Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / December 2003

I live on a farm in New Zealand, where I farm bulls and steers for beef.
The land is rough, very rocky, often steep, and gets very muddy in
winter since we have about 110 inches of rainfall (most in winter).
I've had three bikes so far.

WEST POTTSGROVE -- The parents of a child bitten by a family dog last month
have been cited for harboring dangerous animals.
Zachary Moore, who will turn 1 next week, was bitten Nov. 6 by Brutus, one
of two 120-pound rottweilers owned by the Moore family.

Yep,it felt like a spring day here today in NE Texas. 70° and light
southerly winds. It wasn't hot like summer,crisp cool like fall or cold
like winter,so the only way to describe it is by saying it felt like a
late spring day.

After feeding my cats last night I put some day old popcorn outside in a
dish. Looked out later and this possum,who has been living under the
house,was eating it. (ha)
I didn't know a possum picked up food with it's front feet/paws;but this

Who and where can I buy 5/4 stringers and or 1/2" or 5/8" deckboards
of oak or mixed hardwood for pallets at a good price ?  Sawmills,
wholesale, retail, someone's garage, etc...  Any info would be
appreciated, thanks.

     http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/7278268.htm
     Posted on Sun, Nov. 16, 2003
     Mauldin police officer shoots pit bull
     Associated Press

I live in the woods of the Pac. NW USA and have several sheds with metal or
plastic sheet roofing material.. During the cooler damp months of the year
(9 mo) the the underside of the roofing material sweats considerably. So
much that I have to cover things with plastic sheeting to ...

Living in the rural makes me happy.

More fodder for the list.....
My three year old polebarn has a roof that leaks.  Leaks thru the
insulation batting and the plastic covering same.  I had all the sheet
metal screws caulked two years ago, and the sucker still leaks.  Two

I have a long gravel driveway and there is a hill  where it begins (at
the road).  Every summer the rain gushes down from the road, and
washes a deep rut in that hilly part.  I have had 4 loads of common
gravel brought in, and it washes down the driveway.  Normally I just

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 14:37:49 -0700, Rat & Swan <labrat@cybermesa.com>
wrote:

My BIL has some small grain bins that are not being used.  I want them to
make goose houses.
I don't know how many bushels they are, but they are about 6 feet high at
the peak and maybe 7-8 feet diameter.  They are set into concrete, not

Boy this chicken thing sure is taking me places I never thought I'd go.
Someone wants me to grow a bunch of chickens for them.  A large bunch.
Many, many chickens.  OK...a drop in the bucket by Tyson standards, but it
sure seems like a lot too me!

From David Boaz, in his book "Libertarianism":
In the 1820s the representatives of the middle class in
the Spanish Cortes, or parliament, came to be called
the Liberales. They contended with the Serviles, the

Whats the best why to discourage a woodpecker from taking up residence on my
house roof eves??
No, I don't want to kill it.
Also - What would cause a woodpecker to want to peck there in the first