primitive moving back to the farm

[franksolich]

The real drawback, of course, is that you end up with a bunch of dirty hippies running around your farm. I wouldn't want my chickens contaminated.

Uh huh.

That's why I let all the surplus gardenage here--which is about 99% of the gardenage, because there's so much of it, and franksolich is only one person with a limited stomach capacity--just simply return to nature, fertilizing the soil for another cycle.

I can't open it up to the public, because everybody else around here has surplus gardenage themselves.

And besides, the cats wouldn't like primitives from the "big city" coming here, and remember my number one rule: if the cats don't like something, it has to go.

[Chris_]

Ever try to sell a Piper Cub after 10 years for more money then the initial cost ??

Talk about something that you know something about........Piper stopped building "Cubs" in 1949 (in the original design), and to buy one today you would have to spend many times its original cost, and rising every year.........

doc

[miskie]

Uh huh.

That's why I let all the surplus gardenage here--which is about 99% of the gardenage, because there's so much of it, and franksolich is only one person with a limited stomach capacity--just simply return to nature, fertilizing the soil for another cycle.

I can't open it up to the public, because everybody else around here has surplus gardenage themselves.

And besides, the cats wouldn't like primitives from the "big city" coming here, and remember my number one rule: if the cats don't like something, it has to go.

We collapsed our vegtable gardens and made them into more yard because the end result was waste. We still plant a few edibles, but no more than we would eat ourselves.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Talk about something that you know something about........Piper stopped building "Cubs" in 1949 (in the original design), and to buy one today you would have to spend many times its original cost, and rising every year.........

doc

That's a no-shitter.  A vintage Cub or Super Cub in restorable condition would be quite a hot item now.

[diesel driver]

My Jeep has a plug to hook into an electric outlet in the winter to keep the oil warm, same as in Alaska in some places.   I know that would cause few problems but what if I buy an electric car and my power consumption makes a steep jump, will I face a swat team and officials from the electric company demanding I prove to them I am doing nothing illegal ??

My diesel truck has the same thing, only it warms the water in the engine block.  It only needs 2-3 hours to heat the water enough to start easily, so I bought a timer and set it to come on about 2-3 hours before I go to work.

Most of what you describe happens in dimorat controlled suburbs, not out here in the "real" country.  

Although with the current "leadership" (and I use that term loosely), anything is possible....

[Karin]

Frank, 99%?  What, don't you harvest 50 lbs. of garlic and dehydrate it?? 

We just did pumpkins this year, cause we love Halloween.  There's a kindly old man down the road who ekes his living off the land.  I just go down and throw my business to him. 

[NHSparky]

Uh huh.

That's why I let all the surplus gardenage here--which is about 99% of the gardenage, because there's so much of it, and franksolich is only one person with a limited stomach capacity--just simply return to nature, fertilizing the soil for another cycle.

Hear, hear--I'm already freezing blueberries and raspberries.  I may not get much of my other fruits this year, but time will tell.

[GOBUCKS]

About as much as some people have on their $45,000 SUV's or their fule monster Cigar Boats.  Ever try to sell a Piper Cub after 10 years for more money then the initial cost ??

Priortys young man prioritys,  A one bedroom hovel with a 52 inch TV, state of the art computer system and a Corvette in the lot, a 38 foot Owens At the dock, A 2 week vacation to some where to see outragious things in far away places,

 Yes, I would trade that in a heart beat for owning a yard that needs to be mowed, furnance that blows up, hotwater heater and dishwasher that goes kaplunck in the night.

Lots of different kinds of pride in owener ship, the 1959 fully restored T Bird, or the Boy Toy on ones arm, Throphy wives for example or a beautiful home that one spends but 8 hours a day in most times.

Not all of us can afford everything, I have no problem with a hovel I can decorate and feel comfortable in if I can save money to travel, own bigtime toys and not have to stay at home and mow the grass or paint the eves.

I think we are being rickrolled here. No one is this dumb. vestanumbers is the Chin Gigante of trolls.

vestanumbers intended to have the screen name vesta!!!, like an even more enthusiastic version of Lamar!, or Hillary!, but vestanumbers' screen name, like vestanumbers' thought process, is a typo.

[crockspot]

If I found out a house I was renting was in foreclosure, I would not pay another dime in rent (saving the rent money in a distinct bank account, in case the current owner ends up retaining the property), and I would not even think about moving out until someone could prove to me they owned the property. When the title does transfer, all previous rental agreements no longer exist, and I would be basically living in a house that has no rent, until a new agreement is made. If the new owner wanted me out, I would negotiate a deal with them, such as half the rent I was paying, in return for keeping the property up, and cooperating with any realtors or potential renters who want to look at the place. When you are living in a house that is in foreclosure (and you are not the owner), you hold all the cards.

[NHSparky]

No one is this dumb.

Sadly, you are mistaken. 

[Ree]

These things do happen in life, I am surprised you are not that informed.

When people are in a position with no kids, it is way cheaper to rent then to own.

Owning a home is a money pit as we all know. YOU the owner are in charge of every darn thing that happens.

Say you inherit a family home with 50 acres and you have 3 kids.  Fantastic, room for the kids to expend energy running about the fields or woods.

Out of that apartment you have so far raised the kids in that had a pool, workout room and someone on the desk 24/7.  

The change from city life for the kids will take time, no best friends next door, no walking a block for a Slurpie. no playing basketball at the apt. complex court.

The kids hate country living, you sell out and head back to the city.

Nice place everything they had in the former complex. kids are now happy.

One day you find that the owner has not paid the taxes on their property, the banks are moving in and who knows else------You have 2 weeks to relocate your family.

All the good places have a 1 year waiting list, where do you go to wait for an  apartment with the entities you are use to ?

Back to the farm where everyone is miserable, the kids are afraid of the bears that show up from time to time, the swimming pool you put in has water snakes the kids nearest friend is 5 miles down the road.

All this happened because way back then the owner of your apartment house never paid taxes.

So you are one to tough it out, you have 50 acres being taxed on, why not use them.

Government comes in to tell you 20 of those acres are wet land you now pay taxes on land you cannot use.

So you decide to farm the other 30 acres you own, in comes the government to tell you what you can or can not plant on your own property.

You decide to say to hell with the government and raise hogs---------no problem until the hog count gets over a couple hundred and then state inspectors come in to test them for disease.

By now all kids have run away and moved in with their grandparents .

So you and partner if they are still there move out, sell the farm and move into a one bedroom apartment and keep bags packed ready to go,

Sounds like a good plan to me, I keep my bags in the trunk of my car just in case.

Are ya stoned or just ****in stupid?

[vesta111]

Are ya stoned or just ****** stupid?

     Most likely a little of both at this point, my middle name is Confused.

I woke up one morning a few months ago and everything had become reversed over night.

First thing I noticed was our government and its leaders were talking socialism ideas that went against what I had been taught was a bad thing, now just a little socialism would not be a bad thing---we do benefit from social security benefits don't we ?    So just a little bit more wont hurt. 

Then I noticed that some of our leaders had no shame whats so ever.  Our leaders have become hore-dogs and when caught in a compromising situation complain that their individual taste in sex and how they run their private lives is no ones business.  Darn some gave the impression they were bragging about their escapades.  My wife cant trust me but believe me I wont let YOU down.

Today I for the life of me cannot understand one darn thing about this CZAR business. 

Who are they, what power do they have, who do they report to?  Just what is their job description, can they be fired by the public that pays their wages [however much that is] if they  are shown to be incompetent ?

It is not easy being me, stumbling about trying to understand why and how our society has got to at this point in time.

Being a Damn Yankee I cannot roll up in a ball and just go in and out with the tide.

Stupid, yes very, that is why I am here, to learn from others that are better educated then me, have had different experiences then I and come from a different culture, and generation.

OH Ree, have Patience with me, poor Sparky has had a few years of hair pulling when reading my posts, TX is not so bad, so far he has not called me a sewing machine.

[GOBUCKS]

my middle name is Confused
My wife cant trust me
Today I for the life of me cannot understand one darn thing
It is not easy being me, stumbling about trying to understand
Stupid, yes very

Vestanumbers may not have the intelligence of an oyster, but at least he doesn't lie about it.
Unfortunately, his stupidity is the only thing understandable in any of his posts.

I still think there's a chance of a rickroll here.

[jtyangel]

Vestanumbers may not have the intelligence of an oyster, but at least he doesn't lie about it.
Unfortunately, his stupidity is the only thing understandable in any of his posts.

I still think there's a chance of a rickroll here.

Never mind...she was talking in reference to the senators and governors who have affairs...good God, reading that is confusing indeed.