Handydude's Journal for easier and cheaper living

[handydude]

Well now that I have posted some things on here, I thought I would put "me" on here. Here goes:


01. Name? Tony
02. Gender? male
03. Disneyworld or Disneyland? been to both, aint gion again.
04. What is your favorite color?orange
05. What is your favorite kind of gum? Don't chew it
06. How much do you weigh? 260 and losin
07. How tall are you? 5'10"
08. Can you swim? yes, but only when the boat sinks.....
09. Do you like to swim? not really
10. Living arrangement? house
11. What's on your mouse pad? the mouse....
12. Favorite board game? life
13. Favorite magazine? Mother earth news
14. Favorite Actor? John Wayne
15. Favorite Actress? Maureen O'Hara
16. Do you have an accent? yep- redneck
17. Favorite smells? Fresh cut alfalfa
18. Least favorite smells? don't want to say here, used to be a firefighter
19. Favorite sound? my kids having a good time
20. Do you prefer pools or oceans? a pond
21. Do you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer? NO
22. Pencil or pen? pencil
23. Who's better - boys or girls? depends
24. Would you like to own a motorcycle? i own two
25. Do you sing in the shower? no
26. Who's the best looking Disney character? ????
27. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? Diet Mountain Dew
28. How many rings before you answer the phone? depends on if i get it in time
29. How do you want to die? In my sleep
30. Have you ever called a 900 number? no
31. Gold or silver? gold
32. Would you ever go bungee-jumping? no
33. Do you like dressing up? yes
34. Would you rather be short or tall? tall
35. Do you enjoy reading? yes
36. What book are you reading now? im not
37. Favorite books? depends
38. What was the last movie you saw? hellfighters
39. Favorite movies? The quiet Man
40. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No
41. What is your sign? cancer
42. What are your personality traits? redneck....nuff sait
43. What's your biggest fear? being alone
44. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? no
45. Future child's name? There are NO future children
46. Favorite foods? anything that i dont have to cook.....
47. Chocolate or vanilla? vanilla
48. Do you like to drive fast? yes
49. Storms - cool or scary? cool
50. Do you like to dance? heck yes
51. Do you do drugs?no
52. Do you smoke? no
53. What do you think of people who smoke?
54. Do you drink? no
55. Favorite drink? diet mt dew
56. Do you think men and women could ever be just friends without wanting each other? yes
57. Do you eat the stems of broccoli? yes
58. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
59. What's your "type"?
60. Do you bite your nails? no
61. Any siblings? yes
62. What movies have you cried in? none
63. Do you believe in God? yes, Do you?
64. Did you ever cry over a guy/girl? no
65. Have you ever stolen anything? no
66. Do you procrastinate? sometimes
67. Do you believe in fate? yes
68. Who's your favorite Sesame Street character? the cookie monster
69. Do you organize your CD's? no
70. What is your favorite kind of music? red dirt country
71. What are your favorite bands/artists? Robert Earl Keen,
72. What was the last CD you got? Colt Ford
73. MTV or VH1? no tv
74. Who do you admire the most? my wife
75. Internet Boyfriends and Girlfriends? NO
76. Are you single? NO
77. Favorite TV show? no tv
78. Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads? Redhead
79. Glasses or contacts? glasses
80. What color are your eyes?blue
81. What is your natural hair color? brown
82. But what color is it now? duh!!
83. Have you ever been in love? yes
84. Any pets? yes
85. Good, decent, or poor grades? decent
86. Is the glass half empty or half full? full
87. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? hunt and peck
88. What's under your bed? socks
89. What is your favorite number? 3
90. Favorite sport to watch? nascar

Well friends, there it is. I will be posting my new project that I will be starting today, a chicken coop and run. I was given an old chicken coop yesterday and tore it down this morning. I intend on building a coop for 20 or so hens for egg production. I am still working on that @$%^ tiller so I can put in my garden. Never a dull mon=ment around this nuthouse. So I'll be back...Hopefully

 

[TanksHill]

Sounds like a fun day!! Take pictures of the new coop and garden so you can share with us!!

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[handydude]

We are in the process of having our family become self sufficient. We are expanding our house, and doing it as economically as possible. We are starting a chicken coop so that we can provide eggs and meat for ourselves and others around. We arew gonna put in a truck garden as soon as I get the tiller fixed for the tractor(hosed up gearbox-waitin on parts)and my wife and 15 year old daughter are starting their own sewing and alteration shop i n our home. They make dresses, all sorts of clothing, christening gowns and pretty much everything else you can think of. we owe nothing on our house, we pay for everything that we use for the expansion as we go and owe nothing on any of the vehicles. I own two harleys, but am seriously thinking of selling them, cause I just don't ride them as much as I used to. Well. gotta go eat.....ma's hollerin...

 

[TanksHill]

Whats a "truck garden"? I would love to have a sewing shop. It sounds like heaven to sit all day and sew, something I enjoy, and get paid for it.

I say keep one Harley and sell the other. That way you can still ride for fun but yet still stash some cash.

g

 

[i_am2bz]

Welcome!

 

[Denim Deb]

Whats a "truck garden"?

It's a place to grow trucks. Duh.

 

[TanksHill]

 

[JRmom]

Whats a "truck garden"? I would love to have a sewing shop. It sounds like heaven to sit all day and sew, something I enjoy, and get paid for it.

I say keep one Harley and sell the other. That way you can still ride for fun but yet still stash some cash.

g

It's growing enough produce to sell on the side of the road (out of the back of your truck).

 

[Denim Deb]

I was expecting one of these.

 

[handydude]

Well, Got the tiller fixed and actually got something done today. Tilled the whole garden, moved the water tank(old military surplus 500 gal fuel tank)with a lot of help, set it up on the stilts and filled it up from the creek, laid out the rows and hills and basically got it ready for planting thursday. Gotta go to the neurosurgeon tomorrow for a 8 week followup from back surgery. I am picking up a load of organic material I will use in the garden for fertilizer(gotta multitask to make the trip more economical)and gotta pickup more mud for finishing the drywall in the house. As for the water tank, I was able to pick up the tank for 25.00 and the gas to go get it. The tank is fiberglass and the top was damaged, so the fire department that had it could no longer use it. I could use it because I wont move it now that it is set. It had a 2" connection in the bottom so I installed a 2" valve and plumbed it so I could passively water my garden with gravity feed. I filled it from the creek that is about 150' from the garden with an old "manhole" pump that I bought at auction. It pumps around 50 gallons a minute, so ten minutes of electricity is a whole lot cheaper than the EXPENSIVE water through the meter.Tomorrow mornin before going to OKC, I hope to start building the chicken run for the pullets and hens that I am buying. I have been looking at all of the plans and suggestions for a chicken house and have come to the conclusion that at first, simple is better and will work on a larger and nicer house as I go along. I was at first just going to have egg production, but quite a few people have expressed interest in free range or non medicated chickens, so I am going to start with about 25 or so and try it at least once. I will be starting a homemade chicken plucker and if it works well, I may offer to build one for someone if they want it. I do enjoy building stuff like that. If the reader has not picked up on it yet, I am the type of person that cannot sit still for long. I get fidgety and have to be doing something almost all the time. I hope to be posting pictures soon as I am gonna pick up a digital camera tomorrow. TA TA for now..........