Both, actually. But we routinely trade fresh raw milk for round bales when the pastures go barren. For winter, I buy two barns-full of large squares.
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I like the barter system too...!
OK, I will.How do you feed them in the winter, buy Hay?
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One of our neighbors, from whom we get those large round bales, refuses to sell them to us. He says he is not in the business of selling hay, just raising cattle. But he gladly barters for Lannie's milk and my help when he has electrical problems (I gotta go over there and help him figure out what is wrong with one of his well pumps later this week). And the guy we buy hay from often takes one of our calves and some of Lannie's cheeses (plus some cash).
Nothing wrong with that. Wish the rest of the nation was on the same terms.
Good night, you two. I'm outta here.
Yeah, me too. Especially when us old pharts have a lifetime of knowledge and skill sets that we could share with the younger folks if they would just be willing to take advantage of it. I am one of those people who really is not looking to get rich by selling my skills/knowledge... I gladly give that to anyone who asks for it, and in turn, it is nice when they give what they are capable of. I know this system would work very well if everyone was more willing, but the government hates it because they cannot tax it.
G'nite Sarah.
Wish I was living in the 1950's to tell you the truth. I despise cell phone, computers, et al - electronic gadgets...I'd be happy with a pay phone down the street and not worry about locking house doors.
I'm with you there 100%. I am convinced that all these "modern conveniences" are the root of our social problems today. I hate telephones - yes, even the old land lines (which is what we have in our house, and yes, I have one in the shop that still has a rotary dial). I prefer to look you in the eye when I am talking to you (body language tells me if you understand or if you are lying, etc., and you can't get that on a smart phone). While I enjoy my movie collection, I hate cable/satellite TV, paying for a hundred stations I never watch and all of them have commercials I hate to have to put up with (if I am paying them for this service, why should I also have to watch commercials - cable used to be commercial-free). And yes, computers make my information gathering a lot quicker, but I have several thousand books here, and I'd rather be reading those, and it is harder for those authors to lie (or easier for me to catch them if they do lie) than the smart-asses who post bullshit all over the web and try so hard to sound like geniuses when, in fact, they are stupid ego-driven assholes. Yada yada yada...
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G'nite Dale. Have a good one and I hope it is not too hot for ya tomorrow.
I guess I am the last man standing, so I'll turn out the lights in a few minutes if no one else shows up.
I guess I am the last man standing, so I'll turn out the lights in a few minutes if no one else shows up.
How about the colume of the commercials? One thing Obama did right, was to tell the TV stations to keep the volumes of the commercials at the same volumes as the programs. In comes Trump, and I have to mute every commercial. Some of them make my ears hurt like the Dickens.
I have had Dish network for the past 14 years and have never noticed any difference in the volume of commercials in all that time -- they have always been too loud. We all know you hate Trump, but drop it, because he did not tell them to raise your volume. There is a special thread for political hate speech and this is not it.
Changed the alternator on the Blazer. Was only running about 12 volts.
All fine now. even got rid of a noisy bearing noise. All quiet now.
And also checked the ac again because it was acting strange yesterday in 95 deg heat.
Head pressure too high, let some freon out and now it is around 240 psi which should be good.
good thing I got done it started thundering and raining 5 min after I got done.
And being a shade tree mechanic for now....
ON TV. Had Direct TV for around 20 years. finally realized we seldom watched anything on it and could get around 30 channels from an antenna. Good bye DTV.
Still seldom watch anything on the tube. Do have a SCIFi oriented channel though with a couple of good shows on it and watch some PBS.
Still maybe only around 4-6 hours per week.
All fine now. even got rid of a noisy bearing noise. All quiet now.
And also checked the ac again because it was acting strange yesterday in 95 deg heat.
Head pressure too high, let some freon out and now it is around 240 psi which should be good.
good thing I got done it started thundering and raining 5 min after I got done.
And being a shade tree mechanic for now....
ON TV. Had Direct TV for around 20 years. finally realized we seldom watched anything on it and could get around 30 channels from an antenna. Good bye DTV.
Still seldom watch anything on the tube. Do have a SCIFi oriented channel though with a couple of good shows on it and watch some PBS.
Still maybe only around 4-6 hours per week.
Hi Dale been doing lots of research. I will try to get on later it is storming now so I am trying to do this from my new fangled phone.@Jimi ....where oh where is Jimi at.....
OHH NO!!! The dark side has you now....
Hey Jimi....I just sent you a message, and here you are. Glad to hear your just studying. Hope things are going your way ole buddy...!
Hey Jimi, be sure and turn off Auto Car Wrecked.
How was life in Kentucky today, Bob?
Any bizarre weather events?
Hotter than hell here, which is nothing new.
About 88 then lots of little intense thunder boomer downpours for about 15 minutes.
Humid as heck. Had to wear a headband while working on the Blazer to keep the sweat out of my eyes.
We only see the humidity that low here when it gets down to around 0 in the winter and freeze dries the air.
What are you doing to the Blazer now?.....thought you had her rolling.....
Doesn't really matter, it's still hotter than the hobs of hell.
Yikes! Too hot for me.
Replaced the alternator. Noisy bearings and low output.What are you doing to the Blazer now?.....thought you had her rolling.....
Fine tuned the freon level. I charged it up on a cool day so I got a bit too much in there and had to bleed some out.
Only had it down for about 1.5 hours and half of that was wiping sweat out of my eyes.
Summer here is like living in a green house.
Good fishing, tho...Sandi.....
In the Ozarks? I caught a turtle at Pomm de Terre once.Good fishing, tho...Sandi.....
Oh, I thought you meant you live in Wisconsin now.....
What year is your Blazer?
I had one once and i loved it! Got rid of it after the starter went bad.. but mainly cause it was a gas guzzler and it was a heavy piece of machine!
Ohh this is the S10 Blazer 4WD 2001 model.
I like it too. Bought it a year or so ago and still doing an as I go restoration on it.
Body is really nice but high miles.
I go all the way thru my used vehicles that I buy.
Next to check is driveline joints and differential seals.
Not a gas hog but not great either.
I have to say that one or the other of our two TVs is on Dish about 18 hours a day, but to be truthful, neither of us is actually "watching" it for more than... what?... 2 hours per day. It is background noise. We do not get radio signals well here, so the TVs serve that purpose.
Oddly, we had weird weather at Oh-dark-thirty this morning... massive thunderstorms and nearly two inches of rain. Not heat-created thunderstorms (it was only about 55 at the time) and the weather map showed no frontal system -- just a huge blob of green (rain) moving SE across the whole state. THAT is not normal. Sky never cleared up, but the rain eased off a bit and, at the moment, is calm and no precipitation.Rich must be feeding the critters with an umbrella this evening.....
So, Dale, did you ever find that global temperatures link?
It wasn't a global temperature study, it was a doctor showing how the sun is causing global cooling. Sorry, I didn't have time to look today, I'll put it on my things to do tomorrow...he emailed it to me. But I have numerous emails from him, he moved to Brazil.
That's even better because that is also the conclusion I came to. His data likely will reinforce mine.
Yes, but never went fishing here.Oh, I thought you meant you live in Wisconsin now.....
HiYa Sandi good to see you my friend
So where ya been hiding, Jimi? I mean, what have ya been studying?
Yep, he basically told me the same things you noted.
Oh now that has to suck
Well now I have 3 people I am trying to help get started on the natural fight to cure their cancer.
Not for long....I'm heading to Canada July 5th....then to Ecuador from Canada....I've had enough heat for awhile. I may make this an extended stay.
Hi JimiHiYa Sandi good to see you my friend
Going to sleep really early these days. It's easier than getting pissed at the hubs. He gets up at the crack of dawn so I just get up early now and go to bed before midnight. TTYL
You certainly have the knowledge, I hope folks listen to you....!
Good boy. I hope you are successful.