Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[bindian]

The wind was ripping yesterday afternoon. The sky was blue and full of lightning. Conroe got pounded with rain. We got 1/4 inch. Hopefully, more will drop later this afternoon.:thumbsup: Both ponds are down 2-3 feet.
The dirt parts of the driveway are pure dust.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

Both ponds are down 2-3 feet.
The dirt parts of the driveway are pure dust.
hugs, Brandi

Brandi, my deepest pond is down over 4'. I think with the sloped banks, its at least down half its capacity. My newly built holes in the ground are just that: ugly holes in the ground.

If I wash my car at home, by the time I drive 1-mile down the road to the highway, the car is covered in dust and I can hardly see out the rear window. If I wash the car in town, it stays clean until I get to my road coming home. We laugh about being able to easily tell where folks live by the dust on their cars. I need a bumper sticker that says, "My other car is just as dirty as this one."

 

[Western]

My daughter wrote on the side of my GMC 1 ton work truck " GM test dirt, DO NOT WASH" I drove almost to New Mexico before I noticed, I wondered why people where giving me the :thumbsup: sign. Each time my nephew and I checked the rear mirrors to see if we had lost a tire:laughing:

 

[ronjhall]

Wouldn't a lost tire get you a :thumbdown:?

 

[txdon]

Lost tire would be hard to sign :donut::confused3:

 

[jinman]

Neighbor: Called me all in a panic yesterday. She said, "Jim! Somebody is marking your trees with red paint."
Me: Yep! That's just me marking all the dead trees so I can spot them when all the leaves fall off this winter.
Her: Oh! I thought somebody was spray painting your trees. . .

I don't know what she's gonna do when she sees the purple paint I'll put on the property line soon. The beauty of all this is that nothin' escapes this neighbor. She is very observant.

 

[Western]

Neighbor: Called me all in a panic yesterday. She said, "Jim! Somebody is marking your trees with red paint."
Me: Yep! That's just me marking all the dead trees so I can spot them when all the leaves fall off this winter.
Her: Oh! I thought somebody was spray painting your trees. . .

I don't know what she's gonna do when she sees the purple paint I'll put on the property line soon. The beauty of all this is that nothin' escapes this neighbor. She is very observant.

Nothing like a neighbor that "watches" your place for ya!:laughing:

At 1st we didnt know if it was a:thumbsup: or a poor rendition of the middle finger!!

 

[bindian]

Neighbor: Called me all in a panic yesterday. She said, "Jim! Somebody is marking your trees with red paint."
Me: Yep! That's just me marking all the dead trees so I can spot them when all the leaves fall off this winter.
Her: Oh! I thought somebody was spray painting your trees. . .

I don't know what she's gonna do when she sees the purple paint I'll put on the property line soon. The beauty of all this is that nothin' escapes this neighbor. She is very observant.

Jim,
Why purple paint. Dad taught me purple paint is marking national forests. Our next to last deer lease had a national forest boundary.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

Jim,
Why purple paint. Dad taught me purple paint is marking national forests. Our next to last deer lease had a national forest boundary.
hugs, Brandi

Brandi, in Texas, purple paint in a vertical 1" or wider stripe at least 3' above the ground up to 5' or at least 8" long between those dimensions is a way of posting property. It's been the law since 1997. You don't have to put up a No Trespassing sign, just mark your fence posts or trees with the purple paint and you are protected by the statute. It's easier and cheaper than maintaining signs. The stripes have to be visible and every 1000 feet minimum. The idea is to make them easily visible for anyone entering the property. I plan to use a high density exterior latex paint and brush it on. I'll let my grandson have the fun of wielding the brush.

 

[bindian]

Brandi, in Texas, purple paint in a vertical 1" or wider stripe at least 3' above the ground up to 5' or at least 8" long between those dimensions is a way of posting property. It's been the law since 1997. You don't have to put up a No Trespassing sign, just mark your fence posts or trees with the purple paint and you are protected by the statute. It's easier and cheaper than maintaining signs. The stripes have to be visible and every 1000 feet minimum. The idea is to make them easily visible for anyone entering the property. I plan to use a high density exterior latex paint and brush it on. I'll let my grandson have the fun of wielding the brush.

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Oh........I didn't know they changed that. 1996-97 is when Dad (and I) stopped deer hunting.
hugs, Brandi