Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[B&B Happy goats]

They validated the ticket after we ate but the meals were even more of a sticker shock. [/QU

And that is why you get all thoes sad country songs about being broke, can't fix the truck and the wife left me with the kids ...and we can't afford to eat out...........

 

[CntryBoy777]

I've had a few experiences like that too, and I just had to focus on the reason I was in that place....because, if I thought too much about the "shock", I'd ruin everybody's day.......I'm sure it was hard to swallow, but ya only live once, so might as well enjoy it.....

 

[Mike CHS]

We got used to it when we lived in Charleston which isn't exactly a low cost of living area but I have never paid that much for parking.

 

[Bruce]

Who is going to park for only 20 minutes???? And $32 for the privilege? You're gonna have to sell a lot of lamb to pay that one off.

Montreal airport charges CAD 7 for 20 minutes at the terminal. And of course you use 5 of it at least driving around looking for a space. Another ripoff.

 

[Baymule]

That's just crazy.

 

[Mike CHS]

Morning chores are finished so we are going to check out an estate auction that will be going on a couple of miles from us. There are only a few things that we are interested in but if it works out it is close enough to home to go get the trailer if needed.

 

[Baymule]

Sounds like fun!

 

[Mike CHS]

We had a couple of things on our wish list that we went the auction for. One was a commercial sized chest freezer that we wanted because we will be getting our USDA Certification to sell meat from the farm and you need a dedicated freezer.

We bought several smaller item that Teresa wanted and I just had to make at least one impulse buy. I don't know how many people remember Nipper the RCA dog but they had a large one that I had not seen before that wanted to come home with me.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Ohhhhh....I remember it well...nice purchase!

 

[Mike CHS]

The house was originally built in 1850 but added on to several times and professionally. It was completely updated and move in ready. I don't know the square feet but it was huge 5 bedrooms and 10 rooms total not counting baths and pantries. The house didn't seem to be moving so I bid on it and 5 acres until it started climbing so I dropped out. They had 3 larger acreages of 30-40 acres that wound up going for 6-9000 per acre and 8 five acre parcels that went for an average of 9400 an acre. I hope not but I have a feeling a developer bought it which probably means a subdivision may be going up 1/2 miles from our place. It was bound to happen sooner or later but we are only 3 miles off I-65 and less than 50 miles to Franklin. Land on our road 5 years ago when we bought 5 years ago for flat land was $1,500 an acre. At least most of the developments that gone up have been on the higher quality side so far.