[oldasrocks]

I am in good shape except for my back. Takes 1/2 hr in the mornings on a heating pad with a few OTC pills to get going.
Now my wife says my brain has failed too but not sure about that .LOL>

 

[tothemax]

I pluck hair. I won't go into detail.

But my gosh, for older folks, it is tough. Like finding a young sprout to help you. Maybe here you can find that someone to help. BUT DO THAT in messaging. I'm sure someone has to live close by you.

Is there a policy in this stuff?

we manage...so far...our daughter and our son in law are only 10 miles...we go slow...
thanks

 

[oldasrocks]

I want a live in massage therapist but my wife won't let me have one. The perfect morning would be to crawl out of be onto a table. Then while working out my stiff back they start a coffee IV. 40 ounces of coffee later and I would be ready for the day.

 

[tothemax]

I want a live in massage therapist but my wife won't let me have one. The perfect morning would be to crawl out of be onto a table. Then while working out my stiff back they start a coffee IV. 40 ounces of coffee later and I would be ready for the day.

well..we're like model T's...
sitting on the couch drinking coffee...spittin and sputterin ....til we get cranked...then...out the door..ha!

 

[oldasrocks]

You can get off the couch? If I sit on the couch I might be able to get off in time for lunch.

 

[tothemax]

You can get off the couch? If I sit on the couch I might be able to get off in time for lunch.

we can stay there too! especially if there's a fire going...cold out...our lil dog gets carried out...coated up...short trip out....right back in on her heated blanket..she's old now..all we got...now.
there's feral cats up a ways...we feed them every morn...hot food...cold here...we bundle up and shoot out the door...back to fill bird feeders...we will do this long as we can

 

[oldasrocks]

Went to town today to buy a new Side by Side ATV. $9,000 ! My first new car was only $2,300. Gave $2,600 for a mower last spring. Insane prices . I guess it'd good to be old as won't have to put up with this crap much longer.

BTW : Sunflower seeds are $30 a bag this yr. Birdies will have to forage on their own. The tree rats steal the seeds anyway.

 

[Pony]

Define "old." LOL

I am a bit older than when I first started out on the homesteading adventure. My mind doesn't think that 20 years have passed, but my body... oh, my body.... <sigh>

Welcome aboard, @tothemax!

 

[tothemax]

Define "old." LOL

I am a bit older than when I first started out on the homesteading adventure. My mind doesn't think that 20 years have passed, but my body... oh, my body.... <sigh>

Welcome aboard, @tothemax!

you at least got started before ole arthritis sneaked in...and you've got your system up and running...
we got going when i started seeing what's goin on...have a lot in place now...just hope we can hold up!
God help us all!

Went to town today to buy a new Side by Side ATV. $9,000 ! My first new car was only $2,300. Gave $2,600 for a mower last spring. Insane prices . I guess it'd good to be old as won't have to put up with this crap much longer.

BTW : Sunflower seeds are $30 a bag this yr. Birdies will have to forage on their own. The tree rats steal the seeds anyway.

there's a feed mill here in this little town....my husband gets a mix there...sunflower seeds won't be available...we'll see what happens...
these critters bring such joy!
hope you enjoy that new ride!

 

[Snowfan]

Welcome.

Interesting point. Maybe we should start a thread to see who the oldest member is.

I bet I would be near the top . . .

Oldest member? Me. I sat behind Moses in 3rd grade. Come to think of it, he still owes me a nickel because he forgot his milk money one day.

 

[oldasrocks]

I agree with the 20 yrs. Glad I retired when I was 50. There is no way I could get what I have done in the last 22 yrs now.

 

[Pony]

I agree with the 20 yrs. Glad I retired when I was 50. There is no way I could get what I have done in the last 22 yrs now.

Dude, maybe you ARE as old as rocks!

 

[oldasrocks]

I used to get up feeling like a million bucks. Now I feel like a bounced check when I climb out of bed.

 

[Danaus29]

BTW : Sunflower seeds are $30 a bag this yr. Birdies will have to forage on their own. The tree rats steal the seeds anyway

Squirrel resistant feeders are worth every penny. I had gone through several before I found ones that really work.

 

[harrylee]

Squirrel resistant feeders are worth every penny. I had gone through several before I found ones that really work.

All I do is hang my feeders on the clothes line. If the squirrel can do the Great Wallendas act, more power to him.

 

[Danaus29]

All I do is hang my feeders on the clothes line. If the squirrel can do the Great Wallendas act, more power to him.

The squirrels around here start using wires to cross the road about the time they leave the nest. Their ancestors probably worked with the Wallendas.

 

[oldasrocks]

Squirrel resistant feeders are worth every penny. I had gone through several before I found ones that really work.

So share with us on the kinds that actually work.

 

[Danaus29]

This suet feeder is awesome! I have 2 of them and squirrels can't get into the suet. It keeps Starlings out too. The Starlings can get some of the suet but not easily enough that they stick around.

The image is from Chewy but I got mine at Menards.

 

[Danaus29]

I bought this one from Lowes. I should have bought 2. The price had doubled when I went back for a second. This one has metal guards around the feeding ports. To ensure further squirrel resistance you can use pliers to remove the metal perches. Birds can still cling to the metal frame.

I can't remember who makes it. I'll have to look on mine tomorrow. Walmart carries it too.

 

[Danaus29]

This one was from Walmart. I don't like the design. Since the ports are a couple inches above the bottom of the feeder it never empties completely. I have to dump the seed out and clean it every month to keep it from getting really icky.

Looking at that picture I see the ports are closer to the bottom of the hopper. Maybe they redesigned it. Metal ports keep squirrels from chewing their way into the feeder. As a plus, House Sparrows don't like it very much.