Introduce yourself here !

I retired the day I turned 55 and I'm 71 now. Money is a non issue as well. So long as I have enough squirreled away to go on my big game hunts, I'm all good.

 

Don't be a duck!
Lol

 

You can retire from farming??

 

I was thinking the same thing, I never knew a farmer that wasn’t busy.
Here they sell the farm

 

damm auto correct, Huh TurboDiesel ???

 

Welcome to FHC. You'll like it here. We like dogs, beer and pics. Lots of pics. Have a lot of very knowledgeable people who are willing to share. Glad to see you come out of the shadows and join us.

 

Keeps ya busy and use it for a tax write off...

 

I look at it as an expensive hobby. I do like not having a boss (other than my wife)...

 

I can do dogs (cats) but no beer. I'm a non drinking alcoholic. 37 yeas now. Prior to that I drank constantly.

 

10-4 Since I started farming, I have not [paid much in the way of taxes and everything is a write off.

 

Congratulations on your sobriety, Corncob!

 

I traded one vice for another. I smoke and have no intention of quitting. I chew too but only when not tractoring or driving the car. Too messy. Life is all about trade offs. If life was perfect none of us would have any vices, but we all do.

 

Back in the day, I'd buy a fifth of Smirnoff vodka, jump in the big truck and head off to Chicago to unload. On the way back, I'd stop at Harbor liquor in Burns Harbor and buy another bottle, go load at US Steel and head back. The trip out and back, I rarely remembered anything. Every week. Amazing I never wrecked, never got stopped, nothing and I was really loaded.

I think it started when I worked on the lakes boats as a fitter during winter layup. You had to drink your lunch or you'd freeze to death inside the boats. I'd get a magnum of Lambrusco for lunch to keep me warm. By 5, it was all gone (so was I actually). It paid fantastic so I always had a fat wallet. In the early 60's I was making over 20 bucks an hour plus overtime. Almost joined the Longshoreman's union and shipped out on a lakes boat once.

I worked on the Edmund Fitzgearled btw. She was always a leaker. If you didn't constantly pump her bilge, she'd scuttle herself. We were always doing hull plates on it.

Those were the days. I guess I'm really lucky in some ways, not so much in others, but I'm still kicking. Have had a lot of friends die. Seems like I only go to funerals now. Pretty soon, I suspect one will be mine. but until then, I live for the fun of being alive.

 

Howdy friends! From northeast pa! Lackwanna county area, born and raised cutting and splitting firewood! I love beer, i make my own hard cider its amazing, im a single dad to a special needs kiddo since i was 15, all on my own, his mom helps but shes useless so i just do the best i can, i love the outdoors, and love working with my hands, i make wood projects on the side! My best thing i do make is salad bowls with no lathe! Hope to make some great friends from here! Howdy howdy!

 

Welcome jesse sefcik We love pics of all things related to firewood. Pics of your brewing and any pics of any pets you have are always liked.

 

Welcome to the FHC jesse sefcik

 

brewing is just done on the stove nothing special

 

Welcome jesse sefcik Looks like you enjoy a lot of the same things we do! to you for owning the responsibilities of a single Dad! Looking forward to pictures. Pull up a stump and sit by the fire.

 

Sounds like a hell of a motto!

 

Such nice guys already! My fire hasnt burned since my buddy took his life and my future fiance left me but i got new homies on here!