The Old Folks Home

[pennyJo1960]

I went out weed eater ran out cord took another did allot of the back.
Picked some blackberry first ripe ones.

 

[Sally PB]

Are you ripping out the molded ceiling sheet rock and replacing?

Also... I kept thinking one of those new bathroom fans that turns on when it senses humidity might be good.

The ceiling is the floor of the upstairs. It's tongue and groove pine boards. They're 1.5-2" thick, so substantial.

We're putting in a dropped ceiling. It'll be drywall, primed and painted. We're putting in a vent fan over the shower.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hello

 

[pertnear09]

Oh yeah!

I forgot to mention the special board called GO Board (or something like that?) that goes behind the shower where the drywall would go. It's waterproof. Much more expensive than drywall and I was surprised at how light it is!

Like a cement board. Hardy backer I think is one brand.

 

[Nomadicus]

Good Morning Old Folks. I've been outside playing with a sprinkler and have finished thinning a row of purple hull peas. Now it is time to put a new belt on the JD riding mower. I hit something that brought it to an instant stop. I think it was a hidden stump.

 

[Sequel]

If it isn't one thing, it is another.

I have gotten tired of all the excitement.

If the world comes to an end, so be it.

I have seeds, I have animals, I have supplies.... sure I could be way better prepared... but eh...

It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. I am really glad that I am further away from civilization.

At the same time though... my older sis and a cousin of mine are super sure that the US will have a huge mess (civil unrest and such), and are leaving the US within the next month.


Interesting.

I have cousins that got dual citizenship in a country in the Balkans.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old Folks.
I met real distant cousins in Germany years ago.
Let birds out going after my second cup.

 

[Nomadicus]

All of my kids are on their roosts and I will be too soon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Nope another hour maybe 2.

 

[getaclue]

Ohio was one, and Iowa has been doing it too. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1...er-bird-flu-detected-at-ohio-farm/ar-AA1kBCfe

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-iowa-how-many-chickens-6a8cd70e4293d0dee4fef6d0dcfbdce7Other states are mentioned, but they have not been as aggressive with their culling. Does that mean they culled every last chicken, or all types of poultry in these states? No, but they've hit the biggest egg, and poultry farms along with many private chicken owners in nearby areas.

Minnesota is also being affected. https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-eggs-minnesota-usda-8bc83b0d60872c0af6d7733d76e21a99#

Not to mention the Virulent Newcastle Disease that heavily impacted the poultry industry in California, which took 2 years for them to get it under control, and they haven't been cleared long enough for them to have made a serious recovery in the poultry industry.

Even when they finally got things cleared up, as with California, it still takes a year, or two for them to get production back into full swing.

Keep in mind, when the media initially announces things like this, it draws the ire of the animal activist groups, and local homesteaders, so they don't do much, if any, follow up reports. Too, they tend to direct their focus on commercial farms, but make no mistake, local poultry owners are impacted too. Instead, local news sources, usually by county, in the impacted areas do some of the follow ups, and updates, making it a bit harder to follow the full brunt of the ongoing situation.

The point is, while it may, or may not have as much of an impact on local poultry owners, it's making much more impact than is being report on national news. Don't be surprised when egg prices start going through the roof again.