The Good Banter Thread

[koiguy1969]

i'd like to see this sign out around town.....

 

[j.w]

Larkin, wow sounds like a heap a lot of stuff you got growing there,lol! Got any swap meets going on down there you can haul all that stuff to? Good luck on selling and hope you make a bunch of $$! Sounds like you have a nice dream that you are going to wake up to real soon. Nice that you and you're wife both love animals so much and can share that dream together. Will be fun seeing pix of your move and all the animals.

 

[j.w]

Koiguy, wish I would have been able to get my hands on that sign several yrs ago..............I'd have had it posted on our property,lol!

 

[sissy]

have to send that to friends who thought it was wise to have kids when they were in there 40's and said when I had a child before I was 20 why do you want to tie yourself down so young LOL now I'm retired and there pulling there hair out because they have teens are in there 50's now .who's laughing now .I'm free paid up out of kids and can do anything I want when they are still working and paying for teens who want everything and they give it to them .My kids wanted but they worked for it no silver spoon in there mouths and they grew up just fine and they know what hard work it takes to make that dollar .

 

[taherrmann4]

Larkin if ou are just going to be giving the stuff away be sure to keep track of what you give away so you can write it off your taxes. I use "It's deductible" which comes with Turbo tax.. Every year we give away hundreds of dollars of stuff and write if off, I don't know where it all comes from.

 

[sissy]

some kind write it off I know I can't since there is nothing for me to itemize

 

[taherrmann4]

Soooo my wife wants to do a Christmas card with our dog and us on it so she had to go out and get an outfit for the dog. The dog (Grace) is so thrilled to have her new outfit on...

 

[sissy]

how cute .I got king arthur and peewee christmas dresses and they are both boys and took them for a walk around the neighbor hood dressed up so I'm thinking your dog is fairing better LOL

 

[fishin4cars]

Todd, I won't be giving away, way to much invested in that hobby. we went and looked at a house and land that we really like. 29.65 acres, 5 year old 2600 sq ft home, 4 car covered carport with cement slab, has a 30x50 open sides covered area with a 60x 30 enclosed area. used to be a dairy barn. has three stalls, and a office building that used to be a reality company. If we do get it we think that will be a small store for pond supplies, maybe a NASCAR display, and a area the wife could sell Alpaca fleece items, socks, sweaters, taboggens, etc. there is about 3 acres I could use right away to set up display ponds for fish, a great area I could set up for a turtle habitat, and a PERFECT place for a formal koi pond by the house. There is also lots of deer, wild turkey, and some foxes on the property along with the predators I will have to fight off. UGH! were going to use the diecast as some supplemental income and try and sell a good bit on ebay to help fund the Alpaca ranch and petting zoo. behind the property there is nothing but woods for 1.25 miles straight behind us, to the left there is a 50 acre pine tree farm that 12 acres belong to us, 38 belong to the next door neighbor. 380 of pine trees between them and us. to the right is 1 mile of woods and that comes out to a Huge farm that is nothing but planted land. and in front is 150' from the front of the house to the driveway entrance and property line, then another 100-150 feet of hard woods, and a 40 acre lake with 4 house on the other side. can't get to there house from our road, they use a whole different road. so it will be pretty private.
A plus for the property is it has a 125' x 100' cleared lot that is set up for a moble home. If this goes through my son has been looking for a moble home lot to move a trailer on, I talked to the guy he would be buying it from, It's in good condition and he'll move it and help level it and set it up for $5000. trailer move and all. he's been friends with my son for several years and wants to build a home on his site and reaaly just selling it to get it moved. The mobile home site is out of view from the main house but it's right off the same driveway. close but not to close. My sons girlfriend/fiance' loves the turtles and helps take care of the Koi anyway when we are gone, She's been looking for work but with two young girls that get home at 3pm every afternoon from school it's hard for her to find employement and still be able to be there when the girls get home, This would be perfect if she wants to help with the farm. She could help catch calls while I'm not there, could look after helping with animal care and be at home with the kids at the same time. I figure they could work off the loan/rent until the trailer and set up is paid for and this would help me and them both out at the same time. It's looking good, keeping my fingers crossed. even the wife has gotten into this and really started seeing the potential in the store/farm/water gardening/ or other dirt moving business. lot's of tax right off's for a farm, and the wife thinks we may qualify for a education grant if we farm the Alpacas and bring in some kids/students for educating purposes. If that works out it's enough to buy about 1/2 of a starter herd and will supply most of the food needed for the first year.

 

[addy1]

Well has anyone heard from addy ,I know she was checking on her parents but was wondering if everything is ok

We are back home sissy, thanks for wondering. His mom is drifting down, his dad is more and more confused. We did some fixing up at their home, spent time with them.

We had renter issues, two walked out on leases, one with 6 cats (she was to have 2) all carpet had to be pulled, we are having tile put down. She has become an alcoholic, (per neighbors that have carried her into condo more than once) so lots of painting, fix up etc to get it ready for re-rent. Not one of those trash jobs, but a lot of little things.

The other renter walked out on lease, stole curtains curtain rods etc. So had to repaint fix up a few things ....etc

10 gallons of paint between the two places, a bucket (medium) of dry wall mud, etc......... Honey was sick he did his best to help, now we are both just exhausted.


Sounds neat fishin.............need to reread later lol and catch up on all you are doing

 

[sissy]

sory to hear that addy .I knew you were going to check up on them .I guess renters these days just don't care at all and it's a shame .Must have been a lot of work and cleaning up the smell from 6 cats yuck.Hope you are not to stressed out and can at least enjoy the holidays and get time to relax .They say life gives you no more than what you can handle ,but I wonder about that .I hope things get better and sure hope they get easier . Fishin that sounds great and hope it is just not more work than you can handle .I know here 3 acres is beginning to get to me .I know what work I have here and was easier and now getting harder .The 12 acres I bought are going to be selectively forrested next week .That will help in open land for the horses .

 

[j.w]

Great to see you back posting addy and we missed ya! Renters are a PITA! They are like wild animals........never know when they will turn on ya. Right now we have good ones :fingersx:

Larkin that place sounds like Heaven and I do hope it comes through for ya. If so post pix of it as ya do all your additions of critters and such. Fun to see a good thing come together! There's a place up the road that has Alpaca's. Tons of babies.........so cute!

 

[taherrmann4]

We are back home sissy, thanks for wondering.

Addy welcome to the forum would you please post an introduction and tell us about yourself, your pond, hobbies, etc.

 

[sissy]

tmann I'm thinking you have been drinking pond water and it is getting to your brain LOL

 

[j.w]

HaHaHa.................good one tmann and yeah..........here's a formal

addy, from all of us,lol!