretty much killed off all the tallow trees.

 

[greybeard]

All done, the crap loaded on a trailer and hauled to a compost pile. Tightened up both the turnbuckles a little and good to go again..till the next big rain anyway. (the sun didn't cooperate with the camera....most of the light colored stuff is foam in the water)

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is a shame ya can't put something up to assist in keeping the debris from blocking the flow GB....kinda like those gutters on houses that the debris slides over, but the water flows into the gutter....that sure is a bunch of hard work keeping that cleared with the water rising as much as it has so often...here as of late....