Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[fuzzi]

I watched the speech, stayed up way past my bedtime. My DS, who has been such a rock for me otherwise, was walking excessively heavily around the house while the speech was on.

He picked up some attitude while he was at the university, but I expect Real Life will eventually tone it down, as it already has. Life is tough, but it's tougher if you don't think.

 

[farmerjan]

Terrible winds and rain in some spurts. About to get some real soaking stuff, according to what the radar looks like. 10-1... Thunderstorms even, and the wind is supposed to get worse. Power has flickered so expect we might lose it before it is all over. Animals will wait til after, hoping they are hunkered down. Only saving grace is the temps are in the mid 50's... was down to 51 last night so quite warm. Assuming I am still testing this afternoon... will go to DS's house after the line of rain goes through and see about doing the feeding there before I go to work and do the chores at the nurse cow pasture.
Part of springtime unstable weather...

 

[farmerjan]

It rained hard for a bit Wed and then stopped about noon, got some sun, and it then rained again late aft like after 5...while we were milking/testing.... with a light show of unbelievable lightning.... Got another downpour that evening... then the clouds blew east and I saw stars around 10... Crazy night...The wind kept up all night.

The temps dropped down to 31, overnight..... and it was windy all day today... biting cold wind.. Temps got up to 47, some clouds and sun all day... but it sure didn't feel like it.

I left early and went to the chiropractor appt... and then went to JoAnn's fabrics.... at first they were going to close 500 stores nationwide, now they are going completely out of business... It was announced last week... and I could not believe how much stuff is already gone off the shelves. Still alot of fabric in there, and I bought some stuff... but alot of the craft type stuff is gone... It is sad, since I really liked going in there... and could find so much stuff when I needed it. They were pricey, but sometimes it is worth a little more to go in somewhere and find what you wanted... Especially the hundreds of bolts of specialty fabrics... holiday prints, for most any holiday you could think. Their variety was very very impressive... and the stores were always very clean and neat.....

Got home about 2.... ate a sandwich instead of eating out today....went to DS's house and fed the dogs, I had fed the chickens plenty and watered them good yesterday.... then went to the nurse cow pasture and did them, cow came right in and calf right on her... I put some hay in the bunk with the calf feed in the one side, and fed the cows... talked to the guy that was feeding the silage for him... he was going to feed some hay there at the pastures where the cows are calving, and I told him that the cows at Grants (behind me) and at snyder's (nurse cow pasture) both needed hay... so, he came up with the truck and I did gates at both places and he fed 2 rolls in grants and 1 in snyders... and then he stopped at my house and picked me up and took me back up the hill at snyder's, to get the little truck as I had brought the forester home once I got it restarted the other day, and then traded the little truck for the outback when I took the little truck with the protein tubs up there for the heifers... I need to get the forester battery charged up here at the house... I will put the charger on it while it is sitting here in the driveway instead of just unhooking the battery ... The battery is getting older... 4 or 5 years I think, and with it getting run down a couple times, it might be getting weak. But get it charged up and see if it will hold longer after getting a good charge... I am wondering if it is charging when running... maybe the alternator isn't working right ???? Maybe it is just getting old.

I'm tired, and going to get a shower, and go to bed early. Seems that the friend that is feeding the silage, said he talked to DS and that DS isn't coming home until tomorrow (friday) night.... so telling me he was going to be gone Mon noon through Thurs night is another bunch of BS...... Typical of things that go on when he is involved with her every time.

 

[Mini Horses]

He sold calves. She's helping spend it -- vacay

 

[Baymule]

Send him an update text and end with Glad y’all are having a good time, see you Thursday night.

The battery is old and done. Go ahead and get a new one so you don’t have to fool with it. My truck needed batteries and a friend was telling me I shouldn’t get new ones and do this…. blah blah blah. Ummmm nope. I didn’t want to be off somewhere with what I KNOW is weak old batteries, and the truck not start. I got the new batteries.

 

[farmerjan]

Friday morning... 30 overnight.. alot of clouds still out there, supposed to mostly clear off today but not real warm, maybe 50? I think the breeze is supposed to calm more, it is not too bad out there now.

@Baymule Yeah, I will get a new battery when the cut off switch gets put in so I don't have to hook and unhook the battery cable for whatever wire is causing the electrical leak. I kinda figured it was getting to the end of it's time... But I am going to take it down to the guy closeby that does alternators and stuff... have him test it to make sure it is charging correctly also... replacing an alternator is not that big a deal in that little forester either...
It will cost a small fortune to rewire the car, partly because everything is in the steering column.... but that is something in the future... I have had the little 4x4 ranger for 6-7 years with the cut off switch and after he finally figured out where the guys at the mechanics shop, had put on a new ground wire, I used it all the time and it has done fine with the switch. Obviously they had no idea what the cut off switch was for... don't know who worked on it as the owner is about as sharp as they come at mechanics... The truck is so much simpler than the forester... much more space to work around the engine compartment too... pull out knob in the dash, to turn the lights on and off... not all the stuff in the steering column.
Oh well.... at least it is back to running, and I can use it for going into the pastures and have the 4wd to get around much safer on some of the hills.

@Mini Horses as long as I got paid for my calves I can't care what he does anymore. Waste it, and when she dumps him this time, I will just tell him that I do not want to hear one word. Unless he does something stupid like marry her, and I can even see that happening... you know what, I won't be around to see the destruction she causes in his life down the road... and I am seriously looking at the options with my house and stuff.. DS will be getting all of his father's estate when it happens, worth way more than me, he doesn't need mine and I have no intentions of having it thrown away on any of that family... all his stuff will go to those kids... that's what he wants, then his deal. I am weighing my options... no grandkids, no nieces, nephews or anyone like that, in the family that can be bothered to even try to keep in touch after my parents passed... Been wanting to find someone who I could mentor; pass on what I have, Want to get a few things done here, and since he is in such a "nice" do for me mood... don't care if it is guilt or what anymore... I will take advantage of it.
In the new generation of people, there is little or no respect for the "old ways" or for SIMPLICITY in life.... especially in areas like this where there is too much technology, and high paying jobs available....people just want more and more...... Sure I am enjoying the returns on the cattle and such, but at the end of the day, it is just a piece of life. I just hope all that will fill their bellies in the future... and keep them safe.... Not all technology is bad... but it is not the do all, end all.....
When I was a kid I used to tell my grandmother that I was born 100 years too late... and I was made fun of by some of the kids in school that were so "hip" and "with it" because I was just not into so much of the posturing and showy lifestyle....even then I preferred being out in the barn with my horse, and the chickens...material things just didn't really show me much.... cars and clothes and the like...
Guess I am still "out of synch" with the times.

Past time to eat something... I have been doing some stuff for work inbetween... phone rings and I stop writing this post to answer... got to go get the rest of the fabric out of the car I didn't carry in yesterday... I wanted to get up to the pasture and all since it was cold, wanted to get done before it was late and colder...

Got a farm already scheduled for next week...

Life goes on....

 

[murphysranch]

hear, hear.
I get you.
And agree.

 

[SageHill]

Right on - I think most of us here would agree born 100 or even 50 yrs too late. With the crazy world I would think, pray, hope there are kids out there that are sick of the constant squabbling of kids and adults (who most are acting like spoiled brat kids).

 

[Baymule]

I’m a member of that shoulda been born in the past, club. I didn’t have many friends at school, the girls were silly, popular garbage and I’d rather go ride my horse.

 

[farmerjan]

I’m a member of that shoulda been born in the past, club. I didn’t have many friends at school, the girls were silly, popular garbage and I’d rather go ride my horse.

@Baymule ..... Exactly... I hated all the silliness, and my horse was the most important thing except working to pay for her... I made most of my clothes and that is when we still had to wear dresses/skirts... no pants in school until I was in last year or 2, of high school... then I worked after school and had to wear a dress/skirt.... so didn't bother with all the changing... then I came home from work, and changed, rode for whatever time I had and baby sat several nights a week for more horse/animal money...
I dated a little, but mostly was a "buddy/friend" kind of date to guys that liked to tinker with cars or a couple that had a horse....I had chickens from about 12-13yrs old.... for 4-H..... bought my own horse at 15.... met my ex, got into show chickens alot... and they used some of my available money... to buy better show chickens and all. My whole family got into showing the chickens too...everyone had their own breed ..... so it was a family hobby for several years.
The one thing that I would have missed if I had been able to go back in time... would have been the electricity......refrigerator/freezers and hot showers/ indoor running water........

Oh well...