Willful ignorance is the greatest sin. I’ve been saying that for a while now, not that I believe in sin.

COVID was a real eye opener for me. Seeing how far people would go to remain ignorant.

Stupid can’t be helped and there is nothing wrong with it. Ignorance is different and not necessarily bad, if you see that you’re ignorant about something, you can choose to educate yourself.

However, willful ignorance is a different thing. I believe that most of society’s ills are rooted in willful ignorance and its exploitation by the evil.

We just bought an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania that still has 9 acres, includes a small orchard and vineyard. My girl wants chickens and rabbits. I’m thinking a couple of steers next spring when I’ve had time to get good fencing up.

I grew up with cattle and worked on a tater farm through highschool.

We mostly just want to produce our own meat. Venison should be much easier.

The apple trees need a lot of TLC as does the vineyard.

I’ll be in the market for a small tractor. As long as it is running, I should be able to fix it up and keep it going.

God fucking damnit. TSC is the closest ag supply to our new play farm. They’re high compared to Rural King or a co-op, but they’re convenient. Fuckers.

Thank you for the advice.

We haven’t had much time this year, so far, to go. Went to Lake Ouchita in Arkansas for the eclipse. Carried 200lbs of gear or so and used my boy’s old sit on top child-size kayak for cargo.

Glad there are bluegill, we eat some pretty small ones so maybe it will be alright. Big cats will make my wife and myself happy.

Believe it or not, Alabama has a lot of clean rivers and I’m not used to worrying about pollution. There are some areas of the Tennessee River where it is a concern but that’s big water and we haven’t gone there. I’ll have to look into it. Thanks for the heads up.

Water moccasins aren’t a problem, used to them, there’s a 10’ gator in one of my favorite ponds.

Yeah, they do have inspections and that is probably what does it.

Atlanta is great, culture wise, but fuck driving in that abomination. Peach Tree!

Huntsville was our more progressive city, but it has really changed, and not in a good way.

Thanks! Our former neighbor ran a meth lab for years, can’t be much worse than that.

Kayak questions, if you don’t mind.

My son and I like to go kayak camping and fishing. We have big old sit on top Lifetime fishing kayaks. We don’t do rough water or big rapids. I think level I/II is our thing.

Where should we go in the south west part of the state?

I fish for bream and catfish. Not into sport fishing, don’t care about bass. Eat what I catch. Was into fly fishing when I was younger but got over that sickness.

What should I fish for and what sort of tackle?

Thanks!

$165,000. Pictures were awful, and it has poor curb appeal due to asphalt shingle siding. However, the asbestos in the shingles mean it will last forever and it has hardwood floors throughout.

A little play farm near the big city has been our dream for a long time. We’ll have chickens, rabbits, maybe a steer. There are deer everywhere. Love venison but hate deer hunting, so efficiently and easily harvesting them will be great.

My wife works from home as a RN, I’ve been doing manufacturing consulting. Consulting has been miserable, so I’m just going to start my own machine shop.

Mobile is pretty different from the rest of the state. We’re from the northern end. Gulfport is in Mississippi, IIRC.

It’s a beautiful state, I’m really going to miss the land. Have a jar of the red clay dirt to take with me.

It’s so much quieter there. The muffler laws seem to actually be enforced. In Alabama, the penis trucks have become so loud they interrupt conversations inside.

At the voting booth, politics are about the same, however, our neighbors have become scary here. There have been major fascist changes in the state and it has gotten real spooky.

While rural is very much red in Pennsylvania, the cities are blue and that influences lots of things in rural areas. The schools are also way better, my son has been doing online school for a while due to how bad they are here. It will be good for him to actually go back to a physical school.

Yeah, the politics aren’t great there either, but it’s no where near as bad as what we’ve been dealing with.

I’m really looking forward to actually having seasons. First time we were there, people were talking about how bad a heat wave they were having and it was still better than Alabama.

I’m a redneck, and from what I’ve seen so far, I’ll mostly be at home with the people there.

Near Pittsburgh, close enough to go to the big city, but far enough out to be in the country.

Looks like it is showing some etoiliation on the new bud. It has to bud to continue to grow as it was cut of when planted. Aerial root may mean that it is root bound in that pot.

Larger pot with the correct soil for dragon fruit, more sun.

Farm and eweka.

I drive a 98 Ranger XLT, it has a 5900 lb towing capacity. I’m pretty much going to keep fixing it forever.

I second this recommendation, was going to post the same thing. Just watch out for cats and permethrin, it is neurotoxic for them.

Dikes or pair of dikes also refers to diagonal cutters. (Look like pliers with blades instead of jaws at the end) They are used for cutting sheet metal, also, wire cutters are also called dikes. Can also be used as a verb: Dike off the corner of that piece of steel, or, dike out that part of the circuit.

My wife is bi and it always messes with her when I say it. Just a trade term.

Damn. I was really hoping this would be a ray of light for the next year and a reduction in the level of election insanity we’re going to see.

Instead, just more fuel for the flames.

Dang, you’re in about as good a place as you can be then.

I hope I’m just an alarmist old fart. If so, my family ends up with a better life anyhow.

For your old man’s sake, have a plan. Have a go-bag, include SS card and birth certificate. Try and keep your vehicle 3/4 full. Chances are, you will have time to run to a safe state on one of the coasts. Pre-plan two routes, one for back roads and the other for highways and interstates, print it out. If you can, keep a minimum of $500 on hand and more like $1-2k.

I strongly recommend a handgun, take it to the range and practice enough to be proficient loading and shooting at 7 yards. A single woman is usually welcomed at ranges. Just don’t talk politics and if anyone asks, you’ve got a bad ex-husband. The more straight you appear, the easier it will be.

Sorry for the unsolicited advice/novel. Stay safe.