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Yeah, I have some. Queen Mum, and Autumn Prarie are gonna swing by and pick some up. You wanna come too?
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WildRoseBeef
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If I was closer I would. We got plenty of chicken wire too.
On an update note, we had a look at the inside the house and decided to scrap the plans for putting up chicken wire.....for now. That old house is old, not entirely fit for a garage and we do use it quite a bit as our garden shed, for putting the greenhouse in if it gets really nasty windy out, putting plants in for shelter, etc. Might end up being a pain in the arse to have a car in there anyway as it'll leave less room for us to work around in anyway. And besides, I think it's part of our fault that we kept the big ladder there anyway. It's a good place for the cats to go when there's strangers and vehicles and coyotes and strange dogs and the like since it's their place of safety. I think even Spider goes up way up in the top there too, only he's smart enough to know to how to come down!
So for the time being, Cats 1 Humans 0.
On an update note, we had a look at the inside the house and decided to scrap the plans for putting up chicken wire.....for now. That old house is old, not entirely fit for a garage and we do use it quite a bit as our garden shed, for putting the greenhouse in if it gets really nasty windy out, putting plants in for shelter, etc. Might end up being a pain in the arse to have a car in there anyway as it'll leave less room for us to work around in anyway. And besides, I think it's part of our fault that we kept the big ladder there anyway. It's a good place for the cats to go when there's strangers and vehicles and coyotes and strange dogs and the like since it's their place of safety. I think even Spider goes up way up in the top there too, only he's smart enough to know to how to come down!
So for the time being, Cats 1 Humans 0.
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WildRoseBeef
Range nerd & bovine enthusiast
Ever since we left the ladder up everything's been back to normal 
DB's back again for a couple days, see if we can get that cursed, blasted tandem truck outta here once and for all. It was really interesting getting that beast up the slope from the cattle shed this afternoon, with the wet slippery snow and all, enough that it kept me and him busy with the shovels and the snow blower (we don't have a big tractor!
) Darn thing kept quitting on him 
barnie Gaah is right, it was enough to test patience!!), but after multiple attempts we FINALLY got that P.O.S. up the slope and parked in front of the quonset.
Neighbor was good enough to plow out that big drift behind the truck a few days ago, and came again this morning to pull it out, only thing he broke the shaft that was the hinge to the truck box.
Too bad he didn't know that he should've hooked the chain around the back axle of the truck, but at least he stopped at the house before he left and talked to me about it. Me and DB were thinking of talking to him to get the loader out again, but we thought we'd best tough it out ourselves with what little (literally) equipment we had to get that truck out of that dip.
So anyway, hopefully the buyer will be able to come out real early in the morning and take it out for us.
I'll be glad to see that thing go, it's been nothing but extra work and a little extra bad luck for us since Dad first got it. Also has a lot of bad memories hinged with it, so when it's gone, that's probably a good a signal as any that things will get better (hopefully).
Oh, and spring IS here!!! I seen a few strings of Canada geese fly over yesterday afternoon and a lonely little starling sitting in the tree behind the cattle shed. Soon we'll see more starlings and more geese and it is WARM today too!
Said +9 degrees Celcius on the thermometer this afternoon!
I was out in my T-shirt doing bird feeders it was that warm! :bun
DB's back again for a couple days, see if we can get that cursed, blasted tandem truck outta here once and for all. It was really interesting getting that beast up the slope from the cattle shed this afternoon, with the wet slippery snow and all, enough that it kept me and him busy with the shovels and the snow blower (we don't have a big tractor!
) Darn thing kept quitting on him barnie Gaah is right, it was enough to test patience!!), but after multiple attempts we FINALLY got that P.O.S. up the slope and parked in front of the quonset. Neighbor was good enough to plow out that big drift behind the truck a few days ago, and came again this morning to pull it out, only thing he broke the shaft that was the hinge to the truck box.
Too bad he didn't know that he should've hooked the chain around the back axle of the truck, but at least he stopped at the house before he left and talked to me about it. Me and DB were thinking of talking to him to get the loader out again, but we thought we'd best tough it out ourselves with what little (literally) equipment we had to get that truck out of that dip. So anyway, hopefully the buyer will be able to come out real early in the morning and take it out for us.
I'll be glad to see that thing go, it's been nothing but extra work and a little extra bad luck for us since Dad first got it. Also has a lot of bad memories hinged with it, so when it's gone, that's probably a good a signal as any that things will get better (hopefully).
Oh, and spring IS here!!! I seen a few strings of Canada geese fly over yesterday afternoon and a lonely little starling sitting in the tree behind the cattle shed. Soon we'll see more starlings and more geese and it is WARM today too!
Said +9 degrees Celcius on the thermometer this afternoon!
I was out in my T-shirt doing bird feeders it was that warm! :bun- Thread starter
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WildRoseBeef
Range nerd & bovine enthusiast
We got rid of it!!! 
The truck was put on a lowboy trailer in the driveway, then had to take the truck to the back to put the silage end-gate on. Without a front-end loader that gate was a bit of a struggle to put on, as it was a heck of a lot heavier than we thought. But we got it on and outta here!
The truck was put on a lowboy trailer in the driveway, then had to take the truck to the back to put the silage end-gate on. Without a front-end loader that gate was a bit of a struggle to put on, as it was a heck of a lot heavier than we thought. But we got it on and outta here!
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WildRoseBeef
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Lovely day today, only thing that really sucks is that we're supposed to get around 10 to 20 mm (or is it cm??) of snow or snow-rain mix tonight into tomorrow. 
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WildRoseBeef
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Hate Mother Nature. She gave is six freakin' centimeters of snow this morning, and it's NOT the light fluffy stuff either!! Thank God it ain't Monday, and it's actually MELTING out! Plus three on the thermometer and there's literally water underneath the snow.
Woke up around 7:30 this morning and found all the windows just caked with snow, from top to bottom. Course I went back to bed and slept in til 11 am.
Lazy day today.It's supposed to be above 5 degrees (Celsius), going up to 6, 8 then 11 throughout the week, so the snow that came this morning would probably be gone by Tuesday.
hopefulllyOh, and the juncos are back!!!
So spring is here, we just have to get through these blasted April snow storms we get up here.- Thread starter
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WildRoseBeef
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Oh, and since we couldn't use the old house to put my car in (can't use the garage either because the old buick is in there (I think it's one of those 1930's or '40's model)), but good thing we have the quonset that is big enough to fit about four or five vehicles in there. Right now there's two trucks--my grandpa's Dodge, and our old 1989 Chevy that's in many pieces still--and plenty of room to put my little chev in. We used to be able to put about two or three tractors in there before, so it's a bit roomy. And of course, plenty of room for the cats too.
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- #129
WildRoseBeef
Range nerd & bovine enthusiast
Well, as I figgered the snow that we got in the weekend has pretty much gone back to the way it was before that snowstorm came.
Yesterday had a little trouble with the internet. I'd get the notification that we'd get internet, but then I'd bring up the browser and nothing. I had to leave everything and couldn't get on until late in the after noon. At least I got to work a little on my cross-stitching and enjoy the sunshine.
Got a call from GRO this morning and unfortunately they had chosen someone better suited for the job. They can't really hire me on this year since all the positions are filled, but are seriously considering hiring me next spring anyway and are keeping my resume for future consideration. A little disappointed, yes, but I wasn't too surprised.
Hope I get better luck with Viterra, but I wouldn't know until I get a call from them. Still job hunting, though. Too bad that the only jobs around here are nursing, waitresses/cashiers, trucking, oil rigs and sales person. It's certainly not like further south where there's a bit more to choose from.
So maybe third time the charm? We'll see. At least I had my DB help me do up my resume to make it much better than I had it.
Oh, and I seen a robin this morning!!
Yesterday had a little trouble with the internet. I'd get the notification that we'd get internet, but then I'd bring up the browser and nothing. I had to leave everything and couldn't get on until late in the after noon. At least I got to work a little on my cross-stitching and enjoy the sunshine.
Got a call from GRO this morning and unfortunately they had chosen someone better suited for the job. They can't really hire me on this year since all the positions are filled, but are seriously considering hiring me next spring anyway and are keeping my resume for future consideration. A little disappointed, yes, but I wasn't too surprised.
Hope I get better luck with Viterra, but I wouldn't know until I get a call from them. Still job hunting, though. Too bad that the only jobs around here are nursing, waitresses/cashiers, trucking, oil rigs and sales person. It's certainly not like further south where there's a bit more to choose from.
So maybe third time the charm? We'll see. At least I had my DB help me do up my resume to make it much better than I had it.
Oh, and I seen a robin this morning!!
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WildRoseBeef
Range nerd & bovine enthusiast
And we got ANOTHER dump of snow today, only we got thrice as much as we did last weekend. I open up the door and there's literally a pile of snow right in front of the door! Certainly made it fun to shovel out! A total of around 15 inches fell today, or rather knee-high to me. Mom couldn't go to work today because the van would've got stuck, and the snow's so heavy that it's nigh to impossible to go through it with the snow blower! Winter, ugh, just doesn't want to let go yet.
Some good news though, I got recommended for a job at the local seed cleaning plant from one of the guys I had been interviewed by for that agricultural research group (GRO). This sort of job hasn't even been advertised, so I'll have to give a call to the manager for more information and when I can send my resume in. I'm still pretty pleased about it!
Mom and me are planning on going south to see my nieces for a little Easter holiday get away, so we'll probably either leave Friday or Saturday, depending on when we can get out of this ruddy pile of snow. Too bad we don't have a tractor around here, if I get a good job and start saving up I'll have to talk mom into getting a nice tractor some day. A farm's not a farm without a tractor! (Haven't told mom though, but I know we still miss having one around.)
Anyway, as I write this the snow is slowly melting away again, the grassy ring around the blue spruce is getting bigger every minute.
Some good news though, I got recommended for a job at the local seed cleaning plant from one of the guys I had been interviewed by for that agricultural research group (GRO). This sort of job hasn't even been advertised, so I'll have to give a call to the manager for more information and when I can send my resume in. I'm still pretty pleased about it!
Mom and me are planning on going south to see my nieces for a little Easter holiday get away, so we'll probably either leave Friday or Saturday, depending on when we can get out of this ruddy pile of snow. Too bad we don't have a tractor around here, if I get a good job and start saving up I'll have to talk mom into getting a nice tractor some day. A farm's not a farm without a tractor! (Haven't told mom though, but I know we still miss having one around.)
Anyway, as I write this the snow is slowly melting away again, the grassy ring around the blue spruce is getting bigger every minute.
