RedNeckGeek
Super Member
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
- Messages
- 8,753
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 50F @ 4:30AM. Cloudy this morning with showers during the afternoon. High around 60F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
At least it was just water, Drew, and everything else seems to be going smoothly for you. Congratulations on picking a plum of a used RV!
Realtor checked in yesterday morning with news that the seller already had four offers on the property, and suggested I offer 20K over asking price. No, not gonna happen for an abused and broken property like that. Those buyers are planning to bulldoze that four acre lot, probably subdividing it into at least four parcels, then recouping their investment by selling them off. I'm just looking for a safer place to live, so I'm not even going to bother.
The wind yesterday was more of a breeze than the weather forecasters suggested, so I got another round of spraying in. That's when I had an epiphany. I hate spraying weeds. Glyphosate is a health risk, and I hate wearing a respirator when I'm outside. Then I found a large limb laying across one of the trails, I had to go get the tractor to drag it off. Narrow, slippery trail with a steep drop off on one side. I hate taking my life in my hands for such a simple task, too. And there were three downed trees down there, too. So there went the whole afternoon for an hour job. And that's what really bugged me about that rural property. It would have just been more of the same. Maybe not as steep, but the same old farming routine of cleaning up after trees, mowing, and other back breaking labor. I just want a little patch of grass, or even gravel. And a place to work on the bikes. Close to if not in town, easy to get to the store, doctors, and away from wildfires and near tornadoes. Now just need to find an old car guy that's moving into a nursing home, leaving behind his nice house and four car garage...
And another thing. Almost all of the VWs I've seen for sale have well over 100K miles on them. Not surprising as they're all over 10 years old. I stumbled across a video made by a guy that works on 'em, a professional mechanic, warning that the newer models have problems with the emissions systems on the Diesel engines, and the fixes are expensive. Pretty much the same story Jim here had to tell. Those sellers were getting out of their vehicles before the bomb went off, and moving on to something that would give them less trouble. So I'd save myself a lot of trouble, too, by not going there, and instead get something like a low mileage, ten year old Camry that'll run forever if I do my part with the maintenance. No, it won't get 43 MPG on the highway, but it'll get 30, and that's almost double what I get in the pickup. Gas is a buck a gallon cheaper out here, and the Camry has a heck of a lot nicer ride, too. And a heck of a lot more of 'em for sale, too.
Inside day today, so maybe I'll finish up my taxes.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend.
At least it was just water, Drew, and everything else seems to be going smoothly for you. Congratulations on picking a plum of a used RV!
Realtor checked in yesterday morning with news that the seller already had four offers on the property, and suggested I offer 20K over asking price. No, not gonna happen for an abused and broken property like that. Those buyers are planning to bulldoze that four acre lot, probably subdividing it into at least four parcels, then recouping their investment by selling them off. I'm just looking for a safer place to live, so I'm not even going to bother.
The wind yesterday was more of a breeze than the weather forecasters suggested, so I got another round of spraying in. That's when I had an epiphany. I hate spraying weeds. Glyphosate is a health risk, and I hate wearing a respirator when I'm outside. Then I found a large limb laying across one of the trails, I had to go get the tractor to drag it off. Narrow, slippery trail with a steep drop off on one side. I hate taking my life in my hands for such a simple task, too. And there were three downed trees down there, too. So there went the whole afternoon for an hour job. And that's what really bugged me about that rural property. It would have just been more of the same. Maybe not as steep, but the same old farming routine of cleaning up after trees, mowing, and other back breaking labor. I just want a little patch of grass, or even gravel. And a place to work on the bikes. Close to if not in town, easy to get to the store, doctors, and away from wildfires and near tornadoes. Now just need to find an old car guy that's moving into a nursing home, leaving behind his nice house and four car garage...
And another thing. Almost all of the VWs I've seen for sale have well over 100K miles on them. Not surprising as they're all over 10 years old. I stumbled across a video made by a guy that works on 'em, a professional mechanic, warning that the newer models have problems with the emissions systems on the Diesel engines, and the fixes are expensive. Pretty much the same story Jim here had to tell. Those sellers were getting out of their vehicles before the bomb went off, and moving on to something that would give them less trouble. So I'd save myself a lot of trouble, too, by not going there, and instead get something like a low mileage, ten year old Camry that'll run forever if I do my part with the maintenance. No, it won't get 43 MPG on the highway, but it'll get 30, and that's almost double what I get in the pickup. Gas is a buck a gallon cheaper out here, and the Camry has a heck of a lot nicer ride, too. And a heck of a lot more of 'em for sale, too.
Inside day today, so maybe I'll finish up my taxes.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend.
