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317PM 1/10/23 Speaking of taxes, A lot of talk about abolishing the IRS today in the news..I doubt that legislation will go far

Ya! -- I also brought up a MAJOR traffic hazzard just beyond our corner and going south. There is a damn nob about 3 or 4 feet high and 1 block long total,---camel back hump I guess would be better word for it, anyway coming up the hill from rt150 heading south,--our street ( Garfield st.) intersection turning left is impossible to see over the nob and the assholes coming north are on you in a flash. I think he road guy got the picture and did agree that it wouldnt take all that much to rip the nob out since the road will be torn up anyway.
I also tried to get them to drive us in some pilings along a steep hill on our road bank. He checked it out and said it would only take about 150' and they could put them in theirselves. --Not holding my breath , but he is going to try getting it done for us. It will help all of us if they do it.
Another thing he was not aware of is that our property line goes to the middle of the road!--That fact takes on a whole different meaning here!
All the other properties along the road have been platted , so they have no say so in the road at all! Kinda confusing but anyway I hate messing with the damn govt!
5:42 pm 1/10/23

8:35 HI

I guess state to state there are differences in plats and plots and how it's surveyed..usually there is a 6ft or so 'utility easement' or an area along the side of a road where poles,ditches,water mains,sewer mains,etc can be run without interfering with existing properties or structures,fences, guy wires,etc..Power Co here had a pole on my property that carried electrical triplex feeding my garage and tapped off the pole it fed the neighbors house..The power company was replacing poles up and down the street and they came to my door asking where the property lines were,I showed them and asked how you are feeding the neighbors off a pole on my property..the engineer said they have 'prescriptive rights'- I calmly said thats bullsh@# and for them to move the pole over to the property line as it was in the way of my driveway and causing a hazard to everyone backing up..been hit twice..Came home following day from work,it was done..easy gentle persuasion works good sometimes

Ya!--it varies in different locals. By our deeded line being the middle of the road it gives us way more say so in the ditch and roadside areas.

Got my newest chainsaw started today,--- sthil 250-c model,--the people at the auction said it was locked up!---I new the motor turned over cause I had checked it! ---chain had jumped off and was jamed behind the sprocket. I put the chain back on,--adjusted it, and checked the gas/oil and they were full so I just choked it and a half dozen pulls it started and ran! ---used it a bunch today,--chain needs filed now but it turned out not bad for $25. saw.

MS250C? anything Stihl,you stole it for $25 Sonny

Yup! couldnt belive it when the auctioneer said sold and pointed at me and said number 1566 --- DAMN!!!! Thats my number!! LOL! Gues whoever consigned it didnt know anything about saws! I got 3 ms 250's a 025, a 041, and the 009-L, all not much wrong with them---easy fixes.
12:04 am 1/12/23

Isn't it nice getting stuff cheep because people have NO CLUE?

Ya!--kinda makes up for the junk sthil 251 I paid a ton for and it IS totally junk, so these deals even out the bigger picture. Consignment auctions are a BIG risk! ---- so far we have done o.k. on the over all and I have limits on how much I think stuff is worth to me.
On the last 2 sales, I got a 2,500 gallon upright water storage tank and I figured on going to $150--$175 on it ---got the damn thing for $1. , so ya NEVER know! Last one I got the 1,500 gallon upright tank for $85----figured on going to $125. so you have to look and have the numbers in your head before they get to the items you are wanting/needing/cant live without!! LOL!!!
Looking at the next auction on the 18'th ,---internet only on this one,---got bids on several things, also neighbor wants us to bid some stuff in for him,--him not internet savy! lol!!---anyway it gets interesting. Neighbor and I went down and looked stuff over on Tuesday so we have an idea what we are bidding on for sure.
6:08 pm 1/12/23

958AM EST 1/13/23
Approaching total mudbog conditions here,super swampy
Cold and Wet

9:32 am 1/13/23 first coffee! ---frozen winterjust covered the ground last night. about 20* and nw wind,--bad direction since it brings the polar flow of cold down. Not gonna get much done outside for sure!

2nd POT of coffee. 37 Here and windy. Was going to take down the Flagpole Christmas tree and cut down that Bradford pear tree in the background. Think I'm just going to turn up the heat in the shop & work on the MG.

Wish I could Get DOMINION electric to fix that damn street light. Been like that for years. Trash truck hit it. really shows how much it's leaning in that pic.

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12:12 pm 1/14/23 second cup of coffee, --- looks like cold/windy again, so not much outside other that getting the bills out of the mailbox!

526PM EST 1/14/23
with some Jimmy Beam on the rocks, planning a summer get-together with some friends via Zoom

IN for the night.. 9:38

12:14 pm 1/15/23 --- about to cook a big pan of veggie soup,--wind 40 mph outside again and 35* but cold as hell! south wind should be warm but it aint! LOL!

8:49 checking out the site. I see we have 2 new members today

11:11 pm 1/15/23 soup was good! time for bed!

Watch Football. got up late. just checking in then off to work.

7:05 pm just came in from working in the woodshop, time for soup!

still here

pics opening good here..
1/17/23 700PM (1900) EST

I think were finally moving forward at getting things squared away.

8:14 pm 1/17/23 --- Jim,--I never did get any notifications about anything concerning the forum. ---was I s'posed to???

Only if you set it up in your preferences. I did.

NON-admin users just see this.

Mine is set to accept emails but none ever come, so I dont know whats up with it,---guess it dont matter,---I'm the low man on the totum pole anyway.

not going to spam is it?

No, -- I got the emails to start with,----now for a long time nuttin.

yeah hasn't work in a Long time. Mine works again and so does the sign up verification.. tested that last night.

well, maybe they fixed part of it. --- off to internet auction,---starts at 5:pm,--shit thats now!!!!!!!!!!!

7:07pm 1/18/23 , auction over, got a few things. now to go pick them up and pay for them.

in for the night

0727AM EST 1/19/23 back at it again

up and at 'em Sonny get crackin'

Been up all day, time to call it a night. Peace out brothers and sisters.

11:15 pm 1/20/23 ---time for bed night all!!!

Night brothers and sisters me too long day

Morning coffee and MBN...