Rant for the Day (keep it clean)

[Peanut]

Now for the reason I’ve been posting about bush hogs, #$%#! I’m so disgusted by this. I started by cutting a 2acre spot last week. Its not my responsibility but that boy isn't going to do it... I was actually embarrassed people driving by could see those weeds from the highway.

Bahia grass is very shade tolerant. We have about 8/9acres total of partially shaded grass, mostly down a holler towards the bottoms. It makes for good graze in August when temps get up near 100 degrees. The cows can beat the heat by staying in the shade and have a few bites of grass. In spring I always sowed clover over it. The partial shade kept clover alive well into June.

I cut 2 evenings last week but waited most of this week to get a set of reducer bushings in the mail (grtnephew lost the set we had) (they are for hooking Cat1 equipment to a tractor with Cat2 lifts).

Today I bush hogged a path over to the old barn. I hadn’t been over here since April… disgusting, there’s probably 12 acres covered in Perilla just like these photos, over 6ft deep in most spots. The grass is completely dead underneath, it’ll all have to be resown.

Even worse was around the barn. That boy left hay rings, feed troughs and assorted junk laying out, all covered by deep perilla. Anyone who has had cattle knows you stack the rings/troughs out of pasture when you stop feeding in spring.

Anyway, while bush hogging today I had to run in 2nd gear with the front end loader lowered in case I hit something. And did have to stop and move the occasional trough or ring.

Speaking of hitting things… I actually hit a new born calf that was hidden in all this perilla. He’d started moving away, I saw the weed tops moving in front of me and hit the clutch but I still bumped the calf. He didn’t appear to be injured thankfully. If I hadn't been paying close attention I could have easily killed him.

An untold number of young country boys would had killed for the chance we gave my grtnephew. We handed him a herd of cattle and over 100 acres of well tended pastures and fields. If he’d just done what we’d been doing he’d have made money raising cows.

I’m disabled and dad’s 87, yet that kid couldn’t even raise cattle the way we had been doing it. He hasn’t repaired a fence in 3 years, his cows are out every week. Now he’s managed to kill 12 acres of grass because he wouldn’t get off his backside and spend a day bush hogging.

There was a 6ft and a 14ft bush hog here last fall. He said he sold them but haven’t seen one he could buy. He has a million reasons why he can’t do this or that… but won’t take 10 seconds to think how something can be done.

A month ago Dad actually pointed out to him that we have gotten so much rain weeds were beginning to take of the pastures. That was his excuse… “Well, it rains almost every day!”… What, he’s now the wicked witch of the west and will melt if he tries to run a tractor in the rain??????

Put on a rain coat and get to work!!!! That tractor isn’t going to melt either.

 

[Bacpacker]

That makes me sick Peanut. As a young man I'd have gave my arm to have had that opportunity. What a waste.

 

[The Lazy L]

Now for the reason I’ve been posting about bush hogs, #$%#! I’m so disgusted by this. I started by cutting a 2acre spot last week. Its not my responsibility but that boy isn't going to do it...

Bahia grass is very shade tolerant. We have about 8/9acres total of partially shaded grass, mostly down a holler towards the bottoms. It makes for good graze in August when temps get up near 100 degrees. The cows can beat the heat by staying in the shade and have a few bites of grass. In spring I always sowed clover over it. The partial shade kept clover alive well into June.

I cut 2 evenings last week but waited most of this week to get a set of reducer bushings in the mail (grtnephew lost the set we had) (they are for hooking Cat1 equipment to a tractor with Cat2 lifts).

Today I bush hogged a path over to the old barn. I hadn’t been over here since April… disgusting, there’s probably 12 acres covered in Perilla just like these photos, over 6ft deep in most spots. The grass is completely dead underneath, it’ll all have to be resown.

Even worse was around the barn. That boy left hay rings, feed troughs and assorted junk laying out. Anyone who has had cattle knows you stack the rings/troughs out of pasture when you stop feeding in spring.

Anyway, while bush hogging today I had to run in 2nd gear with the front end loader lowered in case I hit something.

Speaking of hitting things… I actually hit a new born calf that was hidden in all this perilla. He’d started moving away, I saw the weed tops moving in front of me and hit the clutch but I still bumped the calf. He didn’t appear to be injured thankfully. If I hadn't been paying close attention I could have easily killed him.

An untold number of young country boys would had killed for the chance we gave my grtnephew. We handed him a herd of cattle and over 100 acres of well tended pastures and fields. If he’d just done what we’d been doing he’d have made money raising cows.

I’m disabled and dad’s 87, yet that kid couldn’t even raise cattle the way we had been doing it. He hasn’t repaired a fence in 3 years, his cows are out every week. Now he’s managed to kill 12 acres of grass because he wouldn’t get off his backside and spend a day bush hogging.

There was a 6ft and a 14ft bush hog here last fall. He said he sold them but haven’t seen one he could buy. He has a million reasons why he can’t do this or that… but won’t take 10 seconds to think how something can be done.

A month ago Dad actually pointed out to him that we have gotten so much rain weeds were beginning to take of the pastures. That was his excuse… “Well, it rains almost every day!”… What, he’s now the wicked witch of the west and will melt if he tries to run a tractor in the rain??????

Put on a rain coat and get to work!!!! That tractor isn’t going to melt either.
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Sounds to me the Great Nephew doesn't have to suffer the consequences of his bad decisions. Perhaps instead of "We handed him a herd of cattle and over 100 acres of well tended pastures and fields" he should be paying for the privilege.

The only thing that finally inspired the wife to stop hitting things with the cars I bought her is when I stopped paying for her car. She started complaining about how expensive it was! NO KIDDING! Instead of body or engine damage once or twice a year she's going on four years with no damage. It all depends on who's pocket the money is coming out of. IMHO Great Nephew needs to start paying his own way.

 

[zannej]

Ugh. Reminds me that my yard needs to be mowed again. Guy we paid to do it only bush-hogged once (still owes over $800 in lawn services bc he was paid in advance-- well, loaned $ that he didn't pay back and owes us the work in exchange-- but he had the nerve to ask for more $ when he hasn't paid us back AND he pilfered stuff from our car port without asking- it's not likely that he will be coming back to finish the work).

I feel bad that we let the yard/fields go but I can't be out in the sun and my brother is severely allergic to the hay/grass so he can't do it. We sold our tractor and the guy we hired "borrowed" the riding mower and never returned it-- he apparently gave it to his grandfather or uncle or something -- possibly sold it.

It's frustrating dealing with irresponsible people. I've had to stop buying tools for my friend because ever since his traumatic brain injury, he does not take care of his tools (or other people's tools).

 

[Cascadian]

My last few days at work have been so full of idiocracy I dare not comment on most of it. However here is a sample. We were given these coins as an atta boy for doing our jobs in spite of Covid-19. Check out the lower right corner on the first pic. They no kidding gave us a coin made in China for fighting a virus that originated in China. Folks you just can't make this stuff up.

 

[Amish Heart]

That's a kick in the pants.

 

[Cascadian]

Ok I can't help it one more. Just today we were told due to the Delta variant we would need to wear our masks even outside and social distance. A little while later we were outside for a group photo of nearly 100 people. Literally a foot apart. So is it about safety or control, because I am a little confused?

 

[zannej]

My gripe is the about how the local school insisted that my friend's ex bring their daughter to school despite not even being halfway through her quarantine. Well, the kid has Covid and now her brother has it and probably a bunch of both of their classmates and maybe even teachers. It went from my friend's gf's older sister to the gf's adopted mom to the gf's baby and then to the gf, my friend, and his daughter, now to the school. The sister, her husband, the husband's brother, and the sister's baby all have it. They are all using nebulizers. Friend and his gf are having fevers but not too much in respiratory issues. It's their 2nd time getting Covid. It's the mom's 3rd time but her symptoms are worse this time. First time my friend got it was from his mom. His grandfather has still rolled by and laid on the horn wanting him to come out and talk to him (wanting him to do stuff for him) despite knowing he actively has Covid. To add insult to it, when my friend's gf first told the casino she works at that she was exposed and was feeling sick, the clinic there told her to quarantine for 14 days. She developed the fever 6 days in. She just got a call from her boss saying she was only supposed to quarantine for 10 days & needs to get her a** back to work. She explained that she's sick & needs to wait out the rest of the quarantine period. They pretty much said they are firing her for it. She did test negative early on but my friend tested positive a few days later. They are both sick with the same symptoms so it's safe to say she had a false negative. Given that his daughter went and gave it to the brother (obviously not her fault) it's pretty clear they all have it. I'm hoping the gf can fight the firing or get on unemployment for being wrongfully fired for having Covid. Also hoping she can find another job in town soon. She got rejected by Walmart already.

Cascadian, they are being stupid about how they handle the rules. So many contradictions because they don't actually want to keep people safe.

 

[Pearl]

A couple I clean for were exposed to covid and we're not going to tell me. A family member of the it's told me. I waited 2weeks before thinking about going back to clean their house and they came down with it on day 16, luckily before I went back to their house!!! Personal responsibility goes a long way. Unfortunately some people live like they are the only people in the world!!

 

[Pearl]

My real rant for the day is google "correcting" what I type!!!! I preview my posts only to find in my last post above they changed 'their's' into 'it's the', not cool crappy google!!!!

 

[zannej]

Autocorrect can be a total pain.
An addendum to my previous rant: Friend's GF went and got tested for Covid. Test was positive. She then went to the local grocery store. She called my house to tell us (my brother answered) and insisted that nobody mention on FB or any social media that she has Covid because she was seen grocery shopping while actively having Covid. She's more worried about what people will think of her for doing something wrong than for doing something wrong in the first place. Like she was mad at my friend for letting us know she cheated on him. She was embarrassed. IMO, if you don't want to be embarrassed for something you did-- don't do it! If he had cheated on her she would have lost her damn mind and told everyone in the world about it.

And she's criticized people who go to public places while knowing they have Covid, yet she went out and did it. And she knows we would have picked up her groceries for her if she'd asked. Hell, she lives right across the street from the place. She could have called them, given them a list, and someone could have brought it to her door. But instead she decided to expose the people in the store. She did wear a mask, but that isn't 100% effective.

The upside for her is that now she can tell her employers she's got Covid so they know they can be sued for trying to fire her.

 

[Double R]

Rant for the day.
The I R S. Why can’t they get our darn return done!?!?! Last year was painfully slow (like 8 months slow) but there was also an issue because the preparer didn’t fill out everything.
This year (new preparer) is shaping to be as bad. We’re over 7 weeks now and the online tracker now just says they are still working on it. Same as last year. So frustrating. Can’t get through to see what the hold up is. Not sure how far behind they are but this is ridiculous.

 

[Peanut]

Are you registered to vote in your state by political party as is done here in Bama? Won't be the first time the "Ira" gang went after people because of political affiliation. Makes one wonder.

 

[Double R]

Yes political party. Not much surprises me anymore

 

[phideaux]

Rant for the day.
The I R S. Why can’t they get our darn return done!?!?! Last year was painfully slow (like 8 months slow) but there was also an issue because the preparer didn’t fill out everything.
This year (new preparer) is shaping to be as bad. We’re over 7 weeks now and the online tracker now just says they are still working on it. Same as last year. So frustrating. Can’t get through to see what the hold up is. Not sure how far behind they are but this is ridiculous.

That's why , when I was working , I never , ever , waited for them to pay me back taxes that I gave them of my money all year.

I think it's w4 form that I filled out every year that I claimed , like 13 exemptions, so they didn't hold out money for taxes. I figured it close enough to where I only owed $100. I'd rather owe them a little, than them owe me a lot.

I got my money all year long because they weren't holding out so much.
Why let them hold YOUR money for over a year without paying you interest.

Just an idea. Worked for me.

Jim

 

[Bacpacker]

Same here. We got bit this year for over $1000, but I had the money to use all year leading up to paying it

 

[Neb]

That's why , when I was working , I never , ever , waited for them to pay me back taxes that I gave them of my money all year.

I think it's w4 form that I filled out every year that I claimed , like 13 exemptions, so they didn't hold out money for taxes. I figured it close enough to where I only owed $100. I'd rather owe them a little, than them owe me a lot.

I got my money all year long because they weren't holding out so much.
Why let them hold YOUR money for over a year without paying you interest.

Just an idea. Worked for me.

Jim

When I was working we always had to write a check at the end of the year even after paying estimated taxes quarterly.

It was only last year after I retired that our tax bracket shifted that we got money back.

Ben

 

[zannej]

It's not political. I know people who have no party affiliation and others who are registered Democrats who still haven't gotten their tax returns yet. Pretty much every document the IRS gets has to be laminated before they touch it (due to people rubbing feces on paperwork). That takes time. Documents get lost. Then they have to review everything.

My mother fortunately knows how to do taxes and uses tax programs so she submits everything digitally (so they can't claim something was lost in the mail like they did in the past-- even when it was sent certified return receipt). I do think it sucks that they will charge you late fees up the wazoo if you are late on something--even when it's not your fault, but they can keep your $. Guam's IRS was so bad that it would take people over 2 years to get their taxes back. So, it could be worse. But it still sucks. I hope you get your returns soon.

 

[Double R]

That's why , when I was working , I never , ever , waited for them to pay me back taxes that I gave them of my money all year.

I think it's w4 form that I filled out every year that I claimed , like 13 exemptions, so they didn't hold out money for taxes. I figured it close enough to where I only owed $100. I'd rather owe them a little, than them owe me a lot.

I got my money all year long because they weren't holding out so much.
Why let them hold YOUR money for over a year without paying you interest.

Just an idea. Worked for me.

Jim

We talked about that this year and next year that’s how it should in theory work out. For the exact reason you said. This year we got a chunk because of overpayment for “affordable health care” and the stimulus we didn’t get due to previous tax persons mess up in not filling out paperwork fully. It will go towards our moving if we ever get it. We’ve had a huge problem finding competent tax preparers since our retired some years back. No one knows how to do ag taxes anymore it seems.
@zannej I hope that’s not really what happens but anymore I would believe it. Ours were sent electronic this year.

 

[zannej]

IRS has been laminating paperwork for YEARS. We used to know people who worked for the IRS. People did all sorts of disgusting things to the papers bc they were mad at having to pay. They are having to be extra careful this time around. Even before the pandemic they had to worry about people mailing them antrhax. So they wear gloves and respirators when opening envelopes.

They really should teach people how to do taxes starting in elementary school so they can get in the practice of it. It can be part of math. I've always felt math should be linked to practical execution to show how it is used in the real world.

My gripe is the price of medicines. I was behind an elderly lady at the pharmacy & the clerk had to speak loudly to be heard. Said the prescriptions would be $631. The lady asked her if that was with the GoodRX discount. She said "Yes, Ma'am". The lady's daughter came over and asked if she could help. Heard the price and then looked dismayed. Clerk apologized to them and they walked away empty-handed. I felt so sorry for them. I don't know if the lady qualified for Medicaid or Medicare or anything or what the deal was, but it was sad.

 

[Peanut]

A driving complaint… It may be a regional thing. Around here old guys are often seen pulling a little 5x7ft trailer behind their pickup trucks. (my age and older)

A lawnmower is usually in those little trailers. Great, you need to haul your lawnmower… But! They are everywhere! Today I saw 4 in the little town. Later I stopped counting at 7 in the big town.

There were so many old guys pulling their lawnmowers around town I kept thinking I should open an “old man lawnmower hauling service”. Pay them like Uber drivers.

No big deal right? Except the way some drive . Several I saw today were driving like there’s a 2 ton load on the trailer and it was top heavy! I wanted to yell “Its just a lawnmower you dimwit.”

I was stuck behind a Mr. dimwit almost 6 miles today on a state highway. On gentle curves he’d slow down to 45… I normally took them at 65.

Then he made it worse! Every time the road was straight he’d speed up, just enough to keep me from passing, or the 3 cars stacked up behind me (a little white Hyundai almost became my trailer a couple of times).

Seriously, whats the deal with driving your lawnmower around town in a trailer?

 

[Terri9630]

Rant for the day.
The I R S. Why can’t they get our darn return done!?!?! Last year was painfully slow (like 8 months slow) but there was also an issue because the preparer didn’t fill out everything.
This year (new preparer) is shaping to be as bad. We’re over 7 weeks now and the online tracker now just says they are still working on it. Same as last year. So frustrating. Can’t get through to see what the hold up is. Not sure how far behind they are but this is ridiculous.

My oldest is having that issue too.

 

[Weedygarden]

A driving complaint… It may be a regional thing. Around here old guys are a often seeing pulling a little 5x7ft trailer behind their pickup trucks. (by old, my age and older)

A lawnmower is usually in those little trailers. Great, you need to haul your lawnmower… But! They are everywhere! Today I saw 4 in the little town. Later I stopped counting at 7 in the big town.

There were so many old guys pulling their lawnmowers around town I kept thinking I should open an “old man lawnmower hauling service”. Pay them like Uber drivers.

No big deal right? Except the way some drive . Several I saw today were driving like there’s a 2 ton load on the trailer and it was top heavy! I wanted to yell “Its just a lawnmower you dimwit.”

I was stuck behind a Mr. dimwit almost 6 miles today on a state highway. On gentle curves he’d slow down to 45… I normally took them at 65.

Then he made it worse! Every time the road was straight he’d speed up, just enough to keep me from passing, or the 3 cars stacked up behind me (a little white Hyundai almost became my trailer a couple of times).

Seriously, whats the deal with driving your lawnmower around town?

Must be retired men still trying to make a few bucks by mowing lawns, somewhat like me driving around dogs.
My main frustrations are always about people who are not good drivers, or maybe distracted, or maybe under the influence or something. I travel the same routes day after day, and I drive like I shop. I am about business, no dawdling, no messing around, point A to point B to point C. I know I am not perfect, but there are actually people who never really learned how to drive correctly. They maybe had someone show them how to turn it on and off and what the pedals are for, but not when to signal, or how to make a turn and where to be in the intersection when you are turning, how to parallel park, how to be in the center of your lane, how to change lanes. My tough driver's ed. teacher is still a blessing, all these years later. The amount of distracted drivers trying to change the channel, light whatever they're smoking, texting, calling, talking, eating, ogling, whatever they are doing besides hands on the wheel and paying attention to the most important task at hand, driving blows me away. They don't understand or care to not endanger themselves and everyone else. When a traffic light turns green and the first vehicle doesn't move until the light is starting to change to yellow, well, lots of people just lost time. If you are older and have no place to go and the rest of your life to get there, it doesn't matter. If you are trying to keep a schedule, or to get things done, then you will always find the people who seem to be half asleep behind the wheel. Or maybe it is me, because I find them every day! Part of driving is awareness of those around you, especially those behind us.
Today it was someone who came parallel to me when I was in the only driving lane, from their drive in parking area, but parallel parked and must not have looked at all, almost side-swiped me and never slowed down, or indicated they ever saw me. I don't think they did see me. Without my awareness and braking, it would have been a messy situation.

Part of my independence is that I have ridden with way too many bad drivers, my dad being the first. He drove into the ditch while trying to light his damned cigarette. I have had to put my head down between my knees more than once thinking I was going to die because the person driving is playing Russian roulette with their driving. Daughter is the same. She elects to drive, chaueffer, at every opportunity. She doesn't get stuck riding with someone who is under the influence, stays too late, and doesn't know how to drive properly.

 

[zannej]

The mayor in town passed an ordinance to allow people to drive their lawnmowers, tractors, golf carts, etc on public streets (because he wanted to drive his golf cart around town). So we often get stuck behind tractors on public roads. I'll be stuck behind someone going 25mph in the 55mph zone and they won't have the decency to pull off the road out of the way to let people pass. It is one of my pet peeves. We get people with the trailers all the time too-- don't pay attention to their own trailers when abruptly changing lanes without using signals. I almost got hit the other day by one-- had to hit the brakes. Good thing the vehicle behind me had good brakes too.

 

[Weedygarden]

The mayor in town passed an ordinance to allow people to drive their lawnmowers, tractors, golf carts, etc on public streets (because he wanted to drive his golf cart around town). So we often get stuck behind tractors on public roads. I'll be stuck behind someone going 25mph in the 55mph zone and they won't have the decency to pull off the road out of the way to let people pass. It is one of my pet peeves. We get people with the trailers all the time too-- don't pay attention to their own trailers when abruptly changing lanes without using signals. I almost got hit the other day by one-- had to hit the brakes. Good thing the vehicle behind me had good brakes too.

This is classic in farming country, to get stuck behind tractors. When farmers have 1000 acres or more, they have a ways to go to get their equipment from one field to another. The danger is always when there are hills and you don't see what it over the hill.

 

[backlash]

Today must have been stupid driver day. An old guy moved from the outside lane of a roundabout into my lane. I was paying attention so I kept him from crashing into me. Another car pulled out right in front of me on the highway and I barely missed hitting it. I had several near misses before I got home.

 

[joel]

Forget the name, but there is a company that will make you a coin, but you have to order 500 or more.

 

[Bacpacker]

Farmers have the same right to the road as any other vehicle. I got pulled over by a state trooper one day driving our tractor and hay rake on the shoulder of a 4 lane divided highway. Told me what I was doing was illegal, that I was suppose to be in the slow lane. On a 2 lane there is no where else to go but the road.
They have fields to tend to and no other way to transport most all the equipment. It sucks to get stuck behind them, but just give them a little time and they'll be out of your way.

 

[Peanut]

I learned to drive on the highway in farm equipment or farm trucks. Don't have a problem with them. It's with old guys who clearly have no experience pulling trailer that I kept seeing today.

Locally, pulling a trailer/lawnmower around seems to have become some kind of status issue (mines bigger than yours).

 

[joel]