The Old Folks Home

[ozexpat]

Oh man. I was sent 15 BO eggs. 15 are going into lock down tomorrow! And, 12 Rhodebar eggs were sent to me. 10 are going into lock down. Here's hoping my bator does as well during lock down.


Have to share something, that us older folks can appreciate. I was at the store struggling to get the money out of the inside pocket of my purse. Took a while. I don't know why? I just find that some things take longer now. The person behind me was smiling, and being so patient. I remembered then. Something I read about 10 years ago.
A lady that was behind an older woman saw that she was struggling with her purse, she could see that the woman was feeling embarrassed about taking so long. Then the woman that was standing behind the older woman had a thought. I hope when I reach that age, that people will be patient while I am the one taking a while in line. Boy, did that come to mind. My time had come. In fact, it came to mind just a couple of weeks ago too.

at least you did not wait till the whole order was inputted by the sales clerk, you received the total, then pulled out a check book.

 

[Cynthia12]

at least you did not wait till the whole order was inputted by the sales clerk, you received the total, then pulled out a check book.

May have..if I used a check book..never ever, never, used a check book! Nope. Believe it. Tis true.

 

[drumstick diva]

Plus which - they then ask the clerk who to make the check out to - duh! They don't know the name of the store they are shopping at?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I signed up for a class last night. The lady registering me told me it was on the 1st. I asked "of January or February?"

Dead silence.



Then...

"January 1st has already passed."

"Oh, yeah, I suppose it has."

That kind of stuff really bothers me. I know it is the end of January. I can feel it's the end of January. I can see it's the end of January (based upon sunrise and set). So why doesn't my brain register that's it's January?

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions on keeping my hose from freezing and watering the birds! I hope this freeze today will be the last for awhile!
If it does freeze again I will empty and hang my hose.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

ChickenCanoe, class for work on the company's procurement program for end users. It was rolled out in our market area last February with rudimentary training, then last October I went to Tempe, AZ to participate in a Train The Trainers session, and now I go to our Denver office once or twice a month for two days at a time to teach to other end users what we learned in Tempe and what we've learned since then. The classes are small, usually 8-10 people, and we try to use examples of problems they are actually experiencing so the training is customized to the group. I am not usually a fan of classroom teaching, I prefer remote, but this program can get pretty complicated and it really helps to bring up on the screen a live example of a problem that is keeping an invoice from being paid and go through the steps to identify and resolve the issue. Lights go on and it's gratifying to see the relief on the faces of folks who have been struggling.

How are the NYD Penes coming along?

The NYD Penes are great. Still have the final 34 that survived the hatch. I'll try to post some pics.

I've been a trainer in adult education off and on most of my life. After military teaching methods instruction in ROTC, I taught a 'Soviet Military Liaison Mission' course to new army recruits in Europe. After that, it was drivers ed working for Sears. Then mathematics, robotics, automation integration, vision systems, power distribution, resistance and projection welding, et. al., all for Ford Motor Company. Then solar and wind power. Then care and feeding of Macaws in Costa Rica and finally beginner and advanced chicken classes at local community colleges and other green/sustainable living venues. I'm sure I forgot a few. Oh, I remember, I taught snow skiing for 4 years.

A couple expressions come to mind.
"Jack of all trades, master of none." ~~My mother
"Those that can, do - those that can't, teach." ~~George Bernard Shaw

an even better one
"Those who can't do, teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym.” ― Woody Allen, Annie Hall

One thing that helps keep hoses from freezing is to empty out the water and hang them up every day. The first whole winter I lived in Utah I tried many different things. Electric heated hoses (work great until they don't then they freeze) and hauling the hoses into the garage every night (worked until the garage stayed below freezing all day) and hauling a hose into the house every night and only bringing it outside when I needed to water and then bringing it back inside when I was done. Of them all, hanging them up has been the easiest way to keep the hoses clear. Last winter I had to be careful how long I left the hose attached to the bib because even in only 45 minutes the water would freeze in the hose. This year has been a "milder" winter so far. Only one to two weeks where it didn't get above freezing all day.

After a warm spell I have to drain all the hoses. One has to drain them slowly as well or water will pool at low points in the coil and it will still be useless even when the temp hits 40.

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I am sorry you have to haul buckets to the coops. That must be terrible!

Today I put a bucket of water in the coop hoping it will not freeze because the hen with her chick's water bucket has not been freezing with the heat lamp on in the coop.

I had to haul water to 5 coops 3 times yesterday. Today will be worse. I may have to run some cords today and use some birdbath heaters. I actually own two 3 gallon electric heated poultry waterers but they're so poorly designed, I'd rather carry water.

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That kind of stuff really bothers me. I know it is the end of January. I can feel it's the end of January. I can see it's the end of January (based upon sunrise and set). So why doesn't my brain register that's it's January?

I used to write a lot of checks and it took me until March to not write the previous year on the check. I could go back and see all these scratched out dates on checks over the years.

 

[Malaurie]

20 last night, barely supposed to hit 35-38 today. Am I in the south???? I planted seeds to take my mind off of it, the chickens don't seem to mind at all. And Kingfrodo, I am in dire need of coffee right now! On the flip side, I help a midwife and did a home visit yesterday. They happen to raise and sell fertile duck eggs. Oh boy! I love living in the country, and it WILL warm up. Y'all have a blessed day and keep warm..

 

[Arielle]

And I just take the hoses off for the 6 months of "winter" that we have and use the spigot on the side of the house and haul water. That is less intrusive to me than dealing with a stiff, sometimes clogged hose. I have a cute couple gallon bucket with a rope handle that I got for free at the transfer station's "swap shed" one day. It works great. It is the perfect size and easy to carry and pour. It's just a little bit of extra shoveling after it snows to get to the spigot.

The spigot drains when turned off so it doesn't freeze shut, and you can buy an extra protective cover for it, too, but I don't bother with that, anymore. Even down to -30 it doesn't freeze (so far!). The spigots I don't use all winter I turn off inside the house and put the cover on.

Quote: I"m not sure which is more dificult, the coops or all the horses!!

Hmm . . the coops.

Oh man. I was sent 15 BO eggs. 15 are going into lock down tomorrow! And, 12 Rhodebar eggs were sent to me. 10 are going into lock down. Here's hoping my bator does as well during lock down.


Have to share something, that us older folks can appreciate. I was at the store struggling to get the money out of the inside pocket of my purse. Took a while. I don't know why? I just find that some things take longer now. The person behind me was smiling, and being so patient. I remembered then. Something I read about 10 years ago.
A lady that was behind an older woman saw that she was struggling with her purse, she could see that the woman was feeling embarrassed about taking so long. Then the woman that was standing behind the older woman had a thought. I hope when I reach that age, that people will be patient while I am the one taking a while in line. Boy, did that come to mind. My time had come. In fact, it came to mind just a couple of weeks ago too.

Very sweet. We all get there.

I signed up for a class last night. The lady registering me told me it was on the 1st. I asked "of January or February?"

Dead silence.



Then...

"January 1st has already passed."

"Oh, yeah, I suppose it has."

That kind of stuff really bothers me. I know it is the end of January. I can feel it's the end of January. I can see it's the end of January (based upon sunrise and set). So why doesn't my brain register that's it's January?

Because it is frozen!

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions on keeping my hose from freezing and watering the birds! I hope this freeze today will be the last for awhile!
If it does freeze again I will empty and hang my hose.

You probably know what solutions work best for you. . . .

 

[ozexpat]

I signed up for a class last night. The lady registering me told me it was on the 1st. I asked "of January or February?"

Dead silence.



Then...

"January 1st has already passed."

"Oh, yeah, I suppose it has."

That kind of stuff really bothers me. I know it is the end of January. I can feel it's the end of January. I can see it's the end of January (based upon sunrise and set). So why doesn't my brain register that's it's January?

because you are getting old

its ok

you are among friends

 

[chickadoodles]

Does anyone know what would make my roosters toes turn sideways? This is my second rooster that this has happened to, and I don't want the others to have it happen to them also.