rural-living

Humans can catch it,, THERE IS NO CURE,, YOU DIE !! No wild meat for me,, '''Zombie''' deer disease: How to prevent it and avoid eating infected meat "more than 20 states report cases of a brain-wasting animal disease informally called "zombie" deer disease, officials worry that humans could...

Witnessed a truly wonderful event this weekend. A young man we know was killed in a construction accident late this fall, leaving behind a fiancee and unborn child. Some friends of his organized a benefit washer tournament, with numerous raffle and auction items. This small town turned out in...

We attended a meeting yesterday about preparing for care of an older person with Dementia or Alzheimer's. The lawyer was a specialist in elder law in Kentucky. She did an excellent job of presenting the material until she got to the part about Medical Surrogates. Her voice broke and she got a...

I learned a thing or two about the M1 and I thought I knew everything!. Ha!, a Brit teach me something about firearms? That will be the day! Well, watch the video and see if you can learn something too.

Pricing batteries for my 02 GMC Duramax. Group 78 1000 CCA @0 850 Ca@32 Napa $140 + core Walmart $94 + core Then I found a place online "Drive Sales Mall" for $75 with free same day shipping. The price is good for the same battery as Walmart. Online instruction says bring core back to store...

If by chance you're looking for a home / lane that is somehow tied into an easement or home owners assocaition, PASS on it. If you do not pass on the deal, do not ask months / years later here on this forum what you can do to solve the situation because you're stuck in a no win situation. Pick...

Assume (incorrectly perhaps) that it was taken down by the OP because it was getting off tangent with HOA's, but why was it taken down? The reality is HOA's and easements are a big issue living in a rural area and it's something everyone should at least be aware of IMO. The biggest benifit...

I live in southern Ohio, and something digs tunnels about four inches in diameter near my pond. My pond doesn’t have a manufactured dam, it’s just a hole dug in a flat field. The tunnels are in the side of the pond with slightly higher elevation. I’ve never seen beavers or muskrats. We have...

Hey, all... My wife and DIL took this photo of some kind of magnificent canine last week, on our place in southern Grayson County, TX (about 20 mi south of the Red River). The photo was taken with an 800mm lens (hence the fuzziness), and at about 600' from our back patio. This guy is resting...

After Christmas, I got to looking at all my firewood stacks and decided to build a wood shed to try and consolidate and neaten things up in the future. I did a lot of research on the internet looking at designs and what other folks had done, and ended up going with a pole barn structure. All...

I bought this property 4 years ago. There is a easement allowed up our driveway and beyond to a cabin. The cabin just recently sold and the owners turned it into a rental, listed it on AirBNB. It now is relisted as a year around Lodge. I have gone from a car or two once in a while going by to...

Recently I've been seeing more and more items advertised on CL direct from HF at exorbitant prices with links to exorbitant prices elsewhere. For example Folding Utiliy Trailer - heavy equipment - by owner - sale lists a Folding Utiliy(sic) Trailer for $1500 and an ad showing it for sale on...

This was surprising to me. The short of it - Cable guy comes to repair Cox cable reception (provides tv & internet). Looks at boxes inside, goes out and disconnects coax at box where it transitions from pole/overhead run to house. Water squirts out FROM THE CABLE, then subsides to a drip. He...

Growing up, I remember buying a specific brand of cereal just for the prize. I miss that. I have 5 different boxes in my pantry an no prize. I also miss having 都ugar in the name of my favorite brand - except Lucky Charms.

Wife said mailbox door was about to fall off and that I needed to put up a new one. She doesnt understand. I put that mailbox up Dec. 85. Its been vandalized numerous times, knocked off by the snowplows a few times, hit by the school bus plus suffered the ravages of time. But each time Ive...

I want a pickup bed tonneau cover for my new Ram Power Wagon. I have a roll up one on my Ford. I would like a slide up/fold up type hard tonneau cover. I see they range in price from $400 to $4000. The $4K model better have features that I dare not mention here on TBN. What have you guys...

When I was 17 I used to work in a tire shop. I used to work on tractor tires (some taller than me. Some filled with fluid), Semi Truck tires, car tires, you name it. I used to work on the split rims that you had to know what you were doing or they could kill you. We didn't have no OSHA cages...

My projects around the land revolve on what my wife feels needs to get done first. Recently coyotes have become super aggressive at killing our chickens and she has decided that it's time to start fencing in more of the land. I've been looking for a dolly type fence unroller that I can pull...

I'll try to keep the story short... I had a 30'x30' workshop built on the lot next to my house. It is 60ft from a transformer pole so I opted to install a meter can on it and let the power company worry about getting power to it because to feed it from my house service would require 400ft worth...

"This "active" version of the HeatGreen system has great flexibility and sufficient capability for nearly any residential heating application. It is absolutely "green" and eliminates the need for the buying or using of any fossil fuels. The relatively small device described here (a little...

This is what I call a Cardinal Sin: That's all there is. Nothing else. I'm guessing the neighbor's cat, but no way to be sure.

Man crushed to death by forklift truck after dog hits lever

We have run into a problem and I am wondering if anyone out there has some sage advice to give. We own two homes. One is in Central New Jersey and the other is in rural Maine in Chesterville. Our current insurance is with a name brand company but year after, their rates have gone up in leaps...

Its really sad to see all of the destruction/loss of life in California. Maybe some of you live close to or even IN those danger zones. I know that floating embers are a huge concern. Do home modifications help? Things like metal roofs and siding that is stucco, brick or metal? Maybe...

Thank you for your service...Hats off to all vets... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Fly your flags tomorrow...

Winter came too early for me this year and I begrudgingly had to stoke up the wood stove this morning. I had hoped not to need that until December. Spent parts of the last two days bringing wood up to the house and into the garage to keep it dry from the forecast rains. I don't keep a lot in...

Fill that in however you wish in your mind, but I mean Black Friday Deals. They're everywhere and I'm getting annoyed with them. BFD used to be a single day, the Friday after Turkey Day. You started seeing ads the Wednesday before since the whole thing was supposed to be a secret and full of...

Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifying as being transgender. "You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?" Dutch man, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years - BBC News Bruce

As of 2019 there is no penalty for not having health insurance. I have had health insurance threw my job for over 4 years, I have only needed it one time when I laid down my motorcycle 3 years ago or so. I’m 28 years old and haven’t been sick in 5+ years, not even a cold, I don’t use my...

I have a problem with "possums" getting in a pen. I have two 12ft x 12ft pens, they're 8ft tall, 3ft apart. Concrete pad, chain link fence securely attached on sides, steel roofs. The chain link doors face each other, concrete sidewalk between. They're for our 3 outdoor cats. Overhead tunnel...

I have a large wooded area which has a barbwire fence on the lot line The neighbor has multiple trees on his property which fell over and wrecked the fence I don’t like this neighbor so not inclined to be a nice guy. But I also don’t want to be an *** In the past he has tried to get me to...

Very interesting Ag-Law Blog post describing the lien statute which allows a landowner po place a lien on the title to a motor vehicle which damages his/her fence. Texas Landowner Lien for Damaged Fence - Texas Agriculture Law >>>The lien provides that a landowner owning property enclosed by...

Out for a walk last week out of state early one morning in a residential neighborhood, and noticed this in the corner of my eye... Thing is, it didn't make a single sound, quiet as can be, even when it were near it (I kind of stood just watching it move and it worked it's way down to me...

76-year-old Tries to Attack Son with Chainsaw, Son Runs Him Over with Lawn Mower | WNEP.com

Here is another really good article on Texas Ag Law Blog about Texas Fence law. >>>>>>This case is a great illustration of Texas fence law. This is a classic case and involves the very type of analysis that would arise any time an animal is hit on a Farm-to-Market road in a county that has...

I am amazed at the lack of dissemination of this type of news in the major medias, to me it seems that they are being derelict in their duties. Especially with all the other crap they post and print as major news. Copied from the National Weather Service; FEMA National WEA/EAS Test October 3...

Not really promoting the stores, just general discussion of things found there, good, bad or indifferent. -------------------- First up, the 12% Rebate sale ... when is it? I got emails about it last year at the end of August, but I haven't seen anything yet this fall.

I have a neighbor 3/4 of a mile up the road, he has a 500ft gravel driveway that washes out in heavy rain, I fix it four times a year, it takes me about two hours. I bring all the material back up the driveway with my rear blade, ditch the sides and crown the top, when I'm done it looks great...

Why women live longer than men illustrated .... in 6 seconds.:) Twitter Steve

Burt Reynolds, Movie Star Who Played It for Grins, Dies at 82 . Sad to see that Burt has passed away. I always liked his movies.

I don't know the language but I want one! probably will need special FAA licensing, flying without an airplane. /edit - don't expect much towing capacity

I have a small orchard and am having trouble with bugs on my apples. I did spray NEEM oil, captan, and Fruit Tree Spray. I read about an IPM Integtated Pest Management program but I am too small for that? when I see bugs it痴 usually too late to spray them. What do orchardists do?

I disc'd up a large area on our property and somewhat smoothed it out. I have having trouble keeping the grass killed though. I spray it thoroughly with Roundup and it kills what is active, but within a week ive got new grass/weeds growing. Anyone have a suggestion on what to use to keep the...

Pros and cons of each? I have never used a tractor driven one. How does the power compare? There is a one year old TSC County Line tractor powered one for sale on local Craigslist $500. Looking for opinions.

I'm awake and bored, so I've been reading a few threads on topics and projects I may never do myself. I see people talking about installing things in homes, shops, outbuildings and whatever. I see people talking about the various costs to install those things with a few options mentioned...

No matter how specific I am in my searches always come up with items totally unrelated. Looked on ebay today for "pump motor start switch" came up with auto starters and wanting to know what vehicle! ??? Also checked "water pump motor start switch" , same thing. It seems to be on most online...

I know this is a subject that has been discussed to death here. I just need to vent. Two dogs running loose near my house. We are set on 18 acres. Mostly farm fields around us. Over on the other side of the highway (about a mile down the road ) is a neighborhood with 20 or so houses. Two...

Looks like the Duck Boat had some limitations on waterborne operations. 35 mph winds max and 2 foot waves max. The weather was calling for 60 MPH winds, that turned out to be measured at about 70 MPH. I think the goose, uh make that a Duck is cooked. Coast Guard Document: Tourist boat...

Having a huge problem with deer getting into gardens. I have 3' green mesh fencing but they just step over it or reach over it-tomato plants topped off! Anyone have a recommendation for a battery powered alarm? Lights alone work or do you need noise? appreciate any recommendations

This type of post comes up every so often when someone is facing a big vet bill. Some will say (and have told me in the past) that a bullet is cheap. But then you need to start over, and I'm not ready to train another dog. Last week my 7 1/2 year old lab was crawling over a blowdown when his...

Police had been investigating the disappearance of motor-driven farm vehicles in my area for 6 months. They finally broke the case, when they discovered them to be a gang of detractors.

Some kids just never grow up. Florida man attacks neighbor with a tractor - YouTube

Motorcycle crash: Amboy couple crash motorcycle into ditch on state Highway 12 | The Columbian "Troopers determined the cause of the crash was wheels off the roadway. Samuel Brock was charged with driving with wheels off the roadway, the crash memo states."...

Cattle tend to walk near fencelines-so it will never be yard smooth. I am putting in a new frontage fence and would like to keep it clean and pretty. One look that I like is narrowly mowed path (to keep tall grass from hitting the fence, but minimize loss of grazable land) with the actual fence...

With a week of 90+ temps, the deer flies this year are man eaters. Does anyone know of any repellant that works? I was going to try some diesel fuel but a friend talked me out of it. He didn't want me to self combust because of the heat!LOL Thanks

Hi, all! My wife and I are about two weeks from taking a one month long cross country road trip. Plan is to drive from NY to IL, pick up 66 and take it southwest, jump off to visit New Orleans, then catch up again in time for Cadillac Ranch in TX. We'll be visiting a good amount of roadside...

Have a cedar sided house and the borer bees are eating more than their fair share of it. Of course, when the bees do their thing, then the woodpeckers come calling...circle of life and all that. So what started as a small hole on the bottom of a cedar side plank, becomes a large, ragged hole...

We have had our well water supply fail several times this year due to ants getting in the contacts of the Square D pressure switch. I have tried spraying several kinds of "long lasting" ant spray on any path that they can take to get into the switch but if you forget to do it every week the...

Neighbor I sold 33ac to is building his house. I helped him set the floor trusses the other day using my mini-excavator. Didn't have near enough reach, so we took the bucket off, strapped/chained a 16' 6x6 to the stick, and it worked like a charm. Yeah.....I know....not OSHA approved....don't...

I maintain two rural properties each with acreage. Mowing the lawn, brush hogging, setting sprinklers, keeping water flowing through piping and infrastructure, weed eating irrigation ditches, weed eating around fences and the pond, spraying blackberries and weeds, eradicating scotch broom, and...

Has anyone on Earth ever succeeded in killing faux bamboo completely?! I've tried to find ways to reduce and eventually eliminate the HUGE area of this incredibly invasive plant to no avail. I'll try anything to get rid of it, before my wife gets rid of me. My excavator won't go near it- he has...

It's stupid, but it's out there. Funny thing is, the ONLY thing I've ever used paypal for is for related items off gunroker or armslist. Have NO clue who this guy is.

In the past I have used ramps to get underneath my 60" Exmark zero turn for cleaning the deck. I'm thinking of getting a lift to raise the mower higher. It won't be used that often. Any recommendations? Searching online gives me too many to choose from. Saw this at Tractor Supply: Cub...

Peeing! I am looking for a humane way to stop a rabbit(s) from browning the best spot in my small front yard. It is right by the front door and it is the only patch of grass that I actually try to manicure! I tore out a bunch of overgrown plants last year nearby and put in a water feature and...

This was up here on one of our islands Fox vs eagle vs rabbit. Who will win? - YouTube Not a big fan of bald eagles, I have them on two properties. They are not a bird that always works for a living.

On Monday morning heard big BOOM outside that sounded like a shotgun then electric went off. Thought the transform had blown up, checked it out with binoculars and saw a Raccoon head on top of transformer. Thought he was dead but checked again 1/2 hour later and he was gone! Those dudes are...

One of wife's hens gifted her with this monster yesterday. Biggest I've ever seen!

I haven稚 started many threads. I知 not sure if 登wning operating is where this should go. Do many shoot archery? I like traditional archery myself.

We got a new batch of ducks a few weeks ago with the intention of having them live on a 1 acre pond. In the past, this has worked with varying success, apparently depending on how smart the ducks were and how plentiful the predators are. We have but one duck left from last year, no doubt a...

I've been asking my grape farming neighbor to stop running his tractors, trucks, cars, wagons, sprayers, etc. on my property to tend his grape rows for seven years now. To no avail, so this year I posted the property and put t-posts up to block the equipment. He has pulled up the posts and signs...

Does anyone know of an iphone app that will show your position on a map with property lines? Google maps has the property lines but they are so faint as to be essentially unuseable. I understand that both the map data and GPS location are approximate. I'm trying to find the remnants of old...

We are installing 400' of 4' high black chain link fence next week. Once it is installed, I want to add an electric hot wire that is 2 inches directly above the top rail of the chain link fence. I have seen plastic insulators that mount on the top rail with a U shaped bolt. My questions is...

Hey folks. In the shop area I now have a corner that is ready to have a wall built to hang hand implements and other wall of the corner for air compressor, hoses, air filter etc. Some items to spend time decorating one wall are are; pick ax, maul, shovels etc. Leaning towards 1/2" but...

Where I live we might hear coyotes at night two or three times a year but it can be a year or two between actual sightings so when I saw this one sitting on the edge of my field for ten minutes waiting until it spied a groundhog, then sprinting towards the groundhog and killing it with a couple...

We live way out in the country, and my wife is home alone some evenings. About 2 months ago, a 'guy' came to the door about 9pm asking goofy crap... basically casing the place. I honestly believe he would have attacked my wife (home invasion) had our dogs not been in the doorway, ready to eat...

R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine Corps drill instructor known to millions of moviegoers as the sadistic Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," died Sunday morning, according to his longtime manager. He was 74. In a statement posted on Twitter, Bill Rogin said Ermey had...

Honey, peppers, carrots etc etc? What do you guys suggest? The land is approximately 5 acres with a gentle slope.

Hello dears, I have a quick question for you. We are planning to plant maybe 50 or so young trees, mostly fruit, some flowering, plants and some seeds/root stock on our land once it is in a reasonable shape. The issue is that we do have Deer and other wildlife, big and small, visit, and are...

I hired a contractor to put up a 72’ wide 30’ tall end wall to enclose the north end of my arena. I know him fairly well and I’ve seen his work elsewhere.. he was recommended by my vet as well. He is in and out, while his crew is here working. I’m a very novice welder but I was out there...

<Sigh>, glad that week is over. I grew up in the country and kind of knew what to "expect", my wife did not, and it's always been her dream to live here, but we just had a rough week of "problems with the country" that took it out of me. Reminded me why I left, even though I don't regret the...

I need some opinions... Sorry for the novel. I have a 52 acre horse farm and 4 German Shepherds who are free to roam the farm, although they usually follow me around most of the day everyday since I work at home. 2 males and 2 females, all very well behaved and socialized. We take them to a...

Hi, Seeking some advice from all you helpful folks on here. We live on a small residential farm in the North Houston, TX area. We will be having some family members move in with us, they are city folk, now moving here because of health needs. They are petrified, as I am, of snakes :( and we...

A few questions for those who may have had a similar experience with Shingles. I am 66 and entering week 7 of having the Shingles for the first (and hopefully last) time. It began with a pain in my left side followed several days later with a rash. The rash hasn't been that bad and consists of...

Last year I added a 1966 Ford 3000 at the age of 66 and have since picked up an one arm FEL for it and a nice 3PH forklift mainly for the heavier 265 MF. Yesterday I went and looked at the last year of the 3600 Ford generation. It was a 250 mile trip through rural farm lands of KY and IN which...

Some folks just bought the 5 acres next door to us, my other next door neighbor's have been great and i think the new folks are going to be as well. They are currently cleaning up the old homsite and preparing to build a new home. They had an arborist come in to evaluate the trees on the...

I've had a raccoon arrive "uninvited". I caught it drove it a few miles away. It came back in in 2 days. Turned out the 3 mile drive was only 6000 ft as the crow flies. Today I caught it again and drove it 3.5 miles, "as the crow flies". I hear 5 miles is the minimum but can't think of a place...

Windstorm pulled one of the corrugated roofing panels off the peak of the 1860 Redwood Barn and loosened several others. I was surprised to see the nails holding the panels had lead washers under the nail heads. The entire exterior of the barn roofing has a rusted patina... the underside looks...

I will be building an 8ft privacy fence close to 300Ft on one part of the property line and another 400-500 ft on an adjoining corner. I am struggling with whether to go with 4x6x12 or 6x6x12s for the post. The post will be going in the ground at least 3 ft with gravel at the base and concrete...

My wife is in Mexico with some friends so I thought I'd try some log hewing. She gets back Friday so I have time to clean the chunks off her car.....🙄

Has anyone had a house removed from their property I am interested in lessons learned. Our family estate includes land and an abandoned house that is no longer insurable or inhabitable. None of the family members have any desire to live in the house and even if they did repairs would greatly...

Checking on our Southern friends regarding Volcanos??? Heard on the news this morning there was a significant eruption?? Everybody alright down there?? Educate us please. :)

I need to build a well house for my well. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to approach this? The problem I am having with this is how to make the house so that it can be removed if the well needs service. I have seen some very nice houses on the internet but many of them seem to be...

A futurist's take on the near future of transportation (i.e. self-driving cars) and the impacts to society: Impacts of a driverless future I realize that 30,000 people die each year on US roadways and self-driving cars could reduce that, but a lot of what this guy describes sounds like a sci...

As you may have noticed on a thread in Related Topics I am searching for a holster for a pistol. Today we traveled to a nearby larger city to do some shopping (she shops, I sit in the car and sleep) and I looked at a couple gun stores for my holster. No luck! So we come home and I help the wife...

Careful out there! Goose Hunter Knocked Unconscious By Dead Bird Falling From Sky | HuffPost

My wife got an e-mail this morning from the mother of the last student still in the hospital from the Marshall County High School Shooting. They emailed/texted back and forth and she says he is going to make a full recovery. He may have to move from a Nashville to a Louisville hospital for some...

Anyone ever get a gift that cost you much more than the original gift? I got a set of 3 books (Gunslinger by Steven King) for Christmas. After I started reading them, I discovered that there are 5 more in the series. Now I have to buy 5 more to finish the novel. I didn't think I would really...

Wife was sent a picture today of one of the kids shot in the Marshall County High School shooting. He is up and walking in the hall. Nearly a full recovery expected. Last week they didn't know if he would live. His mother was helping him with a big smile on her face. His mother was my oldest...

Hello all, Searched the forum and couldn稚 find anything relevant. I have a bird problem in the eave returns on my house. The space they get in is pretty small. Besides putting up a wooden owl or stuffing something into the void are there any other solutions folks have tried that works...

We have four dogs with over an acre of fenced in yard for them to run around in. The fence is 2x4 and we thought it was small enough to keep out most critters. We have had a few racoons climb over it over the years. Last night, just before dark, we had a skunk inside the fence. I'm not sure...

About a mile and a half from me on a state highway I致e seen a rancher several times move cattle from one side of the highway to the other. It痴 not straight across. They move them a couple hundred yards. There will be guys on four wheelers or atvs on each end with road flags communicating by cell...

I propose this thread due to the following. A person wrote that ownership of their tractor, power equipment, and homemade solutions for tasks are practically free because everyone has this inborn ingenuity to repair, design and fabricate every tool they need, in a bubble. They buy chain saws at...

I have put this story on here before so if you have read it in the past just go out and crank your tractor and have some fun. Once upon a time, about thirty years ago, I was visiting my parents at their house. When I left I was going to a local town to get a haircut. On the way I drove by my...

I need to hoist a 8’x6’ hay pallet (30 bales weighing approximately 1,950 lbs) about 11’ to the loft storage area. I’ll most likely *try* to build it myself but have no idea which type of hoist, lift, elevator, winch or whatever would be most cost effective, durable and easiest to build. The...

I have planned for years to install a natural gas line to my shop and one of those ceiling mounted heaters. I also want a ceiling mounted heater in the garage. BUT, our local gas utility has very, very strict rules on who can install lines and appliances. This probably was caused by a couple of...

So I went in to rural king after xmas to purchase a dewalt battery powered grease gun. They had an 18v and a 20v. All my stuff (only 2 items - 1 drill 1 impact) is 18v...do you make the investment in your older nicad 18v system or do you buy and move forward with the lithium 20v which has more...

Have any of you been getting messages from Amazon saying, " Your order is on the way, You have won, you won a prize, , updating your order, order shipped, did you get your package,,etc." Been getting a lot of those emails lately. I never opened one because I haven't ordered anything from...

So I think I want to get a Drone with a camera and maybe VR goggles. I'm a beginner so I want something relatively inexpensive. Lets say under $200 at the very most. I have 10 acres so I will just be flying it on my property. Any suggestions. Looks like Walmart has a few starting at $99 up to...

Today is 11/23/17, Thanksgiving day. Like many people I traveled to see friends and family, my last stop was my grandmothers house, my dad and I stayed for dinner which lasted till around 7pm and I got there at 4pm so 3 hours. I was sitting in a recliner at there house after dinner and I felt...

Although marijuana is legal in our state........I don't use the stuff. I do have a beer, whiskey or glass of wine on occasion and have for many years. Seems that marijuana might be a healthier choice???? Alcohol and marijuana have very different health effects — here's which is worse...

There have been some posts lately about EMP attacks, hurricanes, power outages and other short term disasters. I have a question about such event since my area had a serious one in 2009 that few people know about. The "Great Ice Storm of 2009" broke off a quarter of the power poles in our...

I realize a lot of people value their pets much more than our family. I guess it's just the way I was raised. My wife, being Filipino and raised poor, was raised in a similar way with regard to animals. In our family budget, people come first and that includes retirement savings. At the present...

Needed a release to get daughter's car from impound. First notary public said he would not do it for his own personal reasons. Does a notary have that right? I thought they were just to confirm identity. Thanks

Hi everyone. Have any of you dealt with nerve pain in your back, specifically between your shoulder blades? How have you found relief? I have some that radiates up into my trapezius. I also have headaches daily that I wonder are a result of this. I mentioned both to my Dr. during a physical...

We had planned to get another Corgi next Feb. But one just popped up for adoption. I had planned to do the "heavy" research for a dog health insurance in December and January but that needs to be moved up. So any recommendations? My main concern is for covering major non-routine medical...

Looking for recommendations on a basic network camera that we can put out in the barn for when the cows get closer to birthing to watch them from the house. Range from where the camera will be mounted to the cows will be about 10-20 feet. We have power out there, I can get wired Ethernet out...

Had to be in Scottsdale for a meeting this past Monday 3PM their time. Plan was to come back Weds. It was requested I book the flight to be there Monday by 12 noon to have time to make the meeting (no possible issues there lol). Left my house at 0415 as I had to fly out of Charlotte (not my...

Does anyone on TBN have a tracking dog collar for their dog. I finally found my dog after a week of searching and I was thinking during the search If I find her I would get her a tracking collar. I'm looking for one with at least a 5 day battery and water proof. I'm still on the fence if I...

Haven't had much luck trapping moles. Last time I caught 2 & thought I had it figured out, but no joy since then. Have tried probing with a long screwdriver near mounds, but I find resistance for about 6", then it eases up, but all I have really found is the depth of compacted soil, no a tunnel...

I watched the movie "Sully" last night. Not what I was expecting but a very fine movie. I realize it is a movie but I also believe the NTSB was out to get this guy in real life. In all their scenarios they could make the landing at 2 different airports, LaGuardia and Teterboro. In one scenario...

Approximately half of my 6+ acre (400'x700' rectangular) property is wooded. A seasonal creek traverses my property, running from the northwest corner (bordering my neighbor Bob's property) to southeast corner. The creek overflows occasionally during the spring snowmelt or during periods of...

We live in the middle of nowhere and before dark we heard a distinct and unique sound in the garage. We couldn't figure it out so dismissed it. We have a locked garage, deadbolts, multiple dogs, way off the road; you name it. Dogs bark at everything but never moved. The next morning, we...

American tractor owners are not the only folks that tend to get political when duty calls...! Tractors roll into Barcelona ahead of independence vote | Daily Mail Online scroll down for more tractor pics...

See below http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/related-topics/318248-any-experience-life-alert.html?highlight=life+alert Long story short, after my fathers last sisters funeral last month (he was one of 10 and he's the last living sibling) apparently he lost his "signal device" for the alert...

My granddaughter just started walking, into everything when she's here, tie this lock that, I find my slippers in the cupboard. Trying to find a better way to keep her from opening the cellar door which leads to outside, if she opens door, one step tumble tumble.......Wife comes up with the old...

Robot farmers have successfully planted and harvested barley by themselves... https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/robot-farmers-harvest-barley/ Hands free hectare - Press Releases

I needed to grind some concrete slab edges so I bought a 4" diamond cup wheel. I have one for my 7" angle grinder and they are great. When I first started it, I noticed some vibration. I figured after a bit of use it would settle down. After 5 min of use I stopped to give my hands a rest due to...

Interesting article regarding roadside harvesting... thieves taking a farmer's crop, whether it's from the field or the 'honesty' booth. Roadside ‘harvesting’ is still stealing — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

I had a 8 x 16 foot wood garden shed out behind my house next to a big butternut tree. My wife came home and found the shed fully engulfed in flames. A thunderstorm had just come thru the area and had a lot of lightening in it. The tree had bark blasted off it about 2/3 the way up. We think it...

Police seek 'mad pooper' woman jogger who's defecating shamelessly on people's front lawns Colorado Springs cops are hunting a woman dubbed 鍍he Mad Pooper, who痴 been caught defecating in front of houses for weeks. Cathy Budde told KKTV the unidentified woman has been relieving herself in front...

A spin off from my other truck thread. After spending $700 on 2 new tires and $200 on an alignment...my "change your oil" message pops up. Ugh..... I knew I was going to have to do the regular maintenance stuff fairly soon but after doing all the pain in the azz 1000 hour change every possible...

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, my son is asking for advice on how to defend against the floating hills of fire ants. He says they're huge piles of them floating all over the place. And as soon as they bump into a house or other structure, they swarm in out of the water. Is there a quick and...

I'm thinking of joining the NRA and signing up for their Carry Guard insurance. Would like opinions on Carry Guard and/or alternatives.

Was using my Stihl 18" chainsaw this weekend clearing brush and small trees. Was tired. It was thick with lots of vines and branches. Felt something hit my leg hard. Thought it was a branch. Looked down and there was a hole in my pants and I was bleeding. Never even saw it happen but pretty much...

Through finding some really great deals on tool chests I've gone from 1 tool box to 4. Now I'm looking for ideas on organizing without spending much more $$$. I've got lots of sockets sets, screwdrivers, etc. So much that a walk through the tool section in any hardware store rarely...

Any insight into places to look, or what to do, would be great. I'd like to stop from them getting in, not deal with them after the fact. Trapped 3 mice last night inside my 2017 F450. We found mouse crap on the floor boards in the afternoon, set traps, and woke up to 3 dead ones in 3 traps, so...

I talked to one of my cousins the other day. He is in his seventies and in bad health. He retold this story and I thought the people here would enjoy it. This took place in the late forties. My cousin was eight or nine years old when he walked the two miles to the local country store. It was in...

I carry concealed. Open carry has never appealed to me for various reasons. Then it dawned on me the other day, the BIGGEST reason why I would never carry concealed is something that I actually never gave much thought until the other day sitting on the hopper in a rest room. If you open carry...

Found his skin in my driveway, measured 79" end to end and that wasnt even really stretched out. Thats almost 7 feet long, my word.

Several people around town have been flying the flag off the back of there truck. It is often accompanied by one or several additional flags, which might be a different conversation. Generally it is in tatters, frayed at the edges, and catches on the tailgate when stopped. It doesn't seem very...

I saw another thread on the use of shock collars for dogs. Not wanting to hijack that thread I thought I'd start my own. I have a rescue dog that we got when he was 9 months old. He is now 4 years old. He is a black mouth cur (old yeller dog) named MF Jones. He can really live up to his name. At...

We have a new pup, he's been with us for 10 months, and just turned 1 year old. He's our 2nd Jack Russell terrier and is what I'd call a very good dog. We live on a large acreage in the woods and he is mostly under our control with no leash. As he grows (and learns) we've expanded his freedom...

This is a Facebook post from a friend of my wife. Her husband was buried last week. I blocked out the phone number. This makes me very angry. She posted: The ultimate low in scam activity was aimed at me Friday. The phone rang and on caller ID appeared 'U S Government' and a toll-free number...

I live on a rural state road which is considered residential. The road has a lot of curves and blind driveways and the speed limit is set at 30mph. It's pretty common that some vehicles are doing upwards of 55 mph, including larger trucks. Both myself and my wife have had close calls pulling out...

Been messing around with a Wild Game Innovations camera in my back yard. This is the $59.99 lights out version from Academy Sports. Took the card out of it today and had a couple of videos of three does that came through the yard. The trigger is sort of slow so if something is just walking by...

I bought these at Costco...like their output and color. I put one in a garage door opener. Worked fine for several days, then problems. Hit or miss if it works. I thought because of vibration led would be better to use there than a filament bulb. Anyone else experience t his?

If there ever was a reason to carry a weapon, this has to be a good one>>>>> Watch man being attacked by fox in Maine - YouTube

I. Was about to go outside when I saw this.

I've made a couple of items that I'm giving thought to reproducing and selling. One is a mailbox post and the other is a nice outdoor bench. I'm curious if there are other places to easily get the word out that I may be over looking, other than Craigslist. Any ideas from you guys? I'll...

Ridiculous... Farmer faces $2.8 million fine after plowing field

I have a question about my pond, fish, and the effect of a single heron. First of all, my pond is about 3/4 silted in, and I will be cleaning it out in a year or so. I plan on stocking it with fish. I'm not a big fisherman, but I'd like to have something around for grandkids, should I...

I am having a terrible time finding insurance for my 4 bedroom home on 10 acres. I am letting a friend keep his 3 horses in my pasture and he is maintaining the pasture and fence. He feeds them daily and I provide water. Insurance companies say I am running a horse boarding business! Horse owner...

I enjoy the TV show "Last Man Standing". I have always been a fan of Tim Allen. The show is the complete opposite of most shows on television. It is a good clean moral show that is about as anti-liberal as I am. ABC has decided to cancel the show after 6 seasons despite the very high...

Would you have to work forever? No need for Social Security? Would only the rich afford it? Talk about population explosion.

Thought we could discuss care and maintenance of the chickens. My first question is do any of you de-worm your chickens say, once or twice a year or only when you see evidence of worms? Also any coop maintenance like diatomaceous earth in the coop for mite control?

My wife and I are preparing our property to start construction of our home, and out buildings, and planning for what we would like. As we looked for property, we had accepted that we would have a cistern system, since well water is out of the question in this area, and a water tap (membership...

We are about half way to closing on our new house. I want to convert to a whole house tank-less WH and looking for voices of experience. will be natural gas direct vent condensing type. I have boiled it down to 3 brands; Rheem, Bosch, and Rennai in their top of line. I am more interested in...

Starting at my low point mid 2014 at the age of 63 I have been hitting the books as to how to recover my health. It had gotten to the point to get into the seat on the tractor and backhoe was not really worth the effort. The kids were helping me in and especially out of the car. The doctors...

There were lots of rollovers recently. Some here with photos. https://www.earlybirdpaper.com/man-escapes-serious-injury-after-pinned-by-overturned-tractor/ Tractor driver "very lucky" after vehicle rolls over near Honiton | Devon Live Fire crews rescue man trapped under tractor Snake...

It turns out that having a few beers with the guys on a regular basis is a completely wholesome activity. "Our social networks provide us with the single most important buffer against mental and physical illness." Your health! The benefits of social drinking | University of Oxford I know I...

Who's done it how did you do it? Was it worth it. My reasons for considering it? When I moved here 6 years ago the pond had a lot more grass than now. It still has it, just not to the extent. It was hard to fish from the bank due to the grass....except for topwater and boyee would they hit it...

Maybe it's just me but who writes this stuff? There is a headline here about killer whales killing things. It read: Killer Whales Kill Things Well, they're "Killer Whales", right? They aren't "Hug and Kiss Whales" And I got ripped off on a bottle of wine that went through the usual...

This case doesn't settle the question of 'can you shoot down a drone over your own property'. But there is some interesting information in it. Judge rules in favor of “Drone Slayer,” dismisses lawsuit filed by pilot | Ars Technica >>>As the consumer drone age has taken flight, legal scholars...

I have some "neighbors" hunting my property without permission. It's a remote corner of my 40 acres near a bunch of houses on the other side of a steep ravine- my property line. A lot of rental houses up there, right on the road. I've been clearing a trail thru there so it's less remote and...

I've been lucky, my high score (that I can remember) is only a 5.3. How about you?:) From The worst place to be stung by a bee - Business Insider Steve

I have carpenter bees tearing up my lean-to, so I went on the inter-net and saw these guys making traps out of a piece of 2x4 and plastic pop jugs. I made one and mounted it on the lean-to close to where they are drilling and for the last week nothing has touched it. Are you supposed to smear...

I was sawing a a log pile up on my lawn today and when I went back after dinner I noticed that a ton of bees infiltrated a center portion of some chunks.:eek::eek: The cameras didn't pick them up because I took the picture late in the day. I don't know what to do with them other than to run...

I've been trying to stock my pond to no avail. No matter how many bass and bluegills I put in, they just disappear. At first I blame the gators but I know my neighbors' ponds have gators and still have fish. So yesterday I fish my pond with a saltwater lure instead of the soft water lure I've...

Just read a Facebook post from a very close friend of mine, she took the weekend off to drive down and visit her younger cousin down south and her message was heartbreaking: "It was very sad to see him in the burn unit, he lost part of one leg and has been in the burn unit of a hospital for...

Somehow wasps by the dozen and lady bugs by the hundreds seem to find their way into my mother's old farm house and screened porch where they spend the winter unobserved. They must be asleep in cracks somewhere. When they get ready to leave in the spring they go to the window or the screen on...

Now that we are settled in the new home and my list of build projects is finally over I've decided to tackle clearing a lot of overgrowth on our land. We have a mix of field and timber. A lot of the timber is so heavy with overgrowth and thorns that it's difficult in many areas walk it...

Don't try this at home. Man burns down parents' house, kills pets while trying to exterminate ants | Fox News Bruce

Rant here I guess but ive gotten used to the downsizing of all the food items .But I buy 50 lbs of feed and dog food now for over 50 years. Today I find 50 lbs of wal mart dog food. cheap ,as usual. The bag says 52 lbs. then it says 5 lbs free. Is this reverse pricing? LOL crazy.. I always have...

The only threads here are from around 2010 so I wanted to see what people are using now. I need a sensor installed about 600 feet and a 2nd one about 300 feet. We have lots of deer and foxes etc so I'm guessing an electromagnetic sensor would be best. In a perfect world smart phone...

Do any of you have a Cocker Spaniel as a pet? If so, what can you tell me about their character and compatibility? Are they fun and good companions? Easy to train? Healthy? Any recommendations for breeders in the Bay Area?

We have two grandchildren, 4 and 7 years old, it is almost spring,,, THESE KIDS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE YET!! (What is wrong with these Millennial parents, anyways!??) Us grandparents need to get these kids driving,,, (I need to get my grass cut in a few years!) So, I need to get a vehicle...

Last Monday, next town over from me, two lives lost, yesterday at the funeral, the wife stated in tears, while she was upstairs, her husband went down cellar to get the wood stove going, she heard a bang, ran down cellar, her husband was hollering for her to get water...... end result was not...

I have seen trees "ingest" barbed wire and spikes, but this is a new one for me -- a black cherry "ingesting" the limb of an Eastern red cedar. For scale, the cedar limb is about 1" in diameter and is about 7' off the ground. Has anyone seen anything similar? Steve

I was curious as to weather any one has ever sue the city (county) and collected. We bought a piece of property about 10 years ago. It was a double lot and the owner had it split. He had a old house and junk every where, yard with waist high weeds. We had a new house built. His place was a...

List something on Craig's List. (Short version)-> State the condition of the machine (ATV), why I'm selling (my age), contact me by CL email, I'll send you my phone number, I don't text. 1st responder: Text me at blah, blah, blah 2nd responder: Any issues? Why u selling ? Is reading...

There is a new way thieves are using to attack our wives and daughters and leave them stranded. Troll Dog STEALS CAR!!! - YouTube You need to warn yours about this.

I have mice consantly getting into my cold air side of my heating ducts. Usually not in the hot side and almost never up in the house itself. When the duct cleaning company cleaned our ducts when we moved in he said that the ducts were full of mouse droppings. So we put glue traps down there and...

After numerous unsuccessful attempts to round up our ducks at the end of the day (they preferred staying on the pond at night), my wife and I decided to provide them some shelter on the water using a repurposed small chicken coop. Here is a picture of our floating duck house....the SS Moby Duck...

If you have one I suggest that you put your name and phone number on it. My sister opened her drapes to find a drone laying on her patio. She called the police for advice and an Officer came by, inspected it and said it had no identification on it. He said they didn't want it, if she didn't want...

It was stinking hot day the other day (40 deg C) so after I had finished with the tractor and shovelling horse manure I had a shower and flopped on the bed to rest. After an hour or so I became aware that our guinea fowl were making a racket. We have had a real rash of goannas lately and...

My sister and I decided last year that my dogs should have dog coats if they are going to tag along with me all day outside in the winter. Thus began a journey trying to find dog coats able to withstand two blundering labrador retrievers running through brush and snow. Once we had the right...

This is the hinge side of the wood framed walk in door of the Garage. I knocked the dirt off of the front edge, then went and got the camera. What is doing this? The arrow points to the door frame in the closeup pictures

Has any one used these HD drawer slides Drawer Slide, Full Extension, 48 in., Heavy Duty, 5 lb. Capacity, Zinc - Cabinet And Furniture Drawer Slides - Amazon.com or something similar to hang a wall on? I want to conceal a door in my basement (gun room) and have a sliding type wall in front of...

2.9% here. Curios what other pay around the country.

Had my left knee replaced in August. Been doing well but still have some pain and swelling. So I go out today to take the forks off the bucket on my little tractor. There was some mud on one of them and I got my big rubber mallet to knock it off. I was looking at a neighbor's house when I...

I get along well with most of the creatures out here in the North Florida woods: venomous snakes, hand sized spiders, ant lions, wasps and mud daubers, vicious gopher tortoises and of course the gnats. I leave them alone, etc etc But the dang yellow jackets: you stumble across one that stings...

Looking for advice on what to feed our 3 month old jersey steer calf. He is weened off milk and has been on 18% medicated dairy calf starter for over a month. This feed says to only feed up to 3 months of age. The next step is a 16% medicated dairy calf developer, but I want to get away from...

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10 (2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to...

I need to remove several fence posts that are set in concrete. My tractor has a fel but not forks. Any suggestions regarding best/easiest way to accomplish the task.

Friends, Im looking for opinions on the best areas in southeast Virginia to start a family homestead and small farm. I'll be reporting to Norfolk in the summer, and this will be my last duty station before military retirement, so I plan to settle down for the first time since I left the family...

trudging 140 yards uphill from their tree stand knowing that they drove over 3 ours and have nothing to show for it! :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

After many years I finally have the luxury of a sink in my shop building. Anyone have any recommendations for an electric point of use hot water heater? Crusing the WWW there are a plethora of choices both 120V and 240V. I would prefer 120V. Thanks in advance for any insights. B. John

I live in a small rural-ish town. I have had my eyes on a piece of land for some time now. The original owner didn't want to sell because it was a family trust and not worth the hassle. The guy I spoke with was willing but not the cousins. Since then, the entire cropland went for sale as a...

We've always had some coyotes around here. As years go by and the available food sources for them wax and wane, so does their population. But with several dogs and donkeys around, they have almost never been seen right up by our "populated" area and only heard once in a while. We live in a...

I have had outdoor dogs and cats for about 15 years. I've probably taken off 10 ticks at most in those years. I've taken off over a dozen in the last week! They get monthly tick medicine and yesterday morning they all got another round of it. The previous dose was only 2 weeks ago. Sure...