tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post1654237780033370864..comments2024-03-28T08:50:21.770-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Of Cats and Horses and Rocks and Water and ...........Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-57722093470489170252022-07-07T10:57:44.857-04:002022-07-07T10:57:44.857-04:00I'd like to hear an update on that escape-proo...I'd like to hear an update on that escape-proof harness (and the brand, if it is working for you). My cat is a furry Houdini!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-16023309174592065282022-07-07T06:52:44.024-04:002022-07-07T06:52:44.024-04:00First off, It's a GFI, waterproof outlet. Kind...First off, It's a GFI, waterproof outlet. Kinda like the ones in your bathroom or kitchen. Second, how do you think we keep the water troughs from freezing? There are heaters that are installed during the winter. <br />https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/farm-innovators-drainplug-deicer-for-rubbermaid-stock-tanks<br /><br /><br />Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-16623820194900111352022-07-07T03:28:17.401-04:002022-07-07T03:28:17.401-04:00Those glaciers were prodigious, weren't they?Those glaciers were prodigious, weren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-59631363069734683772022-07-07T03:26:21.047-04:002022-07-07T03:26:21.047-04:00Very smart ... putting water source right next to ...Very smart ... putting water source right next to electrical outlet! Yikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-38228305251441976482022-07-05T18:00:37.547-04:002022-07-05T18:00:37.547-04:00Our 2 boys, also named Julius and Cesar have passe...Our 2 boys, also named Julius and Cesar have passed on, however Apollo is still here. Lusting after the harness; what is that one? looks good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-15102580694717105402022-07-04T23:12:29.764-04:002022-07-04T23:12:29.764-04:00It's New England. All of the land in New Engla...It's New England. All of the land in New England is covered in glacial till. A mixture of rocks, boulders and erratics all bound together with glacier grease. Glacier grease, that's what I call it, there's probably some geological term for it, is a mixture of mostly clay and poor soil topped by 1 to 2 feet of top soil depending on where you're located. <br /><br />There are also numerous terminal moraines all over the landscape. Most people think they're just hills with no idea how they were formed. The town I grew up in had seven hills, all of which are terminal moraines. The city I live in now also has numerous terminal moraines. I live on one about 1/3 of the way up. It's 80 feet tall and about 1/4 mile long. About a mile to the south there's another one that's 150 feet tall and about two miles long.<br /><br />NemoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-82836474582698723362022-07-04T14:08:58.201-04:002022-07-04T14:08:58.201-04:00Here's the earliest known recording of The Sta...Here's the earliest known recording of The Star Spangled Banner, sung by The Diamond Four, 1898. https://bunkstrutts.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/star-spangled-banner-the-diamond-four-ca-1898.mp3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-82750869527653380432022-07-04T14:07:06.285-04:002022-07-04T14:07:06.285-04:00The cats.The cats.Bunk Struttshttps://tackyraccoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-86007102602741325752022-07-04T13:47:58.738-04:002022-07-04T13:47:58.738-04:00Happy 4th.
Ohio GuyHappy 4th.<br />Ohio GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-82975798871349506132022-07-04T13:44:25.901-04:002022-07-04T13:44:25.901-04:00That ground sounds like southeast OK. Older house...That ground sounds like southeast OK. Older houses, I've seen a lot of corner fenceposts that were made by making a loop of wire fence and filling them with all the rocks you dug out of the garden every year.<br /><br />I've still got the digging bar dad's father made from a Model A driveshaft for clearing some of that stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-47312234906047083992022-07-04T13:16:49.838-04:002022-07-04T13:16:49.838-04:00I've replaced valve parts on a hydrant without...I've replaced valve parts on a hydrant without digging it up. The trick is too unscrew it (with a big pipe wrench) replace stuff, and screw it back in with the water on and the hydrant open. Because otherwise the water pressure will prevent you from starting the threads (down deep in the ground) and you'll get dirty and rocks in it too. And of course you'll get all wet and muddy, but it's much cheaper quicker and easier than digging.<br /><br />I don't see any reason you couldn't do the same with a bent hydrant? Just pray you buy the right size replacement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-12064993139655770932022-07-04T12:43:40.040-04:002022-07-04T12:43:40.040-04:00I'll assume that those rocks are glacier errat...I'll assume that those rocks are glacier erratics from the Ice Age... :D Steve Reisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953294188501953421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-53104359265378553152022-07-04T12:42:29.138-04:002022-07-04T12:42:29.138-04:00"manually clear the land" and died young..."manually clear the land" and died young and broken. That kinda labor was my incentive to be an electronics techie.<br /><br />"no-escape harness" Ours lasted about three minutes. Screw it- cat's being tracked by GPS now.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800106790176447938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-83907743485359481052022-07-04T12:09:02.487-04:002022-07-04T12:09:02.487-04:00When I got my cat I had a harness and rope, after ...When I got my cat I had a harness and rope, after a couple of weeks I just had the harness on her and she didn't go anywhere. A couple of weeks later no harness and she knew this was home and stayed put.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-21869982891096650672022-07-04T12:05:16.521-04:002022-07-04T12:05:16.521-04:00I think I've told this before; up at camp our ...I think I've told this before; up at camp our field pukes up a new crop of baseball to basketball sized rocks every winter. This land was originally cleared in the early to mid 1800's. Occasionally there's a bigger one. The stone walls are waist high and two rocks thick. Most of them weigh well over 100 pounds. Not to mention all of the large ones in the foundation and the well. The well is interesting. Somehow they came up with a bunch of triangular shaped rocks to line the well with down to 25 feet. The points of the triangles are mostly facing in so that when the ground freezes the rocks stay in place. In 50+ years that the property has been in my family that well has only gone dry once and then only for a couple weeks.<br /><br />NemoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-37737571273162964252022-07-03T17:24:09.817-04:002022-07-03T17:24:09.817-04:00From another resident of Rockville Township, Stone...From another resident of Rockville Township, Stone County!Ed Braulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156443993971040033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-21666957442430731282022-07-03T16:11:04.558-04:002022-07-03T16:11:04.558-04:00All I've done lately is buy fireworks.
Which y...All I've done lately is buy fireworks.<br />Which you can only legally do, for 4 days here in CA. <br />And they ain't cheap. Lol. But I'm ready,..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-58801289474982352912022-07-03T15:16:59.627-04:002022-07-03T15:16:59.627-04:00Irish, read "Look to the Mountain" - ear...Irish, read "Look to the Mountain" - early NH settlers. <br /><br />And now you know why there are so many stone walls in New Hampshire. The Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763805625251581243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-44817837016616097282022-07-03T15:11:35.097-04:002022-07-03T15:11:35.097-04:00Stop me if I told this over at LSP's place.
T...Stop me if I told this over at LSP's place.<br /><br />Too late!<br /><br />Mrs. & I have been slaves to an assortment of cats during our marriage. Our current ruler has had several names that come and go but the current name, and the one most likely to endure is: DAMMIT CAT!Wild, wild westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-10115678458060362462022-07-03T13:24:50.043-04:002022-07-03T13:24:50.043-04:00Oh you guys didn't see anything.
Irish dug hol...Oh you guys didn't see anything.<br />Irish dug holes big enough to bury tractor trailers in.<br />I'm not even joking!<br />Big,deep and wide holes.<br />He could have just filled them with water and had ponds.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-18223580610727544202022-07-03T12:52:39.292-04:002022-07-03T12:52:39.292-04:00You put a big smile on my face this morning.....ni...You put a big smile on my face this morning.....nice to remember there is a real world around us.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-49885115934501218612022-07-03T10:56:21.022-04:002022-07-03T10:56:21.022-04:00That just looks like entirely too much work, my fr...That just looks like entirely too much work, my friend. Better you than me....Joe Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798581620504667520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-26525968356499319542022-07-03T10:16:09.364-04:002022-07-03T10:16:09.364-04:00The horses or the boulders ? ;-)The horses or the boulders ? ;-)Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-27072175064653992162022-07-03T10:06:54.956-04:002022-07-03T10:06:54.956-04:00Don’t water them so oftenDon’t water them so oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com