Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. At last it is relatively calm after yesterdays winds that whipped us every time we went outside. No damage done and in retrospect, I realise that it had one unexpected benefit - the usual background tinnitus took a days rest.

Kyle, sounds like a bit of cheek asking for you to pay towards a fence to keep out someone else's cattle. There is one good reason for having a barbed wire topped fence though, even if your hay has been trained - it is excellent for discouraging people from taking a short cut over your property.

Mostly, interesting that you have measured the depth of cut, I will get the vernier calipers out next time I have a chain to grind. Never considered before if my saws prefer to cut imperial or metric chips :confused2:

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning
the temp is 27°F and the high is said to be 28. Wind W 9 mph. 60% chance of flurries.
I'll get more seat time tomorrow. 10" coming.

Today is a conserve energy day up until 2 P.M. Then we will see.


Have a safe day all

 

[toppop52]

Mostly, my fingers have the same problem!

43 on the way to 57 today. Hopefully the dense fog burns off.

BEF, how are you doing with work and driving and such?
Buppies, how is the fall damage coming along?
Drew, keep us up to date please.

My surgery will be 5 weeks ago this Friday, I feel the best I have in several years. I start cardio rehab on Feb 3, hope to improve more.

Good day and God bless.

 

[ronjhall]

No coffee this morning. 29ｰ with clear skies this morning. Heading to 40ｰ with pm rain. Did not get anything done other than shopping yesterday. Today I have a Dr appointment for a procedure that requires fasting. Then it's back home to drink and eat.

Drew, hope you are feeling better today.

Kyle, hope your neighbor figures out that if he wants a fence to keep his cattle on his place it is his responsibility. Is this your new neighbor?

DABSGT, sad story.

Phil, read a story about giving one of the drugs used for type 2 diabetes is helping with gout.

Buppies, hope the pain is going away and no broken/cracked bones.

David, hope Sophie gets her tooth taken care of soon.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

RNG, good to hear site plan got approved. Looking forward to hear how the projects is done.

 

[wngsprd]

47 and it has been so foggy yesterday and this morning that I actually cancelled plans to drive to the gym yesterday. Should hit 58 and fog burn off by late morning.

DABSGT, nice that you guys kept David Paul close to you heart for so many years.

David, hope Sophie is feeling okay today.

BEF, they're backing off our snow forecast, too. Still say some, but they're not showing snowfall maps any longer.

Kyle, sounds like a dilemma, but even if you pay, doesn't sound like it will pay off as an investment for future neighbor relations based on how they asked. If you participate, it might give you some control over where the fence goes, and its quality (to keep cows off your hay), but will also marry you to future maintenance.

I've got a haircut and some tax work to do today.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning. It's 70° here this morning and with 67° dew point ... we're fog free for a change. Forecast says 78° this afternoon. Looks like it will be overcast here all day.

I bought a set of skid shoes for my Land Pride 96" rear blade so ... I plan to install them and try out the blade on my own ranch roads before getting out on our front road. I need to reclaim gravel from the side of the road then start regarding with our land plane grader.

Ron ... hope you visit with Doc goes well.

Drew ... hope you can get on with your trip south.

Kyle ... I don't envy your position ... even though you have no obligation, under Texas law, to pay any percentage of replacement fence ... if you don't, you have no control over what gets built. Fences DO NOT make good neighbors! Sometimes ... you just get bad neighbors.

Hope everyone has an excellent "Hump Day.

Prayers to all.

 

[daugen]

good morning all. Some improvement, though still didn't sleep right, stomach still upset, makes it hard to eat. Cleaning ladies this morning, then foodshopping this afternoon.
Weather should be nice, mid sixties.
Still weak and jittery, may buy some diet supplements today, try to get some energy back. Really tired of being nauseous.
This is getting old...

may all of your day go well.

 

[Thomas]

3oF cloudy mid 30's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...Trip to town for BIG load of critter food couple other things, paw around come up with plan build Mrs. new plant growing station,may take another afternoon walk about.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks for the fence information guys. No, it is not the new neighbors. I need to text the new neighbor and see if they made the same demands on them.

I really do wish I had the money to help them.

The 2 neighbors wanting me to pay have benefited from OUR barbed wire fence for at least 20 years that I know of. That's how long we've been associated to this land. They brought up complaining to the county tax assessor, and one of them so far, called and talked about previous litigation(s) that he's initiated.

My wife says it is nothing short of blackmail. There has been no bad blood between us for nearly 20 years, but then there's not been any monies between us either. No surprise that money would drive this. In fact, when we first got this land, we let 1 of them run HIS cattle on our place for a while, for FREE. The other I have hired/paid over the years for various farm services. I offered him our hay (for free) this past year if he wanted to come cut, rake and bale it.

Can I force them to build their new fence on their side, leaving mine in place?

 

[Bird]

Kyle, it sounds like you might need to get acquainted with a lawyer, if you're not already.

Weird weather here today. Current temperature of 65 going for a high of 73 and a bit foggy. But the weird thing is that it was 55 degrees around 9 p.m. last night and has been steadily climbing instead of falling ever since. No rain, but my wooden deck/patio is covered in water and even the outside of the door into the shop is very wet, all with condensation.

It reminds me of the morning many years ago, down in the country when I went out to my 40 x 60 foot metal shop building with a concrete floor, and found my tractor sitting in a big puddle. That gave me a little scare with my first thought being a bad leak. But as it turned out, it was just condensation from the weather change. Sure was a relief when I realized that.

 

[txdon]

Our property is a hay farm. 2 Neighbors want to replace the barbed wire fences for cattle. We have no cattle now, nor never had. The current fence is a very poor barbed wire fence, with the wires on OUR side, so it belongs to us. They want us to pay 1/2 for the new fences. They did not ask kindly. My hay doesn't break down any fences.

It's easy to say "give in", good fences make good neighbors...but money is tight and I'd rather spend it other ways. One of them told me he's broke, but that he has many cows that are worth $5-6 thousand each.

First, it does not matter which side of the post the barbed wire is on. Does he just want to replace the wire or does he want a professional fence installer, like my cousin, to provide materials and replace everything? The range between the two can be $100 or $2,000. Not looking at the law that Rick pointed out but just a fair compromise of being a good neighbor, I would say to offer to halves repair of the fence, only replacing what is rusted through or rotten. (two rolls of barbed wire ought to contain his cattle) Or maybe you can make an arrangement with him about paying with the hay on your place. How long is the stretch of fence?

He might have paid 5-6 thousand a head but at the auction like buckeye said max will be 1K maybe 2K with a heavy very large young bull. He can only get $5-6K if he sells privately.

I shared my fence on halves with the property owners that had cows and the the other property owner that did not have cows and I could not locate the owner (multiple questionable owners by no recorded will for 100 years). So for 4000' I did that fence by myself.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thanks for the fence information guys. No, it is not the new neighbors. I need to text the new neighbor and see if they made the same demands on them.

I really do wish I had the money to help them.

The 2 neighbors wanting me to pay have benefited from OUR barbed wire fence for at least 20 years that I know of. That's how long we've been associated to this land. They brought up complaining to the county tax assessor, and one of them so far, called and talked about previous litigation(s) that he's initiated.

My wife says it is nothing short of blackmail. There has been no bad blood between us for nearly 20 years, but then there's not been any monies between us either. No surprise that money would drive this. In fact, when we first got this land, we let 1 of them run HIS cattle on our place for a while, for FREE. The other I have hired/paid over the years for various farm services. I offered him our hay (for free) this past year if he wanted to come cut, rake and bale it.

Can I force them to build their new fence on their side, leaving mine in place?

Here's another resource for you Kyle.

https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/files/2016/08/Five-Strands-for-Download.pdf

 

[txdon]

Kyle, My mom might have some used post for sale very cheap if you want to just repair. Let me know if you need steel post or wood post and how many. All expenses will be tax deductible for him if he if he files as a farming business.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Here are the ever changing Forecasts for snow on Jan 18:
1/13 - 3-5”
1/14 am - 5-8” 90%
1/14 pm - 1-3” 90%
1/15 am - 3-5” 100%

 

[lostcreekranch]

Kyle, My mom might have some used post for sale very cheap if you want to just repair. Let me know if you need steel post or wood post and how many. All expenses will be tax deductible for him if he if he files as a farming business.

And purchased materials can be exempt of sales tax if you have an Ag Timber Number.

Agricultural and Timber Exemptions and Texas Taxes

You can register / renew online.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wife just said her dad is back in hospital. Not sure what is wrong, testing for stroke.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Other than having to live with herself nothing as the statute of limitations is 20 years. She told the detectives who went to her home she has waited for the knock on her door for 32 years. She was at the time a very young girl who his her pregnancy from family, friends and even the father. Delivered on her own and didn't know what to do.

How sad.
Sure was nice what you all did.

 

[txdon]

They brought up complaining to the county tax assessor, and one of them so far, called and talked about previous litigation(s) that he's initiated.

My wife says it is nothing short of blackmail. There has been no bad blood between us for nearly 20 years, but then there's not been any monies between us either. No surprise that money would drive this. In fact, when we first got this land, we let 1 of them run HIS cattle on our place for a while, for FREE. The other I have hired/paid over the years for various farm services. I offered him our hay (for free) this past year if he wanted to come cut, rake and bale it.

Can I force them to build their new fence on their side, leaving mine in place?

He can complain to the tax assessor and you cannot force him to build on his side. You might want to get your hay baled this year and take pics, start preparing to prove your Agg exemption. Even if you halves fence with him he might complain. You might be forced to lease your land for cattle (or loose exemption) and will need a good fence before anyone will lease it. If you get your own cattle you need pens to load them but you don't need a trailer the auction barn will pick them up. It could cost you 10 cows and pens and a yard fence. Bird's idea of talking to a lawyer is good if you have an extra $300, but you may not like what he's says.

Have you looked into the wildlife exemption, that was my fall back to keep the Agg exemption if I couldn't get someone to lease the land for cattle.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF, how are you doing with work and driving and such?
.

I’m managing. Driving makes my right leg hurt and traffic doesn’t help. still lots of tingling in feet and still some in hands.

Starting to get lots more work, next month and half will be busy. It always comes in cycles.