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jimLE said:
got a 500 round box of 22 ammo today..wish i had the money for more...on account there were 3 more boxes sitting there..
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You dog! I still haven't seen any in months. Just curious, how much was it now?
 
Gazrok said:
Got my fencing delivered yesterday (100' of chainlink, 4' high, for $30). Have to love community yard sale and craigslist. This is for converting a horse stall to a deluxe bunny habitat. Incidentally, also got two sets of cowboy boots for $10 each. Woo hoo!

I was checking into really nice, but used grills, and most are running around 150$ - 200$ (for high quality grills that originally cost over $400). I did just get new burners and burner covers for mine though (which cost about $80 total) so this one should still last a bit, but I'll keep it as an additional one to have for larger cookouts needing two grills.

Edit: Yes, the chainlink won't be great for young rabbits, so we're still keeping the 3 section hutch handy for young, but the chainlink is small enough to prevent full size bunnies from getting out.
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I have a grill now that's still working well, but had one on sale at work four or five months ago that was too good to pass on. It's just fine in the garage till needed. Anytime I can get a good deal on something I'm going to use, I always feel that's the time to buy it even if I don't need it right now.
 
jimLE said:
the 500 rounds costed 24.89..only thing is..their the lead rounds.and not the copper jacket..which i prefer..
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Score! In this market beggars can't be choosey. Loads of people would have made a profit off that. I like the idea of it being my insurance policy for the future.
 
good day for okra..i got 1 more quart bag full.pluse almost half quart bag of another..plus i
just removed the seeds from some dried okra.and still got some others still drying..
 
jimLE said:
good day for okra..i got 1 more quart bag full.pluse almost half quart bag of another..plus i
just removed the seeds from some dried okra.and still got some others still drying..
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I'm still picking lots of okra, but just giving away most now. I'll wait till the end of the season and just leave several pods on the plants to dry out naturally for the seeds for next year. I think this is about the fifth year on the same line of orka. That reminds me, I need to save a couple tomatoes for seed. Anyone ever used the seeds before, and how did you do it? when I tilled the garden for the fall planting there were several rotten tomatoes that got tilled in, and damned if they didn't sprout, dozens of the little buggars! I don't think I ever got that good of germination where I wanted it to grow!!!!
 
this is my 1st year for saving any type of seed..i took the tomatoes in which i saved the seeds from.i cut open the tomatoes,and dumped the seeds and pieces of tomato with seeds on them into a wire flour sifter thats shaped like a bowl.and then run water over them untill i have the seeds rinsed off good enough.and i remove the pieces of tomato while doing this..then i laid the seeds out onto a towel to dry.i think that took 3-4 days for them to dry..i might have tomatoes come up in my garden next year,and in the feild behind the house as well.on account i had some rot on me.in which some ended up in the garden as well as the feild...
 
jimLE said:
this is my 1st year for saving any type of seed..i took the tomatoes in which i saved the seeds from.i cut open the tomatoes,and dumped the seeds and pieces of tomato with seeds on them into a wire flour sifter thats shaped like a bowl.and then run water over them untill i have the seeds rinsed off good enough.and i remove the pieces of tomato while doing this..then i laid the seeds out onto a towel to dry.i think that took 3-4 days for them to dry..i might have tomatoes come up in my garden next year,and in the feild behind the house as well.on account i had some rot on me.in which some ended up in the garden as well as the feild...
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I'll cut open a couple and see if I can salvage some seeds. Seriously, I plucked about fifty tomatoe seedlings out of the garden recently. Broke my little heart, but just as they would get big enough to produce we will have our first frost and they would be toast anyways. The beans, watermelon and okra are really easy as they are large, well see how much fun it is to pick out tomatoe seeds!
 
Just ordered some large sheets of clear polythene plus duct tape, activated charcoal and woven filter matting to be able to seal up doors and windows in case this ebola outbreak does get out of hand, the charcoal and matting will make an improvised air filter. Last month I bought plenty of FFP 3 masks ( N99) nitrile gloves, spray disinfectants to go with the three NBC suits (impregnated bone charcoal)
 
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This weekend, the wife should finally get around to mowing the main pasture (has to be done with the tractor), as we'll be getting 5 boarder horses next month. At least it's a boarder we've had before, and one of the only ones to ever pay on time, etc. Self-board, so basically all we have to do it turn them out, easy money each month. Yay!

While she's doing that, I'll be starting (finally) on the new home for the bunnies. Just in time for colder weather to arrive too, so will be much easier to keep them warm in the new digs I'm making for them. I'll be using the leftover materials to make a doghouse for the dog yard, in case they are ever out and it just starts storming.
 
Gazrok said:
This weekend, the wife should finally get around to mowing the main pasture (has to be done with the tractor), as we'll be getting 5 boarder horses next month. At least it's a boarder we've had before, and one of the only ones to ever pay on time, etc. Self-board, so basically all we have to do it turn them out, easy money each month. Yay!

While she's doing that, I'll be starting (finally) on the new home for the bunnies. Just in time for colder weather to arrive too, so will be much easier to keep them warm in the new digs I'm making for them. I'll be using the leftover materials to make a doghouse for the dog yard, in case they are ever out and it just starts storming.
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Keeping them warm is not a problem, between the fur coat and high metabolism, they do great in the winter. Summer is another story. Keeping them cool is the hard part. Also, remember you have to seperate them when pregnant, as the others tend to eat the babies. I just got two more batches of babies, 8 in one and a pile in the other I hanen't counted yet. They really do "breed like rabbits"!
 
Northern Raider said:
Just ordered some large sheets of clear polythene plus duct tape, activated charcoal and woven filter matting to be able to seal up doors and windows in case this ebola outbreak does get out of hand, the charcoal and matting will make an improvised air filter. Last month I bought plenty of FFP 3 masks ( N99) nitrile gloves, spray disinfectants to go with the three NBC suits (impregnated bone charcoal)
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it seems we have to step up our prepping..too much going around right now...
 
i just picked enough okra to fill a 1 quart zipper bag..and then i took out all the quart bags okra from the freezer.and the partial bag from the fridge.,and heres what i have up to now.and my plants still have okra on them..the on in the middle ,and on the bottom.is the one i just picked..and i just noticed.that i havent been dateing them..so i'll put 2014 on them..

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I'm gonna try okra next summer..now I'm doing my long,warm,rain in the night sun in the day dance here..
 
Well, we have never gone so long without mowing the pastures. Just one horse now, so not much need to keep them that way. Next month though, boarding 5 more horses, so we went out there. Grass up to waist high, and lots of bushes.

We have a mowing attachment for our Bush Hog. Holy cow! It mowed over all of it. I didn't think it would, but man, it went right through it. I am so impressed with farm implements at this moment. Kept me from doing the bunny habitat, but I did get around to making fencing repairs.
 
Since I already have on hand 7/20w solar panels and several battery packs/(AA/AAA) charging stations for the panels I put in an ordered for,
NiMH pre-Charged 4th generation batteries
48 eneloop AAA (radios and lights)
48 eneloop AA (lights)
12 eneloop 'D' Spacers (primarily use for my Streamlight siege lanterns)

The panels, battery packs/chargers, radios and batteries should all fit nicely in my plano extra large pistol/accessories hard case
 
never thought I would be glad to recive my gas mask today..but what's happening around us I sure was...it still was the same way to put it on as in my training days..old habits don't die...we just get a tiny bit slower ;)
 
I had my final interview at the US consulate today and got approved for a greencard. I will soon be a permanent resident of the US of A!
Just canceled my rental agreement for our current apartment.
119 days to go!
 
as my gasmask had 60mm threads..well I ordered an adapter that converts it to 40mm and the nato standard
 
have to get some sealant in a small tube too,if needed then use it ;)
just for the risk Maverick pointed out to me,thanks by the way..didn't think that far ;)
 
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