[Ag-eq] Out House

Peg Brandt hazer100 at hotmail.com
Mon May 10 03:27:14 UTC 2010 

Nella, Cacti?  Oooh, OUCH!  We don't have those but we have double cockle burrs!  They get stuck in EVERYTHING and have a tendency to stay there for an eternity!  Peg
 
> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 14:58:38 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
> 
> Peg:
> 
> What a great story!
> 
> It sounds like something I would do.
> 
> Once I was riding my mule Cricket with a large group and needed to go. My 
> friend said she would hang back with me so that we could get off the trail 
> and find a place. Well Cricket is very heard bound and didn't want to get 
> separated; she kept trying to go with the group and didn't want to turn off 
> the trail. She almost drug me through a cactus before the deed was done!
> 
> Nella
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peg Brandt" <hazer100 at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFB Equine" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
> 
> 
> >
> > Years ago I was on a huge Iowa trailride where there have been as many as 
> > 1300 horses with riders on it and at the half way point I needed to use 
> > the bathroom, portable potties in this case! I couldn't find the rest of 
> > my party I was riding with and had to go into the outhouse holding my 
> > horses reins throught the door! Shortly afterwards, I heard my cousin, 
> > Wendy, yell my name and like a dummy I answered back! Everyone started 
> > laughing and they were all talking to and making noises to get Shodow's, 
> > my horse, attention. Why, at the time I did not know. Several weeks 
> > later at cousin,m Wendy's house, she pulled out a photo book with a 
> > picture of Shadow and the outhouse with arrows pointing and labeled 
> > Shadow, pointing to he5r and Peg with arrow pointing to the outhouse! 
> > That is one of her most treasured pictures she told me and a source of 
> > great laughter for everyone! Even me now! Peg, in Iowa
> >
> >> From: dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> >> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
> >> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 21:30:54 -0600
> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
> >>
> >> I want mine to have a good lock. Growing up, we use to always go in two's
> >> because sneeky boy cousins always liked to either lean against the door 
> >> and
> >> wouldn't let you out or they would fling open the door and then run.
> >>
> >> 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: Thursday, May 06, 2010 7:52 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Out House
> >>
> >>
> >> > 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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