[Ag-eq] Out House

Nella Foster nfoster at extremezone.com
Fri May 7 01:52:50 UTC 2010 

Cool, we could all learn to build our own outhouse!  Mine will only have one 
seat as I value alone time!

Seriously as much as I hate to admit it I'm a little nervous about power 
tools and some machinery.  I think it's the noise, but not sure.  I would 
like to learn more so I could make more of my own repairs and maybe even 
build things.

I know blind people who mow their own yards, but again the noise makes me 
nervous.  While living in Arkansas I got one of those old push mowers, the 
kind without the motor and used it.  I liked it and had a system so that I 
could cover the whole yard.  It was also good exercise!

Nella


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peg Brandt" <hazer100 at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Equine" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House


>
>
> Hi, All!  Peg from Iowa here!  Have been enjoying the conversation here 
> and I would like to tell you all that if you wwere to take training at a 
> National Federation of the Blind training center, you would basically be 
> required to run chain saws, cut with saws, learn to mark and measure, and 
> putting all of these together wheere you would build something that you 
> would like in your house out of wood!  If you have usable vision, you are 
> blindfolded and guided at YOUR pace until you are comfortable at handling 
> the saws!  No parent theree, no spouse there to fret and freak out at 
> what they feel is an impossibility for a blind person to do!  Don't let 
> their fears convince you that you can't do this as you can!  If you feel 
> that a blind person can do anything a sighted person can do with the 
> proper training and equippment, except to drive a car and that is in the 
> forseeable future if you read all the N.F.B. news out there, then you ARE 
> an N.F.B. minded person!  Most of you cook.  If you can cook a meal 
> without burning yourself every time you get near the stove then you can 
> run a chainsaw, a jack hammer4, etc!  Maybe your local state departments 
> for the blind have programs that offer shop, home ec, travel, computer, 
> etc.  Check to see that these are programs that teach full inclusion and 
> immersion onto doing these.  If not, theree is a way that your state will 
> pay an N.F.B. center in another state that will give you the program that 
> you desire!  I know on their recreation time the centers do rock climbing, 
> yes, horseback riding, skiing, etc!  I, unfortunately, did not attend an 
> N.F.B. center but being in Iowa, which ALL N.F.B. centers are modeled 
> after, as a student there, I arranged twice to go riding at a horse park 
> near by where those who didn't want to ride went golfing!  I missed my 
> horses and since I wasn't close to my home to ride them, I had to 
> compromise riding their horses!  It was sooo much fun and they even gave 
> me a lively black snorting gelding that I just delighted in!  By all 
> means, if you can take tim
> e to attend an N.F.B. center as you are being oppressed by family and 
> friends, I highly reccomend the experience!  For the outhouse thing. 
> Windchimes could work, different sounding ones.  Mayve a radio blaring. 
> Different genres for different buildings?  Anybody have any other 
> suggestions for this?
>
>
>
> Peg
>> From: dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 21:48:03 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
>>
>> Oh, that was bad, almost as bad as seeing who could finish first!
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 4:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
>>
>>
>> > this is turning into a very interesting conversation, but I was 
>> > thinking
>> > that people could encourage eachother.
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>> > To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:12 AM
>> > Subject: [Ag-eq] Out House
>> >
>> >
>> >> No waiting?
>> >>
>> >> Susan
>> >> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "Nella Foster" <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> >> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:02 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would want a 3 whole
>> >>> outhouse!!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Nella
>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> >>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:46 PM
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Our friends cabin is way up in the north woods in wisconsin about a 
>> >>>> 6
>> >>>> hour drive straight north. there is usually quite a bit of snow on 
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> ground when we go to tab the maple trees and make syrup. we 
>> >>>> especially
>> >>>> enjoy going up there as we are so far from civilization, we have no
>> >>>> electricity or gas. we boil the syrup down over a wood fire and 
>> >>>> finish
>> >>>> it off in a copper kettle. We cook our meals on a wood stove and 
>> >>>> have a
>> >>>> big fireplace that keeps us warm. The cabinwas built in the 1930s 
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> at the time they built a huge outhouse that is a 3 holer. We pump 
>> >>>> water
>> >>>> right out of the deep artisian well and I think it's the best 
>> >>>> tasting
>> >>>> water in the world. since there is nothing out there but treestrees 
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> more trees, the boys had to come up with some sort of a landmark so 
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> can find mmy way out therre when nature calls trudging through knee
>> >>>> deep snow. the cut down a large iron wood tree and lay a path of 
>> >>>> logs
>> >>>> so my cain has some point of reference.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've never had a guide dog before. I own a retired yellow lab named
>> >>>> leonard who just had his 14th birthday and the poor guy has a little
>> >>>> trouble with his bag legs and he had some difficulty handling 
>> >>>> walking
>> >>>> around out there in deep snow, but he really loves it out there from
>> >>>> and he sure is very helpful out there so much so that I don't have 
>> >>>> to
>> >>>> depend on any sighted person have to lead me around
>> >>>>
>> >>>> P.s. what this story has to do with egg colors I have no idea, your
>> >>>> guess is as good as mine lol
>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>>> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
>> >>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:06 AM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Yeah, I don't think I'm quite ready for home made toilet paper yet.
>> >>>>> When we use to have an out house growing up, there were times we 
>> >>>>> had
>> >>>>> to get creative, but I'd rather prefer good old tp.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Matt and his brother who lives in Belfair Washington, outside 
>> >>>>> Seattle,
>> >>>>> both love making artisen bread. We do not buy any store baught 
>> >>>>> breads
>> >>>>> any more. Our local NFB chapter has been doing monthly auctions to
>> >>>>> raise money for our treasury and Matt made a loaf of Irish Soda 
>> >>>>> bread
>> >>>>> with raisens and a 50% wheet bread and I put up four of my 
>> >>>>> preserves
>> >>>>> and in three lots, they went for $87 total.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Susan
>> >>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>>>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> >>>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 1:35 PM
>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> I've tried brown, white, green and blue eggs and I never noticed a
>> >>>>>> difference in the flavor. I get my fresh eggs from local farmers
>> >>>>>> around here. I'm lucky, I do 4 farmers markets per week and 
>> >>>>>> between
>> >>>>>> the vendors, our garden friends the only thing I have to get from 
>> >>>>>> the
>> >>>>>> grocery store during the market season is toilet paper. lol
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >>>>>> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>> >>>>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" 
>> >>>>>> <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 4:54 PM
>> >>>>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>I have a funny story you will all enjoy. When we lived in upstate
>> >>>>>>>New York
>> >>>>>>> the white eggs were more expensive then the brown eggs because
>> >>>>>>> everyone
>> >>>>>>> thought they were better. We moved to New Hampshire and the brown
>> >>>>>>> eggs were
>> >>>>>>> more expensive then the white eggs because everyone thought they
>> >>>>>>> were more
>> >>>>>>> natural. We live in Florida now and I don't even know if you can
>> >>>>>>> buy a
>> >>>>>>> brown egg here.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> People sure have funny ideas.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> JODY
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
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