Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

Send them here, I can put them to work!   I will have all of you stop by to add drama..

I have the following spots open in my homestead reality show:

Drunken Uncle
Overly Zealous Dog lover
Cousin Erma,  Composting expert and my first wife.
I need 2 kids I gave up at birth for adoption.  One from Nodak and one from NW Minnesota.  Please consider knocking a few front teeth out for the show, (artistic expression)
Judy's sister,  for this part you need to be semi crazy and know witchcraft, supply your own broom
A cousin Jake that shoots eagles and hawks from the sky and tries to trap predators. (you must pay your own fines)

I need a loyal neighbor woman that can bring me drinks and feed me grapes while I lay in a hammock,  This person has to think Judy does not treat me well enough.

Then we need someone that hates Guineas to come and make a scene on regular basis complaining about them,

A very poor Collection agency person that comes to collect past due bills and always gets roped into doin chores..
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I think with these few spots we can have a great non-scripted reality program....



I think this is about all we need,

Oh oh oh Ralphie! I think I'd make a great cousin Jake!

 

[Coffee 1st]

Hi all just thought I would stop by and read a couple pages before bed, no way am I even going to try and catch up on everything I think I will just start 2 pages back and pretend I've been around and never left,,, lol,,, here I thought I had the worst internet around so I hated to even try and get on, well duhhh guess alls I had to do was turn the bar to WiFI ON,,, lol,, hope everyone is doing great , and I will try and be around more ,, I am so ready for spring,,,

 

[Coffee 1st]

BTW Ralphie I would prob fit the role of the poor bill collector that ends up doing chores for free,, lol

 

[memphis]

Ya'll, Coffee posted more pics over on the turkey thread. Great deck and an amazing rooster mailbox. Can't believe how busy you guys have been!!

I'm posting this so ya'll can make fun of us southerners! Its currently 22 here. (above 0), so you know we think we are dying. But the big news is that its SNOWING! Yep, we may get a whole inch of snow! Not a loaf of bread or carton of milk left in the grocery stores! The local news folks are all on air an hour early to cover the big event! Wall to wall coverage of our 1" blizzard!

 

[jerryse]

How cold is bitterly cold down there in Texas?

Well I am in Illinois . -3 here this morning . My concept of bitterly cold changes the older I get . My low is probably your high for the day . So yea balmy by your standards .

 

[ejb3810]

Speaking of cold, there was an article in the Duluth News Tribune yesterday about some organization which rated all fifty state in regard to how bad their winters were. Minnesota was rated No. 1 for harshest winters. This even with the influence of the area known as the Minnesota Banana Belt. Alaska was third, just in case you want to move somewhere that the winters are not so harsh.

Ralphie, I have seen many banty eggs. The now extinct Maiden Rock breed were prolific layers of blue eggs.

The reality shows are primarily a source of bovine scheize, but they are entertaining to a limited degree. I would rate them slightly above career politicians in both respects.

It is once again colder than a witch's mammary gland, and I am looking forward to a break in the current weather cycle.

 

[KlopKlop]

Kloppers I love that show! Do it lol. Send them to Ralphie. They help build whatever the people need and made a pig house thing in like two days.

Seems like I'm probably not really their target. I won't starve if I don't shoot a deer today. Plus... can you say manufactured drama??

I may have to watch an episode if they are free on the website. I was too busy laughing last night to dig into it

 

[Cebarmlds]

Depending on which weather station you read it's ether 27 or 31 below here this morning.

I saw the worst winter ratings and I would say N.D. is worst than MN winter wise because of the winds.

Raplhie I was going to apply for the compost expert role but you added x spouse and I wouldn't want that part

Coffee I'm happy to hear your wifi was fixed

nice pics !

 

[KlopKlop]

Morning fellow chickeners!

Chooks are stuck in for another day today. The good news was no frozen eggs yesterday. We will see today.

In 2 months time I will find myself in the Florida keys. Looking forward to that warm weather!

 

[duluthralphie]

Speaking of cold, there was an article in the Duluth News Tribune yesterday about some organization which rated all fifty state in regard to how bad their winters were. Minnesota was rated No. 1 for harshest winters. This even with the influence of the area known as the Minnesota Banana Belt. Alaska was third, just in case you want to move somewhere that the winters are not so harsh.

Ralphie, I have seen many banty eggs. The now extinct Maiden Rock breed were prolific layers of blue eggs. I have never heard of these, Why are they extinct? Can they be "resurrected by a breeding guru?

The reality shows are primarily a source of bovine scheize, but they are entertaining to a limited degree. I would rate them slightly above career politicians in both respects. I find them pretty well staged and their being watched show the sorry state of quality programming for us winter shut ins. I could still use a fancy new chicken coop and pens. I bet the bureaucracy of Sherburne problem will put the skids on their 2 day build. It would take them 3 weeks to just get the sewer inspection required before you can get a permit. I kid you not, I cannot put up a chicken coop without a "sewer inspection" on both the houses I own. For a "red" county we have a "blue" level of government.

It is once again colder than a witch's mammary gland, and I am looking forward to a break in the current weather cycle. Thanks for this, I have been trying how to express that old saying without being placed on detention here,.

Coffee I am glad to hear the Internet problem was "operator error". We had/have another person from Isanti, they worked at the TSC store in Cambridge. They were on a few times and left hopefully they will be back.

I am not happy my fancy indoor outdoor thermometer I paid much bucks for from Menards is reading 19 below. The app on my IPhone are showing a high of 2 degrees at 4 pm.

I have to venture out and refill feeders today and maybe a few waterers. I need to clean the waterer the turkey hen has been roosting on. At least she was happy with her warm toes. She has been there several nights and I was wondering why, I am not always that swift, then it dawned on me it was to keep her toes warmer. When the cold is over I have to figure out a cover to put over it and keep her poop out of the water.