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1 Old Man · Wednesday at 10:58 PM

gsganzer said:
We covered him with the blanket to keep him warm and controlled the bleeding with some of the first aid supplies. We stayed until EMS arrived and they took control of the scene. Pretty scary incident.

.....and like a good neighbor gsganzer was there. (sounds like a song/jingle doesn't it?).

EddieWalker · Thursday at 9:20 AM

Good thing you had emergency supplies with you!!! I really need to add to what I have in my truck. All I have is some Band-Aids.

gsganzer · Thursday at 9:33 AM

EddieWalker said:
Good thing you had emergency supplies with you!!! I really need to add to what I have in my truck. All I have is some Band-Aids.

I put together a pretty decent trauma kit for my truck, with combat blood clotting gauze and other trauma tailored supplies. It even has a dental emergency kit. The old wool army blanket has come in handy many times over the years.

I need to go through it and see if it has any expired supplies.

EddieWalker · Thursday at 9:47 AM

Smart. Especially with all the time you spend out in the field hunting!!! I just have what I've needed while on different jobs. Bleeding from a minor cut all over the place gets messy and blue tape only lasts so long, so I have the box of Band-Aids.

Have you met your new neighbors yet? Any hunters? Do they have tractors?

gsganzer · Thursday at 10:36 AM

EddieWalker said:
Smart. Especially with all the time you spend out in the field hunting!!! I just have what I've needed while on different jobs. Bleeding from a minor cut all over the place gets messy and blue tape only lasts so long, so I have the box of Band-Aids.

Have you met your new neighbors yet? Any hunters? Do they have tractors?

No, I haven't met the neighbors yet. But I have the phone numbers for the 5 people that live on the road and share in its maintenance. Apparently, one of them is the one that does most of the maintenance, because he has the equipment.

We can only see one neighbor from our place. The seller said he's an older cantankerous guy that would give you the shirt off his back and jump in to help you with anything. So, it sounds like we have a lot in common, and we'll get along fine.

gsganzer · 2025-11-29T23:08:58-0500

We moved some stuff to the new place and spent some time working on the chicken coop. My wife had one of her Kilgore College Rangerette friends visit, who's an interior decorator. I hate dealing with that stuff, so I turned them both loose on finding new living room and dining room furniture and make it all work together. I retained veto rights, but I'm pretty easy going and I know they'll make the place look great.

Here's the chicken coop plan and the progress. It'll get painted to match the house.