tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post3593178727949230789..comments2024-03-11T22:01:37.417-05:00Comments on Modern Day Redneck: Family DayModern Day Redneckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-70990250034345525322011-07-31T15:41:11.583-05:002011-07-31T15:41:11.583-05:00@ MDR & ATH - It would have been hard for me n...@ MDR & ATH - It would have been hard for me not to shoot them. Dang, did that just sound redneck? lol<br /><br />There seems to be a general lack of respect in the world. I don't get it and I am grateful I don't because that means I am not that kind of person.<br /><br />I didn't do so good with the kids growing up. I was a bit stressed and way to strict. It was easier for me to do it myself then to have them help me. Man, did I ever miss out on some golden years. I have mellowed out with age however and I am much better. Just last month I was blessed that our oldest son (29 yrs) came to help with putting up an electric fence. I have also had my two granddaughters help around the farm. I like that they can look around and know they helped make it what it is today. I just wish I could have raised my children in the country like I was instead of the city life. Oh well, I guess they have the best of both worlds now.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232175670503262669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-36015679480990749872011-07-31T11:53:01.905-05:002011-07-31T11:53:01.905-05:00HossBoss - I was kinda hoping to do all that. I st...HossBoss - I was kinda hoping to do all that. I still need to build a work shop but in the end I will sell cages, wood crafts ect, ect...<br />I was wanting this monthly sell to turn into a type of market square so to speak. Maybe one day.<br /><br />ATH - In Texas, you would have had the right to shoot them.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-19214659779602335192011-07-31T11:21:38.255-05:002011-07-31T11:21:38.255-05:00Last year I was driving along the gravel road that...Last year I was driving along the gravel road that runs beside part of my property line. There was an old truck there and two guys were cutting down lumber on my land as fast as they could. I got out and asked them what they thought they were doing. They said they had a forest service contract to thin the area. I am surrounded on three sides by national forest, but the forest service doesn't give contracts to thin out poplars, oaks, and silver maple. They thin out pines. I told those guys to get off my land, and that if I saw them or the truck again I'd report them. They left. Timber theft is a terrible problem up here, because the lumber yard across the state line takes timber no questions asked and pays a premium for timber you can use for furniture. I know how you felt, going out to your place and finding someone else had been there and had dumped trash on it.Arsenius the Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849281122788247240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-10276631914719913162011-07-30T17:50:35.147-05:002011-07-30T17:50:35.147-05:00Sounds like a productive day, MDR. If you make a ...Sounds like a productive day, MDR. If you make a few cute crafty birdhouses and such out of the old pickets, you might be able to sell them at your monthly livestock sale you've been having. Foot-traffic and word of mouth from the livestock buyers might help you launch a whole new revenue stream. <br /><br />I agree with you about the nerve of some people dumping scraps or even animals on other people's property. They may not know who the property belongs to but they darn sure know it doesn't belong to them! But maybe you can turn these dumped pickets into a golden opportunity. <br /><br />: )HossBosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.com