Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Morning all...

Layers, I really like the Swedish Hen ( who would have guessed that), I like landraces, they seem to have more vitality than other breeds. The best part is the name can you imagine wanting a breed named "Lessor Scandinavian flowers". Ewwwwwww

BC. Lake neighbors from the 652 area code would be bad...Sorry you 651 peoples. We have problems with people at our cabin too. And for us it is just a cabin. I am the city folk up there I guess. We have spread the key to the cabin around a lot too. Your DH and I must be alike that way, I don't mind sharing as long as people take care of it and let me know they are using it or did use it.

There is no public access to "our" lake. There are 3 cabins on the lake each has it's own landing. The other two have gates on there drive so no one can get to the lake. We do not. Our Landing in right in front of our picture window and a pain to get a boat in and out. I keep saying I am going to make a new landing but never get around to it. When I put the boat in or out the truck grill is a foot or two from the cabin. The cabin is only 45 ft or so from the water. It is older than the hills and was there long before zoning laws came into affect. ( I am sure banty will correct me if I should have used effect).

I was leaving the cabin one day and there is a 651 truck driving up the driveway with a boat behind it. I stopped to talk to the guy because obviously he knows me if he is using my landing. The guy was quite indignant that I would stop in the middle of the road (my driveway) and block him. I had no idea who he was. I asked him were he was headed. He said to the public landing.

He did not believe me when I told them there was no public landing. He insisted there was," You know, the one right in front of that old cabin"...

Our drive way is 2 1/2 miles long, it is a deeded access across one persons private land (about 1/8 mile) and then the rest federal and county land until you reach our 40 acres. I was so mad I made this guy back up about 300 yards until he could reach a place he could turn around. He was still insisting it was a public landing when he left and was quite upset at me. Even when I asked him why would a public landing be 5 ft from my window....

I should put a gate up, maybe someday. I hardly ever get up there, should sell it. I haven't been there since Oct or 2015. I hope I still have a cabin

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Anyone here need 1800 ft of shoreline in the middle of no where?


Jerry don't let a little monsoon stop you get out there and get stuck!

I had a bad start yesterday ( my back was out and I used Flexeral Sunday night so I was dragging until early after noon) but it ended pretty well. I am going to start bird testing this weekend, I hope. I put a new electrical service outside yesterday. I still need to get some outlets put up, then I can start digging in wire to the buildings.

I did a little test yesterday of me Cell phones "hotspot". I am thinking of getting rid of Dish TV. It has gotten up to 130 bucks a month and I might get rid of the house phone and internet. I have unlimited data on my cell, so I set up a hotspot and tried watching TV off my phone. It was amazing how well it went. By dumping the internet and Dish I will save a couple hundred a month. That can help pay for chicken feed. There is not much on dish I can't get off my phone.

Todays plans:

Drink Coffee
Work a little
Drink Coffee
and more work.

 

[jerryse]

Ahh lake and people problems . Brings back memories . No public access at the lake either . Locals use the shared access as public also . I look the other way . They will use it in my absence anyway . People with manners are never a problem . Mom was free with keys to the cabin . When I took over the locks got changed and I did not hire people . I am able Mom was not . The locks got changed because people were using the cabin in our absence . Someone took a dump and left it since no water was on . Really !

 

[duluthralphie]

Ahh lake and people problems . Brings back memories . No public access at the lake either . Locals use the shared access as public also . I look the other way . They will use it in my absence anyway . People with manners are never a problem . Mom was free with keys to the cabin . When I took over the locks got changed and I did not hire people . I am able Mom was not . The locks got changed because people were using the cabin in our absence . Someone took a dump and left it since no water was on . Really !

EWWWWWWWW....

Did you scoop up a sample and take it to the sheriff to have it DNA tested so you could get the criminal?

 

[Momof3plustwins]

Morning all...

Layers,  I really like the Swedish Hen ( who would have guessed that), I like landraces, they seem to have more vitality than other breeds.  The best part is the name can you imagine wanting a breed named "Lessor Scandinavian flowers".  Ewwwwwww

BC.  Lake neighbors from the  652 area code would be bad...Sorry you 651 peoples.   We have problems with people at our cabin too. And for us it is just a cabin. I am the city folk up there I guess.  We have spread the key to the cabin around a lot too.  Your DH and I must be alike that way, I don't mind  sharing as long as people take care of it and let me know they are using it or did use it.

There is no public access to "our" lake.  There are 3 cabins on the lake each has it's own landing. The other two have gates on there drive so no one can get to the lake. We do not.   Our Landing in right in front of our picture window and a pain to get a boat in and out.  I keep saying I am going to make a new landing but never get around to it. When I put the boat in or out the truck grill is a foot or two from the cabin.  The cabin is only 45 ft or  so from the water. It is older than the hills and was there long before zoning laws came into affect. ( I am sure banty will correct me if I should have used effect).

I was leaving the cabin one day and there is a 651  truck driving up the driveway with a boat behind it.  I stopped to talk to the guy because obviously he knows me if he is using my landing.  The guy was quite indignant that I would stop in the middle of the road  (my driveway) and block him.  I had no idea who he was. I asked him were he was headed.  He said to the public landing.

He  did not believe me when I told them there was no public landing. He insisted there was," You know, the one right in front of that old cabin"...

Our drive way is 2 1/2 miles long, it is a deeded access across one persons private land (about 1/8 mile) and then the rest federal and county land until you reach our 40 acres.  I was so mad I made this guy back up about 300 yards until he could reach a place he could turn around.   He was still insisting it was a public landing when he left and was quite upset at me.     Even when I asked him why would a public landing be 5 ft from my window....

I should put a gate up, maybe someday.   I hardly ever get up there,  should sell it.   I haven't been there since Oct or 2015. I hope I still have a cabin  ​.

Anyone here need 1800 ft of shoreline in the middle of no where?


 Jerry don't let a little monsoon stop you get out there and get stuck!

I had a bad start yesterday ( my back was out and I used  Flexeral  Sunday night so I was dragging until early after noon)  but it ended pretty well. I am going to start bird testing this weekend, I hope.  I put a new electrical service outside yesterday. I still need to get some outlets put up, then I can start digging in wire to the buildings. 

I did a little test yesterday of me Cell phones "hotspot".  I am thinking of getting rid of Dish TV. It has gotten up to 130 bucks a month and I might get rid of the house phone and internet.  I have unlimited data on my cell, so I set up a hotspot and tried watching TV off my phone. It was amazing how well it went.  By dumping the internet and Dish I will save  a couple hundred a month.   That can help pay for chicken feed. There is not much on dish I can't get off my phone.

Todays plans:

Drink Coffee
Work a little
Drink Coffee
and more work.

I know a guy who would love 1800 ft of shoreline in the middle of nowhere. I may even get my bed to myself if he were to buy it! Then I can sleep with all the heavy blankets I want!

 

[jerryse]

EWWWWWWWW....

Did you scoop up a sample and take it to the sheriff to have it DNA tested so you could get the criminal?

No . I suspect it was the guy that mowed . Mom would always call him before someone went up . To make sure it was mowed . He charged her for mowing every 2 weeks . I would get there to a mowed hayfield . Very obvious . So I would mow about 3 times to get it chopped fine . I think he was mad he lost a easy job . The dump was to let us know he was there I think . I mean a bucket of lake water would flush it .

 

[duluthralphie]

No . I suspect it was the guy that mowed . Mom would always call him before someone went up . To make sure it was mowed . He charged her for mowing every 2 weeks . I would get there to a mowed hayfield . Very obvious . So I would mow about 3 times to get it chopped fine . I think he was mad he lost a easy job . The dump was to let us know he was there I think . I mean a bucket of lake water would flush it .

The beauty of my cabin is the toilet is waterless. A little chilly in the winter but no need to flush it ever.

 

[holm25]

OMG GUESS WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! Pumpkin out huge red Brockle face had twins! She has never had twins before and has always had a black calf or a black brockle face and this year she had two red brockle face calves! She has excepted both of them so they are gonna get a bottle of colostrum to get them on their feet as they are a little weaker than usual. Other than that they are fine! I AM SO FREAKIN EXCITED!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Brockle faced twins! Congrats Holm!

Yeah I don't know what to do with the neighbors. One -St Michael/ Albertville--definitely calls DH and communicates his concerns. And the 2 other regulars-- 320ers and ugly cabin --grumble and b* behind our backs. The rest of the lots are real infrequent or undeveloped so nothing there. DH is a likable sane guy, thank goodness. And can reason. He's got two good buddies that keep the ice road open. And they have keys. He says they will always have keys. But when DS is riding snowmobile or we're driving the four wheeler down to the lake we leave the gate open. Because it's a pita to carry or switch the key between family members. Open gate must then make it a public access. Frustrating to us too.
Ralphie it is hard to keep that access quiet I'm sure word has travelled. Lol. I'm sure if you go to your little bar up there that's where the bartender will tell you to launch. I can just see it. And jerrys little launch there. Yep only one for his lake! You want people to have access but then it's a pain dealing with them. The other access is right in town and you have to back in the middle of the street between two cement walls. People hate it.

Well anyways. Thanks for listening.
Sunny gorgeous day... I want to start cleaning out gardens but I know it's way early for that.

 

[bantiesrule]

OMG GUESS WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT! Pumpkin out huge red Brockle face had twins! She has never had twins before and has always had a black calf or a black brockle face and this year she had two red brockle face calves! She has excepted both of them so they are gonna get a bottle of colostrum to get them on their feet as they are a little weaker than usual. Other than that they are fine! I AM SO FREAKIN EXCITED!

Congrats and I can't believe I'm saying this to Holms but PICTURES!!!!!!!!!

 

[jerryse]

Outside today .

No rain . Heard someone mowing today . Saw my first dandelion bloom . Rain returns tomorrow afternoon .