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Jim
My thoughts exactly. Although High E windows can be had. Not sure how to add security, other than heavy steel hurricane shutters and that would only add so much.
You can get ballistic windows that are triple glazed but they are expensive. I like to limit windows to where they are necessary - that's why my shop and garage have no windows.
Had a bear on the porch last night, where can I get one of those signs?
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Our big black bear was on the street in front of the house about 9PM yesterday. We don’t have a sign but I guess he decided not to come calling
My brother gets his groceries by waiting for the deer or bear to come calling. It is easy to shoot, gut, skin and cut the meat. He takes the "spoils" t a place that he has designated for the coyotes to feed.He keeps the diversity of game in balance and eats well.
I do like large windows, but not high and pointed into the rafters or with plastic tape between the panes. Also, I prefer vertical windows (like most older homes) as opposed to horizontal windows (like many newer homes.). I'm just a picky bugger ain't I?
I saw a few bowls of cotton open this morning... made me think of my family... generations had food on the table because of cotton... Both grandpa's were sharecroppers the year I was born. That soon changed with large JD and IH equipment.
In fact my first good job in highschool was in a cotton gin at night.
In fact my first good job in highschool was in a cotton gin at night.
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Great photos, Peanut
@Peanut did you also get that smell of cotton opening with dew on it ?
I remember those days, when 200 lbs a day for a grown man was expected. My mother could pick 200 lbs a day. My mom just passed 2 months ago and still talked about it.
I remember the difference in picking cotton balls and pulling cotton.
As with most things , machines have now taken those hard labor jobs .
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All of the above.
@phideaux I know this sounds like bs but it's true. My mom picked cotton the day I was born. Being 9months she could only scrap around the ends of rows near the wagon, have empty sacks ready etc. They said I was born just after lunch. Heck of a way to get out of picking cotton. That's what my grandpa used to say teasing her... "she just had you to get out of picking cotton"
@phideaux I know this sounds like bs but it's true. My mom picked cotton the day I was born. Being 9months she could only scrap around the ends of rows near the wagon, have empty sacks ready etc. They said I was born just after lunch. Heck of a way to get out of picking cotton. That's what my grandpa used to say teasing her... "she just had you to get out of picking cotton"
Oh no...
I believe that.
My mom was the hardest working woman I've ever seen , besides my Grandma.
Jim
No cotton in Washington but we had plenty of fruit to pick.
I grew up in an orchard from early spring to late fall.
When I got older if I was foolish enough to ask Mom for money she would tell me there was fruit trees that needed to be picked and she was sure I could get some money there.
I went into the Navy to get out of picking fruit another year.
I grew up in an orchard from early spring to late fall.
When I got older if I was foolish enough to ask Mom for money she would tell me there was fruit trees that needed to be picked and she was sure I could get some money there.
I went into the Navy to get out of picking fruit another year.
Never saw a cotton plant in my life
Great Pics Peanut. I never worked in cotton. But I sure recall ridin on the tractor with my stepdad till I was big enough to do the work myself.
The only cotton fields I've seen that look like that are along the mississippi river delta, both sides of the river.
Nothing like the smell of a cotton bale burning. There's usually one every couple of years around here.
Jim
Jim
Actually I am ready for Autumn. I've had enough Summer for this year. I just hope Winter doesn't get here too early but this weekend is suppose to give us a taste of Winter temperatures. My wife is not ready for me to fire up the pellet stove but by Saturday she might change her mind.
