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It tracks pretty close to tax rates in CA, so a $1M residence would have a $10k annual property tax bill. But ..... a big difference ... the property tax is not recomputed on sale like in CA. So there are some properties at double the value paying less tax, and the reverse. The County updates...

It had pretty much plugged the 8 inch pipe at the end. With a lot of putrid water backed up in the pipe behind it. when I removed the block from the end of the pipe ... whoosh ... out it came along with a mess of flies and some really bad smelling liquid. Did I mention how bad it smelled? :D

Even if house prices stay the same, inflation is going to push up salaries for road workers, police officers, teachers, etc. And push up retirement benefit. And the cost of building materials. Once infrastructure is in place, the cost to keep it going, and maintained, is going to increase. It's...

Then add police, fire, hospitals, etc. Then figure a lot of infrastructure has limited life, and 20 years later its being dug up and replaced. While taxes keep going up up up to fund it. I'll stick with the rural lifestyle ...

Well, here is a picture of one, although he has certainly "seen better days." Now I have to figure out how to fish out the second one. btw those are 12" pliers next to it.

The average price of a 3br 2ba residence in Northern Nevada is now $600k. That's probably 1,350 sq ft +/-. "High end" in any market is subjective. But around here, that's probably $1.5-$2M and up. Needless to say, higher interest rates affect properties on the higher end a lot. But even so, my...

This is so true. I once saw what I describe as the "cheesiest" pre-qual letter ever written. To "pre-qualify" a buyer as being financially qualified. I knew the prospective buyer was *not* qualified at all, but it said something like: "we have spoken with Mr. xxx, and we may be able to provide...

Forecast is 103F today with at least 3 more days at 100+. Electric cost is .12c per kW in NV. Our bill averages about $300/mo but this month is over $400. Electric cost at our CA property varies from .40c - .60c per kW depending on time of day. I bet the neighbor bills over there are eye...

The recent court decision which upended the real estate industry is going to make such stories much more common.

In CA or NV any encumbrance against the property must be disclosed. Not sure in your state. My suggestion is to not be constricted nor intimidated to stay within the "standard language" of the real estate documents. All you have to do is add one sentence to the standard agreement that says...

What you are asking about are "fixtures" versus personal property. A fairly inclusive description of personal property is that if you can drive it away or pick it up and take it away, it's personal property. Same for fixtures-- if they are attached to the property it's part of the property...

Wngsprd- that's important that you do that. Some puppy owners don't know about the closing of growth plates and push their pup too hard too fast. Forecast is 104F today-- still another 5 days of high heat. I've heard most wildfires are man-caused so I hope people are more responsible in the...

I have been using Crossbow to knock back the blackberries. First it became illegal in CA, now is also illegal in NV. Not sure why.

Really nice pix from everyone-- thanks all for sharing!! Weather people said it was 108F yesterday. Our NV residence is close to 5,000' elevation-- it showed an even 100F on our thermometer. Still 5+ days in the forecast at 100F+. Flood irrigated yesterday which helped a little. We had a 14...

fyi in my area they sell ethanol-free gas. It's a blue pump. I have to search to find it but it does exist. Maybe there is some in your area?

Great pix!! Forecast today is 108F. Yikes. Record breaking temperatures. I'm flood irrigating today so that will help a little -- seems like lots of people here have lots of heat. Everyone have a great day!!

Those are such shoddy practices that it would get an agent disciplined in CA or NV.

Daugen fyi my generator has a precaution to keep the door shut and unit sealed otherwise it can overheat

Some rain sounds good, Buppies. It's tinder box dry here-- worried about fire season already. 101F in Nevada today, but I'm about to leave for CA where it will be 103F. Yikes. Check on plants and trees and make sure they will be watered. The old farmhouse in CA has no A/C, and wife thinks 103F...

I was a 100% skeptic disbeliever. My father had his property witched, and they found a good spot for a well. I visited sometime thereafter and he asked me if I wanted to try it. 100% skeptical, I said sure. It worked. I can't explain it, but on the exact spot where someone else decided for a...

I have faced the same issue for years. A neighbor advised me to "witch" the water in the pipes and said it would work. I have not tried that. I've considered cutting a pipe, then feeding a transmitter in while sensing it from above. Of course you would have to find a pipe first, which you...

Mine is a Cummins Onan HGJAB 5.5. 5,500 watt using gasoline. I have a pix of the failed fuel pump and will post it later so you can compare it to yours. The Cummins dealer said most gensets that have these bad fuel pumps fail in 20-30 hours. Mine failed at 150 hours.

Great picture Ron, and Happy Birthday America! I heard a little 4th of July history on the radio yesterday. Leading up to the Revolutionary War, 1/3 of the Colonists wanted to stay living under British rule, 1/3 wanted to stay under their rule but try to negotiate changes, and 1/3 said "let's...

I ordered Starlink mini today-- will try it out!

Not defending the build, but my neighbor who uses a wheelchair has a similar design. By eliminating a step at the door she has mobility, on her own without assistance, to get onto the outside deck, then back. Kind of a small deck for that, though.

Things are just a touch more crazy in CA. Fortunately on rural properties things make more sense. My neighbors all advised to "just take care of it."

No problem. Had a river otter decimate my fish in CA. I learned that to trap it on my own property, I had to take some classes, purchase a hunting license, purchase a trap, register the trap with a unique serial number with the Dept of Fish and Game-- and that's what I remember. Way over $1,000...

No good-- is that how puppyhood works? Endless energy always at the edge of trouble? Keep those pictures of food coming-- looks enticing! We have some unusual flowers that bloom every year. Large prominent orange blooms. Rigby inspected them, then chomped down on one, tore it off the bloom...

I have a ranch in CA but I'm at my residence in NV. I put rat poison through the grate a few hours ago. Since they have been trapped with no food I'm guessing it was eaten up quickly. I did try pushing the fumes from a roadside flare through the pipe but the pipe is too large and too long for...

Yes but I only use my SL RV for camping trips. I think I could do 50G and I believe its something like $1 for each extra gig? At $30/mo versus $150/mo I recoup the purchase price in 5 months. I will probably put my RV system as "dormant" while I try out the mini.

I'm thinking about ordering it and cancelling my SL RV service. Since they upped the RV price to $150/mo I can make up the difference pretty quickly, even considering the $600 for equipment.

Congratulations!

Good idea but the only pipe opening is below grade in the side of a narrow irrigation ditch. (18" wide?) Rigging a trap to that would be difficult and I'm concerned about crazed marmots if I pull the weighted down plywood barricade out. 😀

Mine was many years ago-- $100k for a 20 acre lot. Agent said "cash speaks volumes" so I jumped on it. Offered $80k cash. Counter was at $99,900. 😀

I've thought of this but the only realistic shot is down through a narrow opening in a metal grate, with concrete on the bottom. I don't think the neighbors would be an issue with gunfire, but I might be with a ricochet.

From what I have read I agree. And from what I read spray is only effective early in the season. Here is a pix of several foxtails-- two different varieties I think.

I read that eradication is a long term issue but .... dang!!! 😀

I hear ya, but I can't find good alternatives ...

fyi I was told that using Imazapyr is effective, but this is only possible in spring as pre-emergent.

The bagging would be to reduce exposure while other methods work on eradication or reduction. Looking at my property, I see little foxtail in the greenest healthiest parts of the pasture. But where there are intermixed dirt spots, meaning less than good coverage, the foxtails really seem to pop...

Still working on pix, but this looks identical to one of the varieties we have.

I had a contractor do a concrete job for me. I asked what his warranty was, and he said: "lifetime warranty against fire and theft!"

If you do, be extremely careful. I have several friends that have fallen off their roofs. Doing things like cleaning gutters, etc. We don't bounce as well as we used to and don't heal as well as we used to. 100F+ heat is coming soon and it's gonna stay. Yikes. Seeing all these pictures of...

My neighbor put a grip trap outside his fence and gate very near where irrigation water drains off between our two properties. I was cleaning the ditch and almost stepped on the trap ... yikes.

Thats a good idea with the rat poison. Not sure if I can get a vacuum in a 100ft 8" pipe-- maybe a shop vac would pull enough?

Two marmots took up residence behind my rear barn. That's bad news since they will burrow under foundations, etc. Plus multiply. The other day, they ran into a 8" irrigation drain pipe with only one opening. I sealed it off and trapped them in. I occasionally see them through a metal grate at...

In my opinion 30 days is way too short of a time window to be advertising "bring any offer." We are in a more difficult market due to interest rates, but even so ... Whoever set the price made a decision, and it isn't always a good one. If a seller interviews multiple agents to possibly work...

I've been a licensed broker for many years and that's pretty much how I size it up .... What you do know is the seller very much wants an offer. What you don't know is how much the seller is willing to negotiate on price and terms. Very often the agent who writes "bring all offers" doesn't have...

Remember the buyer doesn't care about your personal history, if you paid high, low, or in the middle, etc. My neighbor just tied herself into knots when she sold. She had a big round figure she liked that was more psychological than connected to any sort of reality or appraisal. So she fixated...

I understand why you would do this. It might be the best data available. But it is also fraught with risk, just like looking at Zillow or Redfin. We upended the entire market, at least according to Zillow and Redfin, when we purchased the "other" 50% equity in our ranch property from a family...

I will get some pictures ...

That's a great pix-- thanks! Friday was interesting. Early am, noticed the irrigation vacuum breaker had sprung a substantial leak. Never ever before had one fail-- but oh well. Drove to HD, bought a replacement (Febco) unit, and installed it. New unit was defective-- water blew out the side...

I'm only learning about this myself. But I read that if you mow, the foxtails resprout new heads, just shorter. So mowing isn't any sort of long term solution. I think that needs to come from herbicide or digging. I'm just trying to hit this every way possible. I also read that wherever...

I agree. And I am spot treating already. But I also mow periodically, kicking up and spreading dangerous foxtails even if they are dead. Even when spot treated with herbicide, the dangerous part of the foxtail remains. The alternative is digging them all up. So I'm curious about bagging that...

Spent $400 getting a foxtail out of our new pup's ear Friday. So now I am in a war on foxtails. The foxtails in my pasture is a mixture-- a few areas with many foxtails, and other areas with much fewer but also widely dispersed. Having to deal with them widely dispersed is a challenge no matter...

Based on this I am going to look into a similar service for my property. Q- are other animals safe around the type of traps they use?

I like it. We test drove competing motorhomes with the Triton V10 engine and I like the 7.3 Godzilla much better. Develops power at lower rpms-- the V10 was a screamer by comparison. I travel over Sherwin Summit on Hwy 395 a lot. 31ft Newmar motorhome on Ford F53 chassis. It's a 2,400ft...

Nothing at all and thanks for pointing it out. I'm dealing with a bit of mission creep regarding tow weight. I bought the Honda Fit because at 2,600lbs, dinghy tow and no trailer, it was very light weight which is important. I'm towing using a gas motorhome with Ford 7.3 Godzilla engine in...

I've been researching Aluma trailers. A new consideration has emerged: tilt trailer or traditional model with ramps? The desirable tilt feature trailer has similar bed size, enough payload capacity for me, but is only .... single axle. Aaaahhhh. The traditional flatbed trailer is dual axle...

Interesting question. I'm a licensed RE broker in a few west coast states and it has always been the requirement on every residential deal I've ever been in.

A nice part of the real estate investment is that you have millions of similar investors. That by itself provides some protection. It has been perverted a bit with the demonization of landlords and the taxes targeted toward vacant parcels or vacation homes. But with runaway spending and running...

Well that is a concern. I looked up your tractor and it looks to be 4,000 lbs +/-. My load would be a Honda at 2,600lbs, Jeep at 3,400lbs, or a CanAm ATV at 2,600lbs (if I buy one .....) I was surprised the CanAm ATV weighs the same as the Honda Fit.

Agreed! Della looks like a natural in the water! It's funny how you get attached to visiting wildlife. In the "no longer visiting" category is a one legged goose, a white snow goose, and a speckle belly goose. All hung around for a while, but are gone. Going to 90F today. It's just getting...

Sorry to learn this. Once I was backing up a brush hog and it started to raise up and climb a hill and I worried about this exact thing happening. fortunately I stopped. Hope there is a way to salvage this!

After reading the comments if I proceed with an aluminum trailer I'd most likely go to Aluma or other top brand. Not that small companies don't make good products but quality seems more critical with an aluminum trailer.

Now that's my kind of thinking!! 😀 Hope it works out! Back in Nevada-- going to 90F today. Not bad. Amazing how keen a dog's senses are even so young. He sees, smells, and senses things in the darkness I cannot. Yesterday, I let him out at 4am. While on the lawn, he started out leisurely...

I am impressed you have squeezed so much life and performance out of the computer you invested in more than a decade ago!! If you shop for a new computer, you might consider one with a 4k screen display. To match up with the 4k capability of your drone. About 3 years ago I purchased an HP Envy...

It would be nice to learn ballpark cost to determine how closely the huge value is matched by huge upfront expense, and ongoing battery expense. I see the labor savings value for mowing my 15-20 acres. But since I am not running a business, the cost of this piece of machinery is likely far out...

Going to 80F tomorrow-- glad the 100F temperatures have moderated. Tried putting the grapple back on that fell off recently while doing tree work. I fought, fought, fought the hydraulic connectors that would *not* seat. Ran the controls in every direction to relieve pressure-- still no help...

There is something about the chart I don't understand. If I start with aluminum, and go to the right over to steel, it is red. But if I start with steel, and go to the right over to aluminum, it is green. What am I missing?

Meeting the construction company soon for a quote on our roof damage where the tree punctured through. Since we are remote, costs are up, and we are in CA I'll bet the repair bill will be a whopper. Yes, in about a 10 day stretch we went from 90F+ to a frost warning! Everyone have a great day...

Thanks for the pix Mostly. My neighbor has antique hit and miss engines, but not as nice as the photo. 65F going to 95F today. I'm traveling to our ski cabin today. Meeting a repair company tomorrow to discuss removing the tree out of the roof and associated damage. It will be a long ride for...

Really good advice and this makes a *huge* difference in playback. This, on its own, might fix everything. Also, you can easily investigate your existing computer to see if it is capable of accepting additional RAM memory modules, or if it will accept higher capacity memory modules in place of...

OK thanks-- looked into Vrisimo minimax but I think it's Cat 1. https://valleytoolmfg.com/vrisimo/minimax-flail-mower/

I started looking for a flail mower to fit my Massey 1710 SCUT. Similar horsepower, but there is a catch. My tractor is Category 0 hitch, and all the small flail mowers I could find were Category 1.

Yikes I've had these symptoms for, oh, ten years .... 😀 66F here going to 94F today. The overnight lows elsewhere that are in the high 80's sound miserable! Hope you get a rain shower or something to cool it down! Sounds like many people are baking in the heat ... we had it here last week...

Either a Jeep Wrangler, or a Honda Fit. The Fit weighs less, 2,600lbs vs about 3,400. But if I have a trailer I could put a Polaris ATV / motorcycles on it instead. I still have my towbar but its overkill since I used to dingy tow a quad cab 4wd pickup truck. Behind the 600hp ISX Cummins...

Something like this only with tube not channel?

I have a gas motorhome. I want to tow a car-- either 4 wheels down (car only) or on a trailer. Weight is a concern as there are mountains in every direction. I found a lightweight trailer-- but it is aluminum. I know nothing about aluminum trailers. Is aluminum up to the rigors of road...

Here is how bad it is: I didn't even know who ran against Newsom because in CA, nobody pays attention since it is a known outcome. The opponent was Brian Dahle. The only thing noteworthy of the last CA governor election is that this is the first time in a while that the Democrat didn't get 60+...

Anyone have the specs on "Mini Roam service?" Based on wording, I presume that requires you also have a SL Residential dish and plan? The specs say input power is 12-48V. If it can do 12V direct from a battery that is a lot more appealing for camping/off road use. I pay for a full SL "RV"...

Thanks Ron. Saw the big moon just above the ridge when I let Rigby out. Big, bright, beautiful way to start the morning. Buppies-- glad some of your news was a bit more positive than you thought!! Going to 92F today. Gotta get chores done before it gets too hot. We've had Rigby a week and he...

Glad it worked out. I don't know if I can even answer that question! A friend of mine had a recent TIA. Like a mini stroke. He told his wife he didn't have any toes. She pointed to his big toe and said what is that? He said: "that's the king of spades!" She pointed at the next toe and said...

Thats really good to have that. Something for him to contribute with, and peace of mind for you.

I haven't checked lately but not long ago Democrats in CA also had a supermajority in the state legislative offices. So the conservatives might as well not show up until the next elections, maybe not then either. Three cities overwhelm the voters in rural areas. The greatest "experiment"...

I was an employer in CA for decades. Subject to all sorts of labor and employee regulations that the State of CA exempted themselves from. Every employer in the State of CA must pay workers no less frequently than twice per month. Or face fines, penalties, leading to a shutdown of your...

Nice bridge shot Ken. Going to be 90F today, then hotter as the days wear on. Headed back to Nevada today-- taking the Ventrac mower with me. Mowing season in CA is all but done due to dry conditions and wildfire risk. Since I flood irrigate in Nevada, the pasture is always green so I mow...

I have two SL residential systems and a SL "RV" system (is it renamed roam?) I can't say I've ever seen much difference, but part of that is SL speeds vary constantly. Also, not to be difficult, but I don't think anyone can answer your question. It's my understanding that these systems are...

I have a FAA commercial pilot certificate with instrument, multi-engine, and seaplane ratings. I also passed the FAA Airline Transport Pilot written test some time ago, which is considered the PhD of flying. I don't dispute what you write, but find this very restricting and surprising. Keeping a...

A match made in heaven-- CA Gov Newsom signs a law increasing taxes designed to diminish gun ownership. A two-for-one. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/california-gun-and-ammo-tax

I have hard water and the "spray" type drip emitters clog up pretty quickly. I've had good luck with these though. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-10-Pack-6-3-GPH-Drip-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Dripper/3406894

Very good-- I need his special skill to expand the fuel line going to the generator! LS, glad to hear your genny is running and I hope it keeps you in power until the utility comes back on! I'm at our ranch in CA-- going to 80F today but very hot after that. This is Rigby's first time here...

A bit ironic that although many use a VPN to spoof a fake location so they can get live TV in a different market, such as for sports, I might instead need to use a VPN in reverse-- to "spoof" that I really am sitting in my living room!! 😀

Congratulations Eddie. I'm sure you will get some great pix from it!

Headed to 80F today. Close to 100F in a few days, ugh. Still exposing new pup Rigby to new things ..... Yesterday, for the first time, he saw his reflection in a glass door. Stood and looked at it for a long time trying to figure it out. Gave him an antler to chew on. He couldn't decide...

From the article: "Still, Newsom argued that the extreme gridlock in Congress necessitates this type of action. " "Gridlock" is universally panned in our modern media. It is what our founders designed into our system. If gridlock exists there is not a strong level of support to move in one...

Years ago Facebook famously did the 10-year challenge. Post a photo of you 10 years ago, and also a current one. Massive haul of personally identifying information-- given voluntarily.

Is CA Governor Newsom trying to ban guns or run for President. Yes! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/18/california-gavin-newsom-gun-amendment-constitution-explained

Starlink is driving me crazy lately. They keep switching my ground station from Los Angeles to Seattle. Then back. Then switch again. And so on. Everytime they switch ground stations, Hulu Live TV quits working. Hulu is required as part of their content agreements to verify locations they...

It's not that easy. Is your phone connected to the internet? Do you use your phone for email, or banking, or whatever? The DJI drone process is to download an app to run on your phone. Is there something in that app that can break into other things on your phone? I don't know. Is that app...

36F right now-- in June!! Going to 75F today and sunny. Hard to believe in June, but areas here are under a frost warning. New pup Rigby is wearing me out-- I have forgotten how a puppy is either 100% full bore energy, or completely crashed out for a nap and oblivious the world. To her credit...

I am not an electrician, but I thought you never use romex inside a conduit?

I had a prior drone that used a camera for a screen. I bought my current drone due to the integrated screen and controller. It is much, much better. Also if you intend to fly over or past any power lines beware that can cause odd behavior and/or crashes. I had a crash when I flew next to a...

Really good advice ...

I have the DJI Mini Pro 3. After having it, I found what I really want is an autonomous drone. One that I don't have to fly-- but can instead turn it on, and it will fly a pre-programmed route I have chosen. Like to patrol the perimeter of my property. So when I hear odd activity at the back of...

It captured the hard work, risk taking, and "can-do" era of the past. Not that we don't do things today, but it was a bold step forward. Forecast this morning-- 68F here as a HIGH today. With gusty winds-- a cold front coming. After 90's and 100's as highs I will take it! Pup Rigby makes it...

New pup Rigby is settling in to his new home ... here he is out on the front lawn. Hope everyone has a great day !!!

Headed to 83F but with a Red Flag Warning for wind and wildfire danger. Still thinking of the Shasta Dam engineering and historic marvel I recently visited. It was built pre-and-during WWII, a huge engineering achievement and impressive large project. A plaque affixed to the dam says a lot...

Looks like the proposed $6,000 per vacation home tax in Tahoe is simple. If enacted, you have to pay it. But although you will have to pay it, you don't get to vote. Hmmm-- something about taxation without representation...

84F and sunny in Northern Nevada today. Glad it is not 100F. Kyle-- our neighbors have peacocks. Wow they can be loud!! Been busy with camping, travel, chores, and picking up our new pup. Our new little guy is Rigby -- here is a pix with he and his mom. This pix makes him look a bit chunky...

Heading to 88F at home in Northern Nevada. Been in a lot of 100F heat over the past week or 10 days, so 88F is welcome! Yesterday, we picked up our new pup!! Pictures tomorrow. He slept all night and I just let him out at 4am and he promptly conducted all necessary transactions, lol. Recently...

I used to own a car wash and this is the only solution I am aware of that actually works. Some people use a leaf blower right after washing to reduce the amount of water residue more quickly, but that's not really a solution. Good luck!

Interesting perspective. I always viewed our disaster in Vietnam caused by McNamara and Johnson. McNamara was a statistics guy suddenly become war hawk, and Johnson micromanaged individual field decisions and imposed things like no bombing above the DMV line. Hard lessons we regrettably repeat...

Is it possibly the opposite? Imaging being in your early years, just joining the work force. You start earning some pay, and paying taxes. You get a raise, your pay goes up a little-- and your taxes shoot up far faster than the pay. Then you contemplate the generation who preceded you left $35...

Gosh I forgot all about wrap mortgages. They became occasionally used back in the '80s during hard money times with residential mortgages and high interest rates. It was wise not to do that but having one appear is a sign of the troubling times in real estate. On the camping trip now, I guess...

CA has overspent its budget again ... time to cut the judicial system budget while continuing to shower money elsewhere ...

Headed to 102F today. Had a brief thunderstorm yesterday. We are off going camping for a few days-- who goes camping when it is over 100F anyway? We pick up a pup next week .... wow they grow fast. I'm disappointed Buppies has not figured out what caused the giant kersplash in the pond--...

CA always takes the position to impose the tax, and force you to spend your energy and money to fight if you disagree. So I'd expect CA to presume all miles are driven in CA, and it might not even matter since the vehicle is "registered" in CA. My parents retired to NV. For many years CA...

Good point. NV checks odometers but doesn't charge fee per mile. CA wants to charge fee per mile but no reason to check smog on ICE. Hmm-- I doubt this will stop the CA authorities. When it comes to taxes they have a very creative bag of tricks. 😀

Require a smog check and capture the odometer during the inspection. NV is already doing that although they don't yet have a "per mile" fee. Some people feel it is fair to charge EV's by weight, or fair to tax fuel, or fair to charge by miles driven, or charge commercial fees for a pickup...

Well, I hope it was something interesting!! 90F today, headed to 100F for about the rest of the week. I'm having problems with our pasture irrigation I cannot figure out. Something is weird and different this year. I turned on a 1" sprinkler near the pond yesterday, and it ran about 20 minutes...

I was involved in a commercial property transaction where the property was thoroughly investigated with numerous inspections. During escrow, I ordered a records package from the County and verified the County's recorded square footage matched the building square footage. 5 years later, a...

These sort of assumptions are why so many future buyers are going to get hurt based on the upcoming changes to the real estate industry. Buyers who previously had a RE agent to assist will sometimes wing it on their own, to their detriment. You are correct that there is protection about title...

Yes and no. In CA the Seller is required to do mandatory disclosures about the property. The recourse if they do not disclose is to sue-- but how many people can afford that after spending their $$ to buy a home? Not to mention most "grow" businesses operate on cash. So I presume the seller is...

CA County seeks $1M from new property owner based on past owner's misdeeds ... https://www.aol.com/news/home-buyers-beware-buying-property-100003088.html

Beautiful picture Ron-- thanks!! Yesterday I started moving a pile of cedar logs my neighbor gave me. I opened the jaws of my grapple and put the top part of it behind the top log in the pile. Then started to slowly back up to roll the log free off the top of the pile. That's when the grapple...

Don't mean to nit-pick but 4k resolution is typically 3840x2160

Most recent zoom call with breeder included a suggestion to keep a new pup away from sprayed areas for 24 hours. And if they happen to go through an area sooner than that, rinse their paws afterward as dogs commonly lick their paws. I spray around the property but will start breaking it into...

These are not good for oil fires, but they are my go-to extinguisher to use with burn piles. I have 4 of them, and always have at least 2 near a burn pile. I'll drag out all 4 if its a good size burn. I really like these. You can recharge them yourself. After you use it, replenish the water...

Eddie, For my new fence project, I have 100-150 cedar fence pickets I need to cut down. 1" thick, widths vary from 6 inch wider than 6 inch. 8 feet long. I need to rip them to variable widths-- some 6 inch, some 5, some 4. Then cross cut them to 6 foot length, some 5, some 4. Would you use...

We are about 2 weeks out from getting the new pup. Need to "harden" the house from chewing, like floor extension cords, etc. This is from a professional breeder who exposes the pup to a variety of stimuli such as wildlife, hunting, gunfire, and so on. New experience for us. While on a Zoom...

Well that sure gets my attention. I don't want to be inhaling any such mist when I add water to my sprayer ... hmmmm. Headed to a sunny 80F. Back in NV-- working in CA wore me out. Brought the Ventrac with me, and will mow the NV pasture today. After moving it I noticed a pool of hydraulic...

Still more SL weirdness this am. It seems their DNS might be flaky. At times, I cannot connect to any "new" websites, but even so, I can still interact with a website that already has a connection. Like this one right now ....

It's always a surprise how one problem can cascade into another. Our SL was down last night, like the others, but aftermath continues. Our main TV doesn't work this morning. We stream live TV using Hulu. It reports: "you are not at your home location!" Due to licensing rules, they only allow...

I read the "Lone Survivor" book first, then saw the movie. Excellent book and good movie. Harrowing true story of a 4-man team behind the lines in Afghanistan who get discovered. As you can tell from the title, only one survives. Forecast for 80F here in sunny California. Cleaned up road...

Good tip Kyle! And ditto for water heater supply hoses. Watts Mfg. was sued (class action) because they sold cheap rubber hoses that had a phony silver braided covering that made it look like a quality hose. Those things are still installed everywhere-- and fail a lot. One failed on me and it...

Interesting. My Amazon account defaults to "standard shipping" of about $6-8 on average. I almost always click "free shipping" which says it is slower. And almost every time I get a message: "Good news- your package is arriving early!" Then it arrives the same day as if I paid for shipping...

Maybe they are proud that they found one and can deliver it! 😀 75F and sunny today. Going to troubleshoot the pasture irrigation. I flooded the lines with water, but only half of the sprinklers work. When I tried to open a sprinkler on the "other" side, it went whoosh and sucked air in. ...

Very nice tribute. Thanks!

Forgot to mention. We put heated floors in our master bath. Under the tile flooring. It was not that expensive-- under $2,000 for the upgrade. WOW we love that. I wish we had put it in all of the other full bathrooms. I've I built again I'd do it in a heartbeat. A few years after the residence...

The Greek politicians spent their economy to oblivion and destruction. Never stopped spending, always blamed excessive debt on the predecessors. And kept voluntarily spending until the laws of international economics forced austerity upon them. I presume our politicians will do the same. So, if...

BEF, We built a residence recently. At framing stage, the owner of the construction company walked through it with us. He suggested enlarging the master bedroom window and I'm glad he did. So we had it re-framed for a larger window. Upsizing a window is relatively inexpensive but you enjoy it...

Headed to a beautiful 70F today. Off to CA ranch later today- 4-5 days of work planned over there. Should also be good weather there-- hope they still allow burning. Here is another pup pix from the litter-- should get a pup in a few weeks! Everyone have a great day !!!

The lever locks I added helped a lot with the seal. It was pretty good but I am in a mild climate.

I had a 50 foot Schweiss bifold door on my airplane hangar. It performed really well and I liked it. Push one button and the entire side of the building opened up. Wish I had it on my garage. The straps, hands down, are better than the cables. And if you add one, be sure you can secure it at...

I'm always interested in real estate topics, so I did some math trying to plug in your numbers. Best I can tell: The "income tax" state home has value about $520k, $2,900 prop tax The "no income tax" state home has value about $335k, $11,000 prop tax I'm going to presume this is the lowest...

Yikes that sounds nasty! Glad the damage seems minimal and hope the neck improves rapidly. So so scary! Forecast is 70F and sunny today. Nice weather. Yesterday's work plan blew up. I cannot empty the trailer full of wood chips because my pasture was flooded. A neighbor left a water ditch...

In Nevada much of the taxation is on gaming. Seems a "good bet" that will continue. 😀

Anecdotal information like this is notoriously difficult to square up. So many factors can influence the numbers. As simple as "is his vehicle newer and more valuable than yours?" Which would explain at least some difference in registration cost. The County you are in has perhaps the lowest...

Great pix of Della the pup ... thanks! 75F and sunny today. I brought a load of wood chips from CA to spread at the edges of our pasture here in NV. Today is our day to flood irrigate, so I need to start early while I can still drive a vehicle over the pasture. Might get another load of salt...

In California, if you own a travel trailer, it must be continuously registered with DMV even if it is permanently parked on your property. Huge fines accrue rapidly if you fall behind ...

One of the arguments in the case was buyers were forced to engage in transactions where the seller solely agreed to pay a certain commission, typically half of it to compensate the buyer's agent. Sellers are now prohibited from advertising any compensation to a buyer's agent-- none. That closed...

https://www.kcra.com/article/get-the-facts-will-california-gas-prices-rise-50-cents-gallon/60850834#

I need to buy either a table saw or track saw. Not sure which to purchase? My needs are typical for a table saw, which is what I am familiar with. Ripping fence pickets to become a little narrower, doing cutoffs on half size fence pickets, and occasionally cutting plywood. (Although I often use...

Thought I would update since problems returned. I discovered the pressure in the bladder tank, with all lines drained, was zero. Hmmmm. So I pressurized it to 38psi, since our well cut-in is 40psi. Everything started working normally again. I think the "dead" bladder tank was behaving like a...

An "earthquake level" court decision recently came down that upended the real estate industry. This will affect every property owner who wants to buy or sell. The agent you described seemed to have ethics violations all over. Glad you refused. But the old ways of walking into a RE office...

One of my customers in British Columbia said their dump worked for decades without restriction. Small town. Then a new regulation required it be monitored by a live employee but fenced off and locked when not. People arriving at a locked gate with a load of trash would dump it in the woods...

Agreed that being rural helps. Hope it continues to hold against the continued creativity in the quest for $$.

New road tolls for Sacramento, CA approved by a California commission. Although it is a paid-toll lane, there is already a clamor for "equity" of tolled road usage ... here we go again. https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-commission-approved-80-toll-234316618.html

Never heard of Politifact. But- how can any responsible site put out a spending chart that omits one of the largest slices of the pie? Interest on the national debt, last I knew, was now as much or more than all of our spending on national defense. I don't see it on the chart. Is there a good...

Headed to a sunny 70F today. Finished the pasture irrigation repairs. Then spent 3 hours shoveling silt out of our water ditch-- yikes that is a young man's game. Which is not me. Standing in the ditch was like quicksand-- rubber boots sink in, you are stuck, and cannot move. Nor get out. To...

A family member of mine used to investigate Medical fraud in CA. Here was one that was investigated: Woman (according to welfare claims) lives alone with her two kids. Investigator has report of father in the home, which would potentially invalidate a lot of $$ in welfare benefits. The big...

Hope you have really good a/c!! 😀

I dug a 100ft trench for a retaining wall through rocky soil. The ground and rocks were so hard the standard bucket just bounced off. The six inch bXpanded bucket worked much better, but wasn't perfect. For the deeply embedded boulders I had to resort to the "knife blade" type attachment. In...

I was at a party / social event that overlooked the Vegas strip. The couple we were seated with used a portable aerator when pouring the wine from the bottle into their glass. This was the first I had ever seen one. I asked: "do those really improve taste like they are advertised?" The husband...

I'm looking into flail mower options. Plenty of choices with more HP and category 1 or 2 hitch. Has anyone operated a flail mower behind a GC1710 or equivalent?

Exactly why I stopped doing business in the State of CA and moved away. The MBE/WBE program was the final straw. State mandated, unconstitutional discrimination against me on gender and race, as I was not a minority nor a female. If we were hiring 100 workers to dig a ditch, adjusting to XX...

During a series of heavy rainstorms a river otter thought the outflow from my pond was a creek. It found the pond by traveling up the outflow, and began devastating all my 20+lb catfish that had taken 20 years to mature from fingerlings. I learned that otters can kill "just for the fun of it."...

Enjoy it Buppies! I really like thunderstorms as long as I am not flying. So many sensations! Sorry to learn about your aunt ... in my prayers.

Yesterday, about 5pm, a TV commercial came on. With two men kissing. So it is beyond just tolerance here in CA. Now, back to our regular programming: Forecast for 72F and sunny today. I've got one more pasture sprinkler to fix before trying to activate the pasture irrigation. Fortunately to...

I'd rather call it a permanent encumbrance against the land. In the case of power lines, even if the lines are no longer used you would have to check the wording of the easement to learn if a) the utility would have to remove the poles and equipment, and b) whether the lack of continued use...

The easements I am familiar with, in NV and CA, as well as applicable law, is the person using the easement is responsible to return the land into the same or better condition after their use. Once again, this could vary by region. But that is what I have seen.

In Sacramento, CA, a woman received a $400+ ticket in the mail. Running a red light. Ticket issued by red light camera. Mailed the ticket to her based on the plate number. She called the Sheriff's office and vehemently complained she never drove the vehicle the day of the ticket. The Deputy...

I'm in CA so keep that in mind. My logger decided to put in a pond. Very rural remote property. His wife had the time of her life running an excavator and other equipment to build it. After completion, the county demanded it be restored back to natural condition. They do a flyover every year of...

Hope you are doing well Buppies. We are pulling out in a few minutes. 3 hr drive to see the 4 week old Golden Retriever. Our first visit! We get him at 8 weeks. So the "countdown to chaos" continues. Everyone have a great day.

If they pass that I expect property values to decline. How could they not? In CA, you can petition to lower your property tax bill if you can present evidence of a decline in value. I wonder if the County has pondered receiving thousands of such requests all at once? Hmmm what would thousands...

I would strongly suggest you obtain and review the wording and language of the easement. What is OK on my property, or others, could be entirely different from yours. So you risk trouble if you don't learn first. Most likely, the easement describes equipment access and maybe not much more. If...

Here we go again. Tahoe region will have "vacancy tax" on the ballot soon. The proponents are arguing those who have vacation homes don't visit often enough, don't spend money on local businesses, and on and on. Yet if you have been to Tahoe in summertime, you know the vehicle traffic...

Forgot to mention-- we have goslings here in CA also!! I saw mom, dad, and at least 3 of them yesterday.

Enjoy! We are a little behind your schedule. Going to visit the litter for the very first time tomorrow. Pickup our new pup about mid-June. I call it the "countdown to chaos." I am impressed by how much work everyone is doing! Nice to see all the progress with gardens not to mention the shiny...

I purchased a residence in a nice neighborhood in CA in the 1980's, then upgraded to an even nicer one in the same neighborhood a few years later. I had to sign a deed restriction on both that I could not resell to african american or asian buyers. The title company gave me a disclaimer saying...

Well, I got back to my CA property, tried the tripod sprinkler again, got the same problem, but figured it out. Once again, the sprinkler started fine. But this time it was even worse, fairly quickly dwindling down to just a short stream of water coming out a few feet. To test whether the well...

Everyone needs to find their own "right way" when it comes to money. My experience has been that loaning money to family often leads to trouble or hard feelings. Maybe this is peculiar in my family only, I don't know. What I learned is: if a relative needs or seeks money, I give it to them. No...

Wow that was a lot of color in that Tom Turkey! Will reach close to 90F in Nevada today. I'm off to CA where it will be about 10 degrees cooler. Need to get all the regular irrigation and drip irrigation going-- its usually two days to get it all done. For some reason, tripod sprinklers and...

That's a great pix of the woodpecker on the ground-- thanks! 80F and sunny later today. Summer knocking on the door! Last Fall I built a curved, sloped retaining wall using stacking stones. About 100ft. It's filled and planted, so now the landscape fabric is going down then covered with 3/8...

I will do some further investigation and testing on this. I am still stumped why the well pressure looks normal at the gauge, but the sprinkler starts out "full bore" then declines after a period of operation. The obvious guess is water usage or demand somewhere else, but I am confident there...

Thanks for the update and glad you are getting care. Nature can throw some curveballs so you just have to deal with what is thrown. In a related observation, I saw mom/dad geese yesterday. They are down to one gosling from the six that hatched. Sad to see that, although the one has at least...

LA Dodger baseball star Shohei Ohtani recently "pulled the pin" on a huge tax grenade with his new blockbuster $700 million contract. The great majority of money owed to him is deferred for 10 years. He will be paid "only" $2 million per year for 10 years, and each year's remaining $68 million...

The plummeting of commercial real estate values in large cities is ongoing. It will cause great economic difficulties in the near future as the loans become due. Westfield Mall (in SF), just one property, had its value downgraded by about $1 billion dollars. I believe the property taxes no...

Hmmm ... maybe I need to check the pressure in the pressure tank. As I recall it is supposed to have something like 30psi. Maybe it bled down?

I believe where we differ is whether a team's quantity of home sales can be closely tied to quality of representation. The team approach excels at building quantity of deals-- no disagreement on that. To handle a growing quantity of deals, more agents get added. But they are not the best...

Real Estate is such an interesting business. Like many businesses, the appeal of volume and success is desirable. Just be aware there is a downside to hooking up with the "most successful team" in the area. And what might be "appealing" to a lone seller or buyer might not be useful at all in...

Yesterday I started using a rainbird impluse sprinkler on a tripod. Something weird happened I cannot explain? The sprinkler started out with good pressure. Spraying at maximum distance and "ratcheting" back and forth. All good. No other draw or demand on the water system. 20 minutes later...

Hopes and prayers there is a fast recovery from this! Very alarming news for so many reasons. Heading to a sunny 80F. Today I am flood irrigating the pasture ... will put 170,000+ gallons on it in the next 24 hours. I never saw any aurora in either N. California or N. Nevada. Thank you all for...

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/12/fewer-homeowners-are-remodeling-but-demand-is-still-solid.html

You might consider getting a paid appraisal instead. It is a little "indirect," as an appraiser's job is to appraise what is there compared to what "could be" there. But with a formal appraisal, you should receive a report showing all of the "adjustments" made to value-- downward and upward...

Real estate professionals are all about relationships. If you do good work and build a solid relationship with a client, it is difficult if that client then goes to a stranger to conduct a next transaction. It happens all the time, but leaves wounded feelings along the way. I've done the same...

5 years out is an unusually long time frame. That is a long time frame even for a commercial property, which typically are much longer than residential. I can't recall-- are you in the HVAC business? How would you respond if someone wanted you to visit their home, and give professional advice...

I have a 7 foot Mohawk, so I went out to look at it and compare with your picture. Nope.

Mohawk?