Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along

[Baymule]

Congratulations on the blessed event! That’s only 9? That won’t do! You need another one to make it an even 10!

Leaving a few sheep would be a good idea, but would anyone keep up with breeding/lambing? Might be better to leave a few wethers. And which dog? Who could you part with?

For your return trips to California, remodel the barn or a couple shipping containers for an under the radar apartment. No taxes!

 

[Ridgetop]

Thinking along those lines.

Apparently, the new pregnancy was not planned. Not using any birth control. Even though still partially nursing didn't her mom or doctor warn her to use BT since the possibility of getting pregnant increased as the baby started eating other food than nursing?! Didn't DS2 realize he should use protection?! Breeding animas for over 30 years he should have recognized the risk!!! I guess my hands off policy of advice was wrong - should have sat them both down and had THE TALK!

 

[Bruce]

My step mother found out that breastfeeding wasn't a form of birth control. Daughter 1 born March 8, daughter the following February 14.

for an under the radar apartment. No taxes!

Oh Bay!!! I sure wouldn't want the city to find out about an illegal apartment.

 

[Ridgetop]

Not to worry about an "under the radar apartment". LA allowing people to convert garages without permits for MIL apartments. Some of our state reps believe that single family homes are "immoral". Actually, more people they can cram into the cities the more taxes they can get. The fellow at the bottom of our road just remodeled the barn into a 3 story house. He built a new pole barn in his corral. Originally anyone that added on more than 750 sf had to widen the road but not this guy.

If we get too old or unhealthy to stay in Texas alone, we can move back here. I figure we could add a 3 car garage here then remodel it into an small MIL apartment legally without a permit. Already considering how to go about that if DS2 decides to buy this place eventually. The acreage next door is 306' wide while our house property is 105' wide. We can pay a fee to move the property line over to make our house property 200' wide and still have a sellable 200' lot next door with easement access. With the additional 100' and given the way the house lays and is built, we can add on to the house on that end and still have room for DS2 to add a pool. We can keep the additional acreage and run a few ewes and a ram to do fire clearance on the property and provide meat. When we are gone the kids could sell the 200' lot.

However, the water situation here has gotten to the point that we might not return. The new water regulations are allowing 50 gallons daily for each person living in the home. This amount includes drinking, laundry, gardening, lawns, cleaning, bathing, etc! In 2023 that amount will go down to 42 gallons daily. We also heard that the city council is starting regulations to get rid of all livestock. This will include any livestock/pet related businesses including possibly even the zoo!

 

[Mini Horses]

However, the water situation here has gotten to the point that we might not return. The new water regulations are allowing 50 gallons daily for each person living in the home. This amount includes drinking, laundry, gardening, lawns, cleaning, bathing, etc! In 2023 that amount will go down to 42 gallons daily. We also heard that the city council is starting regulations to get rid of all livestock. This will include any livestock/pet related businesses including possibly even the zoo!

So how will they allow this water usage...month to month? Use or lose? Carryover from month/bill, however they designate?

How could you delete pets? Why? What about service animals? Is this just within the city limits? Any grandfathered? This just sounds insane!

I'd not live there! . Eliminate coyotes first.

 

[Baymule]

I cannot fathom why, for the life of me, why ANYONE wants to live in a Gestapo failure of a state.

How many of those politicians that think single family homes are “immoral “ have their extended family living with them? And people actually vote for these loonies? They can stay there, durn sure don’t want them moving to Texas, or any other state that values freedom.

You have two ponds on your farm in Texas. Hahaha, you’ll be shipping water back to your kids in California! They will have to come visit so they can wash the car, get a drink and take a shower! LOL

 

[Ridgetop]

Talked to a Dorper breeder in northern California last night. Although he has lots of pasture, he can't irrigate - not enough water. His house well is running almost dry too. He said that where he is that the state wants to put meters a=on everyone's well to limit how much water well owners can pump.

Gov. Jerry Brown had enough money (voted by the voters in taxes and bonds) to build new dams and catch basin facilities as well as desalinization plants but instead Brown spent it on his "high speed railroad". The HSR ran out of money and won't be built anyway. No one wanted a high speed railway which was supposed to go from San Francisco to Palmdale and then to Las Vegas. It was just another bad thing by liberal governor to rip off the people of California.

We didn't get the winter snows we needed, all the lakes and main rivers are well below normal levels.

 

[Baymule]

That is just pathetic.

 

[Mike CHS]

We have a daughter that lives in Reno and they are passing all kinds of water restrictions. Her husband is talking about buying some acreage, but she is trying to talk him out of it because of potential lack of water down the road.

 

[Baymule]

How many ruins of ancient civilizations are there, the people gone or dispersed, because of drought?

How come their weather changed? Where’s the skeletons of old gas/diesel burning automobiles? Where’s the abandoned coal burning factories? How in the world did ancient people procure their own global warming and destruction of their way of life without burning fossil fuel?

WHAT A BUNCH OF LOSERS!!!!

They could have been driving a big smoking, choking, pick up truck, belching black smoke! But they had to have caused global warming for their weather to have changed so drastically, right? It’s all their fault, right? The only thing I see wrong with ancient peoples is the lack of politicians blaming the people for the droughts that destroyed them.