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[gallantwarrior]

It's 15 here in northwestern Illinois with an occasional snow flurry in the air. Supposed to snow tomorrow and Sunday. How many days until Spring?

Not sure, but there's 12 days left to the shortest day of the year... then LONGER DAYS... YIPEEEE..!!

Big celebration for me, Winter Solstice! We stop slipping into darkness and start gaining daylight again!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Yes cockatoo's and cockatiels are loud and sqwak all the time off and on all day.
My user name is in memory of my cockatiel Peachie Pie.
Parrorts are diffent they play alot and love snacking all day long.
But they much louder.

When I first started keeping my goats at my buddy's place, his ex was still here, with her bird collection. One afternoon, I was out feeding the goats when I heard the most horrific screaming ever. I thought he was killing his ex! I found out later that the African Grey she kept loved shrieking like a banshee. Quite convincing imitation of a woman being murdered, I must admit.

 

[gallantwarrior]

I love bacon. Its the fat I have trouble with.

If you don't hate it too much, try turkey bacon.

I actually like a good turkey bacon but boy it is sure temperamental to cook. Undercooked and it doesn't taste right and just a few seconds overcooked and you have turkey bacon powder.

Glad you mentioned that, Foxy. Lord knows I've eyed up the turkey bacon many times in the store and thought about buying it, now I'll pass for sure.

I don't like it because it's way too thin. I've spoiled myself with thick cut bacon. Eating turkey bacon is like chewing on shards of glass.

Turkey bacon tastes really gross to me. I don't like thick cut bacon because I like my bacon crispy and thick cut never quite gets crispy enough. I did learn here in the CS that if you cook your bacon slowly, it crisps up well without burning.

 

[gallantwarrior]

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Glad you mentioned that, Foxy. Lord knows I've eyed up the turkey bacon many times in the store and thought about buying it, not I'll pass for sure.

If you have reflux problems, fat can be a trigger. Be careful with the pork bacon. I certainly enjoy bacon, but I mostly avoid it because all that fat can start up my reflux issues pretty quickly.

As with anyone I guess, I love the bacon, but I rarely eat it. If there's anything that makes a bigger grease splattered mess out of the stove than bacon, I'm unaware of it.

Get you one of those microwave bacon cookers--they're cheap. Put two paper towels under the bacon and one over it--thick bacon about 1 minute per slice--thin bacon a bit less--bacon is cooked perfectly with no splatters and clean up is a matter of throwing away the paper towels.

I have never tried that but that sounds awesome, thank you, Foxy.

Mine looks something like this:

And I think you can get them for $6 bucks maybe. But do use the paper towels for easy cleanup. I think mine is closed on both ends too so that the bacon grease is contained in the cooker if you don't use the paper towels.

My microwave bacon cooker actually has a cover to keep the splatter down and it's deep enough the grease doesn't leak out, either.

 

[gallantwarrior]

I admire and understand folks who dearly love their pets. Willingness to make personal sacrifices for them is not uncommon nor a bad choice. At the risk of sounding heartless, Gracie and Mr. G's health and well being are far more important in the current situation. Finding a truly loving person to care for Karma, until things improve for you two, seems like the best option. I think our pets want the best for us too. Still hoping you all can stay together, but I am increasingly scared over a bad outcome.

Love always,

save

Please God, let me be wrong.

No. I will not give up karma. I'd did for her. And I might come to that.

I did everything right..or tried to. I have never stolen, never maimef or killed, bent over backwards to anyone that needed help, never conned anyone, and a multitude of things I could add but it means naught. My dog is the child I always wanted. She is loyal, depends on me, loves me even with my personal flaws and would never abandon me over money or material things or even a roof. I will be damned if I did it to her...and I refuse to. Period.

We have reached the end, in my opinion. So we all go together. No separation. We stick together to the very end.

After this trip on Monday to check out the house sitting/room rent gig...if that falls thru too...then we are done.

But we will all be together as it should be.

Nobody wants us. I understand now. No more searching.

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I want you! Gosh, it hurts so much, what you guys are going through. I know many "single" couples whose pets are far better cared for and better behaved than others' children, and yet landlords would exclude four-legged fur-fam because they can. If it were possible, I'd let you all stay in my place until something better came available before I'd house most people I know who have children.
Don't give up yet, Gracie! Please.

You make me feel good, GW. Thank you.

I mean it most sincerely, Gracie. I know I'm too far away to be of any real help, but you have my number and are welcome to call just to cry on a shoulder, should that become needed.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Meanwhile...after the negative idiot at the apartment complex and her comment to starve karma....I placed another ad in CL. A lady emailed me and said we should meet. She has room for 2 old fogies and an old dog and we can talk about it. So..now I have the room in the valley on monday..and this lady that lives about 15 miles away from where I am now. And I have my van and I just got netflix on my cell phone!!! And..if we can hang in here til spring..I have a funny feeling we may be heading North cuz I know a guy that has goats and wants to wander a great wall somewhere in China...and wear speedos. We just don't wanna meander that way smack dab in the middle of winter since I hear snot gets frozen on ones face.

Just bear with me when I get in one of my moods, please. I snap out of it. And..who knows what tomorrow will bring? Y'all are my strength. Thank you for that.

The only way I would ever wear Speedos is on my head!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Colder'n frozen snot up nort' here in Wisconsin. Not complaining though, after all it is December. Need the driveway to freeze anyway, otherwise the heavy snowblower on the front of the John Deere digs into the gravel.

Got bad acid reflux this morning... tuna fish in olive oil ever give anyone else acid reflux?

It's never given me reflux issues.....but I would never eat that.

Some things that trigger reflux problems can be weird, though. Have you tried tuna without the olive oil, just to try and determine if it's just one or the other causing you problems?

Could be... ya know I always used to buy the tuna in water, but then you hear that olive oil is good for you so I was trying to make a healthy choice buying in that. Might go back to water and see if still does.

We prefer the tuna in water and then use it is recipes that adds back fats - mayo (or usually Miracle Whip), butter, or whatever.

I also prefer tuna in water. I have discovered a nice recipe that adds a touch of (homemade) catsup and sweet relish to my (homemade) mayonnaise and mix a bit of that concoction into the tuna. Delish!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Say gallantwarrior
Do you have advise as to how to control a spoild pet billygoat that I'm stuck with taking care of for a few days till something can be done with the pet goats?
All I'm doing just makes him angrier. I would like to strangle him but he aint my goat.

It's a long story but I told her when she got them not to make them pets.

Only recommendation I can make that doesn't involve gravy and potatoes is: put him in a solid fence, toss food over the fence and pour water through the fence into the bucket, and wait anxiously until his "mom" gets back. They're smart and once they figure out what works, they won't stop using that technique. Or, you could by a cattle prod. Amazing how respectful they are of electricity.
Does he have a "buddy"? Having another goat might calm him a bit.

Thanks gallant.
Would a human stun gun kill it, if I bought one from walmart?

It's a male goat with big horns and 2 female goats.
The idiot woman thought she could make pets out of them and get milk to sell.
She also had a pitbull not trained in anyway what -so- ever and a 7 year old kid also undisciplined.
She let him go to school on the bus yesterday and then drove herself to Tucson and checked herself into a mental facality.
Child protective service came and got her 7 year old son, right away.
Her husband is a trucker and is far away on the road.
He will be back in a few days and will have to deal with all of this. I feel so sorry for him.

I'm a friend with her Mother and Lil took the chickens and ducks, the dog went to one of her grandsons.
I'm helping to hold the billy while Lil gets them water and food. She 76 years old. The daughter is a neighbor here.
I'm grabbing him in a stronghold with his horns. Of course it's not working to well.
This male goat is spoiled and of course agressive because of the 2 females, and maybe half crazed from whatever that 7 year old might have done to him.
I was hoping for stunning, not sure but feed store might have cattle prods. Thanks.

It sounds like something from the old show Payton Place, huh?
God never dull moment in this little suburb of ours.

Well if the lady doesn't return for her goats, you might start looking for a good goat farm and relinquish custody. With two ladies and the gent you'll probably have little ones come spring which could be fun if you decide to become a goat farmer.

I'd be willing to be little ones are already on the way, depending on the breed of goat. Figure an average of two per mom and you can almost double your herd in one season! Lots of good eating.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Say gallantwarrior
Do you have advise as to how to control a spoild pet billygoat that I'm stuck with taking care of for a few days till something can be done with the pet goats?
All I'm doing just makes him angrier. I would like to strangle him but he aint my goat.

It's a long story but I told her when she got them not to make them pets.

Only recommendation I can make that doesn't involve gravy and potatoes is: put him in a solid fence, toss food over the fence and pour water through the fence into the bucket, and wait anxiously until his "mom" gets back. They're smart and once they figure out what works, they won't stop using that technique. Or, you could by a cattle prod. Amazing how respectful they are of electricity.
Does he have a "buddy"? Having another goat might calm him a bit.

Thanks gallant.
Would a human stun gun kill it, if I bought one from walmart?

It's a male goat with big horns and 2 female goats.
The idiot woman thought she could make pets out of them and get milk to sell.
She also had a pitbull not trained in anyway what -so- ever and a 7 year old kid also undisciplined.
She let him go to school on the bus yesterday and then drove herself to Tucson and checked herself into a mental facality.
Child protective service came and got her 7 year old son, right away.
Her husband is a trucker and is far away on the road.
He will be back in a few days and will have to deal with all of this. I feel so sorry for him.

I'm a friend with her Mother and Lil took the chickens and ducks, the dog went to one of her grandsons.
I'm helping to hold the billy while Lil gets them water and food. She 76 years old. The daughter is a neighbor here.
I'm grabbing him in a stronghold with his horns. Of course it's not working to well.
This male goat is spoiled and of course agressive because of the 2 females, and maybe half crazed from whatever that 7 year old might have done to him.
I was hoping for stunning, not sure but feed store might have cattle prods. Thanks.

It sounds like something from the old show Payton Place, huh?
God never dull moment in this little suburb of ours.

Well if the lady doesn't return for her goats, you might start looking for a good goat farm and relinquish custody. With two ladies and the gent you'll probably have little ones come spring which could be fun if you decide to become a goat farmer.

She is not going to get out of there for a long time, if ever.
It's up to her husband to do what he wants with them when he gets home on Mon. or Tue.
I'm just trying to protect Lillian from that goat trying to butt her hard and make her fall and break a bone or something.
No 76 year old woman should have to deal with such a thing like this.
Her daughter is in a mental instution, her grandson is in child protective services and now she has to drive everday from St. David where she lives to our place (meaning our neighboorhood) not my house) to water and feed those animals twice a day.

There are no goat farms around here.

This goat is giving off red vibes not good.

Hint: a .22 is NOT sufficient to deal with a full-grown buck goat. Go for .38, or better if you can't tackle him and cut the carotid arteries. A bad buck goat is not a think to mess around with, I know.

 

[gallantwarrior]

And now I'm wondering why Chris was up at 3 a.m. this morning and why am I up at 6 a.m.?

Didn't I tell you? I switched over to 2nd shift now. No more 3rd shift. I'm still trying to get used to sleeping at night. Lol.

Sleeping at night? What is that? I love graves...best shift ever!

 

[gallantwarrior]

And now I'm wondering why Chris was up at 3 a.m. this morning and why am I up at 6 a.m.?

Didn't I tell you? I switched over to 2nd shift now. No more 3rd shift. I'm still trying to get used to sleeping at night. Lol.

Back in my hospital days, I sometimes volunteered for the overnight shift and then later on, when working for myself, frequently pulled all nighters writing reports and processing audits, etc. But I was one of the lucky ones who didn't get days and nights mixed up.

My uncle who died in September at age 90 retired at age 67 after working many years on the overnight shift at Texas Instruments in Dallas. And to the day he died, he had trouble sleeping at night--he was a full fledged night owl and couldn't break that syndrome.

Some of us take to those hours naturally. Even on my days off, I wake up around two o'clock and have to read myself back to sleep. I also tend to wake up every couple of hours when I can sleep through the night. I wonder how I'll adapt when I finally retire?

 

[gallantwarrior]

Hoping to continue our list of collective good news with this post. The pneumonia seems to be giving up all be it a slow process. My two broken ribs feel great. There was a set back yesterday, last night I was in the kitchen and had a coughing spell. Pretty sure I broke a rib on the bottom right side, maybe just a really bad muscle pull.

We have snow here, so I have to figure out how to shovel snow without lifting the shovel too much.

Have you considered a snow blower? They make clearing snow much nicer than using "Manuel labor".

 

[gallantwarrior]

Hoping to continue our list of collective good news with this post. The pneumonia seems to be giving up all be it a slow process. My two broken ribs feel great. There was a set back yesterday, last night I was in the kitchen and had a coughing spell. Pretty sure I broke a rib on the bottom right side, maybe just a really bad muscle pull.

We have snow here, so I have to figure out how to shovel snow without lifting the shovel too much.

Hire a neighborhood kid........

That only works if you have a neighborhood...with kids!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Hoping to continue our list of collective good news with this post. The pneumonia seems to be giving up all be it a slow process. My two broken ribs feel great. There was a set back yesterday, last night I was in the kitchen and had a coughing spell. Pretty sure I broke a rib on the bottom right side, maybe just a really bad muscle pull.

We have snow here, so I have to figure out how to shovel snow without lifting the shovel too much.

Hire a neighborhood kid........

I was thinking more snow blower.

OK, that works in a neighborhood with no kids...

 

[gallantwarrior]

Yes, I actually did consider a robbery, but then karma would bite worse than it already has, so I nixed the plan

Nah. I wasn't raised that way. Guilt would destroy me faster than homelessness. We just gotta keep swimming (to borrow Dory's phrase.

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Someday I'll tell you my karma story from last week. Karma does indeed bite your butt... It was not a pleasant week.

 

[peach174]

Say gallantwarrior
Do you have advise as to how to control a spoild pet billygoat that I'm stuck with taking care of for a few days till something can be done with the pet goats?
All I'm doing just makes him angrier. I would like to strangle him but he aint my goat.

It's a long story but I told her when she got them not to make them pets.

Only recommendation I can make that doesn't involve gravy and potatoes is: put him in a solid fence, toss food over the fence and pour water through the fence into the bucket, and wait anxiously until his "mom" gets back. They're smart and once they figure out what works, they won't stop using that technique. Or, you could by a cattle prod. Amazing how respectful they are of electricity.
Does he have a "buddy"? Having another goat might calm him a bit.

Thanks gallant.
Would a human stun gun kill it, if I bought one from walmart?

It's a male goat with big horns and 2 female goats.
The idiot woman thought she could make pets out of them and get milk to sell.
She also had a pitbull not trained in anyway what -so- ever and a 7 year old kid also undisciplined.
She let him go to school on the bus yesterday and then drove herself to Tucson and checked herself into a mental facality.
Child protective service came and got her 7 year old son, right away.
Her husband is a trucker and is far away on the road.
He will be back in a few days and will have to deal with all of this. I feel so sorry for him.

I'm a friend with her Mother and Lil took the chickens and ducks, the dog went to one of her grandsons.
I'm helping to hold the billy while Lil gets them water and food. She 76 years old. The daughter is a neighbor here.
I'm grabbing him in a stronghold with his horns. Of course it's not working to well.
This male goat is spoiled and of course agressive because of the 2 females, and maybe half crazed from whatever that 7 year old might have done to him.
I was hoping for stunning, not sure but feed store might have cattle prods. Thanks.

It sounds like something from the old show Payton Place, huh?
God never dull moment in this little suburb of ours.

Stun gun would work just fine. Find a "control" word, "STOP", "NO", "OFF", something like that and use it every time you stun him. Pretty soon, he'll respond to the control word because he'll associate it with a shock. Also, get a head halter on him. Billies are much easier to control if you have their head than trying to put a line on a collar. Those buggers are strong! If you can't get him, and his nannies, back home pretty soon and it looks like you might end up having to put up with them long-term, they do make good eating...seriously! Or sell them to someone who wants to deal with them. Good luck, billies (bucks) can be a handful and are not recommended as pets by any reputable goat keeper.

Thank you very much for the advise you have benn very helpful for us.
We appriciate it.

Tell me about it !!!! my muscels are getting seriously sore.
I get him close to the fence & grab his horns up against the fence as she runs as fast as she can in and out, then I do it again when she gets the bowls full puts them back. If course he gets free but not before she's outside of the fence.
All Lil and I are doing is keeping them watered and fed till her son inlaw comes back.
Both are in shock at what she's done.
Lil went by the feed store and cattle prods cost around 60.00 to 70.00 bucks and it has to be ordered. It'll be over before we got it anyways.
Neither of us are willing to put money into it because we think like you, he would make good meat. The poor half mad thing would be better off in our opinions.
But its up to son inlaw.

Lil and I just talked it over,so here's what we'rere going to do;
Call our rancher friends and ask if we can borrow a cattle prod, I'm sure one of them will come thorugh for us.
We only need it for 4 more days.

I imagine eventually, he might sell the house because it was for her and his son.

 

[peach174]

Talking chicken! When can I eat...err I mean visit?




I wish the internet was more cat friendly. No listings for Cockatoo side dishes.

 

[gallantwarrior]

So, my old buddy 007 has declared he has a girlfriend. Sweet. Bet he'll look good in a tux standing in front of the priest declaring his love forever and then scrambling away on his motorcycle with the bride on the back headed off on a honeymoon. Can't wait to see the events of this love affair unfold in the Coffee Shop! Free coffee all around and grab a donut too! 007 is busting out in love!!! Let's party.

That's exactly what me and hubby did and this Jan. will be our 33rd anniversary.
We both still miss that Harley.

I rode off on a motorcycle with both ex wives. If I ever consider marriage again I'll do something completely different, namely check myself into a mental health facility.

OK, as a serial monogamist, I can claim 5 former spouses. I seem to have broken the habit and have been spouse-free since around 2002. Of course, I might as well be married to my current partner, he's such a pain-in-the-butt, but that isn't about to happen!

 

[Ringel05]

Hoping to continue our list of collective good news with this post. The pneumonia seems to be giving up all be it a slow process. My two broken ribs feel great. There was a set back yesterday, last night I was in the kitchen and had a coughing spell. Pretty sure I broke a rib on the bottom right side, maybe just a really bad muscle pull.

We have snow here, so I have to figure out how to shovel snow without lifting the shovel too much.

Hire a neighborhood kid........

That only works if you have a neighborhood...with kids!

You have "kids".......

 

[gallantwarrior]

Say gallantwarrior
Do you have advise as to how to control a spoild pet billygoat that I'm stuck with taking care of for a few days till something can be done with the pet goats?
All I'm doing just makes him angrier. I would like to strangle him but he aint my goat.

It's a long story but I told her when she got them not to make them pets.

Only recommendation I can make that doesn't involve gravy and potatoes is: put him in a solid fence, toss food over the fence and pour water through the fence into the bucket, and wait anxiously until his "mom" gets back. They're smart and once they figure out what works, they won't stop using that technique. Or, you could by a cattle prod. Amazing how respectful they are of electricity.
Does he have a "buddy"? Having another goat might calm him a bit.

Thanks gallant.
Would a human stun gun kill it, if I bought one from walmart?

It's a male goat with big horns and 2 female goats.
The idiot woman thought she could make pets out of them and get milk to sell.
She also had a pitbull not trained in anyway what -so- ever and a 7 year old kid also undisciplined.
She let him go to school on the bus yesterday and then drove herself to Tucson and checked herself into a mental facality.
Child protective service came and got her 7 year old son, right away.
Her husband is a trucker and is far away on the road.
He will be back in a few days and will have to deal with all of this. I feel so sorry for him.

I'm a friend with her Mother and Lil took the chickens and ducks, the dog went to one of her grandsons.
I'm helping to hold the billy while Lil gets them water and food. She 76 years old. The daughter is a neighbor here.
I'm grabbing him in a stronghold with his horns. Of course it's not working to well.
This male goat is spoiled and of course agressive because of the 2 females, and maybe half crazed from whatever that 7 year old might have done to him.
I was hoping for stunning, not sure but feed store might have cattle prods. Thanks.

It sounds like something from the old show Payton Place, huh?
God never dull moment in this little suburb of ours.

Stun gun would work just fine. Find a "control" word, "STOP", "NO", "OFF", something like that and use it every time you stun him. Pretty soon, he'll respond to the control word because he'll associate it with a shock. Also, get a head halter on him. Billies are much easier to control if you have their head than trying to put a line on a collar. Those buggers are strong! If you can't get him, and his nannies, back home pretty soon and it looks like you might end up having to put up with them long-term, they do make good eating...seriously! Or sell them to someone who wants to deal with them. Good luck, billies (bucks) can be a handful and are not recommended as pets by any reputable goat keeper.

Thank you very much for the advise you have benn very helpful for us.
We appriciate it.

Tell me about it !!!! my muscels are getting seriously sore.
I get him close to the fence & grab his horns up against the fence as she runs as fast as she can in and out, then I do it again when she gets the bowls full puts them back. If course he gets free but not before she's outside of the fence.
All Lil and I are doing is keeping them watered and fed till her son inlaw comes back.
Both are in shock at what she's done.
Lil went by the feed store and cattle prods cost around 60.00 to 70.00 bucks and it has to be ordered. It'll be over before we got it anyways.
Neither of us are willing to put money into it because we think like you, he would make good meat. The poor half mad thing would be better off in our opinions.
But its up to son inlaw.

Lil and I just talked it over,so here's what we'rere going to do;
Call our rancher friends and ask if we can borrow a cattle prod, I'm sure one of them will come thorugh for us.
We only need it for 4 more days.

I imagine eventually, he might sell the house because it was for her and his son.

I usually arrange my water bucket so I can pour fresh water into it from outside the fence. Buck's food gets tossed over the fence. Even I minimize contact with my bucks when they are rutty. They are nice animals unless in the rut. Then they are aggressive, looking for love in all the places, and they stink. If you can borrow a cattle prod in the meantime, do so.