I want a farm

[MrsPickle]

I've done the horse farm thing......bought the land with a very nice existing house then built a barn, put up all the wooden fencing etc. I love horses and I loved the idea of owning the horse farm (10 acres) but keeping 4 twitchy thoroughbred horses on your property is a metric shit ton of work, not to mention down right dangerous at times. (as I'm sure you guys already know)

When your weekend honey do list has "load, unload and put up 100 bales of hay, mow the lower pasture, move the manure pile and fix the hole in the stall " it got old pretty quick. I still love horses but like'em much better on somebody else's land.

Haha! This weekend I've mowed the front and back yards and ditches. It's too wet to drag. I've cleaned out the trailer tackroom, cleaned out the main area of the trailer and will be picking up two rounds tomorrow. The horses got shoes on Friday (accompanied with 6cc of Ace for the angry mare- it gets "sporty" sometimes with her). We've had CoC festivities on Thursday and Friday. Today is a birthday party for the kids and I have to go to the commissary on payday weekend (ick). Oh yeah, there are these little humans running around my house that poop their pants (other than Pickle) and need food constantly.

Pickle? He's watched two NASCAR races, played poker, and mowed (with the riding mower) the neighbor's 1.5 acres. He works hard, I tell you what.

The horses are technically "ours" as he rides Charlie and I ride Bella and he DOES pay for it all. However, when talking about "(wo)man hours," I am far and away the clear winner... I'm not sure that makes me a winner.

 

[The Chief]

Call me if you ever want to sell it....Really.

Currently in a Revocable trust. IRS Tax consideration; untouchable.

However; I have a 2 acre place, three bedroom three bath, extra nice, atop Chimney Rock Mountain in the Black Mountains of NC, just east of Asheville, NC. Unfettered view of Mt. Mitchell. Rent or buy.

 

[scoober78]

Currently in a Revocable trust. IRS Tax consideration; untouchable.

However; I have a 2 acre place, three bedroom three bath, extra nice, atop Chimney Rock Mountain in the Black Mountains of NC, just east of Asheville, NC. Unfettered view of Mt. Mitchell. Rent or buy.

Sounds nice, but alas, like Picklejar et al...I have dreams of soaking up my "free" time with barn chores and hobby farms and need more space. Thanks though, and tell your trustee!

 

[The Chief]

I am jealous. I have the wife on board with my idea- we just have to agree on the boat. She wants a cat. I don't.

To live on: Tri yes, Cat no. The more weight you have in a fixed keel directly affects how comfortuable you will be, even in sheltered waters.

 

[Brett327]

My retirement plans include buying a small 5-10 acre vineyard in Oregon or Washington and making wine until I keel over. Interesting discussion.

 

[scoober78]

My retirement plans include buying a small 5-10 acre vineyard in Oregon or Washington and making wine until I keel over. Interesting discussion.

Want a neighbor?

 

[Brett327]

Sure, or an investment partner even?

 

[robav8r]

My retirement plans include buying a small 5-10 acre vineyard in Oregon or Washington and making wine until I keel over. Interesting discussion.

Brett - My father worked for E&J Gallo when I was born (Modesto, CA), he created the wine cooler "Sun Country" while working for a winery in upstate New York before I joined the Navy. Like you, I can relate to stomping grapes in the sun and watching the sun set over my vineyard every night

 

[Pags]

I want to retire to a nice apartment in the city where I'll never have to mow a lawn again and I can be within walking/cab distance of good bars, culture, sports, airport, etc. I want to spend my retirement enjoying my spare time, not doing chores.

 

[scoolbubba]

Pickle? He's watched two NASCAR races, played poker, and mowed (with the riding mower) the neighbor's 1.5 acres. He works hard, I tell you what.

Tell him to get his ass out here. The desert fucking blows. I'm ready to high five those guys and call turnover good while peaceing the eff out.

 

[PropAddict]

My first "buy" was a 10 meter sloop, Mololo, docked in the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, Honolulu. Lived aboard, city water, power, telephone line, showers in a community facility on property. Heaven. Could motor out to PH, rig sails and be off to paradise. Somewhere I have a photo of three scantily clad bikinis washing down the boat with me in a chair on the fantail drinking a Primo. Glad I did it, glad I got it out of my system. Life changes one.

Jimmy Buffet's Choy Lee was for sale on Kauai for a song (~$350K) when we moved to Hawaii. I pitched the idea to the wife hard for a solid week, before I just had to let it go. Probably had something to do with her parents being full-time cruisers who are perpetually covered in tongue oil and anti-fouling paint.

 

[scoober78]

Probably had something to do with her parents being full-time cruisers who are perpetually covered in tongue oil and anti-fouling paint.

Surely you mean tung oil...otherwise, I have no idea just what it is her parents are up to.

 

[BusyBee604]

Surely you mean tung oil...otherwise, I have no idea just what it is her parents are up to.

Beaucoup Touche', remarkable insight!
BzB

 

[picklesuit]

Tell him to get his ass out here. The desert fucking blows. I'm ready to high five those guys and call turnover good while peaceing the eff out.

I'll be there soon, you better have some good birds for me to FCF....and a single room.
First round of PBR is on me...

 

[brownshoe]

I want to retire to a nice apartment in the city where I'll never have to mow a lawn again and I can be within walking/cab distance of good bars, culture, sports, airport, etc. I want to spend my retirement enjoying my spare time, not doing chores.

Me too! I’ve already set my sights on an “over 55” community in my area. No more grass to mow, landscaping to maintain or shoveling snow (the community where I want to buy shovels snow right up to your front door). Just as soon as I can sell my hovel I’m buying a 1000 S.F. duplex with a garage. (Don’t worry scoolbubba, I’ll be just off of New Design Road not far from Frisco’s. You’ll still be able to buy me the beer you owe me. )