philco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:08 pm
On a recent trip to North Dakota and South Dakota, I saw mile after mile of roadside that had been mowed and baled. Rather than cut the grass and let it go to waste, they roll it up to be used for cattle feed. Makes perfect sense to me.
Philco they was doing that when I traveled out that way back in 2012. Like you say it makes sense.
I noticed on my little trip to Illinois this past week that there and Ky. they have cut a swath next to the highway and are letting the rest of the median grow up. I kinda hope they come back and cut it, just looks ugly to me. Some places they planted wild flowers and I'm cool with that.
philco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:08 pm
On a recent trip to North Dakota and South Dakota, I saw mile after mile of roadside that had been mowed and baled. Rather than cut the grass and let it go to waste, they roll it up to be used for cattle feed. Makes perfect sense to me.
Years ago when we were in the cow business, we thought about bailing some roadside Bahai grass. We were informed by several older heads that it would not be a good idea for several reasons. They said the residue from vehicle exhaust would contaminate our "free" hay crop. Also we would possibly contribute to hardware disease by unintentionally baling bits of metal, cans, plastics and glass commonly found on public right of ways. Back then, in the late '70s, we scrambled around and bailed about anything that could be made palatable use of hot mineral lick.
I can see a lot of uses for bailed right of way grass without feeding it to cattle.
Just a comment from an old feller almost over the hill.
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Farmer out there you don't worry about pollution and trash on the interstate like you do east of the Mississippi. Just a point of information ole man you and me are way over the hill and we've got a fast downhill slide with nothing but hole waiting for us at the bottom.
We had an incident recently that buried a Lexus into my neighbors garage up to the windshield a half block from me. The 15 year old student driver with mom in the front passenger seat were going round and round our street that is just a dead end loop when the driver mistakenly mashed the accelerater to the floor instead of the brake. Wall of the garage is demolished as well as damaging a Chrysler van parked in the garage. Glad she missed my buildings.
philco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:08 pm
On a recent trip to North Dakota and South Dakota, I saw mile after mile of roadside that had been mowed and baled. Rather than cut the grass and let it go to waste, they roll it up to be used for cattle feed. Makes perfect sense to me.
Very common thing in this part of the country. All the cattle we have need to get something to eat.
I noticed on my little trip to Illinois this past week that there and Ky. they have cut a swath next to the highway and are letting the rest of the median grow up. I kinda hope they come back and cut it, just looks ugly to me.
OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 5:44 pm
We had an incident recently that buried a Lexus into my neighbors garage up to the windshield a half block from me. The 15 year old student driver with mom in the front passenger seat were going round and round our street that is just a dead end loop when the driver mistakenly mashed the accelerater to the floor instead of the brake. Wall of the garage is demolished as well as damaging a Chrysler van parked in the garage. Glad she missed my buildings.
I noticed on my little trip to Illinois this past week that there and Ky. they have cut a swath next to the highway and are letting the rest of the median grow up. I kinda hope they come back and cut it, just looks ugly to me.
Thanks for the link Ike.
That's a fine thing sure hope it works, I can put up with ugly. We planted some milk weed seeds and other butterfly friendly wild flowers this year didn't have any luck with it coming up. I'm gonna try it again next year Lord willing.
I posted some pics of this copperhead we killed in the front yard a few weeks ago. We took the hide and made a hat band for my buddy last night for his cheap-ass gas station cowboy hat. Complete with a turkey feather. I told him there's a "You might be a Redneck" joke in there somewhere.
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Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:05 pm
I posted some pics of this copperhead we killed in the front yard a few weeks ago. We took the hide and made a hat band for my buddy last night for his cheap-ass gas station cowboy hat. Complete with a turkey feather. I told him there's a "You might be a Redneck" joke in there somewhere.
I dig it !
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Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:05 pm
I posted some pics of this copperhead we killed in the front yard a few weeks ago. We took the hide and made a hat band for my buddy last night for his cheap-ass gas station cowboy hat. Complete with a turkey feather. I told him there's a "You might be a Redneck" joke in there somewhere.
Pretty color on that one. And the hat..... well...
Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:05 pm
I posted some pics of this copperhead we killed in the front yard a few weeks ago. We took the hide and made a hat band for my buddy last night for his cheap-ass gas station cowboy hat. Complete with a turkey feather. I told him there's a "You might be a Redneck" joke in there somewhere.
Pretty color on that one. And the hat..... well...
Mike
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Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:05 pm
I posted some pics of this copperhead we killed in the front yard a few weeks ago. We took the hide and made a hat band for my buddy last night for his cheap-ass gas station cowboy hat. Complete with a turkey feather. I told him there's a "You might be a Redneck" joke in there somewhere.
Yesterday afternoon we got hit with a violent deluge; great wind and an impressive amount of water. This house sits on a gently sloping hill so the runoff water collected at the bottom of the property.
bighomer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:57 pm
Love it looks of the hatband and the hat it'll probably do it's job just as good as a 200 buck Resistol just ain't as handsome.
Well, HE thinks it looks good. No sense in telling him the truth.
On a positive note, I told him the hat distracts from his face a little bit, which is a good thing.
(we've been best friends since we were little kids - we tease each other pretty hard)
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bighomer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:01 pm
You tell him ole homer up in Tn. Said he's got it going on don't pay no 'tention to those that can't see it. I give him a x ten.
And buy him a real beer!
BTW I have several relatives of that copperhead here on my place. By my calculation of over 40 years observation, if you see a snake here there’s a 50% chance it’s a copperhead.
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bighomer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:01 pm
You tell him ole homer up in Tn. Said he's got it going on don't pay no 'tention to those that can't see it. I give him a x ten.
. I'll tell him when he gets home, Bighomer. He and his son are in Venice, LA fishing for Bull Reds this week. And having some luck, based on the pics he sent.
Mike
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bighomer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:01 pm
You tell him ole homer up in Tn. Said he's got it going on don't pay no 'tention to those that can't see it. I give him a x ten.
And buy him a real beer!
BTW I have several relatives of that copperhead here on my place. By my calculation of over 40 years observation, if you see a snake here there’s a 50% chance it’s a copperhead.
Ken
Hey, Bob Uecker told us Miller Lite was the best!
Ken, your 50% is about right for around here, too. We have Plain Bellied Water Snakes and Rat snakes, and the occasional Coach Whip. But about half of all we see are copperheads. We have killed some rattlesnakes in our neighborhood, but none on my property so far.
Mike
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I am on work leave and I used the free time for a small renovation of the corridor. Removing the wall covering (some crap called Japanese plaster) - 2 days. Plastering- 2 days. 3 coats of Finnish latex, new lights and light switches - 2 days. That's it.
I got these at a ole buddies yard sale that his daughters and grands held the other day, after we retired he ran a restaurant for several years and had these on the walls and shelves.
x ten. 
. I'll tell him when he gets home, Bighomer. He and his son are in Venice, LA fishing for Bull Reds this week. And having some luck, based on the pics he sent.
x10 