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[ChickenCanoe]

I loved flying, like rideing in a caddy. The only times were though from Syracuse NY to O'hare and then to St Louis MO, bus from there to Ft. Leonardwood, had a lot of fun that summer Lol! Then from St louis to Newark NJ. Took a small jet from there to Binghamton NY, that ride wasn't as smooth. Our family has drove to Florida three yrs in a row, takes two days one way and I do ninety percent of the driving. I can't get the wife to fly. The drive back the first time almost killed me, I think I was hallucinating all the way through PA.

It was great when the kids got old enough to help with driving on long road trips.

There used to be a charter airline associated with NW that had extremely cheap last minute fare deals. They flew out of St. Louis, Detroit, Dallas, Minneapolis among others,
Wherever the cheapest fares were to somewhere cool, we'd book it. We'd drive to the departure city a couple days early and combine a stateside vacation with one abroad.
Once we found a roundtrip flight from Detroit to Liberia, Costa Rica for $120 PP. We drove up early and spent a day at the Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
On another, we drove to Orlando, FL for a flight to Nassau and Cat Island, Bahamas. We went white water rafting in the Appalachians, spent a day at SeaWorld before our flight. My daughter drove half the way, including at night in a thunderstorm, in heavy truck traffic coming into Orlando. I figured, eventually she'd be encountering conditions like that so best to do so the first time with me (a one time driving instructor) at her side.

 

[tntchix]

Yeah, anything that is a shock to the system triggers me lately even a funny post that makes me giggle. It stinks right ow, gotta get this under control.

My one and only flight was a round trip on a surprise vacation to N.C. Turbulence and a puddle jumper connecting flight. ick.
What a great way to do a trip. That way even if someone isn't liking one destination they'll probably one of the others.

I have a 16 yr old who is BEGGING to take his drivers test every single day. I'm not scheduling until after finals,(yes, I'm holding it over his head, I'm mean like that). if he doesn't pass, no license, but can still chauffeur me around. win win. and insurance rates won't skyrocket.

He's a natural driver, but he's aggressive already, I wonder who he learned that from? (dad) I drive fast but i do NOT tailgate, ever. Too much can happen that close. We can't even play the license plate game while traveling, cuz well you can't see any plates he's so dang close.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Bambam's back.

 

[tntchix]

 

[vehve]

Hi Bambam o/

CC, yeah, Denmark is much more European than Finland. Also, Copenhagen is a bit more international than Helsinki.

 

[drumstick diva]

TNT just wondering, were your asthma- free years BEFORE you got chickens?

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you my avatar comes from the kindness & talent

of Perchie, our famous avatar designer.

 

[ronott1]

Must've been on another site. Bama was doing great and actually being the voice of reason on New Year's Eve on the threads I was following.



Diva -
Great avatar! "Guardians of the Galaxy" rocks!

Bama is on vacation until Jan. 15th. Because of the vacation, He cannot communicate via the site so the reason for the vacation will not be revealed to him until after communication is restored.

 

[tntchix]

Yes and no, but it's definitely worse now. It's been about 2 yrs and only since March w/fluff butts. It probably has a lot to do with it cause I cannot leave them alone. I am with them all the time.

 

[hennible]

The FF is freezing solid here in about 15 minutes. I'm still putting some out in the morning and afternoon but just what they can quickly consume. I've reverted to the bulk dry
feeders for the most part. If and when this frigid front goes away in a couple weeks I'll go back to FF full time.
It's going to be near zero 3 nights this week with a high of 7 tomorrow. All numbers in Fahrenheit.  Looks like highs most days will be at or above freezing starting next week.
I'm using sections of plastic gutter for feed. Do you have a bulk auto feeder of some type?

it's a bulk feeder but it's not an auto feeder it's a homemade rig... I haven't quite perfected it but it does work fairly well, and if I had splurged on heated bases I could be using them full-time in the coop.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/931194/fermented-feed-feeder
Anyway there's a link if you want to see pictures and an explanation of what I've been doing... I love them I just make my feed right in my feeder and I put it out it ferments while they eat it...yeah I love it. But I do keep dry food out for them at all times this time of year. I think I said to Linda it doesn't work well in -10 C only works for maybe a day three days tops at -10. When it gets colder than that I just bring them pans of FF 2 to 3 times a day. Or I rotate 2 feeders in ( to thaw) and 2 feeders out, The 5 gallon bulk of it doesn't freeze too fast, they managed to eat quite a bit before it stiffens up. Despite the round-the-clock access to the dry feed they still act like they're starving when I walk in with the FF...

I might have to break my fear of flying, I wanna go to Finland!

Me to

You could always swim...

Ha!