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[Foxfyre]

How about this folks?

Is that you Hossfly and your pet Deer?

No I lifted it off of Facebook. When I was a kid my aunt had a pet deer.

Sweet!
I had a pet turkey when I was a kid at 2 1/2 yrs old.
He was my guard turkey, just like a guard dog, maybe even better. He keep me away from the farms irrigation ditches.

Hombre and I once had a contract to look at every farm and ranch property that State Farm insured in New Mexico. When we called ahead to speak to the property owners, we always asked if there was a dog we needed to worry about. The few that had serious guard dogs would assure us the dog would be inside or penned up when we got there. And some along the east side of the state would tell us they would lock up their guard turkeys. Those suckers were mean.

 

[peach174]

How about this folks?

Is that you Hossfly and your pet Deer?

No I lifted it off of Facebook. When I was a kid my aunt had a pet deer.

Sweet!
I had a pet turkey when I was a kid at 2 1/2 yrs old.
He was my guard turkey, just like a guard dog, maybe even better. He keep me away from the farms irrigation ditches.

Hombre and I once had a contract to look at every farm and ranch property that State Farm insured in New Mexico. When we called ahead to speak to the property owners, we always asked if there was a dog we needed to worry about. The few that had serious guard dogs would assure us the dog would be inside or penned up when we got there. And some along the east side of the state would tell us they would lock up their guard turkeys. Those suckers were mean.

Yes they are including mine.
Everbody yelled at me to come and get him before they came near the farm house.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night darlinks. I really do love you guys.

And we continue to pray and/or send good vibes and/or keep vigil for:

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
Freedombecki and Becki’s hubby,
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary.
Noomi!!!
Nosmo's mom,
Ernie's stop smoking project,
Sherry’s Mom,
Rod, GW's partner,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Boedicca's Dad,
Foxfyre's friend Dana and Aunt Betty,
Imperius,
Gracie and Mr. Gracie in a difficult transition,
Kat's mom and her sister,
Saveliberty for wellness,
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,

And the light is left on for Alan, Noomi, Freedombecki, Oddball, and all others who need to find their way back

 

[Ringel05]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

 

[peach174]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2 nights.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

 

[Ringel05]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

 

[peach174]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

 

[Ringel05]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

The wife is in bed sound asleep but she had just gone to bed when I woke up.

 

[peach174]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

Yes, I know they do.

 

[SixFoot]

True. There were a lot of good points when we lived up on the mountain. You really didn't have to worry about offending or annoying anybody. There were factors I miss--like sitting beside a wood fire and watching a beautiful snowfall outside. Like being able to get out and walk through the pinon forest and commune with nature. We had 100% natural landscaping that required almost no maintenance or yard work at all. And Hombre could pee off the deck.

But there are aspects I don't miss at all like shoveling three feet of snow off our large decks or out of a 60-foot double driveway or breaking up the huge ice dams that sometimes formed on the roof. Like the pump dying in the well and days and days of no water while it was pulled and replaced--really expensive process I might add. Like the 10" bear tracks in the front yard. And worrying about the large owls or golden eagles or a coyote snagging a small pet.

But most of all I missed people. I am a people person and it got lonely up there because most people who move up there do so to get away from people. They don't neighbor.

I like waving to the neighbors when I go outside, or having them close by--we all help each other out a lot and any one would be here for us in a flash in any kind of emergency. And I like snagging a gallon of milk or the ingredient I forgot for a recipe being a 10-minute round trip etc. I hate the traffic in the city, but it does have its redeeming qualities too.

The trick to having your cake and eating it too, is finding a town with a population of less than 50, and moving to the outskirts of that. Just far enough out to hear nothing but the ringing in your ears, but close enough to where you can still score 25Mbps internet. This puts things in descending order.

Surrounded by rolling hills of open pastures while still being 0.9 miles from the gas station, which is also the only actual business in town (not even a post office), so it's open from 5am until at least 10pm every night and it tends to have all the odds and ends a typical family would need.

The Ma and Pa stores, feed stores, post office, banks, etc., are all in the next town about 7 miles away; a 7 minute drive at 60 mph with open roads.

The bigger amenities like box stores, big screen theaters, and great dining are about 20 minutes away. Still well within reach, but more effort involved.

All the finer dining, high-end malls, and national attractions are anywhere from 90 minutes to an hour and a half.

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You make very good points about the labor and maintenance, too, and those are exactly the losses of Convenience that come with the trade-off. Most people wouldn't want the extra work involved, hence most people now live in cities.

When we were on the Mountain we were about 15 miles from the first Albuquerque exit so access to big deal shopping was fairly easy--unless Tijeras Canyon that we had to traverse to get to the other side of the mountain was closed which could happen if there was bad weather. Old Route 66 - two lanes serving as a frontage road for I-40 through the canyon was rarely ever closed though, and those of us with 4WD and who were brave could sometimes get through anyway. We did have a small 'super market' (if you exaggerate) within 2 miles and a small and very expensive gas station within 2 miles and a post office within 2 miles plus a few other amenities along the highway. And I don't think its really easier in town except that we don't have to have the wood burner for heat in town. Yard maintenance is a lot tougher, even though we are xeroscaped, than just letting Mother Nature take care of all of that.

I do know what you are describing though--been there done that--and can't disagree with it. And you are probably in an area where even the rural folks neighbor.

It's always great hearing descriptions of Old Route 66 in other states. I also live within 10 miles of it here in Missouri.

We are less than 10 miles from Old Route 66 that becomes Central Ave as it passes through Albuquerque. And now I'll always think of you on the other end of it.

I lived in St. Roberts, MO for 3 years. Signs along I-44 would have near them signs that said "Old Route 66." The original Rt.66 signs had all been removed and sold as souvenirs.

Army had you lost in the woods for a while, eh? It's a great view of Engineer Country on the horizon from my back porch.

 

[Ringel05]

Outside it's pretty breezy, some who don't live in the desert southwest would call it windy.........., the temp is hovering in the mid 40s. Luckily the house has two controlled zones, one for the front living area and the other for the back bedroom areas, we kick the furnace down all the way at bedtime so it's nice and cool for sleeping. I have the front furnace running at 65 degrees so I can stay somewhat warm while the wife can sleep in the back without getting baked in bed.

 

[peach174]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

The wife is in bed sound asleep but she had just gone to bed when I woke up.

I get up when he does because he cant walk well at all when he first wakes up.
I bring in his coffee and liquid pot that he needs.It has to be stored in the fridge.
I'm a slave to the dredded MS.

 

[Dajjal]

I just saw on the BBC television news there is a new computer threat called ransomware. If you click on an infected link or open an unexpected email attachment your computer is locked, and a page comes up telling you to pay to have it unlocked. Apparently there is very little you can do about it. So I would not click on any links on face book, because there is a possibility they are fake.

 

[ChrisL]

Went to bed about 9ish last night, woke up this morning at 3:30. I was hot, second night in a row I woke up hot except this morning I couldn't go back to sleep.
Am I having hot flashes?

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

The wife is in bed sound asleep but she had just gone to bed when I woke up.

I get up when he does because he cant walk well at all when he first wakes up.
I bring in his coffee and liquid pot that needs.It has to be stored in the fridge.
I'm a slave to the dredded MS.

My mother has been doing great on her new medication combination. She still chokes on her drinks a lot though. Does your husband do that?

 

[peach174]

I don't know, hubby has been having same problem for the last 2days.
Wakes up early in the wee hrs. hot and cant get back to sleep.
The house remains at same temp. though like always.
Weird huh?

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

The wife is in bed sound asleep but she had just gone to bed when I woke up.

I get up when he does because he cant walk well at all when he first wakes up.
I bring in his coffee and liquid pot that needs.It has to be stored in the fridge.
I'm a slave to the dredded MS.

My mother has been doing great on her new medication combination. She still chokes on her drinks a lot though. Does your husband do that?

No he doesn't.
Thats whats so strange with this disease, it effects each one differently.
There're doing great in the research dept. with management of it and drugs.
Perhaps it might be a side effect of her meds.
Much better than it was in the 70's and 80's.

 

[ChrisL]

I have to go get a new wire today. My wire is all twisted and my rabbit put a hole in it, and I keep losing my internet connection.
It's very annoying to say the least.

 

[ChrisL]

Believe it or not men go through a "male menopause" and can experience hot flashes. It's typically brought on by a sudden decrease in testosterone.
So, what's your excuse for being up this late/early?

I just told you.
Hubby can't sleep.

The wife is in bed sound asleep but she had just gone to bed when I woke up.

I get up when he does because he cant walk well at all when he first wakes up.
I bring in his coffee and liquid pot that needs.It has to be stored in the fridge.
I'm a slave to the dredded MS.

My mother has been doing great on her new medication combination. She still chokes on her drinks a lot though. Does your husband do that?

No he doesn't.
Thats whats so strange with this disease, it effects each one differently.
There're doing great in the research dept. with management of it and drugs.
Much better than it was in the 70's and 80's.

Yeah, that is strange. My mother apparently has some weakness in her esophageal muscles that causes a problem with motility. It doesn't happen when she eats though, only with liquids. Other than that little problem, she's been doing quite well. She just has to remember to take small sips of drinks.

 

[Foxfyre]

it's been so long, how do you attach a picture here?

Look at your options - the square green icon to the right of the yellow smilies icon is where you can paste you photo URL in - or just code the photo URL yourself.. Or if you are using certain browsers you can just copy some photos and paste them here.

I was trying to post some pictures I have on my hard drive. I got one to work.

I wouldn't know how to post one directly from my computer. I usually transfer those to Photo Bucket and from there to here.

 

[Foxfyre]

How about this folks?

Is that you Hossfly and your pet Deer?

No I lifted it off of Facebook. When I was a kid my aunt had a pet deer.

Sweet!
I had a pet turkey when I was a kid at 2 1/2 yrs old.
He was my guard turkey, just like a guard dog, maybe even better. He keep me away from the farms irrigation ditches.

Hombre and I once had a contract to look at every farm and ranch property that State Farm insured in New Mexico. When we called ahead to speak to the property owners, we always asked if there was a dog we needed to worry about. The few that had serious guard dogs would assure us the dog would be inside or penned up when we got there. And some along the east side of the state would tell us they would lock up their guard turkeys. Those suckers were mean.

Yes they are including mine.
Everbody yelled at me to come and get him before they came near the farm house.

The farmers/ranchers were good to pen their 'bad' turkeys up when we were there but at one place I was measuring the buildings when here came the turkey--ENORMOUS turkey. I was not sure of his intentions, and we had already been well schooled in guard turkeys so I put my rol-a-tape against his chest to keep him from getting all the way to me--I was careful not to hurt him. And he started walking around so here I was in the middle of clearing holding a turkey off me as he circled me--around and around and around we went until finally the farmer's wife saw the situation and came out to rescue me.

They said he probably wouldn't have hurt me. Probably????

 

[Foxfyre]

I have to go get a new wire today. My wire is all twisted and my rabbit put a hole in it, and I keep losing my internet connection.
It's very annoying to say the least.

He doesn't get shocked when he bites through an electric wire?