The_whingnut's road to ........................

[the_whingnut]

well plans are still on hold as i am on my third ship in a row. we are looking at a property south of Nashville for my upcoming retirement. i wish i had more to add to the site but living in town near the beach is cramping my plans.

 

[the_whingnut]

oh also none of my hops lived. just not enough sun in the back where i could put them. we had to remove most of our black berries from the yard due to taking over the flower beds. but i kept some in the back yard for when we go back home. we did get a fig tree from the City and its living its best life in the front yard. and the city shot down my chickens (figuratively) since my porch is considered a structure and put the only place i could have a coop within 25ft against city ordinance. i really dislike living in a city. hell if my neighbors complain about anything thats not flat grass i have to deal with the city. rain barrels not ok unless it gets approved, fix my driveway only so much of the property can be paved. try to install a drainage (blocks so grass can grow thru) driveway for better drainage. too much run off. and now they are trying to charge us for storm drain usage. sorry just p*ssed. rant over

 

[the_whingnut]

we are doing ok just trying to get this Navy gig over with so i can be out in the hills again. DW is holding down the fort at home while i'm floating for freedom.

Good to hear from you! I hope everything is well with you and your loved ones.

 

[the_whingnut]

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 are planning on moving into an RV to finish out my Navy time. that way we can save a bit more prior to retirement! so when its time to "pull chocks" we really can. we have been looking for a place back in TN but due to the pandemic flight from cities ppl have cause land prices to soar in the area we where looking into. some places are being sold at 400% markup over last year. its nuts. we started finding decent places at reasonable prices in areas without high speed internet or fuel stations for miles.

 

[the_whingnut]

Well we are in TN. Clearing a site.

 

[the_whingnut]

Hang in there! How long do you think you need to work?

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

 

[flowerbug]

injuries always make things interesting. congrats on progress!

 

[the_whingnut]

Well the truck is mostly fixed and not totaled. Plus we have been hitting it hard on the property since the beginning of the month.