Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

66°F and no rain.

Didn’t quite make as much progress yesterday as hoped, but think I have a decent shot of getting rest of trim painted today.

This afternoon will be last 3 couple dinner and Hand & Foot for awhile as our Canada friends head home next week.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Family squabbles are always a bummer....
Good luck to you

Yeah, suddenly came out of the blue. The worst part was that he / DIL were trying to be sneaky and underhanded. Had the lock changed on the mailbox, cancelled trash service, blocked the "shared" driveway, etc.... Then notified us at 8pm the night before (On a Sunday no less).

BUT..... knowing everyone in a small community has its perks...after a few calls, our mail was uninterrupted, our trash was uninterrupted, and our planned driveway is installed. They haven't gotten their mail yet, they finally got a trash can AFTER the weekly pickup..... Karma bit back....

He's actually lucky that he is still on this earth..... he took his brother's full acetylene tank out of his garage and heaved it over the fence onto the stone driveway.... he's lucky he didn't blow himself up!

Thanks for letting me blow off some more steam......

 

[RoyJackson]

Yeah, suddenly came out of the blue. The worst part was that he / DIL were trying to be sneaky and underhanded. Had the lock changed on the mailbox, cancelled trash service, blocked the "shared" driveway, etc.... Then notified us at 8pm the night before (On a Sunday no less).

BUT..... knowing everyone in a small community has its perks...after a few calls, our mail was uninterrupted, our trash was uninterrupted, and our planned driveway is installed. They haven't gotten their mail yet, they finally got a trash can AFTER the weekly pickup..... Karma bit back....

He's actually lucky that he is still on this earth..... he took his brother's full acetylene tank out of his garage and heaved it over the fence onto the stone driveway.... he's lucky he didn't blow himself up!

Thanks for letting me blow off some more steam......

Don't think any of us have a problem with occasional venting...I sure don't

 

[kenmbz]

Yeah, suddenly came out of the blue. The worst part was that he / DIL were trying to be sneaky and underhanded. Had the lock changed on the mailbox, cancelled trash service, blocked the "shared" driveway, etc.... Then notified us at 8pm the night before (On a Sunday no less).

BUT..... knowing everyone in a small community has its perks...after a few calls, our mail was uninterrupted, our trash was uninterrupted, and our planned driveway is installed. They haven't gotten their mail yet, they finally got a trash can AFTER the weekly pickup..... Karma bit back....

He's actually lucky that he is still on this earth..... he took his brother's full acetylene tank out of his garage and heaved it over the fence onto the stone driveway.... he's lucky he didn't blow himself up!

Thanks for letting me blow off some more steam......

Vent all you need to, this stuff can get worse if you don't let it out.
Family stuff can get over the top. We can listen. And we don't need to judge, or know everything , makes us a good audience.
Hope this all calms down and they start to think it through....

 

[sodamo]

Don't think any of us have a problem with occasional venting...I sure don't

I can surely relate.

 

[Eric Salop]

But I am resilient and got a good gravel fix

LS, I was thinking of you earlier today when this delivery came.

The price of crushed granite has rocketed since I last bought some a couple of years ago. With 17 mile haulage and tax this 20 ton load cost 1056 pounds ($1379). Good job the stuff lasts forever, only a direct hit from one of Putin's nukes is ever going to break it and if that happens I won't be around to regret the waste of hard earned money.


Wng, thanks for the hut Pics. Have you ever stayed overnight in that style of shelter ?

 

[wngsprd]

LS, I was thinking of you earlier today when this delivery came.

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The price of crushed granite has rocketed since I last bought some a couple of years ago. With 17 mile haulage and tax this 20 ton load cost 1056 pounds ($1379). Good job the stuff lasts forever, only a direct hit from one of Putin's nukes is ever going to break it and if that happens I won't be around to regret the waste of hard earned money.


Wng, thanks for the hut Pics. Have you ever stayed overnight in that style of shelter ?

Nice gravel. Wonder how much that comes to per rock?

Yes, I spent many nights in them in the Great Smoky Mountains years ago...but they had chain link fence and gates across the open side to protect people from boars and bears. It could get pretty hairy at night.. was safer than sleeping in your tent in the woods in some parts of the park...but the mice came out and ran all around.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

2022-03-11, 0525

25° right now...high in the upper 40's. Snow tonight (maybe) and tomorrow (definitely)...3-6 (or 8) predicted and it's going to be a wet snow...

Stepdaughter and her daughter here from Florida. I hope they brought clothing appropriate for the weather here.

Anther stepdaughter coming Monday...she lives in Gillette, Wyoming...she'll be used to the weather and temperatures

All told, that'll be 5 women (all related by blood) and one me...might be an interesting week. All the firearms have been unloaded and stowed...

Roy, watch out for horrormones....

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

"Music can tame savage beast"

Works good for me!

LS, I am sorry you have to deal with that. I had a tough squabble with my daughter last week. No acetylene tanks thrown but I might have gotten another gray hair.

 

[wngsprd]

Eric,
I found a photo on the internet that I believe is of one of the shelters I slept in last century...Spence Field on the A/T at about 5,000 ft elevation...don't know who the guys are, but they look happy. I saw some newer photos of really cool looking shelters in the Smokies...didn't see any fencing, so maybe they took care of the wild boar problem.