Buying forest land, implementing solar
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So my neighbor got a shotgun yesterday morning. I'm hoping he was thinking something like, "I called the police on him but they didn't do anything so now he's going to come to my front door, and when he does, I'll blast his head off with this shotgun! hahaha!", roiled in sadistic laughter. What I really don't want is him approaching my front door with that shotgun because he could pretty easily, I'd imagine, inflict grievous injury if so desired. He's illegal so I don't really know what he's willing to risk. He might not own anything, he might have an escape plan back to mexico, and it's plausible he's very well versed in that "Taking manners in my own hands" because the mexican police are a joke and northern mexico has a culture of violence that makes Chicago look like a joke, etc. so he's not the type of guy I'd want making murder decisions and he's been pretty aggressive over the last month. And, as to the "It's gotten quiet", making me think either 1) He realized I"m a neighbor and quieted down or 2) He's planning my assassination. The fact he called the police on me 2 days after he realized I was a neighbor and got a shotgun the next morning makes me think he didn't stop at just realizing I'm a neighbor. How far is he planning on going, I don't know, but, it's kind of ridiculous. I'm 75 feet from my driveway, and I'm 850 feet from his, so ... yeah... I think I'm pretty much in "my area".
I know they were making something, probably meth, out here (My neighbor informed me what they're doing out here, the smell of burnt rubber. That makes more sense than mary jane because I don't think beakers are typically used for mary jane production.) but jeez. You don't own the block my property is on, jeez.
You know, I'm starting to wonder about that. Creating concrete stones to line the side of the fence to create a "concrete fence". Seems like it'd be gaudy, so I probably wouldn't do it, but it seems like a way to get some concrete fortification in. It might be more effective just pouring a concrete wall, but it seems like there's site preparation involved with that that might be a little difficult, but maybe not. I just don't know what it entails.
The rich guy was warning me about these people. "Be careful, there's a bunch of crackheads here.". I was just hoping it wasn't /my/ neighbor, but... you know... that guy /down the road/, lol. Oh well, someone has to be their neighbor, right? Lucky me.
They should've taught me that in school. Like the well known rule, "Choose your mother wisely", they should've taught us, "Choose your neighbor wisely.", lol. I blame the school system, they failed me, lol. (Obviously I'm joking, everybody knows that people usually aren't merely buying a house, but buying the neighborhood. Same is true of me, I bought this place in the neighborhood because of its proximity to the post office, low operating costs. And, access to supplies, and there's plenty of excellent deals here I wouldn't have found in my old city. I wouldn't have known about this particular neighbors habits before moving here, anyway. So I got lucky.)
I know they were making something, probably meth, out here (My neighbor informed me what they're doing out here, the smell of burnt rubber. That makes more sense than mary jane because I don't think beakers are typically used for mary jane production.) but jeez. You don't own the block my property is on, jeez.
You know, I'm starting to wonder about that. Creating concrete stones to line the side of the fence to create a "concrete fence". Seems like it'd be gaudy, so I probably wouldn't do it, but it seems like a way to get some concrete fortification in. It might be more effective just pouring a concrete wall, but it seems like there's site preparation involved with that that might be a little difficult, but maybe not. I just don't know what it entails.
The rich guy was warning me about these people. "Be careful, there's a bunch of crackheads here.". I was just hoping it wasn't /my/ neighbor, but... you know... that guy /down the road/, lol. Oh well, someone has to be their neighbor, right? Lucky me.
They should've taught me that in school. Like the well known rule, "Choose your mother wisely", they should've taught us, "Choose your neighbor wisely.", lol. I blame the school system, they failed me, lol. (Obviously I'm joking, everybody knows that people usually aren't merely buying a house, but buying the neighborhood. Same is true of me, I bought this place in the neighborhood because of its proximity to the post office, low operating costs. And, access to supplies, and there's plenty of excellent deals here I wouldn't have found in my old city. I wouldn't have known about this particular neighbors habits before moving here, anyway. So I got lucky.)
Anyway, in Being Eve, they described the origins in kissing in how mothers would chew the food and then give it to the babies via kissing. Well, I can definitely tell you is definitely not uniquely human. I've seen the ants kissing each other and it's obvious they're sharing whatever food they just acquired, because I can see the other ant getting rather excited and start following the trail that ant just left. Yeah, so I think kissing l topretty much is symbolic of sharing food, which is what a lot of kissy relationships are fundamentally. A sharing of resources.
Think what happened last time, is that they were heading out through the drug trail to go make some meth, they heard my generator which spooked them, so they called the police on me. The timing is just about right, as soon as it got dark. Well, anyway, I'm running my generator all today and they apparently just bought a shotgun the morning after the police got called and they weren't making drugs yesterday because it was raining allday, but it's not raining today so they might be heading to go make some drugs tonight, and what will they do when they hear my generator? Are they going to call the police again? Or, maybe... they intend on using that shotgun they just bought? Are they going to shoot my generator?
Think what happened last time, is that they were heading out through the drug trail to go make some meth, they heard my generator which spooked them, so they called the police on me. The timing is just about right, as soon as it got dark. Well, anyway, I'm running my generator all today and they apparently just bought a shotgun the morning after the police got called and they weren't making drugs yesterday because it was raining allday, but it's not raining today so they might be heading to go make some drugs tonight, and what will they do when they hear my generator? Are they going to call the police again? Or, maybe... they intend on using that shotgun they just bought? Are they going to shoot my generator?
swbluto said:
Concrete blocks (cinder blocks) are probably the easiest way. You need a good footing for them though, like poured concrete. If you want it to be really strong, you can fill the hollow parts of the blocks with concrete/rebar after the wall is built. Even just filling them with dirt/gravel will help them stop bullets.
fechter said:
That's a great idea. I was wondering what I was going to do with all that sand/clay I was going to remove to enlarge the pond. That's one possibility, yeah.
(I'm thinking I want to enlarge the pond so I can get a boat on it and just enjoy my time on the pond, lol.)
Interesting, someone mentioned a 3 day pineapple detox. I find myself eating 3 pineapples a week anyway, I already ate 2 in the last 3 days. I only ate one today because I was /super hungry/ and a pineapple was the only thing that I really had that had the calorie content to halt the hunger.
Okay, want to calculate the additional length to the driveway.
length = 15 feet = 5 yards
width = 12 feet = 4 yards
height = 6 inches = 1/6 yards
additional cubic yards = 3.33 yards
original estimate to fill = 8 yards
3 additional yards to fill in "the curve"
3.3 additional yards for the extension
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14.3 yards or round upto 15 yards.
15 yards * $13 = '$195 + 65 delivery = $260 total
Then something for the van at the entrance. Will probably buy the gravel as I need to. I can park on the side down the way in the meantime, so not necessarily immediate.
Regular excess consumption of apples is ill advised. Ate 3 small organic apples with some peanuts, started getting unwelcoming palpitations and left jaw burning sensation about 20 minutes later indicating likely bacterial growth, drank some apple cider vinegar, symptoms went away within 10 seconds.
I also consumed some canned salmon(good kind), canned spinach and 2 pieces of cheese. Their involvement in the matter is unknown. I also used a questionably dirty spoon, its involvement is unknown (Don't think it's the primary cause).
Eating more than 2 apples in one sitting seems to reliably kick up similar symptoms.
I don't think apples are a good subsistence food. Expensive and seem prone to growing bacteria when consumed in excess. I need to find another suitable subsistence food.
I also consumed some canned salmon(good kind), canned spinach and 2 pieces of cheese. Their involvement in the matter is unknown. I also used a questionably dirty spoon, its involvement is unknown (Don't think it's the primary cause).
Eating more than 2 apples in one sitting seems to reliably kick up similar symptoms.
I don't think apples are a good subsistence food. Expensive and seem prone to growing bacteria when consumed in excess. I need to find another suitable subsistence food.
Called them, they expressed noncooperation with getting it delivered here. They objected to the relatively low branches protruding into the road (I guess they are worried about the paint job), and also the fact that there were no clearly visibly marked lots in the area and that they couldn't call me when they arrived, so she advised renting a trailer. Oh? Really...
Let's look into this.
http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Solid_Wall_Trailer_5x8/UTL5008HDS/index.html
Seems to be the largest trailer home depot rents. $39/day + who knows what fees.
size 5'x8'x2'(Walls look 2' tall)
1.666yardx2.666yardsx.666yards = 3 cubic yards
So that would be about 5 return trips. Open from 7-3:30 p.m., a 6 hour window, loading=30 minutes, unloading= 2hours, 1 way time = 1 hour,
8:00 leave
9:00 arrive at depot
9:30 depart with load
10:30 arrive at site
12:30 finished dumping
1:30 arrive at depot
2:00 depart with load
3:00 arrive at site
5:00 done dumping
*end of work day*
So, looks like 2 retrievals are possible a day, so about 6 yards/day.
So, that looks like 2 or 3 operational days.
About a $100-$150 trailer rental + [6*50miles(200miles)/10mpg*$2/gal]$60 gas + $190 cost of clay = $350 for driveway base install
Yeah, I think I need to get those dump trucks here. Not only because of cost but because I can't really just take 2 business days out of my business operations. Maybe 1 day, but definitely not 2. The only plausible time of the week I could take 2 days off, the weekends, is when they're closed.
So, to make that happen, I need to get minutes on my phone. But, last time I tried, it didn't work... and I don't know if it'd work on this phone. It said it lost service a few days ago, but I don't know if that means I can put more minutes on it, or if I completely lost cell access permanently on this phone so I need to buy another phone. Guess I'll make another trip to walmart tonight to restore cell service.
Well, let's see if I can get a DID # through skype. That's probably the most economical and surest solution.
Got a phone number, they're going to give me a call to see if the owner is willing to come down these roads. It almost sounded like they had a "neighborhood preference" (We usually service newly developed subdivisions with asphalt roads and the such) and they just didn't like these rural neighborhoods, and the road conditions were a red herring. Anyway, they advised getting a trailer, and it seems since they're open on saturday (Don't know what hours, specifically, it's plausible to work on friday/saturday).
Let's look into this.
http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Solid_Wall_Trailer_5x8/UTL5008HDS/index.html
Seems to be the largest trailer home depot rents. $39/day + who knows what fees.
size 5'x8'x2'(Walls look 2' tall)
1.666yardx2.666yardsx.666yards = 3 cubic yards
So that would be about 5 return trips. Open from 7-3:30 p.m., a 6 hour window, loading=30 minutes, unloading= 2hours, 1 way time = 1 hour,
8:00 leave
9:00 arrive at depot
9:30 depart with load
10:30 arrive at site
12:30 finished dumping
1:30 arrive at depot
2:00 depart with load
3:00 arrive at site
5:00 done dumping
*end of work day*
So, looks like 2 retrievals are possible a day, so about 6 yards/day.
So, that looks like 2 or 3 operational days.
About a $100-$150 trailer rental + [6*50miles(200miles)/10mpg*$2/gal]$60 gas + $190 cost of clay = $350 for driveway base install
Yeah, I think I need to get those dump trucks here. Not only because of cost but because I can't really just take 2 business days out of my business operations. Maybe 1 day, but definitely not 2. The only plausible time of the week I could take 2 days off, the weekends, is when they're closed.
So, to make that happen, I need to get minutes on my phone. But, last time I tried, it didn't work... and I don't know if it'd work on this phone. It said it lost service a few days ago, but I don't know if that means I can put more minutes on it, or if I completely lost cell access permanently on this phone so I need to buy another phone. Guess I'll make another trip to walmart tonight to restore cell service.
Well, let's see if I can get a DID # through skype. That's probably the most economical and surest solution.
Got a phone number, they're going to give me a call to see if the owner is willing to come down these roads. It almost sounded like they had a "neighborhood preference" (We usually service newly developed subdivisions with asphalt roads and the such) and they just didn't like these rural neighborhoods, and the road conditions were a red herring. Anyway, they advised getting a trailer, and it seems since they're open on saturday (Don't know what hours, specifically, it's plausible to work on friday/saturday).
http://www.ksat.com/news/texas/couple-charged-in-murder-for-hire-plot_
More indications I chose the wrong city to avoid getting shot.
(The couple is from Houston)And I thought I was doing good by avoiding Chicago and Northern Florida, lol.
I just saw recently in the local Walmart paper, "Navasota man shot and killed neighbor". Navasota is kind of a small town, so that kind of shocked me. Kind of hinted to me that shooting deaths were more common in this area than I'd like to think.
And, wooboy, climbing trees. Just had my hand pulling myself up the branches of a nearby pine and got about 10 feet off the ground, that definitely felt like exercise that I could definitely use on an everyday basis, lol. (it's what my cousin does for a living and his arms are massive.); almost felt like I was going to black out the first time from the sheer effort involved. (I know its what the native tropical islanders do; climbing 30 foot high coconut trees.)
Doesn't seem like there's a lot of suitable "climbing trees" in this area. The branches too high or the limbs are too skinny. Think I'd have to make a tree into a climbing tree (And probably put something of a crow's nest up there. Not really a treehouse, because I don't want to put a roof on it. I want it to be an observation tower for the stars.).
Yep, thinking I'm going to enlarge the pond just enough to get a small boat in it. Think it'd be kind of fun taking my dog out on "the lake" every so often. If I want the water to be clearer, I'd probably put in a pond liner. Filtering might also work, but hell if I know if that's really practical. It might use a filter anyway, just want to make sure I can clean the filter instead of constantly buying replacement cartidges.
Well strange guy came by claiming he owned 2x2 properties to my left and right and he was planning on clearing out the underbrush (prepping for sale, I'm guessing). Anyway, I looked up the property map and didn't see his expansive claim be true at all. Uh oh, were these hired thugs by the drug family down the road and they're staking out the area? Called the police, relayed my concern. I walked around checking out the stakes that he put in place and painted (The stakes were already there), and then rechecked the property map, and apparently two mexicans owned them (One male, another female), and they happened to live in the same town. Oh, so I'm thinking they are "together" in some fashion and he does own these properties he marked, and when he said "2x2", I think he was actually referring to the pieces of wood he had in the yard. Okay, the timing of this is all kind of miraculous (Just 2 days after the cops got called on me), and people are very rarely through here, but the properties do map to a plausible story and the lastnames are both mexican, so it's not unlikely he's actually the owner/co-owner of the properties he marked. It's just that the timing in terms of how many days past the cop visit and the actual time of the day (right before sunset, which seems to be right before their drugmaking.), all seemed very suspicious. It's one thing I seem to be good at, it's using reasoning in relationship to timing in figuring out whodunnit and whoisit.
(And now I need to get my pineapple crap off the property and find another pineapple leftover deposit site, lol. I /could/ just throw it in a trashbag, and I probably should, it's just so fun to lob the heavy pineapple parts like a little grenade, lol.And, I don't want the ants near my RV.)
(And now I need to get my pineapple crap off the property and find another pineapple leftover deposit site, lol. I /could/ just throw it in a trashbag, and I probably should, it's just so fun to lob the heavy pineapple parts like a little grenade, lol.And, I don't want the ants near my RV.)
Dauntless
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As someone who as eaten a lot of apples, I can tell you it's just a matter of what kind. Any of the green apples I can find upsetting with the first one. Pears not much better, though I'm usually willing to put up with it for pears. I could eat several of the large red delicious with no problem.
Harry & David gets a bit pricey, but I could eat those all day without a problem, so I suppose it depends on the variety of pear, too. https://www.harryanddavid.com/h/gift-baskets-tower-boxes/all-occasion-gift-boxes/4368
Have you discussed these 'Warning Shots' with these cops that come around? You're thinking the neighbor called, what it the cop DID decide it would be a good idea to check up on you? IF you're right in fearing the worse, the cops are thinking that stuff before you got there but are without a good idea of what specifically is going on, so he figures he could cultivate an information stream with you. During the rain is a favorite time for the bad guys to strike, there doesn't tend to be neighbors coming down the road to see anything right then, so the cop could wonder if he'd interrupt something.
How do you know the guy bought a shotgun? He might have already had it.
Harry & David gets a bit pricey, but I could eat those all day without a problem, so I suppose it depends on the variety of pear, too. https://www.harryanddavid.com/h/gift-baskets-tower-boxes/all-occasion-gift-boxes/4368
Have you discussed these 'Warning Shots' with these cops that come around? You're thinking the neighbor called, what it the cop DID decide it would be a good idea to check up on you? IF you're right in fearing the worse, the cops are thinking that stuff before you got there but are without a good idea of what specifically is going on, so he figures he could cultivate an information stream with you. During the rain is a favorite time for the bad guys to strike, there doesn't tend to be neighbors coming down the road to see anything right then, so the cop could wonder if he'd interrupt something.
How do you know the guy bought a shotgun? He might have already had it.
Dauntless said:
He had a habit of shooting guns nearly every day, and it seemed like he owned only one gun: pistol. It's possible he owned a shotgun, but I would've thought he would've fired it by now if he did. Seemed like he was trying to intimidate someone (Looking back, probably me. Once he found out I was a neighbor, it seemed like it mostly stopped.)
The timing of the shotgun purchase was also pretty good: A saturday morning, which happened to be on the same day of a gunshow. Gunshows are the only "easy" place for illegals to buy guns in Texas.
Anyway, this guy who came by today who seemed a little suspicious, it turns out there's a good chance he owns the properties he says he does (With co-ownership with his girlfriend or whatever), and one of those properties happen be right next to mine. It seems he's interested in a cash sale, so I'm thinking about inquiring about making an offer. He said he will be clearing out the underbrush, so that pretty much guarantees there will be future encounters. Yeah, so I think I'll ask about it. I would love to expand my garden into the property right next to mine.
This is like real life monopoly, lol. (And, I always won at it, which is why my family would never play when I was playing, lol.)
Yes, I discussed the warnings shots and all, but the cop was like "They aren't doing anything illegal...", lol. (Yeah, like shooting your gun on someone else's property or a road isn't illegal, lol. But I didn't push those technicalities. I was more interested in giving them a story in the event I end up getting killed, so they have a lead.)
And it is pretty crazy how dark it gets and suddenly it's pitchblack in my RV. I just realized it's night and nothing really bad has happened yet. That's like a small victory, lol. (In the sense I've been leaving at night for the last couple nights, kind of thinking I shouldn't risk when my driveway is getting done hopefully in a couple of days. Now I'm awaiting a phonecall to see if they're willing to do delivery.
And, if he clears out the property right next to mine, that'd expose my current hiding spots, lol. I guess I would have to use the other side, but it'd be kind of cool if I just owned it.
And taco bell = EXPENSIVE tacos. If you get the chicken substitution, they tack on 70 extra cents, so it becomes a $2.53 taco. The local grocery store will serve a chicken taco with EVERYTHING on it (Yes, it's delicious, too.) for $1.65. So, yes, taco bell = RIPOFF. It's only sensible in these parts if you want beef. (Even that's questionable, though, considering one local mexican grocery taco is like twice the food of a taco bell taco.)
It's kind of funny I'd ever think taco bell was expensive, but I guess I develop more informed opinions in Taco Land, USA, lol.
Now, thinking about my grocery bill.
This week it was $90, including mid-week refill trips.
If I just bought half the food (Just focused on breakfast/lunch, which seems like the bulk of the day) and ate all my dinners at the local mexican grocery...
That would be...
$45 + $3.30*7 = $68.30/week.
Well, it seems like it'd be cheaper if I just ate dinner at the mexican grocery every night, lol. And that sounds kind of appealing. And, this is authentic mexican food, so none of that industrialized chemo-crap you find at fast food restaurants.
For breakfast/lunch, I just need a carb source and a fat/protein source. I'm thinking...
pineapples, bananas, nuts, fish. And canned spinach.
Seems like I could get that under $45/week.
I might have to cut out one of the carb sources, though (Like, probably rice. Or maybe beans.). Last time, the tacos left me with hypoglycemia and felt like I was always on the verge of shortness of breath later that night.
I'm finding that when it's too hot inside the RV during the middle of a sunny day, I'm outside. I figure that can't be a bad thing.
On the apples and cheese, yep, that's one of my favorite combos. Apples and nuts also go well with each other. (They are satisfying and it doesn't leave me with an empty feeling, like if I just ate apples alone. There has been a time in the past when neither cheese nor apples would solve my hunger, but nuts did, so nuts and apples seem like a more complete combination in terms of nutritional requirement satisfaction. But, cheese is also quite good, especially when the body is craving salt. Alternatively, you could have salted nuts... but I don't like the ingredients. I guess maybe I'd have to roast honey, salt and peanuts myself to get what I desire.)
DAND214
10 MW
It sure seems strange, one minute your broke, next minute you wanna buy the lot next door. If you do that you can expand you pond to a lake, get a speed boat and take you Pug skiing :lol: :lol: :lol:
As I said before, what do you do? This thread is getting more unbelievable as it goes. You said you posted pictures. yeah, maybe it's yours maybe not. As said before, Show us some pics of your progress. Digging a pond, digging the driveway, chopping down trees, pulling out stumps and all I ever read is how sick you are. I will say, it has been a real hoot reading about all of this. I don't think my wife is as scared about her drug addict niece killing her (and she really is) as much as you do about your locals. So why would you even consider buy another lot? Dump what you have and get back home where it's safe.
Dan
As I said before, what do you do? This thread is getting more unbelievable as it goes. You said you posted pictures. yeah, maybe it's yours maybe not. As said before, Show us some pics of your progress. Digging a pond, digging the driveway, chopping down trees, pulling out stumps and all I ever read is how sick you are. I will say, it has been a real hoot reading about all of this. I don't think my wife is as scared about her drug addict niece killing her (and she really is) as much as you do about your locals. So why would you even consider buy another lot? Dump what you have and get back home where it's safe.
Dan
Well, business has been expanding briskly, I'm now making $3000 a month. So, yes, I just happen to have cash now to buy up properties. One of my marketing strategies has been paying off big time, because of its intrinsic synergistic marketing affect. (The more people buy, the more people see my products -> The more that gets bought. And, it's been snowballing)
If you want to know the newest business secret... it helps to focus on giving discounts for group/bulk purchases and make it easy to buy in bulk. People love that and seem to spend more. In turn, you earn more revenue.
And, no doy. People aren't afraid of family members killing them, as much as violence-prone illegals killing caucasians disrupting their profit-producing drug operations. Need I point your attention to the San Francisco Pier Shooting in recent history? And, do I have to even mention that Guzman probably did kill a few people? And ... I probably didn't mention this... but my neighbor did mention a few bodies are hidden in these woods... and those people were killed over drugs...
Granted, I don't get the suggestion this is some kind of Guzman operation considering their only weapon was one pistol... but they do have a few young guys working in the field, and there's a machete wielding big burly guy on the payroll, so it's not like the potential isn't there.
If you want to know the newest business secret... it helps to focus on giving discounts for group/bulk purchases and make it easy to buy in bulk. People love that and seem to spend more. In turn, you earn more revenue.
And, no doy. People aren't afraid of family members killing them, as much as violence-prone illegals killing caucasians disrupting their profit-producing drug operations. Need I point your attention to the San Francisco Pier Shooting in recent history? And, do I have to even mention that Guzman probably did kill a few people? And ... I probably didn't mention this... but my neighbor did mention a few bodies are hidden in these woods... and those people were killed over drugs...
Granted, I don't get the suggestion this is some kind of Guzman operation considering their only weapon was one pistol... but they do have a few young guys working in the field, and there's a machete wielding big burly guy on the payroll, so it's not like the potential isn't there.
DAND214
10 MW
That's great! What is it? Secret of is it nothing? Sure can't buy it if we can't find it.swbluto said:
Dan
Dauntless
100 TW
Well, let's say, he brings up El Chapo. Guzman operation. Hmmmm, did you know El Chapo had erectile dysfunction surgery? So Bluto is either performing the surgery or he's making the implants. The drawings of the women is a sales pitch: "Picture all the HAPPY WOMEN if you get MY prosthesis. . . ."
Meanwhile, it's time to move to the city, where it's safe.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/03/12/china-roof-car-accident-orig-llr.cnn
Meanwhile, it's time to move to the city, where it's safe.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/03/12/china-roof-car-accident-orig-llr.cnn
Lol, I know it's generally safer out in the rural areas vs. the city, but I think that only applies when your nearest neighbor is a mile away, lol.
And more evidence I chose the wrong city to avoid getting shot, lol.
17-year-old Texas girl charged with capital murder for movie theater shooting
Harris county, btw, is where Houston proper is. I'd be less shocked if it seemed like this was happening all over Texas, but just about every Texas "shooting article" I see is somewhere near Houston,TX.
I wonder if that's because yahoo is feeding me "local news"? That would seem doubtful because I doubt this cellular IP maps to Houston, but there's a good chance it might. If there was an IP hub in this area, no doubt it would be somewhere in the Houston area, lol.
Nope, no sign of local news, reported by LA's abc.
And, more specifically... NW is the direction where I'm located.
So, man, not only should I have avoided Houston, but more specifically, the direction of NW Houston, lol.
But, there are so many good deals here in my line of business, lol. And compared to other areas of the USA, this is prime land for growing fruit. Good temps, good rain, good sun and good soil.
Oh, well, as long as you're not dealing in the drug trade, that might not happen. I wonder if disrupting a neighbor's drug manufacturing by merely being a neighbor puts one at risk of a similar fate? That guy was swinging his machete like he wanted to use it.
Anyway, thinking I would want to build a box for the back of my van in the event I couldn't get dump truck delivery here. I really don't want to deal with the hassle, and cost, of renting out a trailer on different days. So, I'm just doing some calculations making sure I'm not killing my van.
8'x4'x2' = 3 cubic yards = 27 cubic feet
According to this site, http://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/volume-to-weight, that's 3/4 ton.
Considering this is an 8 passenger van, it's designed for a load capacity of around 1600 pounds so that's about right.
Cool thing about this approach is that my mileage would still be relatively high (Need to ensure high PSI in the tires), so not getting much of a fuel penalty compared to pulling a trailer.
Now the question is if they have the capability of filling the box when it's in the van. Not entirely sure. Might have to "roll the box" in the van somehow with adequate support while the box is extended out the back. That would get complicated and more expensive and fraught with risk of not working, lol.
WAIT... WAIT...
1 cubic yard is 27 cubic feet.
8x4x2 is 64 cubic feet.
So that would actually be something like 3500 pounds if filled to the top. Coincidentally close to the load capacity of that 8x5x2' pull behind home depot trailer. (it's not a dump trailer, but it's a load trailer)
Yeah, I don't think my van is designed for that, lol.
I'd probably have to limit the load to 8'x4'x1', or half the box. I'd probably want to anyways. It's just that 1 cubic yard at a time... that would take a large number of trips. 50 miles * 10 = 500 miles. Well, it's not impossible, but it is a lot of trips. Might behoove me to seek a closer supplier with this approach.
And more evidence I chose the wrong city to avoid getting shot, lol.
17-year-old Texas girl charged with capital murder for movie theater shooting
Harris county, btw, is where Houston proper is. I'd be less shocked if it seemed like this was happening all over Texas, but just about every Texas "shooting article" I see is somewhere near Houston,TX.
I wonder if that's because yahoo is feeding me "local news"? That would seem doubtful because I doubt this cellular IP maps to Houston, but there's a good chance it might. If there was an IP hub in this area, no doubt it would be somewhere in the Houston area, lol.
Nope, no sign of local news, reported by LA's abc.
And, more specifically... NW is the direction where I'm located.
So, man, not only should I have avoided Houston, but more specifically, the direction of NW Houston, lol.
But, there are so many good deals here in my line of business, lol. And compared to other areas of the USA, this is prime land for growing fruit. Good temps, good rain, good sun and good soil.
Oh, well, as long as you're not dealing in the drug trade, that might not happen. I wonder if disrupting a neighbor's drug manufacturing by merely being a neighbor puts one at risk of a similar fate? That guy was swinging his machete like he wanted to use it.
Anyway, thinking I would want to build a box for the back of my van in the event I couldn't get dump truck delivery here. I really don't want to deal with the hassle, and cost, of renting out a trailer on different days. So, I'm just doing some calculations making sure I'm not killing my van.
8'x4'x2' = 3 cubic yards = 27 cubic feet
According to this site, http://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/volume-to-weight, that's 3/4 ton.
Considering this is an 8 passenger van, it's designed for a load capacity of around 1600 pounds so that's about right.
Cool thing about this approach is that my mileage would still be relatively high (Need to ensure high PSI in the tires), so not getting much of a fuel penalty compared to pulling a trailer.
Now the question is if they have the capability of filling the box when it's in the van. Not entirely sure. Might have to "roll the box" in the van somehow with adequate support while the box is extended out the back. That would get complicated and more expensive and fraught with risk of not working, lol.
WAIT... WAIT...
1 cubic yard is 27 cubic feet.
8x4x2 is 64 cubic feet.
So that would actually be something like 3500 pounds if filled to the top. Coincidentally close to the load capacity of that 8x5x2' pull behind home depot trailer. (it's not a dump trailer, but it's a load trailer)
Yeah, I don't think my van is designed for that, lol.
I'd probably have to limit the load to 8'x4'x1', or half the box. I'd probably want to anyways. It's just that 1 cubic yard at a time... that would take a large number of trips. 50 miles * 10 = 500 miles. Well, it's not impossible, but it is a lot of trips. Might behoove me to seek a closer supplier with this approach.
Just thought some more about the things that seem to initiate CVD events
-Waking up
-Orgasm
-Period of intense fear.
-Eating.
What's notable about most of these?
Cortisol.
The body shoots cortisol upon awakening to give it that "extra energy" to get up.
Cortisol is produced during a period of intense fear usually to give extra energy for the "flight or fight" response.
Cortisol is produced after eating a meal purportedly to help regulate the immune response (It's also an immune suppressant) to the bacteria that comes from and ferments the meal. (But, who knows? Maybe it's supposed to power the immune system some how? Seems like it usually provides energy for the above.)
And, as to orgasm, have no idea... but I'm guessing cortisol is involved. Would have to research.
Yep, seems like cortisol initiates many CVD events. Not surprising, since it's a vasoconstrictor. Now the bigger question is if cortisol causes longterm problems with vascular atrophy or obstruction over time (I.e., it causes it progressively)? It's plausible, but unknown. The fact that MVD exists and it tends to happen to a few females in their 40s, suggests that it might, but I don't really know. Would have to research. The other PROBABLE risk factors for MVD is...
-insufficient energy and/or vitamin/mineral intake for ones activity levels (insufficient minerals/vitamins/energy for vascular maintenance -> Vascular atrophy. The body will shrink the vessels to the levels its working with.)
-Sedentarianism (Don't necessarily now how it causes it, but I know exercise causes vascular expansion, but it probably "causes it" by merely not helping to maintain expanded blood vessels.)
And, man, this Holly Nog (A mix of orange wine, eggs, cream and spices) is delicious for a wine. I saw 'eggs' and I just knew it had potential, and it sure did. Eggs make a lot of things taste better, lol. [The back tells me that the royals would mix wine, spices and eggs and drink to good health. It's amazing that the ancients knew that eggs were good for you, and research tells me that entirely natural eggs are excellent for health. Industrialized american eggs = harmful in some ways.]
And 14% alcohol? That'd be an excellent wine by most red wine standards, usually indicating low sugar. But it tastes pretty sweet, maybe that's the orange...?
And, I think the guy is selling his properties because he just received the tax bill (I also just received it), and he's like, "Time to unload!". I think that's how I got this property; the owners didn't want to pay the tax bill. They doubled the property evaluation, doubling taxes. But by my standards, the taxes are still incredibly low. Considering all the produce I could produce from the land, taxes are pretty low, methinks. I'm looking forward to seeing him sometime after 5 today, I'm assuming I probably will.
Ever since putting up the tarp for good and using the makshift plywood table for covering the generator from the rain, I haven't really seen any ants. So the ants were probably climbing up the van and across the tarp, or at least I hope.
And I wonder if climbing trees was a common predator evasion tactic back "in the day"? I know modern humans just carry around weapons, for the most part, but I just wonder you know... like... 10 million years ago... maybe our ancestors had a tendency to climb trees to escape predators? Maybe that's why it seems thrilling, it taps into some ancestral instincts.
Well, yeah, it seems like our ancestors split into two different groups 5-8 million years ago -> monkeys and hominids. That ancestor probably did climb trees.
Also got some jute roap and tied a squarenot to the door and a tautline hitch to the frame, so that I can secure the door open at any desired angle. Pretty much necessary in this weather, it gets hot and stuffy in the RV with the door closed during midday. And, I've found there's no other real way to reliably keep it open with the occasional wind. It's been pretty handy getting taught these knots back in the boyscouts, they can be pretty handy. (I have a tautline hitch securing one corner of my tarp on the RV down; that corner of the tarp has damaged eyeloops, so I have to tie a rope around it.
-Waking up
-Orgasm
-Period of intense fear.
-Eating.
What's notable about most of these?
Cortisol.
The body shoots cortisol upon awakening to give it that "extra energy" to get up.
Cortisol is produced during a period of intense fear usually to give extra energy for the "flight or fight" response.
Cortisol is produced after eating a meal purportedly to help regulate the immune response (It's also an immune suppressant) to the bacteria that comes from and ferments the meal. (But, who knows? Maybe it's supposed to power the immune system some how? Seems like it usually provides energy for the above.)
And, as to orgasm, have no idea... but I'm guessing cortisol is involved. Would have to research.
Yep, seems like cortisol initiates many CVD events. Not surprising, since it's a vasoconstrictor. Now the bigger question is if cortisol causes longterm problems with vascular atrophy or obstruction over time (I.e., it causes it progressively)? It's plausible, but unknown. The fact that MVD exists and it tends to happen to a few females in their 40s, suggests that it might, but I don't really know. Would have to research. The other PROBABLE risk factors for MVD is...
-insufficient energy and/or vitamin/mineral intake for ones activity levels (insufficient minerals/vitamins/energy for vascular maintenance -> Vascular atrophy. The body will shrink the vessels to the levels its working with.)
-Sedentarianism (Don't necessarily now how it causes it, but I know exercise causes vascular expansion, but it probably "causes it" by merely not helping to maintain expanded blood vessels.)
And, man, this Holly Nog (A mix of orange wine, eggs, cream and spices) is delicious for a wine. I saw 'eggs' and I just knew it had potential, and it sure did. Eggs make a lot of things taste better, lol. [The back tells me that the royals would mix wine, spices and eggs and drink to good health. It's amazing that the ancients knew that eggs were good for you, and research tells me that entirely natural eggs are excellent for health. Industrialized american eggs = harmful in some ways.]
And 14% alcohol? That'd be an excellent wine by most red wine standards, usually indicating low sugar. But it tastes pretty sweet, maybe that's the orange...?
And, I think the guy is selling his properties because he just received the tax bill (I also just received it), and he's like, "Time to unload!". I think that's how I got this property; the owners didn't want to pay the tax bill. They doubled the property evaluation, doubling taxes. But by my standards, the taxes are still incredibly low. Considering all the produce I could produce from the land, taxes are pretty low, methinks. I'm looking forward to seeing him sometime after 5 today, I'm assuming I probably will.
Ever since putting up the tarp for good and using the makshift plywood table for covering the generator from the rain, I haven't really seen any ants. So the ants were probably climbing up the van and across the tarp, or at least I hope.
And I wonder if climbing trees was a common predator evasion tactic back "in the day"? I know modern humans just carry around weapons, for the most part, but I just wonder you know... like... 10 million years ago... maybe our ancestors had a tendency to climb trees to escape predators? Maybe that's why it seems thrilling, it taps into some ancestral instincts.
Well, yeah, it seems like our ancestors split into two different groups 5-8 million years ago -> monkeys and hominids. That ancestor probably did climb trees.
Also got some jute roap and tied a squarenot to the door and a tautline hitch to the frame, so that I can secure the door open at any desired angle. Pretty much necessary in this weather, it gets hot and stuffy in the RV with the door closed during midday. And, I've found there's no other real way to reliably keep it open with the occasional wind. It's been pretty handy getting taught these knots back in the boyscouts, they can be pretty handy. (I have a tautline hitch securing one corner of my tarp on the RV down; that corner of the tarp has damaged eyeloops, so I have to tie a rope around it.
Wow, didn't know. Usually by this time of the day, I would be really hungry and would eat like 5-6 apples or similar along with nuts, spinach, fish, etc.; Ever since drinking that egg nog, my appetite went to 0 and my energy is really up there, suprisingly. Wow! I know for a darn fact that wine doesn't have this effect, but it appears eggs does!
I always wondered how the hell those people eating the egg diets (And little else, especially very little carbs) who lived to 100+ didn't get hungry. And, I think I found out the secret. Eggs! It provides all the nutrients you need, and it curbs hunger significantly, so you don't feel compelled to eat any carbs. Didn't know that eggs were this magical, as I thought they were like any other protein, like meat. But meat does not have this effect, no way.
So, yeah. I understand now. Eggs are antibiotic plus carb appetite goes to 0, thus, very little bacteria in the digestive tract. Then, suddenly, you're living to 100+. Wow, this is amazing.
The other possibility is my appetite went to 0 because I'm sick. Heart, liver, etc. disease. But, I'm feeling rather fine and /not fatigued/ which is usually one of the first noticeable symptoms of heart/liver/etc. disease (Though, obviously, not necessarily easy to identify the underlying problem. Rarely do people think "Heart disease" when they are feeling tired but not sleepy.)
Anyway, that person suggesting an egg&cheese diet would make a dog sluggish.... lol... I call BS. He obviously has no personal experience with that kind of diet. My personal experience so far is suggesting eggs are magical.
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And, I think I might be putting the equipment in my van inside a spare corner of the RV. And, I'll probably drag the greenhouse box to the back of the backyard and just hope no one steals it (Should hopefully be too much work for the casual thief to go steal). And, I'll probably use one of my locks to lock up my sandblasting cabinet to a large tree in the back. And then I'll go ahead and build a box to carry soil; will first ascertain I can actually get the soil loaded into the van, since they don't allow "Use your shovel" methods.
And, today, I made a wooden spear from one of the hardwoods (Think it's white birch?). That thing was stiff and deadly, I was able to javelin it a whole 20 feet, lol. I wouldn"t want to be on the receiving end, that thing punched a hole through my cardboard box and half way through the styrofoam inside. I saw how you could make a wooden palisade from a similar concept, by pounding the stakes into the ground.
Anyway, looking on wikipedia, looks like this wood can be made into bows. Oh, that is so cool, I was wondering if I could fashion something like a longbow from one of these tree just like the british of old. It definitely seems like you could fashion arrows from these trees (From the branches, etc.).
Wikipedia shows no population of these guys in Texas for white birch. So it's something else... hmmm... well it's definitely not pine, and they appear to like to occur in clusters. And the bark is definitely white and it's a hard, solid wood. It's hard to cut through it with an axe, while pine is relatively easy.
And, I'm going to be hanging outside sometime after 5:30 to meet this guy. I get a feeling he's coming back today because it looked like he was looking hurried to sell these properties.
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Quiero dos tacos pollo con tortilla maize.
Anything else? Rice, beans...?
Todos sin arroz.
And, nope, the guy never showed. Maybe he'll show up on the weekend, which means I'll need to cut one of my weekday nights short to gather materials for this box. Need to contact the yard to see if they can do it, if not, start contacting other suppliers, see if they can do it, if not, start the van box. (Viability ascertained before hand)
Started getting that left jaw pain after eating the snickers and two tacos and some wine tonight, gobbled down a lime, it went away.
The ready to consume unquestionably effective antibiotics I carry on hand are primarily garlic, apple cider vinegar and limes. Wine is questionable, since it has sugar and excess consumption seems to lead to bacteria explosions whereas I guarantee excessive consumption of the previous will never lead to a bacteria explosion (Well, maybe limes... I doubt it).
Anyway, I need to get some egg laying chickens and learn how to tweak some eggnog (Add more eggs, add less sugar, substitute with another sweetener like molasses, etc.) and spike it with some wine. Actually, I could probably just create some eggnog on the fly with fresh eggs and it should last for the day.
Nutmegs, cinnamon and eggs. Man, this is sounding like a health drink, lol.
And they're calling for milk... hmmm... I think maybe I'd try substituting with coconut oil and water. Or maybe coconut milk. Seems recommended according to https://food52.com/hotline/18986-baking-advice-can-i-substitue-coconut-milk-for-regular-milk-in-cake-recipes.
The thinking is if I can achieve a way to lower my "carb appetite" through eggs/coconuts, etc., I might be able to substantially decrease my grocery bill. Plus, it's probably more beneficial for health. less carbs you eat = less bacteria. Less glucose = less diabetes. And, I'm afraid I'm showing signs of prediabetes. (Or it could be CVD.)
They talk about salmonella poisoning and raw eggs. Man, if I got salmonella from raw eggs, the prescription is kind of really obvious. Eat antibiotic foods! Especially those that salmonella is sensitive to. I don't know what it's sensitive to, but I'm thinking limes/garlic/apple-cider-vinegar are safe bets. Cocoa, turmeric and cinnamon if you're willing to prepare it in a drink. I have a feeling that eggnog is antibiotic enough by itself, especially with coconut ingredients.
Making coconut milk from coconuts: https://wellnessmama.com/2447/homemade-coconut-milk/
I always wondered how the hell those people eating the egg diets (And little else, especially very little carbs) who lived to 100+ didn't get hungry. And, I think I found out the secret. Eggs! It provides all the nutrients you need, and it curbs hunger significantly, so you don't feel compelled to eat any carbs. Didn't know that eggs were this magical, as I thought they were like any other protein, like meat. But meat does not have this effect, no way.
So, yeah. I understand now. Eggs are antibiotic plus carb appetite goes to 0, thus, very little bacteria in the digestive tract. Then, suddenly, you're living to 100+. Wow, this is amazing.
The other possibility is my appetite went to 0 because I'm sick. Heart, liver, etc. disease. But, I'm feeling rather fine and /not fatigued/ which is usually one of the first noticeable symptoms of heart/liver/etc. disease (Though, obviously, not necessarily easy to identify the underlying problem. Rarely do people think "Heart disease" when they are feeling tired but not sleepy.)
Anyway, that person suggesting an egg&cheese diet would make a dog sluggish.... lol... I call BS. He obviously has no personal experience with that kind of diet. My personal experience so far is suggesting eggs are magical.
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And, I think I might be putting the equipment in my van inside a spare corner of the RV. And, I'll probably drag the greenhouse box to the back of the backyard and just hope no one steals it (Should hopefully be too much work for the casual thief to go steal). And, I'll probably use one of my locks to lock up my sandblasting cabinet to a large tree in the back. And then I'll go ahead and build a box to carry soil; will first ascertain I can actually get the soil loaded into the van, since they don't allow "Use your shovel" methods.
And, today, I made a wooden spear from one of the hardwoods (Think it's white birch?). That thing was stiff and deadly, I was able to javelin it a whole 20 feet, lol. I wouldn"t want to be on the receiving end, that thing punched a hole through my cardboard box and half way through the styrofoam inside. I saw how you could make a wooden palisade from a similar concept, by pounding the stakes into the ground.
Anyway, looking on wikipedia, looks like this wood can be made into bows. Oh, that is so cool, I was wondering if I could fashion something like a longbow from one of these tree just like the british of old. It definitely seems like you could fashion arrows from these trees (From the branches, etc.).
Wikipedia shows no population of these guys in Texas for white birch. So it's something else... hmmm... well it's definitely not pine, and they appear to like to occur in clusters. And the bark is definitely white and it's a hard, solid wood. It's hard to cut through it with an axe, while pine is relatively easy.
And, I'm going to be hanging outside sometime after 5:30 to meet this guy. I get a feeling he's coming back today because it looked like he was looking hurried to sell these properties.
-----------------------
Quiero dos tacos pollo con tortilla maize.
Anything else? Rice, beans...?
Todos sin arroz.
And, nope, the guy never showed. Maybe he'll show up on the weekend, which means I'll need to cut one of my weekday nights short to gather materials for this box. Need to contact the yard to see if they can do it, if not, start contacting other suppliers, see if they can do it, if not, start the van box. (Viability ascertained before hand)
Started getting that left jaw pain after eating the snickers and two tacos and some wine tonight, gobbled down a lime, it went away.
The ready to consume unquestionably effective antibiotics I carry on hand are primarily garlic, apple cider vinegar and limes. Wine is questionable, since it has sugar and excess consumption seems to lead to bacteria explosions whereas I guarantee excessive consumption of the previous will never lead to a bacteria explosion (Well, maybe limes... I doubt it).
Anyway, I need to get some egg laying chickens and learn how to tweak some eggnog (Add more eggs, add less sugar, substitute with another sweetener like molasses, etc.) and spike it with some wine. Actually, I could probably just create some eggnog on the fly with fresh eggs and it should last for the day.
Nutmegs, cinnamon and eggs. Man, this is sounding like a health drink, lol.
And they're calling for milk... hmmm... I think maybe I'd try substituting with coconut oil and water. Or maybe coconut milk. Seems recommended according to https://food52.com/hotline/18986-baking-advice-can-i-substitue-coconut-milk-for-regular-milk-in-cake-recipes.
The thinking is if I can achieve a way to lower my "carb appetite" through eggs/coconuts, etc., I might be able to substantially decrease my grocery bill. Plus, it's probably more beneficial for health. less carbs you eat = less bacteria. Less glucose = less diabetes. And, I'm afraid I'm showing signs of prediabetes. (Or it could be CVD.)
They talk about salmonella poisoning and raw eggs. Man, if I got salmonella from raw eggs, the prescription is kind of really obvious. Eat antibiotic foods! Especially those that salmonella is sensitive to. I don't know what it's sensitive to, but I'm thinking limes/garlic/apple-cider-vinegar are safe bets. Cocoa, turmeric and cinnamon if you're willing to prepare it in a drink. I have a feeling that eggnog is antibiotic enough by itself, especially with coconut ingredients.
Making coconut milk from coconuts: https://wellnessmama.com/2447/homemade-coconut-milk/
marty
10 MW
Do any cell phones work where you are? Different phone companies work work better in some out of the way areas. Get a phone that works and get soil/stone delivered. Dump truck is what ya want.swbluto said:
Get a pole saw and trim the low tree branches.
I remember reading a story on the internet about how to get a dump truck to come to dump stuff. Just pound a survey stake into the ground. Dump truck will appear out of nowhere and accidentally drive over the stake.
Please tell us about your culvert pipe?
Heavy enough to crack the windshield? Need more clues.swbluto said:
Humans learn from each other. Please tell us about your culvert pipe? I have a big penis.
bigmoose said:
marty
10 MW
Nope, it's a business with strong sales throughout the year, not just holidays.
And, dude, coconut meat and cocoa go together so well. Wow, why didn't I find this combination before? Lol. (I know almond joys exploit this flavor combination, but didn't think it'd taste nearly as good without the sugar, but it does.)
Yep, thinking eggnog made with coconut milk and cocoa flavoring is the way to go. I'll try it without a sweetener - might be pretty good by itself (Coconut already has a tiny bit of sweetness to it.).
Anyway, it seems so weird hearing people talk about "you're too far away"(22 miles) when I regularly visit grocery stores 25 miles away and driving across town (80 miles) for something special doesn't seem like a big deal. It's like these more rural people have a Spokane mentality in terms of what's a "reasonable distance" (Everything is within 5-10 miles, etc.). I'm guessing these more rural people might be working with tighter money constraints, trying to maintain first world standards with third world incomes, while I'm seeing absolutely no problem maintaining third world standards with first world income, lol. (But to defend, I'm like zappos who operates an RV park in Los Vegas; I see the profitability in minimizing infrastructural costs that only cost you money and reduce your profits. And frankly, I need profit to get my property setup.)
Anyway, as to the eggs=bad mentality.
I think it lot of has to do with medical science didn't really understand disease, and for some reason, the western medical establishment has been seemingly completely blind to the contributing role of bacteria. Which is so odd, given how obviously sensible it is.
So a combination of medical ignorance and simple assumptions. dietary cholesterol = blood cholesterol (wrong), fat consumption = fat (wrong). Yep, now we know that refined carb consumption = LDL cholesterol (and saturated fat contributes to total cholesterol), and excessive carb consumption (especially refined carbs) = fat.
Anyway, got a referral to a 'local' supply place. As expected, the name of the business doesn't suggest they offer this, thus Google couldn't find them, but a competitor of theirs who wasn't willing to do my job sure did. It's one thing that busineses tend to be well aware of - their peers and competitors.
Anyway, I'm starting to wonder if trees have brains or similar. I noticed when I cut down the trees yesterday and handsawed the flat to improve appearance, the tree started producing pine sap along the rings of the trunk. This is the stuff the tree produces when you peal off the bark, leading to me to think it's healing an injury, and if that's the case, this trunk was trying to heal its entire trunk top. Kind of makes me wonder if this thing "feels injury" and responds by trying to heal itself. I.e., it's got feelings and i hurt them. Or maybe I'm assuming too much and this fluid that's pooling along the rings is really just nutrient filled fluid that gets transported up the tree to feed the branches and pine needles. I noticed the top half of the trees that gets cut off doesn't get this fluid, but the bottom half does, telling me that its getting supplied by the trunk or the roots. Anyway, the pine sap smells really good, like that traditional "pine smell".
And, dude, coconut meat and cocoa go together so well. Wow, why didn't I find this combination before? Lol. (I know almond joys exploit this flavor combination, but didn't think it'd taste nearly as good without the sugar, but it does.)
Yep, thinking eggnog made with coconut milk and cocoa flavoring is the way to go. I'll try it without a sweetener - might be pretty good by itself (Coconut already has a tiny bit of sweetness to it.).
Anyway, it seems so weird hearing people talk about "you're too far away"(22 miles) when I regularly visit grocery stores 25 miles away and driving across town (80 miles) for something special doesn't seem like a big deal. It's like these more rural people have a Spokane mentality in terms of what's a "reasonable distance" (Everything is within 5-10 miles, etc.). I'm guessing these more rural people might be working with tighter money constraints, trying to maintain first world standards with third world incomes, while I'm seeing absolutely no problem maintaining third world standards with first world income, lol. (But to defend, I'm like zappos who operates an RV park in Los Vegas; I see the profitability in minimizing infrastructural costs that only cost you money and reduce your profits. And frankly, I need profit to get my property setup.)
Anyway, as to the eggs=bad mentality.
I think it lot of has to do with medical science didn't really understand disease, and for some reason, the western medical establishment has been seemingly completely blind to the contributing role of bacteria. Which is so odd, given how obviously sensible it is.
So a combination of medical ignorance and simple assumptions. dietary cholesterol = blood cholesterol (wrong), fat consumption = fat (wrong). Yep, now we know that refined carb consumption = LDL cholesterol (and saturated fat contributes to total cholesterol), and excessive carb consumption (especially refined carbs) = fat.
Anyway, got a referral to a 'local' supply place. As expected, the name of the business doesn't suggest they offer this, thus Google couldn't find them, but a competitor of theirs who wasn't willing to do my job sure did. It's one thing that busineses tend to be well aware of - their peers and competitors.
Anyway, I'm starting to wonder if trees have brains or similar. I noticed when I cut down the trees yesterday and handsawed the flat to improve appearance, the tree started producing pine sap along the rings of the trunk. This is the stuff the tree produces when you peal off the bark, leading to me to think it's healing an injury, and if that's the case, this trunk was trying to heal its entire trunk top. Kind of makes me wonder if this thing "feels injury" and responds by trying to heal itself. I.e., it's got feelings and i hurt them. Or maybe I'm assuming too much and this fluid that's pooling along the rings is really just nutrient filled fluid that gets transported up the tree to feed the branches and pine needles. I noticed the top half of the trees that gets cut off doesn't get this fluid, but the bottom half does, telling me that its getting supplied by the trunk or the roots. Anyway, the pine sap smells really good, like that traditional "pine smell".
DAND214
10 MW
Wasting your time Marty. The more I read the more I start to believe this is all BS. Bluto won't answer most the time and he sure won't post pictures of something that doesn't exist. You know, his paradise, HIM/HER? As I said the more he posts the more it sure seems like this is just a kid at home on his computer to get attention since nobody likes him!marty said:
Come on SWBLUTO put up or shut up so we can believe you are on that Paradise you live on.
Dan
Jeez, pretty high demands from someone who doesn't own this thread, lol.
I already showed pics. What do you want more of? Up close pictures of my illegal mexican neighbors, one of whom was hanging in their "crack making" spot in the woods just recently, and whistling while I was just walking along? And his whistling suddenly stopped as soon as I stopped walking? lol.
Man, if it was a such a paradise, I wouldn't have meth-manufacturing illegal mexican neighbors. That's like the worst of all combinations; one of the worst demographics, one of the worst professions, and one of the worst positions in the neighborhood for such a person to live/operate from relative to my property.
But, yes, illegal mexicans do make meth. They make on the Mexican side, they make it over here. They make it everywhere they happen to be, lol.
(The fact he's whistling out there is telling me he's staking out the area for making it again. I'm OK with him doing whatever he freaking feels like, but I /really/ don't like the fact they've been shooting their guns right next to my position, and they just bought a shotgun, and this guy is staking out the territory for use again. If you can't have drugs without violence, I want none of it!)
I already showed pics. What do you want more of? Up close pictures of my illegal mexican neighbors, one of whom was hanging in their "crack making" spot in the woods just recently, and whistling while I was just walking along? And his whistling suddenly stopped as soon as I stopped walking? lol.
Man, if it was a such a paradise, I wouldn't have meth-manufacturing illegal mexican neighbors. That's like the worst of all combinations; one of the worst demographics, one of the worst professions, and one of the worst positions in the neighborhood for such a person to live/operate from relative to my property.
But, yes, illegal mexicans do make meth. They make on the Mexican side, they make it over here. They make it everywhere they happen to be, lol.
(The fact he's whistling out there is telling me he's staking out the area for making it again. I'm OK with him doing whatever he freaking feels like, but I /really/ don't like the fact they've been shooting their guns right next to my position, and they just bought a shotgun, and this guy is staking out the territory for use again. If you can't have drugs without violence, I want none of it!)
Okay, you guys want proof I'm not BSing. Here we go.
This was a slightly moldy coconut I had. No real signs of mold on the outside, but there was a little on the inside. I ate the other half of the coconut was good. It tasted really good with cocoa water.
Here's my spear made from one of the local hardwoods. I don't know the species. Anyone know? Here's another picture.
And here's the tree I cut down and later sawed in half to improve its apperance. I did this so people weren't hitting the tree with their mirror when squeezing by my van parked on the side. The pine sap has dried and taken on a white powdery appearance; it was initially a clear sticky fluid with a refreshing pine smell.
Satisfied?
This was a slightly moldy coconut I had. No real signs of mold on the outside, but there was a little on the inside. I ate the other half of the coconut was good. It tasted really good with cocoa water.
Here's my spear made from one of the local hardwoods. I don't know the species. Anyone know? Here's another picture.
And here's the tree I cut down and later sawed in half to improve its apperance. I did this so people weren't hitting the tree with their mirror when squeezing by my van parked on the side. The pine sap has dried and taken on a white powdery appearance; it was initially a clear sticky fluid with a refreshing pine smell.
Satisfied?
Oh, and the girl I called said it was $105 for a "load", delivered, which was 12 yards of clay. Wow! The other guys I first called quoted me $257. Man, thanks for rejecting my request and referring me to these guys!
Now if I could hurry this driveway up... I just get the feeling these guys don't like me sitting at the intersection and I don't know how impatient they've been getting and how violent they can be. I've been told there's drug-trade-fueled bodies buried here.
And, oh, I first heard then saw a red-headed woodpecker pecking at the one of the trees down the road. Oh cool, if this woodpecker has decided this is going to be THE TREE to make his life project, I'll be seeing this guy around my neck of the woods, lol.
And, one of those "Amazon birds" got really close and made its very distinctive sound. Not quite a chirp, almost sounds like a monkey holler, not that I /really/ know what those sound like, lol. There's no monkeys here, as far as I know.
Anyway, it's kind of weird I can eat some sugary drink (Like this Holly Nog, alcoholic egg nog), and then become craving sugar some 2-3 hours later (Like today, gosh, not a good habit), but then I can eat an entire pineapple not really craving food for the rest of the day. I'm not so sure what a pineapple's secret is, but it seems to have secrets, lol.
Conversely, boiled sweet potatos will leave me even hungrier like 2-3 hours later, practically hypoglycemic. This has been kind of deterring me from planting sweet potato crops, lol.
Now if I could hurry this driveway up... I just get the feeling these guys don't like me sitting at the intersection and I don't know how impatient they've been getting and how violent they can be. I've been told there's drug-trade-fueled bodies buried here.
And, oh, I first heard then saw a red-headed woodpecker pecking at the one of the trees down the road. Oh cool, if this woodpecker has decided this is going to be THE TREE to make his life project, I'll be seeing this guy around my neck of the woods, lol.
And, one of those "Amazon birds" got really close and made its very distinctive sound. Not quite a chirp, almost sounds like a monkey holler, not that I /really/ know what those sound like, lol. There's no monkeys here, as far as I know.
Anyway, it's kind of weird I can eat some sugary drink (Like this Holly Nog, alcoholic egg nog), and then become craving sugar some 2-3 hours later (Like today, gosh, not a good habit), but then I can eat an entire pineapple not really craving food for the rest of the day. I'm not so sure what a pineapple's secret is, but it seems to have secrets, lol.
Conversely, boiled sweet potatos will leave me even hungrier like 2-3 hours later, practically hypoglycemic. This has been kind of deterring me from planting sweet potato crops, lol.
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