Recent content by dfarr

We did something similar to get to and from an old barn we converted to a cabin which was about a mile up the tracks. We'd jump a stopped or slow moving train and then dive off into a designated high grassy or snow filled ditch. Amazing the crazy stuff we did back then and "hardly" ever got hurt.

Grew up in late 50s, early 60s. Cap guns Wooden row boats Bamboo fishing poles Sawdust baseballs Railroad motor cars (we called them Putt putts) Whiffle ball games

15 years ago that's what everyone in our area thought. When I bought my property I never dreamed there would be gas wells drilled in the area. The recent discoveries with high tech shale gas exploration techniques and the advancement of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking technology has...

Now that royalties are being paid many sellers retain their oil and gas rights when selling property. If not the price of the property will reflect the future value of the royalties. I get monthly offers in the mail from companies wanting to buy my mineral rights.

When it all started here the gas companies came in and paid crazy money to property owners to sign gas lease agreements. In the beginning there were a lot of holdouts but the bonus money soon exceeded $5000/acre. Leases paid the bonus immediately with the promise of a percentage royalty once...

You never know what mineral and gas rights can yield or how long they will produce. We live in the heart of the Marcellus shale formation in NE PA. They started horizontal drilling in our area about five years ago. Our property was averaging about $800- $1000 per year on one gas well. This year...

Silver....I'm in the exact same situation as you. Years of dental issues and patching things up until I could no longer keep things together. Had a bridge that wobbled for years finally give out completely. Had a partial made and hated it. Finally decided to just go ahead and have total...

I've been a huge NFL fan all my life. Usually went to a couple of games a year and never missed a Monday or Thursday night game. Sundays I was camped out in front of the TV morning to night. Completely quit watching two years ago and won't go back. I can't tolerate the drama and antics that the...

I've got a granite base with roller wheels similar to what Mmm Rrr has. I think mine came from Lowes. Works good and very easy to move when you need to. It is lower profile than most others I've seen and extremely heavy. On windy days I tie the umbrella rope to the upwind deck railing as an...

I fill the gas cans and keep the lawn tractor topped off. My wife mows our 1 1/2 acres twice a week. She enjoys mowing and I try to keep her happy. If it rains it grows, if it doesn't I save a few $ on gas.

We have rented houses on Virgin Gorda at Mahoe Bay and really enjoyed it. A short drive to the Baths and not quite as hot on that side. Also rented a house on Jost Van Dyke which is an amazing experience if you like to be away from it all. The challenge on Jost is that you have to do your...

We did a 9 day BVI bareboat trip this past July. Moored at all the places you mentioned. We were amazed at how well most areas have recovered but as others have said Saba Rock and Bitter End were completely destroyed. For a similar experience to what you described check out Great Exuma in the...

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We've been happily married for 42 years........46 years total!

Take a look at the Broil King 5000. Poor/cheap mans version of the Big Green Egg. I've had mine for about 7 years and love it. Was previously called the Big Steel Keg and Bubba Keg. Available Amazon Prime for $855. Does everything the Green Egg does and equally well for a lot less $$$.