Mine and Not Yours.

[Jim Shooz]

Place up the road used to get fish guts and store it in large 2,000L tanks. Come spring they'd load it into tanks pulled behind their tractor and spray it on their organic kiwifruit orchard. Geeeez it was high. always drove fast past there and never ate organic kiwifruit.

 

[5030]

Years ago while working in Vermont I was travelling past a little ice cream stand surrounded by fields. It was that time of year and they were spraying liquid manure... perhaps there was no overspray onto the ice cream shop but I never stopped there.

Here in Michigan under RTF, you have exactly 48 hours from the time of application to chisel it in. I know, had to call the DNR on the guy who farms next to my farm. he applied semi solid manure and left it sit and the stink was over the top. I called, they came out and he did what he was supposed to do and probably got fined too. Don't play that game. I have cattle as well and I incorporate my manure ASAP.

 

[Ken]

Doofy consider the Ozarks. Good weather and mostly friendly neighbors. the only ones watched closely, usually have Michaign plates
Bought a small plot of land next to our property. mostly to get the old trees for timber.
after the survey met the next-door neighbor and he had lived in a shanty type home .nineteen years and I had never met. didn't even know anyone was living in the house. Had to explain to him his underground storm cellar was not on his land but to continue to use if needed. just don't lock the door should I need to find a hidy hole if in the area.
Been 2 years now and have not seen him since.
I like quiet neighbors.

I should of explained my comment better.
Nothing wrong with Michigan people. But. When they move into the area always want the place changed to what it was like back home. Have an example a few years ago walking into a plant nursery, this over loud aggressive woman. was telling the business owner that trying to grow a garden the place was to rocky. and mentioned potatoes. I interrupted and said it is easy just dig them all and when cooking the ones that stay hard are rocks throw these into the driveway.
She got into her Michigan plated car and drove off.
The nursery owner said thanks.
Doofy was in Alaska around 2001 just after the earthquake and the rebuilding of the highway. Was surprised most of the equipment operators were women. asking about this was explained most men are hunting or fishing for only around 100 days to do construction work . was there for the 4th July and soon after that cold drizzle rain and snow we packed up and returned south.
Ft. Lenord Wood is in Missouri any military base is located in an area not fit for man or beast.

ken

 

[Doofy]

Ken,
Totally agree. If folks want a new place to be like the old place...why even move? I want our new place to be completely different. I want less cold and snow, I want more than one restaurant or grocery store to choose from. I want 4 distinct seasons to enjoy not just winter or mud. I truly love the beauty and freedom of Alaska but my wife deserves something new and different. I think we would bloom wherever we are transplanted.

 

[Jstpssng]

Ken,
Totally agree. If folks want a new place to be like the old place...why even move? I want our new place to be completely different. I want less cold and snow, I want more than one restaurant or grocery store to choose from. I want 4 distinct seasons to enjoy not just winter or mud. I truly love the beauty and freedom of Alaska but my wife deserves something new and different. I think we would bloom wherever we are transplanted.

His is a common complaint. Here it's people from Massachusetts and New Jersey... they don't understand why we get tired of hearing "If this was New Jersey" like that's the yardstick everybody should follow.
In upstate New York I believe that it's the people from NYC who move in, then try to change things to what they came to get away from.

 

[Doofy]

Just human nature, I guess.

 

[TheMan419]

My folks snow bird in Florida. You are shunned if you try to tell people how things are done "up north".

 

[two_bit_score]

My folks snow bird in Florida. You are shunned if you try to tell people how things are done "up north".

As it should be!

 

[Big Barn]

Man - am I glad I live out here without some of you guys as neighbors. The guy went over to the workers to see if the owner was around. He then came right over and introduced himself. What in the H*LL would you expect.

Okay. I JUST came across this thread and I am FIRMLY in the camp of others who think like oosik posted.

 

[MossRoad]

My folks snow bird in Florida. You are shunned if you try to tell people how things are done "up north".

My grandparents bought a trailer in a trailer park in Lake Land, FL back in the 60's. Most of the people in that trailer park were Hungarians. Most were from Chicago and surrounding areas, like South Bend. That trailer park was EXACTLY like any other Hungarian neighborhood you'd find in any midwestern town. They made it just like home, only no snow.