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Got the backhoe fixed and broke hydraulics 10mins later. Sat down the other night and picked out what we wanted to plant this coming year. DW helped me set up a schedule and goal board since im struggling to adapt to civilian life. Lack of swim lanes has been daunting.

More clearing work. Progress is slowing as the backhoe needs repairs and the weather turns rainy.

Teddy found the rear window.

Got some more clearing work done!

Yeah thats how im looking at it. Plus im looking at side work on trade or barter for other stuff we need. Some good news we now have septic permits and a well contract. Just waiting on the well to be drilled.

That was our thoughts too. We had looked into doing an open floor plan on the quonset hut with a loft

I dont know the economy and inflation is beating us down.

Well we have a borrowed backhoe and have started more clearing. I have septic permit, power permit and on the list for a well to be drilled. But my retirement pension is not cuttingbit and i picked up a job at a local factory as a welder. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going. But going back...

We are doing an rv site for now. Bubbles and i have been talking about a grain silo house or quonset hut, plus a dozen other ideas.

Here they are seems like an issue a lot of folks are having. No idea where they were purchased at.

Kexle lids

I shall revive this ol thread, My father and Bubbles where canning pickled zucchini and recently purchased some kexle canning lids and almost every one warped or creased in the pressure canner. The older kerr lids in the same canner did not. Anyone else see this themselves?

I just saw this seems to be a bad idea to me on so many levels https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2022/usda-opens-peoples-garden-initiative-to-gardens-nationwide&ved=2ahUKEwjnmvX6w6P6AhWQmGoFHW96AgMQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2ACarON6RsLp0DQbJHG4Yi

I keep a get home bag in each vehicle. We have stages to bug out (left over from living in hampton roads). Rv level (which we live in now) truck level (with motorcycle on the back) motorcycle level then on foot level. All set up to get us to our location here so time to retune. After 3...

Well we are in TN. Clearing a site.

Well we are in TN. Clearing a site.

Hey everyone! So quick update. In Nov of 21 we sold off the house in norfolk va. Moved into an rv and have been full timing since. We used the profit from the house sell to buy 40 acres in TN near my family in April of this year. Im on terminal leave with a retirement date of 30 sept. We head...

well the sucky part is having four months off and doing it again! LOL back at it out to sea and have been since Jan. so ready to retire. a double pump deployment schedule is rough with out the pandemic stuff affecting everything. DW is prepping the house doing what she can to sell it. then we...

i've used and worked with both ATVs and UTVs i would highly recommend going with a UTV and you can find good ones used if you can bump your price up another 750 it makes a difference on whats available plus there is always room for negoiations with cash in hand. ATVs are great if you are doing...

about 8 years ago i started doing research on how to power my cpap machine without the grid being up and maintaining it so the following are some options for power / cleaning / water. Power: Marine Battery with 400W inverter For quite some time i used a marine battery with a 400W continuous...