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    Harvesting my Chicken Run Compost - Black Gold!

    ⚠️ Fall Leaf Cleanup Method I don't have one of those expensive tow behind vacuum systems for my riding mowers. I suppose they would be the best. I do have a tow behind sweeper, and that works, but I find it fills up too fast... Another issue I have with my lawn sweeper is that I dump all my...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :tongue Home Depot Reducing Veteran's Discount I have mentioned many times how I have taken advantage of the 10% Veteran's Discount offered at Home Depot. I thought it was a great program and gave a shout out to Home Depot when I could. Things are changing, fast, and not for the better. I was...
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    Do You Have To Pay Sales Tax on Your Chicken Feed?

    Well, in my home state of Minnesota, they do have a farmer's exemption if you raise chickens and sell some of your eggs, which we do. I buy feed at three different places in town. Each store has their own policy. The feed mill just asks if the feed is for my chickens and rings up everything tax...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Again, if she is well enough to run into her nest box to get away from you, I have hope she is not as sick as you fear. I just know that when any of my rabbits got death sick, it was very apparent to me and they did not have the energy to run away. Like I said, I remember them leaning over or...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    I had a lot of rabbits, but I never had to really treat them for anything. Also, I had so many rabbits that one got sick and died, it was not a big thing for me. Most of my rabbits were less than 2 years old and quite healthy. :caf FWIW, I looked up those symptoms online and there was not any...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Thanks. I'm just getting old and stupid things happen and just take longer to heal. I literally went to bed one night feeling fine, and in the morning my leg/knee was stiff as a 2X4! I don't know what caused the problem, but it is getting better. Thanks again.
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    WalMart Rant

    I understand that. But, really, anywhere I go in town you are going to get the least experienced mechanics do the oil change. I had some tire service done at a tire shop, and the young kid never even checked the car door to see what pressure the tires needed. He just filled it to the markings...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    At one time, when I was a kid, I had over 100 rabbits in all wire cages suspended in one of our outbuildings. Rabbits won't chew through the wire, but they will gnaw on the wood. No big deal, just have to plan on replacing those scrap boards as needed. Love to hear how your wood cages work out...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :tongue It's getting pretty cold here in northern Minnesota. The temps are down in the 20F's at night and only warming up to mid-30F's in the daytime. I started cleaning up my part of the garage to get our second car in there for the winter. All my pallet projects pretty much get put on hold...
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    WalMart Rant

    I went into town today and picked up my $50 gift card. The store manager and an assistant came up to talk to me. They were very nice and thanked me for taking the time to write a complaint. They mentioned that a lot of people would not bother with a complaint but never come back. :idunno Well...
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    WalMart Rant

    I would like to think my complaint could be used as a learning tool to improve customer service. I was only asking for a simple 5-minute fix that ended up taking an hour in the store and a week and a half with filing the complaint and follow ups. In situations like that, everybody loses. Well...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I don't have a good relationship with any local plumbers. It's not like you would normally need a plumber for years and years between jobs. Last spring, our water heater died. I got a few quotes from local plumbers, and their markup was very high both on the material and labor. I guess I...
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    WalMart Rant

    ⚠️ Response from WalMart Management I got a response from the store manager at WalMart.... ***************************** Dear Mr. XXXXXX, Thank you for sharing the details of your recent experience with our Auto Service Center on November 8–9. I sincerely apologize for the incorrect mileage...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Sounds like you put a lot of time and effort into removing that cap with not much but frustration to show for it. That's too bad. I guess that's why the plumber said it was not worth his time to try to get the cap out. At $100+ per hour rate for a plumber's time, it probably makes more sense to...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    When I fill up the car at the gas station, I'll grab a few extra blue paper towels from the dispenser and stuff them in my cubby holes on the side of the doors, or stuff a few under the seats. Like you, I use those types of paper towels first for the grease and oil. Those towels are meant to be...
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