"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[chickenbelle]

Okay, well let me share with you my moron story for the day. Not as good as the crazy lady wanting tree guineas, but I am aggravated. I posted an ad for the cochin chicks I have available. I get a message asking if they can come get two pullets. My response was naturally, "I do not vent sex, these are straight run. At three weeks it is very difficult to make a guess on a cochin's sex by combs." I get a response that says okay, can I come look tomorrow. I send directions, the link to my web page so they aren't nervous about driving out here to the boonies thinking they're driving to the Chainsaw Massacre house or anything...and after about an hour of back and forth, I get another message that says, "Ya know, I'm kinda iffy. If I can't be guaranteed pullets, I guess I'll just take my chances with the cochin eggs I got off of ebay that are in my incubator."

My thoughts are...well, if you have eggs in your incubator and you know anything about chickens...why the heck are you demanding pullets from me? And why drag out that conversation for that entire length of time to just change your mind over two chicks? Geez...

Needless to say, I still have beautiful cochin chicks to part with.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Okay, well let me share with you my moron story for the day. Not as good as the crazy lady wanting tree guineas, but I am aggravated. I posted an ad for the cochin chicks I have available. I get a message asking if they can come get two pullets. My response was naturally, "I do not vent sex, these are straight run. At three weeks it is very difficult to make a guess on a cochin's sex by combs." I get a response that says okay, can I come look tomorrow. I send directions, the link to my web page so they aren't nervous about driving out here to the boonies thinking they're driving to the Chainsaw Massacre house or anything...and after about an hour of back and forth, I get another message that says, "Ya know, I'm kinda iffy. If I can't be guaranteed pullets, I guess I'll just take my chances with the cochin eggs I got off of ebay that are in my incubator."

My thoughts are...well, if you have eggs in your incubator and you know anything about chickens...why the heck are you demanding pullets from me? And why drag out that conversation for that entire length of time to just change your mind over two chicks? Geez...

Needless to say, I still have beautiful cochin chicks to part with.

Sadly, these sorts of irrational and erratic thought processes now seem to be normal for a large portion of the inhabitants of this country. I blame it on the M's...microwaves and McDonald's. Over the past 40 years in particular, everyone has gotten used to instant gratification. If they want something, places are open 24 hours to tend to their neurotic and selfish needs. My husband and I always joke that we now live in a fast food society: People want bigger, faster, better, more, and they want it yesterday.

Popcorn is a good example for me. This is something that used to take a bit of time to make, either on the stove top or with a hot air popper. Not now....oh, now you just throw a bag in the microwave and less than 2 minutes later you have a bag of fresh, hot, buttery popcorn. Well, unless you manage to burn it and make your house smell like stale gym socks for a couple hours. When son #1 moved home last spring, his fiance had a popcorn addiction. So, they were constantly hauling butt to Sam's club paying big bucks for HUGE boxes of microwave popcorn. I tried to explain how they were wasting money, but they didn't get it. So, I did a practical demonstration. I purchased a 1lb bag of kernels for a couple bucks and made MORE popcorn on the stove top in a large pot than was in their entire $15 box of microwaveable garbage. My son's fiance was amazed that you could make popcorn that way. I asked her, well how exactly do you think they used to make it? Pioneers didn't exactly have microwaves. I could have really blown her mind by taking that bag of kernels to the garden and growing the stuff. OMG it's MAGIC!

Also, most people have lost the ability to both READ and COMPREHEND things as simple as emails, advertisements, signs, etc. So, despite the fact you probably listed straight run in your advertisement...all above stated simpleton saw were two things: Cochin and your contact information. That is why I HATE selling things locally off Craigslist. IF you are lucky enough to be contacted by someone NOT attempting to scam you, then odds are very good it will end up being a "circular" conversation like the one you had: You know where you end up right back where you started, except you've lost hours to the moron.

When I was a teenager wearing buttons with funny sayings all over your denim jacket was the big thing. My favorite one was Stupid People Shouldn't Breathe. Then, as a young adult the big thing was insulting t-shirts (I had quite the collection). My favorite one, which I still have, says, Stupid people have feelings too, they are just too dumb to know it. Sadly, I think I have moved to the point where I would need billboards to convey my dismay with people in general. However, I know that it would be a waste because the intended targets would never get the point. They either wouldn't understand what the thing said, or think it didn't apply to them.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Ignorance is bliss, they say, LOL I've seen a lot of blissful people in my day too, and still I'm puzzled too sometimes by this, is it really ignorance or simply from not having/giving a (expletive remark) "care in the world" LOL or "IT JUST DON"T MATTER" attitude?

Ok that's my peeve for the morning LOL

Good mornin' La-yers and BYCers too hope "everbody" has a good one

Jeff

Had to add what got me going on this morning was MrsMagoo posting about microwaves& McDonalds when I first clicked on the Layers thread this stuck out(hit me like a lead balloon) and too I only read part of it as I was scrolling up to the earliest unread post and during the lingering moments till I got back to the post and read it fully to where it came about as she meant it to be. All the whole time I had it stuck in my mind that it was the 'microwaves' from our cell phones and the food from 'MickeyDees' causing all this "dainbramage". Now I got it, but still what I was thinking(brain damage) there may be more too it than what is thought there is-- uhuh? LOL

 

[mzstre]

Sadly, these sorts of irrational and erratic thought processes now seem to be normal for a large portion of the inhabitants of this country. I blame it on the M's...microwaves and McDonald's. Over the past 40 years in particular, everyone has gotten used to instant gratification. If they want something, places are open 24 hours to tend to their neurotic and selfish needs. My husband and I always joke that we now live in a fast food society: People want bigger, faster, better, more, and they want it yesterday.

Popcorn is a good example for me. This is something that used to take a bit of time to make, either on the stove top or with a hot air popper. Not now....oh, now you just throw a bag in the microwave and less than 2 minutes later you have a bag of fresh, hot, buttery popcorn. Well, unless you manage to burn it and make your house smell like stale gym socks for a couple hours. When son #1 moved home last spring, his fiance had a popcorn addiction. So, they were constantly hauling butt to Sam's club paying big bucks for HUGE boxes of microwave popcorn. I tried to explain how they were wasting money, but they didn't get it. So, I did a practical demonstration. I purchased a 1lb bag of kernels for a couple bucks and made MORE popcorn on the stove top in a large pot than was in their entire $15 box of microwaveable garbage. My son's fiance was amazed that you could make popcorn that way. I asked her, well how exactly do you think they used to make it? Pioneers didn't exactly have microwaves. I could have really blown her mind by taking that bag of kernels to the garden and growing the stuff. OMG it's MAGIC!

Also, most people have lost the ability to both READ and COMPREHEND things as simple as emails, advertisements, signs, etc. So, despite the fact you probably listed straight run in your advertisement...all above stated simpleton saw were two things: Cochin and your contact information. That is why I HATE selling things locally off Craigslist. IF you are lucky enough to be contacted by someone NOT attempting to scam you, then odds are very good it will end up being a "circular" conversation like the one you had: You know where you end up right back where you started, except you've lost hours to the moron.

When I was a teenager wearing buttons with funny sayings all over your denim jacket was the big thing. My favorite one was Stupid People Shouldn't Breathe. Then, as a young adult the big thing was insulting t-shirts (I had quite the collection). My favorite one, which I still have, says, Stupid people have feelings too, they are just too dumb to know it. Sadly, I think I have moved to the point where I would need billboards to convey my dismay with people in general. However, I know that it would be a waste because the intended targets would never get the point. They either wouldn't understand what the thing said, or think it didn't apply to them.

You are preaching to the choir! I have 2 sons, ages 15 and 9. Their friends must truly think we have an odd family. We threw out the microwave several years ago, our tv is password protected so no one can "veg out", and the boys have to earn the privelege of using their electronics on a limited basis. Truly good things have arisen from these decisions. My youngest, who in the past had to be begged and coerced to complete the mandatory daily reading for school, has discovered that he enjoys fiction and fantasy and now has an insatiable appetite for books.

I'm very happy to say that we have made the choice to avoid fast food whenever possible, (both for health reasons and because we have real "sit-down" meals together). About 6 months ago, we were running quite late (not unusual) and made the decision to pick up breakfast at McDonalds. When I asked my boys what they wanted to order, my youngest responded that he had to read the menu because he had no idea what they served. It was a very happy moment for me.

Now if I could only find a solution to the constant bickering lol!

 

[cajun backwoods]

You are preaching to the choir! I have 2 sons, ages 15 and 9. Their friends must truly think we have an odd family. We threw out the microwave several years ago, our tv is password protected so no one can "veg out", and the boys have to earn the privelege of using their electronics on a limited basis. Truly good things have arisen from these decisions. My youngest, who in the past had to be begged and coerced to complete the mandatory daily reading for school, has discovered that he enjoys fiction and fantasy and now has an insatiable appetite for books.

I'm very happy to say that we have made the choice to avoid fast food whenever possible, (both for health reasons and because we have real "sit-down" meals together). About 6 months ago, we were running quite late (not unusual) and made the decision to pick up breakfast at McDonalds. When I asked my boys what they
Now if I could only find a solution to the constant bickering lol!

if you find a solution to the bickering please share because my yungens treat argueing and hollaring at each other like a sport that they love to play sometimes

the only thing i found that works so far is to separate them for a few hours .

 

[TerriLaChicks]

if you find a solution to the bickering please share because my yungens treat argueing and hollaring at each other like a sport that they love to play sometimes

the only thing i found that works so far is to separate them for a few hours .

Don't have kids but maybe you can throw a bucket of cold water on them! or a super-soaker....
Have totally enjoyed all the stories the past couple of days!

OK everything's greening up nicely & all this nice sunshine--- wanting to fire up the 'bator again!!!

 

[cajun backwoods]

Don't have kids but maybe you can throw a bucket of cold water on them! or a super-soaker....
Have totally enjoyed all the stories the past couple of days!

OK everything's greening up nicely & all this nice sunshine--- wanting to fire up the 'bator again!!!

i hope you have better luck than i did i fired mine back up and the old cabinet i use just for hatching and the last 3 days. i plugged it in earlier because i have 96 eggs coming out of the main bator tomorrow to go in hatcher and my old hatcher has quit heating, so i have a guy coming look at it in a little while i hope he can fix it or ill be in a bind

 

[1MrsMagoo]

if you find a solution to the bickering please share because my yungens treat argueing and hollaring at each other like a sport that they love to play sometimes

the only thing i found that works so far is to separate them for a few hours .

Our boys are step-brothers that are 3 years apart. We tried everything with them from putting them on restriction to giving them boxing gloves and even the foam gladiator things and tossing them out in the back yard. None of that worked very well. Finally, we settled on two jars: One had punishments and the other rewards. The punishments ranged from do your brothers chores for a week, clean dog poop, to wash and vacuum the cars, or clean all the toilets and bathrooms for a month. The rewards were just that: Money, free stuff, chore passes, or food.

However, their was a twist with the program. Say one of them started a fight...we didn't automatically make him draw a slip from the punishment jar. Instead, we were just as likely to have the injured party draw a reward instead. THAT seemed to be far more effective than the punishments. They had to sit back and watch the other guy get taken for ice cream, or have a game rented, or be given cold hard cash. It finally got to the point where they were doing their best to NOT have to draw from the jars.

All kids are different, so you just need to be creative and find that "thing" that they finally can't take.

You are preaching to the choir! I have 2 sons, ages 15 and 9. Their friends must truly think we have an odd family. We threw out the microwave several years ago, our tv is password protected so no one can "veg out", and the boys have to earn the privelege of using their electronics on a limited basis. Truly good things have arisen from these decisions. My youngest, who in the past had to be begged and coerced to complete the mandatory daily reading for school, has discovered that he enjoys fiction and fantasy and now has an insatiable appetite for books.

I'm very happy to say that we have made the choice to avoid fast food whenever possible, (both for health reasons and because we have real "sit-down" meals together). About 6 months ago, we were running quite late (not unusual) and made the decision to pick up breakfast at McDonalds. When I asked my boys what they wanted to order, my youngest responded that he had to read the menu because he had no idea what they served. It was a very happy moment for me.

Now if I could only find a solution to the constant bickering lol!

Amen. You can't get anybody in my family to eat "fast"food. My daughter is now home schooled and loves to read and write: She has submitted several stories to a fan fiction site and had over 7,000 people read them. I was pretty proud of her. It is amazing how reverting to raising our kids the way we were raised doesn't seem to hurt them at all.

 

[Celie]

Gosh, what nerve! Good grief what a piece of work!

Man, you showed a whole lot more self control than I would have! I am sure that by the time she got to the part about the guineas at her camp I would have told her that she was too stupid to own animals and that I sincerely hoped she was sterile; so she did not birth and rear any more ignorant, rude, self-entitled morons such as herself.

Very well said! The old time common sense just isn't very common, anymore!

Okay, well let me share with you my moron story for the day. Not as good as the crazy lady wanting tree guineas, but I am aggravated. I posted an ad for the cochin chicks I have available. I get a message asking if they can come get two pullets. My response was naturally, "I do not vent sex, these are straight run. At three weeks it is very difficult to make a guess on a cochin's sex by combs." I get a response that says okay, can I come look tomorrow. I send directions, the link to my web page so they aren't nervous about driving out here to the boonies thinking they're driving to the Chainsaw Massacre house or anything...and after about an hour of back and forth, I get another message that says, "Ya know, I'm kinda iffy. If I can't be guaranteed pullets, I guess I'll just take my chances with the cochin eggs I got off of ebay that are in my incubator."

My thoughts are...well, if you have eggs in your incubator and you know anything about chickens...why the heck are you demanding pullets from me? And why drag out that conversation for that entire length of time to just change your mind over two chicks? Geez...

Needless to say, I still have beautiful cochin chicks to part with.

I know the type! The last 3 days I have had several people call for breeding stock meat rabbits, come from a couple hours away, to pick my brain, spend a couple hours asking questions, just to find out that they don't even have cages yet, just thinking about getting some. Today, someone actually bought one doe, but said that they saw an ad for $6 and another one for $8 for meat rabbits and why was I charging $12? I told them they should go buy these people out, because I had the name of a man who did not breed rabbits, but would buy all he could get his hands on at 4 weeks old, to raise for processing @ 12 weeks and was paying $8 each! $8 for a 6 week rabbit, properly fed, you are lucky to barely break even with the feed, not counting time or equipment! I guess it takes all kinds, but these people have to know most people charge $15. for a pure bred rabbit, if they checked around at all, so why do they want to act so stupid!

i hope you have better luck than i did i fired mine back up and the old cabinet i use just for hatching and the last 3 days. i plugged it in earlier because i have 96 eggs coming out of the main bator tomorrow to go in hatcher and my old hatcher has quit heating, so i have a guy coming look at it in a little while i hope he can fix it or ill be in a bind

If you have a cabinet model incubator, doesn't't it have 3 shelves and the bottom has a place that doesn.t turn for hatching? You can probably cut a cardboard box to fit, if it doesn't come with a draw! If not, you could get a cheap Styrofoam ice chest and rig up a light bulb for heat, place in a thermometer and a dish of water with a sponge and do quite well. Leave the lid open slightly or poke a few holes for ventilation. Good luck!

 

[cajun backwoods]

Very well said! The old time common sense just isn't very common, anymore!

I know the type! The last 3 days I have had several people call for breeding stock meat rabbits, come from a couple hours away, to pick my brain, spend a couple hours asking questions, just to find out that they don't even have cages yet, just thinking about getting some. Today, someone actually bought one doe, but said that they saw an ad for $6 and another one for $8 for meat rabbits and why was I charging $12? I told them they should go buy these people out, because I had the name of a man who did not breed rabbits, but would buy all he could get his hands on at 4 weeks old, to raise for processing @ 12 weeks and was paying $8 each! $8 for a 6 week rabbit, properly fed, you are lucky to barely break even with the feed, not counting time or equipment! I guess it takes all kinds, but these people have to know most people charge $15. for a pure bred rabbit, if they checked around at all, so why do they want to act so stupid!

If you have a cabinet model incubator, doesn't't it have 3 shelves and the bottom has a place that doesn.t turn for hatching? You can probably cut a cardboard box to fit, if it doesn't come with a draw! If not, you could get a cheap Styrofoam ice chest and rig up a light bulb for heat, place in a thermometer and a dish of water with a sponge and do quite well. Leave the lid open slightly or poke a few holes for ventilation. Good luck!

thanx for the info, the guy didnt show up to see if he could fix it and my main bator has 3 turning trays in it and there isnt enouph room to fit anthing under the lower tray,and all 3 trays are full of eggs set to hatch a week apart, i have one of the small styrofoam ones and im planing to get another one in the morning, im hopeing between the 2 small ones i can fit all the eggs for the last 3 days until i can get my old one fixed but it will be close,