Well, notinoz2007, I'm so glad you rescued the dog (bite and all), and we sound like kindred spirits, we would probably be neighbors out there in the boonies. Too bad you didn't get the license plate of the Jerk who ran over that dog. I'd rather see a nitwit on their cell phone walking accross a green light get taken out, than an innocent animal that doesn't know better. And I've seen it may times, assholes on their smart phones walking accross a green light infront of traffic, all the vehicles hitting their brakes when they have the right of way. It's getting to the point where I really don't want to be around people anymore. I've been in this new house for four years, and have had THREE visitors. All the rude and inconsiderate people out there just keeps me home all the more, and I keep my contacts to a minimum. That's a shame, I shouldn't let others control how I exist.
The mentality of folks really scares me nowadays. Are they on Crack or an overdose of Oxycodone/Vicodin etc? If it wasn't for my jobs, I would probably never leave the house. That's no way to live.
It's hard going to the grocery store when you got irresponsible parents shopping with their obnoxious kids yelling and running up and down the aisles, just totally out of control. Then you got Grandma/Grandpa at the register arguing with the cashier bickering about being over charged for a sale item. Old folks can be really mean. One day, I had some old coot approach me, I was about 100 feet from the front door of Office Depot smoking a cigarette, and he yelled at me, telling me that I cannot smoke here. I kindly told him to mind his own business and move on.
If I could order my groceries online and have them delivered, I would never set foot in a grocery store again. Office Depot even does home deliveries, and have ordered supplies from them, and getting ready to place another order.
Now, if you wanna go out and hit the thrift stores...GAME ON! Then again, I got so much crap up in this joint, I could probably open my own store with all these 1960's record players (Magnavox Astro-Sonics, Zenith/GE/Motorola, Voice of Music) and several thousand LP's, 45's, 78's, 8-tracks, cassettes, turntables, reel-to-reels. VM was very popular back in the day for classroom record players and tape recorders. And, don't forget those well made Wollensak tape machines often used in schools. This camp is a mess.
My hobby is repairing all these old relics, and I'm pretty good with a soldering gun, meter and reading schematics. I fix these big beautiful console record players and give them away to coworkers and friends who want to play those old LP's again. Needles and cartridges are still available.
Oops, this is a Chicken thread. When you move out in the boonies, make sure you have plenty of chickens and other critters that make you happy and maintain some type of sanity in your life. If I had the funds, I would seriously consider selling this house, and get out of Dodge and have a huge chicken palace, maybe have a pair of goats plus maybe two dogs and two cats and a barn. Critters need a companion/playmate, hanging around their own kind, and it wouldn't be fair to just have one dog/cat/goat in addition to the chickens. They got to entertain themselves while I'm away. I truly envy those who have the acreage to do what they may, without out City ordinances and HOA's breathing down their backs.
I think it would be neat to go back to my roots of the 1960's when I retire. Who knows, set up a roadside stand selling eggs, goat milk/fudge, fresh produce. There are also several places in town that have "Farmers Market" setups. I could possibly go down town on a street accross from my office building and sell stuff every Wednesday. ****, that sounds like more work than keeping my regular job.
Folks,
I applaud you who are geared toward the "self sustaining" aspect of existence. That's how mankind originated and survived, and somehow, the general population has gotten away from that, but it seems to be making a comeback with Boards like this to educate and enlighten folks. With the increase in population, houses crammed together with smaller lots, and dealing with HOA's who think they are all-knowing, omnipitent, omniscient, putting a choke-hold on those trying to eek out a living to supplement an income, and prejudice toward poulty/fowl, when all other annoying, abnoxious other pets can have free reign...what's wrong with having some eggs and a garden these days? My neighbor accross the street supposedly has an awewome garden, growing kale, collards, cucumbers, tomatoes etc., and I need to take a peek at what he's got to inspire me to start my project(s). My back yard is just a complete, blank dirt slate, I'm guessing 50' x 50', walled in with a 5' brick wall bordering both my side neighbors and the back street/culdesac.
Here I go again, another essay, and can't leave well-enough alone. Need to get a life, but I thank all those who have extended me a heart-felt welcome to the board. Some of you folks are truly awesone (actually all, if you own a chicken
) --BB
Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona
