Michigan

[NovaAman]

Angela, I think Opa said he is considering incubating some orps...

 

[Mom 2em All]

RaZ-

I would definitely 'rat' out the stolen property..and file a complaint that the debris behind her garage is attracting rats.

How does a pond attract rats but a pool does not? I mean, they arent natural swimmers. I am so confused.
Look up landscaping laws..call the city hall and see if you are allowed a landscaped pond?

 

[chicken grandma]

RaZ - if there is anyway you can rent your house out to someone that she would just LOVE. I hope you do it.
Then p.m. me and I'll give you one of my best friends numbers. The one who is a realtor and works with the Michigan Rural Development program where they take condmned farms and rehab them enough to get them occupied again. Actually doesn't have to be a farm, just a rural home.

 

[sarah92480]

Anyway, the first shot has been fired across my bow. The Garden City Chicken War has been declared.

I cannot believe this woman. You should totally rat on her husband. If she wants to play games, I'd play right back. Im normally not vindictive but that is ridiculous.

When I lose what brings me pleasure around here- I am going to be the biggest neighborhood narc..and there is plenty more to be concerned about around here than a couple chickens.

x 100!!!

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I think the witch gave a pretty detailed description of your set up, so they already knew...

Probably. Even further proves her own life is so pathetic that she has to make her neighbor miserable.


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Her husband has a bunch of stolen property in and behind their garage. I think I call his former employer and let them know where to find their stolen goods.

What I said earlier. Totally do it. Seems like she's daring you.

 

[un-named543]

So sorry it went that way Raz.
So, is this guy gonna go to everybody's property and make all ponds go away??????????? ...or just yours? I'd ask his boss about that.

 

[Mom 2em All]

RaZ!!!!!!!!!!!

You need to make large plywood silhouettes and spray paint them black and put them on your adjoining fence line...BIG DONKEYS,,a COUPLE COWS...

 

[Juise]

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It is my fault, I admit, since I'm usually taking a treat out to them when I go outside. It was funny, too, when I was making cookies this afternoon. Every time I went near the window, they would spot me and come running over. Nothing like a bunch of chickens looking up at you with a 'well? throw us a treat already!' look on the faces. Silly, silly chickens.

Hehehe, I have this problem, too.

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Those people don't realize that I'm a mother, wife, daughter, sister, chauffeur, nurse, doctor, psychologist, tutor, cook, maid, gardener, groom, ect...

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What variety?
We had pears on the farm when I was a kid. I love fresh pears right off the tree.

The only pear trees around here are the ornamental flowering variety. They sure do look pretty though.
Darn near every flowering tree around here is in bloom.

We have a pair of pear trees we planted a pair of years ago. This is their third Summer with us, and I think they were something over a year old when we got them, so I am hoping we get something from them this year. They have bloomed both Summers, but never developed fruit. They were certainly pollinated! What gives? I didn't expect them to fruit the first couple years, but when they were in bloom... well, I thought flowers = fruit.

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...and the others keep coming up one by one to itch and complain..."WHUUUUHHHH? Whuuuhhhh whuuhhhhh? Dummmmmplllinnnnnsss"

then they go back down and come back up and complain some more...Hurrryyyy UPPPPP I gotta go.....

I have a polish..I think..it may be the frizzle with babies? but anyhow, SOMEONE has been dropping eggs out in the yard all over..every day. Like a toddler who doesnt wanna stop playing to come in to go to the bathroomm...oops, too late...wish I knew which bird it is that is doing it.

I think it is so funny because it is a bit too familiar on the toddler front.

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Well that did not go well. The Garden City Chicken War has been declared.

I'm sorry, Raz. That sucks. It does sound like they had their mind made up already, which is all the more infuriating. At least, it would be to me. Good luck on your upcoming battle. You have legal help already?

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He wants to dress up as an explorer, but I have a hard time finding fiction explorers in childrens lit. But we could do Darwin. I actually have a book by Darwin stashed in my old books collection... LOL.

I was thinking maybe we'd do someone from Land of the Lost.. Or another of the Edgar Rice Burrows... Maybe one of the Tarzan characters. I'd do one of the characters from his Martian series... It'd be perfect, but he's not allowed to go to school naked. LOL. Those are great stories.

If he likes explorers, how about a Jules Verne character? He could be the uncle or the nephew from Journey to the Center of the Earth, that would probably not be too hard to throw together. That was one of my most favourite books when I was little. No, NO, make him Sherlock Holmes! He would make an excellent Sherlock Holmes. Just give him a hat, a pipe, a magnifying glass, and, uh.. a hypodermic needle?

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How does a pond attract rats but a pool does not? I mean, they arent natural swimmers. I am so confused. Look up landscaping laws..call the city hall and see if you are allowed a landscaped pond?

That does sound like a totally BS excuse, and I would definitely find out if there was an actual law about it. I wouldn't be shocked if there was, though.

Something they mostly ignore, but use when they need to.

I think rats actually are natural swimmers. I wouldn't bet my life on it, BUT, my pet rats used to LOVE swimming, and we would fill up the bathtub for them with some toys and homemade rafts, they had a blast! Aww, I kind of miss having rats. We used to build them the most ridiculous things.

So today is not starting off well. The kids took turns waking up and howling all night and I didn't get any sleep. This morning I dropped my entire 8 cup press of coffee, BEFORE I had the screen on, so coffee and grounds everywhere.

At least it was my unbreakable french press, but that is only because my (at the time) 3 year old took out my last glass one with her broomstick while "flying" around. That day was not a good day, either.

I am actually a bit happy about the rain today, though. It's nice to have things cooled off a bit, and I need to get some things done inside.

 

[RaZ]

They have bloomed both Summers, but never developed fruit. They were certainly pollinated! What gives? I didn't expect them to fruit the first couple years, but when they were in bloom... well, I thought flowers = fruit.

I'm sorry, Raz. That sucks. It does sound like they had their mind made up already, which is all the more infuriating. At least, it would be to me. Good luck on your upcoming battle. You have legal help already?

Not all flowering trees produce fruit. There are tons of flowering trees bred to produce infertile flowers. Not to mention male flowers vs. female flowers.

Yep, the mind was made up well in advance. Not much I could do about it except go to court. I hope I can find a pro-bono lawyer.

 

[NovaAman]

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OH, don't forget the snuff... Not only was he a self medicating with the hypodermic, he also snorted the white...
Jace was bent for leather that he was going to go as Harry Potter, only instead of Gryfendor colors, he went in Hufflepuff... LOL. Oh well. He even took my first edition book with him. It better make it back home alive. I mean in one piece. LOL

 

[babigyrl22]

Well that did not go well.

I received a ticket and have to contact the court to set up a hearing. Even though he did not see a single chicken, hear a chicken or anything of the like.
He wanted to nit pick a bunch of stuff like why there was no grass growing in some areas. I showed him the grass seed already on the ground and the open bag sitting next to the spreader. Then he said the pond wasn't allowed. Called the tent garage a "chicken coop" even though it was full of yard machinery.

It was pretty obvious that he had his mind made up even before he got here so when he asked to go into the garage I politely declined. He didn't care for that answer. He said I "must" be hiding something. I told him it was messy and I was embarrassed for anyone to see it. He almost laughed at that point.

Anyway, the first shot has been fired across my bow. The Garden City Chicken War has been declared.

this just makes me angry. I am so sorry to hear that it didn't go well for you.