Surviving Minnesota!

[Cebarmlds]

You kids are miles ahead of where I was at your age in that kind of stuff. It impresses me....... I wanted nothing to do with the farm then, I was going to be a doctor not a farmer..

I can understand your joy at having a family come and take 3 ducks! You do not find people that gullible everyday of the week!!!!!!!!

I had beef cows as a kid and I did like having them though. I remember being falsely accused by a music teacher one of 2 belly button teacher I had in 7th grade, of knocking over some drums. I have no idea who did it, I do know it was not me. He made a big deal of talking about the drums costing 300 dollars ( a LOT of money back then) and asking me if I had to pay for it where would a kid like me get that kind of money?

I being a stubborn kid, said I would not pay for something I did not do, but if I needed to come up with the money I suppose I would sell one of my steers. He looked at me shocked and made some comment about I had "steers"? And I could sell them? When I said yes to both the conversation ended. When I told my folks about this they were not happy, When I told the guy I baled hay for about it he was not happy. The teacher did something bad, I have no idea what but he was gone within about 3 months. (the guy I baled hay for happen to be the chairmen of the school board. I always wondered if that had anything to do with it.......

And to prove "karma" exists the other bellybutton teacher and I met some years later on hwy 10 just outside of Anoka, He as driving 68 mph in his fancy car, I was freshly out of State Patrol Rookie school and driving my pretty Maroon Ford. One of us enjoyed that chance encounter, the other did not......









Just to put this in context for all you younger people like BC and Erli,,,, Back then the state was very heavy into 55 mph everywhere!

I am glad that teacher got his karma.
I had a couple bb teachers and hope they got what was due them.

I am lots older than BC and remember 55 mph! I remember the days country cops would help push a car load of buzzed teenagers out of the ditch and say you kids be careful now !! (beer cans rolling around the floor of the back seat)

 

[Cebarmlds]

Oh, one more thing before my day starts for real..

I got a text from Coffee.

She has progressed so much in her chicken wrangling career!

Remember her two roosters, James and Roostie, and how much she loved them. The last time I saw her a month or so ago she was talking about James becoming a bellybutton and she was not sure what she was going to do with him. I simply said you cannot have a mean rooster around because of grandkids and they are not worth the bother there are too many good ones. I told her to do the same things I told Ivie to do with Tom Hanks. Ton Hanks learned to be good to Ivie. James did not take to schooling as well as Tom did.

This is the text I got from her word for word, (at 5:58 am)

Just letting u know James is going night night. He has been aggressive lately and this morning when I went to open the coop and take the water dish out of the coop he came at me. I had to beat him off with the water bucket.

In another text she just wrote:

He is a big boy


I am just amazed at her speed in changing from city girl that could never hurt a fly to a farm gal that will do what needs to be done. I wish she had internet so you could all see the transformation. BTW I see the same transformation in others too, being a "farm kid" it is fun to watch.

Now if what ever idiot made the rule in Minneapolis that coops have to be kept no colder than 34 degrees could make the same transformation...

I am happy to hear Coffee is doing well! I have no problem culling the jerks, and Amy the hen is quickly becoming a jerk... flock disrupter big time.

 

[duluthralphie]

I am glad that teacher got his karma.
I had a couple bb teachers and hope they got what was due them.

I am lots older than BC and remember 55 mph! I remember the days country cops would help push a car load of buzzed teenagers out of the ditch and say you kids be careful now !! (beer cans rolling around the floor of the back seat)

The good old days, before everyone looked for a payout by suing someone for not doing their job...

The biggest punishment for those kids was making them dump out every can of beer they spend weeks trying to get...

 

[duluthralphie]

I am happy to hear Coffee is doing well! I have no problem culling the jerks, and Amy the hen is quickly becoming a jerk... flock disrupter big time.

I was rooting for her to turn around her evil ways.

 

[ejb3810]

Ralphie, I really appreciated the Merle tune. I don't think that I had heard that one previously. The Highlander video was good too but a little too dark for me in my old age. It brings up bad memories.

Merle is one of my favorite artists, although in my youth I considered Country Music to be not worth listening to. It is quite remarkable how interests and thinking changes as you get nearer to 100.

 

[Cebarmlds]

I assume so because this morning I found her just hobbling around with 2 broken legs. I am not to disappointed because she was one of the Asian Blues that Hoover's messed up and sent us extra, and she was the meanest of them all. So maybe a blessing in disguise......or Karma struck her too.

How sad

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie, I really appreciated the Merle tune. I don't think that I had heard that one previously. The Highlander video was good too but a little too dark for me in my old age. It brings up bad memories.

Merle is one of my favorite artists, although in my youth I considered Country Music to be not worth listening to. It is quite remarkable how interests and thinking changes as you get nearer to 100.

I understand. I have moved towards country music about 40 years ago. I think it is the fault of the Eagles.

The Highlander song is dark, but I like the vocals and all the minor chords in it. I do not think it is written in a minor key but it sure goes there a lot.

 

[Siggie]

Oh wow, another thing on my Bucket list, the empire builder to Seattle.. Have a great ride.

The Empire Builder is a GREAT ride! My husband and I took it to the Isaak Walton Inn in Essex Montana. If you get a chance and you like trains, stay at the Isaak Walton...Its fantastic!! It was an old boarding house for railroad personnel. Besides the hotel, there are actually rooms made inside train cars....no TV's, no phones, it was so relaxing!

 

[Cebarmlds]

The good old days, before everyone looked for a payout by suing someone for not doing their job...

The biggest punishment for those kids was making them dump out every can of beer they spend weeks trying to get...

Forgot to metion that was Wisconsin!

 

[Cebarmlds]

I was rooting for her to turn around her evil ways.

I was hoping she'd settle down, she was skittish since she was a chick (Pipsqueak's child) but now she's gone over the edge since having kids.