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It does suck being the patriarch of the family
In Response To: When my parents died, the wall between me and my own mortality was now gone. ()
I am about 30 years too young for that despite being on the wrong side of 60. It would be better if the younger members of the family held me in the proper esteem 
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- Photo day....
- Another wonder
- How interesting Greg!
- Baggage....&....
- I've stopped meat and fish
- Everything in moderation...
- Do yourself a service
- Yeah. I can't watch the vid. I had Maine scallops the other night,...
- Remember Moderation is fine as long as you don't take it too far.
- My problems started when my parents died.
- Larry, can't argue with what you do. My observation and reading suggest...
- Everything in moderation...
- Refit....
- ...yep, I'm pulling mine with an old Dodge Cummins I rebuilt - I hate Dodges, but I love Cummins.
- ...yep, I'm pulling mine with an old Dodge Cummins I rebuilt - I hate Dodges, but I love Cummins.
- Baggage....&....
- These are great Greg. This one, amazing.
- Amazing place, eh?
- How interesting Greg!
- A bird with a lizard sitting on his shoulder
- Pam and her mom surveying our new home...
- The dogs look confused Dave
- Actually, they're exhausted. What you don't see is Olivia, the German Shorthair Pointer.
- New adventure
- You finally put that dog in some proper bird cover Dave.
- I guess maybe I have a short attention span.
- Maybe you finally found "cruising" Dave. It was under your nose all the time.
- variety is the spice of life...
- Just like Drift Away, ten acres of land fell in our lap.
- Are you going to use low voltage DC?
- I'm planning on a combination of 12v and 110v.
- you've got the wrong lattitude
- Any thoughts on a composting toilet so you can forego some septic costs?
- You might want to put in a couple of rain barrels
- My bro in law has 28,000 gallons rainwater in tanks at the end of winter.
- Dave. 1/4 mile for hydro connection will cost 1/8th the amount alternative sourced supply and usage.
- I'm planning on a combination of 12v and 110v.
- Do you have an electrical grid to connect with?
- I do if I wanted to spend the money to connect to it.
- Buy a backhoe and use it to put in underground wiring
- You know that you can "sell" your power back to the 'grid' and use it as a "back-up".
- Refrigeration
- I do if I wanted to spend the money to connect to it.
- Are you going to use low voltage DC?
- variety is the spice of life...
- Maybe you finally found "cruising" Dave. It was under your nose all the time.
- I guess maybe I have a short attention span.
- 'tis the nature of pointers and spaniels
- Actually, they're exhausted. What you don't see is Olivia, the German Shorthair Pointer.
- Sounds fun! Here's something to consider for heating....
- The dogs look confused Dave
- Sex and Ft Lauderdale motoryacht culture.
- When I was in the Delta in '68 Fish farming had a certain ecological elegance...
- Another wonder