Ah, Wetlands!
So ok. I have to build across wetlands to get to my property.
Hire the soil scientists.
Hire out a topographical survey from a surveyor.
Try to get sign off from neighbors, conservation commission, State DES, also copy to Army Corp of Engineers, (Is this Iraq?)
Pay 10 cents a square foot. (plus permit fee.)
wait
wait some more.
Still waiting
Have septic plan held up by findings on unrelated area.
Ok this is to expected.
Here is the best part. Nothing to do with the above.
On the hill side I cleared. Don't forget the "Timber Tax"
Area was never was classified as wetlands. Just forest.
In an area that could be made to collect water, we are going to put in an Agricultural pond. Need a permit, no surprise.
Part of the area classified as low value wetland.
State defines an agricultural pond less than 6 feet deep 'high Value wetland" This is a good thing. right?
So why don't they pay me to build the pond?
No way.
Hire the soil scientists.
Hire out a topographical survey from a surveyor.
Pay 10 cents a square foot to turn mud into a waterfowl area.
(plus permit fee.)
Now from here to eternity, who forever has complete jurisdiction over the pond?
Not Me! The State DES. They allow no further changes unless I go through process again, etc.
But that's ok. I get to pay Taxes on it so they let me feel like its mine.
Now don't try to cheat, as every year the spy satellite comes over and takes your picture. They do check. State used to use airplanes, but it is cheaper and more accurate to use commercial satellites now with the new resolution they have.
(Last years Military spy satellite!)
I've seen the picture of the two planks out to a canoe they fined the guy $1,000 for doing that without a dock permit.
He got to keep the small dock, so the state is not entirely heartless, just show us the money!
Anyone know where I can get camo nets cheap. Nah, they probably thermal imaging or something else also!.
State Motto "Live Free or Die!"
Ok, this is about getting tractors stuck & unstuck.
Being an expert at getting stuff stuck and still having my Old
B7200 and New
L39, I've also become an expert at getting them unstuck.
The L 39 BH is strong enough to pick the machine up and move it when necessary. Back Hoes are like Duct tape, +1001 uses. It get real bad though when your digging a hole to get rid of an old (er, I better not say) and you are trying to keep yor machine from falling in the 8' deep hale you just dug. The ground got so mushy the BH bucket buried itself and was stuck from the suction! I lost a lot of timber and planking that day. 3 hours to hose the machine off!
Never did find one of my nice truck ramps with those Heavy duty ramp ends??
