rural-living

The aerator on my lavatory faucet needs to come off so it can be cleaned. It is probably full of 28 years of calcium deposits. But it is frozen in place and won't come off. The water comes out just like a kid squirting water from a garden hose with his thumb. I have filled a squirt bottle with...

I have natural gas in my home and propane in my workshop. I keep the workshop at 45degrees when not in use so I use very little gas. I haven't even filled it in the last 2 years but needed a fill. I checked the price and found that the price that I would be paying was about $1.50 more per gallon...

I have a largish above-ground water tank that I'm considering placing in the power line easement. I'm aware that officially, no permanent structures are allowed and I "should" ask the power company, but... 1, the tank wouldn't be entirely in the easement with plenty of room to pass by it. Also...

We watched our twelve year old granddaughter play in an indoor soccer match last night. It was about like watching pro hockey. Refs were kept busy showing yellow cards and sending girls to the bench. Shoving, tripping, pushing, slamming up against the walls, it was rough. One girl tripped the...

I have received life advice from many different people from my teenage years to my early seventies. Most of the gems came from various uncles. For example that are printable: From my Uncle Murphy when I was a teenager, "Marry a woman with two or three kids. That will save you a lot of hard...

I want to say thank you to all Armed Service Veterans, including Police and Fire, and First Responders including Search and Rescue. Without your service I would not be enjoying the freedom and security I have today. Thank you for your service and God Bless

This is what I'm trying to teach my grands! Show this video to your teenagers. The miracle of compounding interest. He says this is a free video so I hope I don't get into trouble posting it here. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1RdYaeCFy1/

Post great or funny things you would buy ....if you could.

New tires on hybrid. Driving to a work location the other day. Felt a bit of an odd thump BUT, this road has had some potholes filled.... drove on. Get to work location. Happened to be the county Highway Dept. Do my stuff...end of day go to car to go home. Pull out of parking spot into...

There are many tractor related questions that I can get answered by a quick search in Wikipedia. Not knowing how to look for this one, I'll ask you guys. If i give Wikipedia a donation, will they stop pestering me with dropdown appeals for money every time I use the site. What's the minimum...

I hooked up my trailer, backed it up to my shop door, and was slowly driving my mower up the loading ramp when - BAM - a hornet nailed my wrist. I smashed it and continued loading the mower. My wife came out and I cautioned her just as she took off running. We went in the house and put baking...

I purchased a new farm last summer. The grass has been heavily hayed. I've let it grow up this year, trying to get some fertility and biomass back to some degree. I have succeeded! There is a LOT of Johnson Grass over this farm, I've found. The question I have is does anyone have experience...

There is a very large renovated barn, about 60ft x 80ft x 40+ ft ht that's full of birds...barn swallow I think. Bird droppings everywhere, Gambrel roof style no coupolas. Anyone know how you could keep them out? It's full of rafters very high up, has hay loft with end doors, very large drive...

Good morning everyone. Wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to get bats to move out of a barn. To start, I don't want to kill them. I like having them to keep the bugs down and I know the little guys are endangered. Also, I'm very glad that they moved out of my attic and are not in...

Been by myself the last two weeks while the wife is visiting her mom. Last couple of weeks, found out we have a young raccoon moving from tree to tree in front of the home at night or early morning when I take the dogs out for the first and last time of the day. Guy is maybe 1.5 times the size...

Took delivery of 2 more barn cats. These are basically free feral cats collected by the Humane Society. They neuter, vaccinate, and chip the cats and place them on farms or ranches. For that they request a donation of your choice. I've been keeping barn cats on the ranch for 5 yrs. There is a...

Maybe there is some knowledge here about legal ownership rights to the business webpage a relative own thru GODADDY. He pays a third party for marketing and I think hosting of his webpage. Will he have legal rights to request this third party change contact information on the page or move it a...

My late Dad hid keys like this, I don't know if he thought it up. Yesterday I needed to hide two keys in a shed. It's just a scrap of lumber I used a router to make a pocket. One deck screw at top holds it. Just swing it out for keys. Swung back it just looks like part of the door.

It all started when my wife said that she wanted to get a "Show" quality Akita puppy and start going to dog shows. Several years later, and several dogs later, we now have a stainless steel dog bathtub. It was only $2,400 and Amazon is letting her make 6 equal payments without interest. I...

Pew! The strong smell wafted in the bedroom window last night for a long while. Way too long! This morning, a could see where there had been so digging going on adjacent to the electrical ground rod. Not much between patio pavers, but it must have been the reason the critter...

So I thought it would be interesting to read about good neighbours. So in our case this is some of what we do for each other. If my driveway is snowed in and I'm not home I have several neighbours that I can phone to come and clear the driveway for my wife. I am also one of those neighbours...

There is a HORSE in it. HER HORSE. God save me...... She loves animals, but a horse is a horse! ;-)

I've experienced dizziness in varying degrees off and on for several weeks. The other day it left and hasn't returned after I ate something special....... a rack of ribs.

We use a basic propane torch to light our fireplace, as it works great, but they are all so cheap chiwanese junk now that they don't last and our current one is refusing to start very well now. I'm looking for the type that is directly on the tank (no hose) and has a self igniter. Anyone know...

Some of you might have read my post about the inspiring 18 year old young man who has his own custom lumber company that offers kiln drying, slab flattening, etc. Well the name of his company, Integral Edge Enterprises LLC. is kind of lame and he knows it. I am trying to help this kid get his...

I have been running the sawmill strong for a couple of weeks and I got a nice pallet load of shelves that I need to get to the kiln. Luckily I found a kiln 7 minutes from where I work. The guy who runs it is named CJ, I talked to him a couple times over the phone to get some info seemed like a...

Is there any way to do this. I recently switched propane companies, and the old company hasn't come to get their tank back yet. Right now both tanks have about 30% propane in them, and I'd love to keep the old gas I paid for. When they installed my new tank yesterday they wouldn't/couldn't take...

Waking up to terrible news this morning. Apparently, a truck plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street around 3 am this morning. I live about 2 hours from New Orleans, and I really don't want to visit there anymore. It's a fun, beautiful place to visit, but it is now also very dangerous...

I bought this 2012 Ford F150 new and have had it all this time without ever seeing this before. I just saw it today for the first time and don't know what the heck it is. I am too lazy to look for the manual to see if it is in there because I know there is someone on this forum that knows and...

Texas had a healthy population of Bob White up to early 80s then completely disappeared from majority of state by 1990 and population in the South-West where they survived dropped to as little as 10% of past. I understand quail disappeared from other areas. I'm interested in hearing past and...

I got a new expansion tank for my well pump. Inside there is a plastic like cap and when I pushed on it, nothing happened. Is that supposed to come out or move? I don't want to install it and find out that I needed to remove the inside or something wasn't correct with it. It also looks like it's...

There is a commercial on TV for a weight loss drug that has hundreds of people marching somewhere. I wonder if they are looking for relief from all the side effects. LOL

Hey folks, figured this would be a good place to post as I know from reading here for a 10+years that there are some people that muscle through recovering from surgeries and find work arounds to getting things accomplished despite impediments. I'm 47 years old and am happily staring down the...

I have a willow that refuses all requests to die, growing right next to this fig. Willows are also growing nearby. I'd prefer that the willows grow elsewhere, which they already do, but these won't leave. How can I get rid of them, without harming the fig? Digging and pulling has failed, so...

Any members here know what kind of mushroom is It? 3 years ago, I cut off a big digger pine tree near my house. This morning, I discovered this beautiful golden mushroom under the trunk. Thanks Jkk

Every year the pumpkin farmers in our valley hold a punkin chunkin festival. I’m always amazed at the elaborate air cannons and the amount of effort that people put into building these things. And the distance they can hurl a pumpkin. https://townofestancia.com/liselodging/Pumpkin-Chunkin

The deer that make it through the hail of bullets and arrows will have to face these tasty tadpoles.

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I need to put up about 700 feet of rather straight run temporary electric fence to fence cattle into an area where they won't be up to mischief at the location where daughter is building a home on our property. I know the basics of installing an electric fence and understand that the grounding...

I noticed one of my five gallon buckets had been run over the other day. It was crushed and broken. Since we have basically no one driving into our driveway, I questioned the wife first. She denied running it over and there was no damage on the SUV. The bucket was sitting right next to the...

My wife, "Sharn Jean", is a seamstress. I thought you might like to see the wedding dress she just finished.

See below. The fence and the roosters and barrels were recently put up. I've actually seen this a couple of times over the last 20 years in NC, and this by far is the nicest one I've seen set up. Why the barrels and roosters tied to a lead? I understand the potential of aggression with...

Title says it all. I have spent all morning dragging soaker hoses around. Luckily Walmart had their heavy duty, thick, feels like a regular hose, soakers marked down on closeout. Got two of them for the garden and a cheaper $6.50 one for everything else. Also have six tall evergreens around the...

I cut some trees down and have a brush pile using tractor and truck. Monday I'm using the FEL bucket pushing brush when...BEES!!! So it's high gear wide open back to shed [emoji28]. Luckily just 3 stings. Today I'm in same area and found the nest. They were swarming all around this hole, nest...

I haven't caught it yet but my quest for a raccoon may find me with a skunk in a Havahart live trap. If that happens, how do I get it out of the trap? Trapped possums and raccoons go to a local wetland area for release and I would like to do the same with the skunk, should I catch it. Maybe...

Looks like Covid KP.2 has infected my wife and I. I was working on a house for a client on Friday, and I thought the heat was wearing my out more then normal, but I kept thinking it was high humidity and something that I could just keep pushing through to get the job to where I wanted it for...

I swear that horses just look for ways to keep you poor. My daughter's palomino developed a hoof fracture where he chipped off a portion of bone that would have left him lame and fighting abscesses for the rest of his life. So, they had to go in and remove it and any other developing...

These people have been working the land for 40 years, mostly by hand, packing stuff in and out by horseback for a while, Now the state decides part of the land isn't theirs to work. They improved it and made something out of it, providing food for the community and training for area youth...

I worked with a guy who did backhoe and dozer work on the side. He told me this story about thirty years ago. He had just got home from work, we were working the midnight to 8 AM shift, when a neighbor on an adjoining farm called him in a panic. Told him, not asked, told him to get his backhoe...

My daughter rescued this critter as a baby from the mouth of our dog and she bottle fed it at it the start. It had only barely grown hair, I know it because the same dog got into the same litter a week prior and brought back dead hairless babies. It was under 3 ounces. Now it's eating rabbit...

Odd. You'd think it would be good, yet somehow it's not.?.? https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/poop-knife-frozen/

So we have a mouse..probably more than 1 .. In our attic. The house is about 12 years old and built very well .. very tight. Insulation is all foam.. walls roof etc. I have no idea how they are getting in so I can't block their entry. They haven't gotten in the rest of the house or in our...

So as part of owning my Escape I get points for any work done by Ford. Somehow I've garnered enough to give me $100 discount on Sirius. In order to get the benefit I have to agree to 56 pages of CYA ford crap legal stuff! Now I usually try to read the boilerplate crap I'm going to sign...

We don't have a 'shop' topic? Anyway, I have a 24x28x7 pole barn shed/shop/dog house, that gets crazy hot. In the past, I've used cheap, old, used, window units ranging from 8000 btu to 5000 btu, and they've taken the edge off. 3.5 of 4 walls are roofing metal, with some 1/2" Styrofoam...

I'm seeing multi-thousand dollar two story homes moved in on wheels. Not just camper type trailers. These are bigger than the original house that is, I guess, was establishing the rent. Its very odd to me to see this happen, every where, and to think how stupid it was to follow the land...

A new neighbor was using this as a reference as to boundaries. He got a bit in to my property thinking it was real. I can't blame him, he thought he was with in his rights. But the App was way off. Which I could show him after finding original pins and other survey markers. Then, I...

I need a pin for my post hole digger, 8 inches long, 3/4 inch diameter. Why is it so difficult to find anything when I punch that exact term in? Luckily I can buy the stock at TSC and make one, but wanted to compare prices first. Now I will get buko ads for various hardware for the next few...

Yesterday was my planned catch up on vehicle maintenance day that started with a bang when opening the garage door and one extension spring let go… no big deal, just needed a detour to Home Depot and $31 later all good. Number one on my to do list was brake pads and shoes for the 1987 Samurai...

I invited a 15 year old "city boy" male relative to spend a week at our rural CA ranch property. He accepted-- aaaahhh, now what? I would like to make it a good visit for all. Expose him to things not possible in the city environment he has always been in. So I am seeking input on what sort of...

While learning about modern small bush-planes, I came across references to Trent's case. Short video, where he briefly summarizes the incident that launched the case: Intended, or not, the ongoing impact (pun not intended) of the direction the FAA has taken, sounds significant. Rgds, D.

By hit I mean, looked at the catalog online and bid online. I was not as impressed by the deals as I was hoping. I won on 2 things; a small water pump that is powered by a weed eater sized engine and 3 rolls of that thick cardboard floor protectant. The pump, not a banging deal but decent if...

Rgds, D.

Those of you who have them, what do you recommend? Size? Power? Brand/model? Anything to look for / watch out for? I've used them a lot for work, but never owned myself, but any use tips or tricks are welcome as well. Thanks for any tips! All the best, Peter

Seems like all of a sudden, I'm seeing tons of videos of the Farmers protesting in France, and I'm loving it!!!! I'm not up to date on all of the issues, but from what I understand, the Farmers have had enough of higher taxes and regulations, and they are not going to take it any more...

I've got a dog yard fenced in with live stock fence. I get rabbits and squirrels in there. Lots of coyotes outside the fence. I have not seen racoons or possum in 18 years, but I suppose they are around Lawn mower finds dog toys in the yard once in awhile, they sneak them out. But today...

About 20 miles east of Seattle. https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/local/cyclists-attacked-by-cougar-in-king-county-trail/article_9e8d08c0-ce6a-11ee-86e7-8b1b73a6f0f7.html Bruce

I have a Ford cab/chassis with 4.0 litre straight 6 engine. The other day, after several recent starts, it just wouldn't start again - no cranking, no clicks, nothing - but after removing and replacing the 60A ignition fuse (fusible link) all was good. After starting, just for interest, when the...

My auto insurance went up almost 20% this year. Until recently it's been the most reasonable I can find although I'm not sure what would happen if I ever had a claim. It's the same commercial policy I've had since I was self employed 20 years ago, and my tractor is also on it. I just did an...

Without turning this political who is from Colorado and how do you feel about this ? I already know how the majority on this site will feel since most of us live in rural communities, but perhaps this tread will educate folks on both side. I know how I feel about it being from Northern Ontario...

My almost 9 year old work supplied Android is nearing end of life… minimum new battery and replace charging socket is one option or replace. It does much better in fringe areas than Apple 6s when I did a side by side test. The company no longer supplies phones and told me to keep it and I use...

I live on a handfull of acres in a somewhat rural area. I've got several chickens, ducks, and turkeys. I'm having a problem, within the last 2 weeks I've lost 2 little bantams, a giant orpington, and a turkey. All gone with no evidence left behind. I'm really upset about the orpington and the...

In the past, I've bought and sold things through CraigsList with only minor scammer annoyance. I've noticed a lot of people seem to be using FB now. I decided to sell a drywall lift I didn't need and posted it on both CL and FB Marketplace. On FB I got about 6 of the usual "Is it available?"...

Don't laugh please. A good inside / outside cat we've had for 3 years started limping last week, rear right leg. Still limping, no apparent wounds nor any sign of basically anything on the leg, so took him to the vet yesterday to run some x-rays. Anyone have a cat that has torn their ACL...

Earlier today I looked out my back door and down near the end of my property a quarter of mile away on a dirt road I see a SUV with a trailer. I thought that this was strange as with binoculars I could see 4 guys standing near the trailer. The dirt road is like many in the desert as they were...

Two of my properties are in Roosevelt Elk territory and they have started decimating our fruit trees there. Roosevelt Elk are the largest of the elk species and can reach at least up to nearly 9 feet (measured tree damage at 8-3/4'). We have fruit trees scattered around and for decades only...

https://kmph.com/news/local/drunk-horse-rider-arrested-for-dui-in-merced-driving-under-the-influence-merced-chp-california-highway-patrol-seabiscuit-horse-riding-merced Only in California

South Texas, Not gophers, moles. I rigged up a flex hose to my mower exhaust, find a gopher mound and tunnel and flood it with the carbon monoxide. A plus is the gas is heavier than air and the gas stays in the tunnel for several weeks and kills any gopher that gets into the tunnel, Every 3\4...

Hello all, we have a continuing problem with a neighbor two doors over letting their dogs run free, who have not been neutered. They come over and they defecate on our driveway on a regular basis. We’ve talked to them about it, and every time we see it, we tell him to come over and pick it up...

I was brush hogging the apple orchard and found a bald faced hornet nest, before they found me. Drove by it many times with my Ferguson TO-35. First I thought I would go with my wheeler and shotgun, but after I thought about it didn't seem like a good idea. Next I put the forks on my L3540HSTC...

Once came across a black snake in a tree while mowing and was closer than I'd like when I spotted him mowing around the tree. Always thought to myself what my reaction would be if one accidently fell on me mowing while under a tree and how much weight I'd loose pretty quickly LOL Don't get me...

It sure did get those hornets mad. I don't have any spray on hand and when I saw the ground nest in my field, about the size of a soccer ball it made me think of Thingy... so I just had to try. After that didn't work I went back to my truck, closed the windows and drove over it; backed up and...

Two small forest/brush fires several miles east of me this week. Quickly put out. One day of Canadian smoke, and one day of Southwestern Oregon smoke. Major building fires in Longview and Portland this week, too. Klickitat County has a fire started Friday afternoon about 3 and by Saturday...

RIP Slider :( He was a good chicken protector but he got too aggressive. The last straw was a walker on the road in front of our house. We let the chickens out to roam for a couple hours most evenings. Usually he leaves people alone if they are far enough away but he chased the poor walker for...

Has anyone had a good or bad experience with hip replacement surgery. I just hd left hip replaced a week ago today and I am curious about what to expect down the line , month, year and beyond. Will I be able to do what I previously have done, cut fire wood, run tractors , take dog for walks on...

What a #^*@( f S--t show this year. Got a few zucchini early in the week. Went out 2 days later half the plants collapsed and are done for. Water melons and cantaloupe have been in for over a month and have hardly moved same with cukes. The different squashes seem to have gotten powdery...

Saturday I mowed the swamp area to get the reed canary grass down for the year (I need something that can mow in water...) and Sunday morning walking around the shop I found something the cat drug in, a little brown and white weasel. I looked it up and apparently it's an Ermine or sometimes...

We've had an excessively cool, wet summer so far. In June there were only 3 days without measurable rainfall, and very few more than that where we saw sun, or even temps over 70. We've also had showers every day so far this month. Today it finally got warm for the region; mid 80s and humid... go...

We may have discovered a way to make the upcoming 1200+ acre solar farm acceptable to residents. There is a Kentucky law that says an electric generating plant must be at least 1000' from property lines. A county ordinance could decrease this distance, but it cannot be increased. So the closest...

Go down to the basement to keep company with one of our cats down there. Sit down on the couch, and I start thinking "geez". Needless to say, go outside to take a look (and wanting to move it to one of the back fields). My first thought was it was a young copperhead, but I've seen...

I've worn Levi 501 shrink-to-fit for the last 35+ years... every once in a while I buy 5 pairs, wear them for years, gradually moving a pair into my "stained" and eventually "torn" pile, and when I run out of the "nice" pile, I buy a new stack. It's been at least 7 or 8 years now because since...

The other day I picked up a can of motorcycle chain lube at the dealer. When I got home I looked at it a little closer and noticed the can is 13oz but it says it is a full 17ozs. That made no sence to me (nor some friends) so I emailed the company that makes it and I attached the response...

Need some advice TBN: We have three dogs, two Maltese and one rescue Chihuahua. My wife and I don't have kids and these little guys are our family. The dog in question is our male 11 year old Maltese and my wife's bestie, Vinny. We recently took him in to see the vet because he was peeing a...

I don't have a tractor attachment to deal with this situation. Should I look for something for the loader or for the hitch? Bruce

About 2 to 3 years ago, hemorrhagic fever just about killed off all the Jacks (Black tail Hares). This spring they are starting to reappear. Glad to see them back.

The one site I found reminded me of the tractor sales sites that say "call". It wanted me to make a personal request to learn the price. I'm just curious. ???

Some people have got together in one of our communities and are planning on installing a huge multi-acre solar farm on property adjacent to my daughter's and sister-in-law's property. They will be surrounded to the north and south of their properties and across the road. Their property value...

On friday an EF3 tornado was on the ground for 40 miles and went through our county. The twister hit the southern part of Robinson Il. damaging some homes and completely demolishing several. Going east it took down the extension building of Lincoln Trail College and destroyed several businesses...

I don't want to tick anybody off, but is anybody else a little tired of the side-by-sides and UTVs crowding into the formerly quiet woods and small county roads? I'm not talking about a guy working with his UTV to carry fence posts or animal feeds... I'm talking about all the wanna be rally...

We never had color TV until I got out of HS. I never realized that the tailfeathers of the Peacock on the local station was in various shades. I didn't know that the Smirfs were blue until I watched them with my niece years later. Kermit was green? Now I find myself watching old westerns on...

I've been shopping for a pole saw for months and just happened to find a special sales $269 price on a M18 polesaw over the weekend. When I search for "top rated products," the M18 consistently appears near the top of the results even over the Dewalt 20v pole saw, but when I started reading...

Have you noticed Mourning Doves being displaced by other type dove in your area? Until 2019 Mourning was the only dove seen in North Central Texas. There has been a steady decrease in Mourning Dove and increased population of Collard and another that resembles White Winged. There has been a...

I had a surge protector fry last month. I had it for years with no problems. I read that you should replace them every couple of years. I did some research and found that Cyberpower was a pretty good brand. I replaced all of my strips and wall units with this brand. Since then I have fried one...

Our utility notified us that due to EVs they are instituting "Time of Day" rates making the hours of 3pm to 7 pm more expensive for everyone. During the four months of summer the rates go up 35% for that time period. The other eight months of the year it is around 8% more expensive. What do you...

Can't believe the money spent advertising this stuff. Anyone on TBN using it? I was thinking the other day...remember when TV spots were always pushing beer, smokes or detergents? Now it is one thing or another that is going to kill all your aches and pains or make you feel 20 years...

While out skiing today at a nearby lake, some logging was happening in that vicinity which is no shock, its NFS land. We parked at a lot next to this dozer parked across the road. For the fun of it, I looked inside and spied the keys it it. I tried the door and you guessed it, wide open...

I got 3 nice looking 55 gallon steel barrels from the neighbor. I needed one to make a weight addition to my landplane for scraping weeds on hard ground. Any way - I ended up with 2 extra barrels that I'm looking for uses for. Unfortunately these barrels had adhesive in them - like the type you...

Play it first with the sound off to see what you can identify. My score was only two. UK members should do much better. https://www.britishpathe.com/video/highlights-of-farnborough-1951 Bruce

Some may find this interview interesting, what it was like at one of the most remote outposts in Namibia and directly on the insurgent infiltration route. 1987 was very near the peak of the proxy war with massive soviet investment, Mig 21, 23 and 27 fighters, Sam 8 systems, 50 000 cubans many...

I was driving up a familiar road today and saw something in the ditch which seemed out of place. As I got closer I realized it was a big Hereford, placidly munching on the dried grass in the ditch. It's pasture mates were in the field across the road, so I drove up and pulled into the owner's...

Since my other thread got off the rails I will start a new one about Bonded or Floating neutral generators. I have ordered a generator/inverter for my house. I have a simple sub panel with a manual transfer switch/lockout. So I assume that I have to have a floating neutral generator to plug...

Is there anyone who does not have moles?

I’m in the process of buying 42 acres in the Virginia mountains that has a 6” high pressure natural gas transmission line on it. Basically other than a 25’ right of way that has to stay clear, it’s pretty much out of sight out of mind. The gas company did say the “recommend” not building within...

Hi all! indont need a $15G imager, but I don’t want a cheap POS. I am not really warm&fuzzy on the cellphone attachment types,s once I have a flip phone. . . What one do you have/use? What do you like/dislike about it? I would also like to be able to get my WIFI signal bubble diameter to be...

For years I've been using k1 in my kerosene bullet heater. Last gas station with it shut down, and now I can only get it by the gallon at TSC for $13.99/gal which is insane. I burn 8-10 gallons a day when I'm in the shop, and that's pretty expensive. I was looking at multi-fuel heaters to try...

Why would anyone use a debit card instead of a credit card? There seems to be no advantage to a debit card. And if you pay it off monthly, several advantages to a credit card. RSKY

I have done a little bit of shopping this year but as usual I am behind. It has been a long year and everything is much more expensive. I am getting my children a lot of little small items and thinking about getting one big thing like a basketball hoop/trampoline or something similar as the big...

Howdy this is definitely off topic but I thought I would see if some of the smart folk on here could give me some advice. I live in Northern Utah and have acreage on the Weber River. We had a beaver family that did enormous damage to our cottonwood trees a few years back (prior to my buying the...

The forecast was for a 100% chance of rain for central Oklahoma. They got it right: NextGen Live Radar

We have lots of songs for Christmas, Halloween and even a few for Chanukah. There are a couple of Thanksgiving songs, but some may not believe them Over the River and Through the Woods and Jingle Bells (yes, it is actually a Thanksgiving song) Any others?

I have had a reoccurring scenario at my place. It's not a regular occurrence, but I have noticed it several times. I'm walking outside on a nice quiet day, and I hear an airplane engine start up overhead. It's not skimming the tree tops, but it's fairly low and close. It must have flown to a...

Life imitates art? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-deer-confederation-bridge-killed-1.6630296 As a rule of thumb there's no deer on Prince Edward Island due to the approximately 8 mile or 13 km stretch of water between PEI and New Brunswick. One managed to swim over...

When I'm in the country parking my on-road vehicles is rarely much of a problem. But in the suburbs of Washington, DC it often is. "Pull-in" parking can be the worse. Many times I've had to go to the passenger door and climb across because the driver that pulled in after me on my drivers side...

I’ll take him over some leprachuan’s stash any day.

I bought this 6 acre property 10 years ago with intentions to use it for a different purpose. Things came up and we were unable to use it for that purpose and have rented it out since then. I am getting older now and would like to make my life simpler, not having to worry about taking care of...

We were leaving to go to a grand's soccer game yesterday afternoon and I could not find my billfold. I knew I had put it in the same place as always in the bedroom but it was not there. I always take it out of my right back pocket and put it in a tray on the nightstand. Not there. We searched...

While standing at the back door drinking coffee this morning I noticed something odd. A trespasser had erected a deer feeder and tree stand 100 yards from my back door overnight. Needless to say I have a stand and feeder for sale now

If this a hint that he should retire to a farm? :) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63176124 Bruce

My brother is still alive and in ICU, but his lungs and heart are on a machine that is keeping him alive. His heart stopped for 15 minutes on Sunday and his doctors have been doing tests to see if there is any brain activity. This is day three, and they want one more day to make sure. I...

Saw this on the net...(I added the caption)...it's from south west FL...

So I drive through town to get from our farm to my day job. The main street I am on (not a highway, a city street) is 2 lanes each direction, with a turn lane in the center. It dead ends into another street and I turn left at that intersection. Most folks turn right at that intersection and...

My dog Kali is a rescue and is 12 to 14 years old. Large dog, 80#. She recent began showing symptoms of CCD, aka dementia. My vet prescribed Anipryl. I have not administered it yet. Does anyone have experience with this drug?

We have two cattle guards. The one at the main road at the end of the driveway is about 7' wide and as far as we know cannot be jumped. There is a gate there that we keep closed so we really don't know that for sure, but when it has been inadvertently left open we never had issues there - but it...

While quite unusual around here a beautiful red fox has taken up residence in an abandoned ground hog den under the pine trees on my rental property next door. been consuming apples from the nearby apple trees than have fallen on the ground, out there every morning eating away. Little worried...

Here's me in my Roy Rogers & Dale Evans shirt that Sharn Jean made for me some time back. Roy was my hero when I was a kid, always admired him. I wore it to the doctor's office recently, and nobody knew who they were! I knew I was getting old, but didn't think I was that old!

5 times in the last 3 years a 500lb bear estimated by law enforcement has done property damage to the cabin in Tahoe. The first two times it ripped the pipe off the propane tank losing 450 gallons the first time and nothing the second because the valve was off which turns out to be a violation...

Got an old 12-32 Aluminum jon boat, 12 ft long x 32 inch at bottom, that I picked up for free. Turns out getting title is more money and effort then it's worth, so rather then throw good money after bad, I'm considering picking up a 1436 or possible 1542 Aluminum jon boat. My plan for the...

So I was in my local TSC in CT yesterday and just about walked into an end cap when I saw the cost of 2.5 gallons of 41% Glyphosate concentrate priced at $129.99. :oops: I normally pay about $50 for the same item there. Fortunately, I still have a jug and do not need another one yet. This may...

So, I love my new house. I finally have a master bath. Woo Hoo!. I know that no house is perfect and you can't catch every scenario. Having said that, here is a list of things I would do differently if doing it again. Next house will be 2 1/2 bath. I kind of let my builder talk me out of this...

It should start cooling in 2025 paragraph 3 https://www.technationnews.com/news/science/solar-activity-is-unusually-high/

I was 68 years old when I started mowing 20 acres this morning with the little L2550. Finished this afternoon and I think I am 70 now...

I first noticed it last year up by/under the pigpen. Whatever it was did a lot of excavating. It never seemed to bother their feed though, which I found odd. This spring I noticed holes from the same animal or a relative in the old Quonset greenhouse I use for storage… last year I replaced the...

https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-buying-baby-alligators-from-ads-in-comic-books-really-a-thing/719024 Over 50 years ago we ordered a baby gator from a comic book add . It came through USPS in a shoe box with holes poked on top of lid . We kept it as a pet in a shady part of house...

We are getting ready to purchase some new pillows for our bed. I HATE pillow shopping. I have had so many different kinds of pillows and none ever seem to fit me. What are you guys/gals using? This is one area where I will spend the money if it is worth it for the right pillow. I know they are...

I found out something today. If you want to sell property, have an auction. Sisters and I were hoping to get $5000/acre for 63 acres and $100000 for the house and 4 acres. Holy Guacamole !! We got nearly double that. This auctioneer knew what he was doing. He advertised everywhere. Heck...

Yesterday my wife was on her way home from work at 7am when a steer came charging across the field toward her SUV about 1/2 mile from our house. She had to take evasive maneuvers turning into the neighbors driveway and driving behind his house. The steer looked to be pushing 1000 lbs. and was...

Ground Hogs digging next to house best way to rid myself of them

Y'all need to check your T-pounder before you lift it up and over a T-post and start pounding. At least I do. Not the best way to start the day - we were stringing a fence and I began to use the pounder on a T-post. The first clue that something was not right was when, instead of the usual loud...

WARNING!! This is a man’s workshop. Be forewarned that females or those with delicate sensibilities may be offended or shocked by behaviors exhibited by male occupants within, and hereby forfeit any legal remedy for physical, emotional or mental injuries received within this structure...

I've asked this on another forum I visit daily.... but since this forum is the first one I ever joined, I figured I'd bring the question here. 1. I inherited a cannon.....yes, a cannon. It's been in the family for probably 50 years, possibly more. 2. As a kid, we'd fire it with rags stuffed...

While on my way home from my mother's house today I observed a vehicle pulled over onto the shoulder of the road, with a white (Ford?) pickup in front of it which was partially off the road with the driver’s side door open, so that the lane was almost completely blocked. The driver was...

Peaches are coming on and I'm having electric fence issues. last night I was testing the fence and found I was not getting a pulse every second, maybe every 4 seconds. The charger is clicking/light flashing every second. I used the tester on the fence and "sometimes" I would get a full reading...

I’ve mentioned in the past how I don’t like seeing people blowing grass out into the road. Last Thursday PM I was on my way home in my company truck and noticed a guy out on his JD lawn tractor doing his lawn. About that time I heard something hit my fender and almost stopped but assumed it was...

I am surrounded by 40 acres of gopher infested hay land with crop land and prairie beyond that. Often we see feral cats off in the distance, but never close. My dogs complain about them but never chase and are always locked up at night. Is there a trick to get them to hunt closer without...

But the sheep wool appeal the conviction saying it is mutton but pork barrel politicians using him to knit a web of deceit to evict the sheep to make more room for pigs...

The next time one of you nancy pants sissies starts in on me about what a howling wastrel I am, and how I throw everything away, and what a spendthrift I am - - well - - What? no one has? Well The NEXT TIME~!!!!! These jeans are almost 25 year old. And this is my iron.

Is this even remotely true? I've known a few people who did X-mass trees, and all of them insisted that it was a great way to lose money for taxes. Not one said they made money at it. Course, not a one was selling commercially, they did choose-and-cut.

One day of this 80 degree crap is enough for me. I want to get home at night, start a fire in the wood stove and not worry about the house getting too hot if I want to use the oven. The fire danger is so bad I need to be careful what I do... I had to help out one out a couple of days ago because...

Had my first opportunity to visit a Rural King today. What a fun store! Like many retailers these days, the shelves were a bit on the bare side, but still love that there's a store that sells lawn and garden, tractors, guns, fishing gear, baby chicks, tools, and pretty much anything one could...

I need it for paint stripping. Need ~ 30lb. I've lots to do outside and $20/gallon (for other paint strippers) to do 100 sq ft is expensive. Bulk online runs about $190/50lb (www.bulkapothecary.com) w/shipping. Just 1lb @HD/Lowes is $5, so I don't seem to save much in bulk. But most of the...

Photos are below with my boot for size comparison. The last photo is the possible track

We are preparing a sixty year old house to sell. The basement walls are of concrete blocks. After a heavy rain they seep a small amount of water thru some cracks and thru the blocks themselves. What is the best paint on product to seal the walls and what do I use to seal cracks?

The Canadian company supplying electricity to this region is shutting down for maintenance tomorrow. Our electric coop is taking advantage of this to do some work of their own. Power is scheduled to be off from 5:45 AM until 4:00 PM tomorrow. I've lived here since October 2003, and this will be...

So as I recall, the phone was ringing off the hook sometime before noon on a day in February, 1972. I woke. My head was pounding like the base drum in a parade. I thought, oh crap, what is going on? I was the only one home at my parents house and no one else was gonna get it. "Hello" I said. My...

To show how much prices have grown over the years, here's data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on the average price of a gallon of gas for every year between 1978 and 2021, as well as what the inflation-adjusted cost would be. 1978: $0.65 ($2.99 inflation-adjusted) 1979: $0.88 ($3.70...

We've already seen Colorado, Texas, Tennessee and now New Mexico (at least). Storm Prediction Center lists Fire Risk days as well as storm risk days and there doesn't seem to be any easing in sight. Climate Prediction Center shows extended dry periods for much of the west and southwest.

After comparatively very little Internet solicitations for almost 2 years my inbox has exploded with special offers, coupons, discounts, etc... My though is where were you all when I did have things to buy? Maybe I'm just more tight fisted now and have come to appreciate less is often more...

And naively, I thought it would remain rural, during my life time. Of coarse I can see that I'm the first problem, to have built here in the first place, 25 years ago. When it was truly in the woods up an almost impassable road with no utilities. This is what I wanted, and the rules for...

Seems that someone has had Hasenfeffer for dinner over the least few days. I wouldn't normally mind, but they left a mess on the dinner table ... which just happened to be the seat of the riding mower. Then I looked at the seat of the tractor. Both inside a shed. No, no pictures.

We had a run in with the people down the road 1/2 mile or so because they would not restrain their 2 large dogs. The kids or wife or myself go for a walk ride a bike etc. and the dogs chase and growl and scare the kids. Neighbors were not interested in keeping their dogs restrained. After the...

Thought there might be some stories to tell and pics to show. I don't have a picture but here's my first contribution. Deer hunting. Standing on the edge of a sort of meadow I see something under a juniper bush not far away. I take a look and it stopped me in my tracks. Under the bush there...

First off let me say that I did not receive any damage in the tornado. One sister had about $100,000 worth but her house was still standing. She is shocked at how much the total has come out to be. And that is with hordes of volunteers descending on her property to do cleanup at no cost to her...

We went to Mexico last week for vacation (Cabo). While there, I recalled a friend who is always chomping on a cigar (I don't smoke). I realized I might be able to find some Cuban cigars there....and did. Knowing there is/was an embargo on Cuban things, I looked it up on the internet and found...

Yesterday, the first fly of the year buzzed by. Two more today. 47 degrees. Kinda early, I think...

I have a pump and drop pipe in a well that I want to pull. Of course I could hire it out and may have to. There are several reasons and one huge reason (unstated) that I want to avoid that approach. I have in the past lifted the pump and drop pipe a little (a couple of ft or so) for routine mx...

Big bird flu mess, flocks of thousands being put down. Prices .... well ... not being put down.

Been setting up to sell broiler chicks locally for about two years now, this was going to be the first summer. Looks like that wont be a revenue stream this year, dang it. Frustrating. https://agr.georgia.gov/suspension-of-certain-poultry-and-feathered-fowl-activities.aspx

Yes, I was hanging on to a TV antenna tower with one hand, holding one of those four tine hoe like garden tools with a five foot handle trying to pull aluminum siding out from under the eaves of the 100-year old house my youngest is redoing. (Long sentence, stay silent grammar Nazis) Several...

I had to go up into my attic Saturday to do a minor bit of rewiring. Entrance is by one of those folding ladders in the garage. I went up the ladder, turned left, and (painfully) crawled halfway across attic to do my job. On the way back I happened to shine the flashlight at the other end of the...

Morning all, I feel like it's time to go ahead and get started preparing for the spring around here. My family just moved onto about 11 acres over last summer. Moved a house trailer out to live in while waiting to build a house. I'm planning on scaling up my "Freedom Garden" that I had been...

About 3 years ago a young couple (upper 20’s) bought the 8 acres next to us. We were leaving for a short vacation when we saw the man filling a washout at the entrance to his drive with a shovel and a wagon. We stopped to say welcome to the neighborhood and told him that when we got back I...

Confusing property rights story. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2022/01/duo-charged-in-theft-of-28000-black-walnut-tree-one-of-states-largest-from-metroparks-in-strongsville.html Valued at $28,000, they 'sold' a 55" Black Walnut they thought was theirs for $2,000 to a timber cutter who sold...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-found-stuck-in-chimney-after-reported-silver-spring-break-in/ar-AASzrgd?ocid=entnewsntp

Is anyone here on TBN affected by the Colorado Fire yesterday? I saw some news video yesterday while it was active. It moved thru a grassy area faster than a man could run. I heard this morning that one town lost 500 homes? Sounded like Superior and Louisville were hit the hardest? Prayers...

Hoping for propane wisdom, of which there seems to be plenty of around here. I've a new propane tank installed under my van. It's advised by the provider of the tank to get it purged, and I understand the reasons for doing so. Normally I'd entrust this to a trusted professional, but...

‘Psycho’ squirrel’s 48-hour Christmas rampage terrorizes town, injures 18 https://nypost.com/2021/12/29/squirrel-from-hell-injures-18-during-48-hour-biting-spree/ Bruce

I'm wanting to plant a small but not MICRO garden. I looked at Burpees, 20 pole bean seeds (2 oz) for $5. To me that's a ripoff. I'm not looking for pounds of seeds. But the prices certainly seem dear.

As if the influx of baby praying mantis from the Christmas tree wasnt enough. As I was coming into the house from changing the driveway alert battery my wife meets me and ask if there is anything I want to tell her about. Now confession may be good for the soul but the correct answer to this...

All is well that ends well. :) My only wish is this could be the end of every thief. https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-man-trying-to-steal-catalytic-converter-killed-in-horrific-accident

OK, the price of everything is going up,, you have some "stuff" that you never use,, and should sell,, Some items are pretty easy to find the value, search Gunbroker completed auctions, you can find the value of that extra gun. BUT,, What is the value of that item you have in the shed?? It has...

We had been noticing degrading internet performance for several weeks. Finally got so bad that I decided to contact the cable company. To my surprise, everything, (on line chat, discussion on the phone, and the tech that came out to repair) exceeded my expectations! The tech found that...

So, clearly a odd forum to ask, but this is a very well rounded group of clever folks. Any thoughts on 3d printers? They look like fun, and I think the kids (7,10,15) would like one as a gift, but.. On one hand, you see some clever examples of actually use, making practical gadgets On the other...

I need some more work to do. [emoji849] I looked out and this HUGE oak had fallen in the pasture. I bet it's 150 years old. I wanted wife raise be in tractor bucket but said "we'll both die" and went in house. [emoji19] So I cut what I could, rolled over with tractor, cut so now all limbs off. I...

I'd like to minimize delivery trucks on my 5/8 mile, soft-when-wet lane. Thinking about mounting a job box or similar down by the road and train the drivers to lock packages in it instead of racing up to the house as fast as the potholes will allow them to drive. Seems like they would...

In my neck of the woods, there is zero investigation of property crimes. So everyone else is building a gate. Doesn't matter if you have vid footage or not, to local law enforcement. Show the vid, and even if, on your own, you found the person, you find out that the person has left the...

This week there was a sale on canned vegetables. $.20 a can. We bought a bunch last year at $.19 but decided to get another 20 cases...240 cans. A little voice told me our temporary inflation may not be over for a while. I have all this crappy stuff that is so inferior to home grown to...

I had to take new pup to vet and always try for the first appt , of any day. I was on US Hwy 1 heading south, nothing outta of the ordinary. US Hwy 1used to be the big dog. National geographic actually did a cover story on it years ago. First, all the traffic was stopped. A big accident had...

So, I have seen stuff on Facebook, and Next Door, where everyone attacks the idea that if you hit a dog, in the road, and not stop. Now, I get the people making the posts are probably upset, But... If you drove down a rural-rural/residential road, and hit a dog, would; would you stop, and if you...

So when we build our house two years ago, we had full intentions of putting in a whole house backup system in the future. As such, we installed two Generac Automatic Transfer Switches (to carry the two 200A panels). We have an all electric house (minus the gas fireplace) with Geothermal heating...

Has anyone on here bought and used any of Redback 120 volt outdoor equipment? Examples chain saw , hedge trimmer, leaf blower, string trimmer, lawn mower. I bought several of the tools before pandemic and really like them but apparently they went out of business. 2 of the batteries for the...