So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
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"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
...
> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
> --
>
> modom


Do you raise them? Or do you get a good deal in price for them?

I remember one year where we moved there were loads of cherry trees, free
for the picking. Whatever possessed me to fill buckets full of them.

Dee Dee

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:53:29 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
.. .
>> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.

>Do you raise them? Or do you get a good deal in price for them?
>
>I remember one year where we moved there were loads of cherry trees, free
>for the picking. Whatever possessed me to fill buckets full of them.
>
I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.

Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
repetitive, and just a little violent.
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"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote

> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>
> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> repetitive, and just a little violent.

What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?

nancy

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>
> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> repetitive, and just a little violent.

I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
few hundred bucks as I remember.

But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.

--
Reg

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:19:28 GMT, Reg > wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
>> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
>> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
>> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
>> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
>> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
>> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
>> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
>> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>>
>> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
>> repetitive, and just a little violent.
>
>I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
>few hundred bucks as I remember.

I use one of these: http://www.yardlover.com/products.php?pid=4300 My
late mother-in-law gave it to us.
>
>But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.

"Enjoy" isn't a verb I'd use in the context of shelling pecans. But
it is a stress relief sometimes.
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On Nov 25, 6:08 pm, "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:53:29 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
> >Do you raise them? Or do you get a good deal in price for them?
>
> >I remember one year where we moved there were loads of cherry trees, free
> >for the picking. Whatever possessed me to fill buckets full of them.
>
> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>
> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> repetitive, and just a little violent.

I bought 3 or 4 pounds of them a few days ago for $1.50/#. What I
like even better are hickory nuts. My sister lives on an acre lot
full of shagbarks, but the cursed squirrels get all the nuts because
in town you're not allowed to kill them.

>
> modom

--Bryan

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote
>
> > I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> > six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> > this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> > pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> > the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> > given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> > to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> > I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
> >
> > Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> > repetitive, and just a little violent.
>
> What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
> I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>
> nancy

I collected 30#+ (unshelled) of pecans from my tree this season. Many
are in the freezer now.

I don't think there is a "standard" lot size, that would vary with the
minimum zoning from area to area. Presumably the OP is referring to the
usual sub acre city type lot, so three might be around 1 acre or so.

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote
>
>> I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
>> six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
>> this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
>> pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
>> the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
>> given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
>> to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
>> I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
>>
>> Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
>> repetitive, and just a little violent.
>
>What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
>I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>
A quart or two will make decent little Christmas gifts as part of a
packet of munchies. We gave three quarts to our daughter this
morning. And yes most of them are in the freezer.

I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
When my house was built in 1952, the owner bought the land from a
cotton farmer. (He had to wait till the crop was harvested before
beginning construction.) There's a survey around here someplace, but I
can't put my hands on it right at this moment.
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Reg wrote:
>
> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
> > I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> > six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> > this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> > pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> > the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> > given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> > to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> > I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
> >
> > Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> > repetitive, and just a little violent.
>
> I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
> few hundred bucks as I remember.
>
> But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.
>
> --
> Reg

Any links to those inexpensive shellers?

Pete C. wrote:

> Reg wrote:
>
>>
>>I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
>>few hundred bucks as I remember.
>>
>>But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.
>
>
> Any links to those inexpensive shellers?

I've seen the Kinetic Kracker before and it works well. Many
sources via google. I also see them turn up on ebay from time
to time.

--
Reg

Reg wrote:
>
> Pete C. wrote:
>
> > Reg wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
> >>few hundred bucks as I remember.
> >>
> >>But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.
> >
> >
> > Any links to those inexpensive shellers?
>
> I've seen the Kinetic Kracker before and it works well. Many
> sources via google. I also see them turn up on ebay from time
> to time.
>
> --
> Reg

Hmmm, not sure that would be any improvement over the arbor press I've
been using. I can crack pecans at about a 2hz rate with the arbor press,
and it was only $40. What I want to find / build is a fully automated
unit I can just fill a hopper on and watch it go.

On Nov 25, 7:28 pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
>
>
> Hmmm, not sure that would be any improvement over the arbor press I've
> been using. I can crack pecans at about a 2hz rate with the arbor press,
> and it was only $40. What I want to find / build is a fully automated
> unit I can just fill a hopper on and watch it go.- Hide quoted text -
>
>
I buy my pecans from the Atwell Pecan Company in Wrens, Georgia and
I've always wondered how they shell their tons and tons and tons of
pecans they sell nationwide. It must be some golly whopper machine
that does this task.

Pete C. wrote:

> Reg wrote:
>
>>I've seen the Kinetic Kracker before and it works well. Many
>>sources via google. I also see them turn up on ebay from time
>>to time.
>>
>
>
> Hmmm, not sure that would be any improvement over the arbor press I've
> been using. I can crack pecans at about a 2hz rate with the arbor press,
> and it was only $40. What I want to find / build is a fully automated
> unit I can just fill a hopper on and watch it go.

Yes, a functioning hopper would be the next step up. If I
come across anything like that I'll post the info.

I'm sure anything you build will blow the doors off a Kinetic
Kracker. Knowing you it'll have afterburners.

--
Reg

"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote

> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
>>I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>>
> A quart or two will make decent little Christmas gifts as part of a
> packet of munchies. We gave three quarts to our daughter this
> morning. And yes most of them are in the freezer.

Better than having too many zucchini, right? Heh.

> I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
> When my house was built in 1952, the owner bought the land from a
> cotton farmer. (He had to wait till the crop was harvested before
> beginning construction.) There's a survey around here someplace, but I
> can't put my hands on it right at this moment.

Interesting. I was idly curious because I see real estate ads mentioning
double lot like that meant anything. I figured twice the size of adjacent
lots. Then when you said about your lot, I had a funny-ish thought that
a standard lot in Texas would be like a mile square.

nancy

In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:

> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
> --
>
> modom

Mine haven't arrived yet. Did you use the wrong zipcode or something?
I heard that it's a bumper crop this year. Lotsa rain.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> On Nov 25, 7:28 pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm, not sure that would be any improvement over the arbor press I've
>> been using. I can crack pecans at about a 2hz rate with the arbor press,
>> and it was only $40. What I want to find / build is a fully automated
>> unit I can just fill a hopper on and watch it go.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>
> I buy my pecans from the Atwell Pecan Company in Wrens, Georgia and
> I've always wondered how they shell their tons and tons and tons of
> pecans they sell nationwide. It must be some golly whopper machine
> that does this task.
>
I'm planning on going over there to buy some to send to someone. I'll
ask 'em.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>
>> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
>> --
>>
>> modom
>
> Mine haven't arrived yet. Did you use the wrong zipcode or something?
> I heard that it's a bumper crop this year. Lotsa rain.

Actually, bumper crop but no rain. Amazingly enough the drought has
worked to the benefit of the pecan crops here.

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:11:26 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>Interesting. I was idly curious because I see real estate ads mentioning
>double lot like that meant anything. I figured twice the size of adjacent
>lots. Then when you said about your lot, I had a funny-ish thought that
>a standard lot in Texas would be like a mile square.
>
Out in West Texas, folks talk about land in terms of sections. A
section is 640 acres, or one square mile. Here in the eastern part,
we're less expansive.

OBPecans: I'm going to shell another quart before I toddle off to bed.
--

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On Nov 25, 8:34 pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>
> > I buy my pecans from the Atwell Pecan Company in Wrens, Georgia and
> > I've always wondered how they shell their tons and tons and tons of
> > pecans they sell nationwide. It must be some golly whopper machine
> > that does this task.
>
> I'm planning on going over there to buy some to send to someone. I'll
> ask 'em.
>
>
Oh please do and post the answer here!

Reg wrote:
>
> Pete C. wrote:
>
> > Reg wrote:
> >
> >>I've seen the Kinetic Kracker before and it works well. Many
> >>sources via google. I also see them turn up on ebay from time
> >>to time.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Hmmm, not sure that would be any improvement over the arbor press I've
> > been using. I can crack pecans at about a 2hz rate with the arbor press,
> > and it was only $40. What I want to find / build is a fully automated
> > unit I can just fill a hopper on and watch it go.
>
> Yes, a functioning hopper would be the next step up. If I
> come across anything like that I'll post the info.
>
> I'm sure anything you build will blow the doors off a Kinetic
> Kracker.

King of overkill here...

> Knowing you it'll have afterburners.

Well, you do need to crack and shell them in the winter season, so
burning the shells ought to smell good and heat the house.

Goomba38 wrote:
>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> >
> >> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
> >> --
> >>
> >> modom
> >
> > Mine haven't arrived yet. Did you use the wrong zipcode or something?
> > I heard that it's a bumper crop this year. Lotsa rain.
>
> Actually, bumper crop but no rain. Amazingly enough the drought has
> worked to the benefit of the pecan crops here.

Not sure where you are, but the next town over from me had massive
flooding this spring, so there was certainly plenty of rain around here,
just not in the last six months or so.

Pete C. wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> modom
>>> Mine haven't arrived yet. Did you use the wrong zipcode or something?
>>> I heard that it's a bumper crop this year. Lotsa rain.
>> Actually, bumper crop but no rain. Amazingly enough the drought has
>> worked to the benefit of the pecan crops here.
>
> Not sure where you are, but the next town over from me had massive
> flooding this spring, so there was certainly plenty of rain around here,
> just not in the last six months or so.

Georgia, where more pecans are grown than anywhere else. The drought has
caused a more bountiful pecan crop this year than has been seen in decades.
The drought is worse than seen in decades also.

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> So far I've shelled 5 1/2 gallons of them. I'm getting calluses.
> --
>
> modom
>

Texan weighing in: This is what I use
http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/A28157.htm

It was the first site Google brought up for Duke's Easy Pecan and Nut
Cracker.

I've use the red nipper-type shellers, where you nip off a piece of the
bottom then a piece of the top and the nut should come up whole, but
those are callus builders. The Duke's is the best I've used.

This has been a bumper crop year for pecans in Texas.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder wrote:

> Texan weighing in: This is what I use
> http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/A28157.htm
>
> It was the first site Google brought up for Duke's Easy Pecan and Nut
> Cracker.
>
> I've use the red nipper-type shellers, where you nip off a piece of the
> bottom then a piece of the top and the nut should come up whole, but
> those are callus builders. The Duke's is the best I've used.
>
> This has been a bumper crop year for pecans in Texas.

Texas may be Georgia in pecan production, that happens some years.

Becca

In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:

> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >

> >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?

>
> I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.


Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.

We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.

I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25' lot
widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go through the
house. There was no other access. I talked to a fireman there. They
had to be very aggressive about putting out fires. You couldn't just
let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was the whole block.

Dan Abel wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>
> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>
> >
> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
>
> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
>
> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
>
> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25' lot
> widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go through the
> house. There was no other access. I talked to a fireman there. They
> had to be very aggressive about putting out fires. You couldn't just
> let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was the whole block.

a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>Dan Abel wrote:
>>
>> In article >,
>> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>>
>> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>>
>> >
>> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
>>
>> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
>> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
>>
>> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
>>
>> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25' lot
>> widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go through the
>> house. There was no other access. I talked to a fireman there. They
>> had to be very aggressive about putting out fires. You couldn't just
>> let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was the whole block.
>
>a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.

Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The original
cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't in
his eye.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
> >Dan Abel wrote:
> >>
> >> In article >,
> >> "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> >>
> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
> >>
> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
> >>
> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
> >>
> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25' lot
> >> widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go through the
> >> house. There was no other access. I talked to a fireman there. They
> >> had to be very aggressive about putting out fires. You couldn't just
> >> let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was the whole block.
> >
> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
>
> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The original
> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't in
> his eye.
>
> Lou

Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or
anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres
here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be
claustrophobic.

Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 04:15:41p, Pete C. meant to say...

> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Dan Abel wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In article >, "modom
>> >> (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young"
>> >> > >
>> >>
>> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot
>> >> > >in Texas?
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150
>> >> > feet.
>> >>
>> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
>> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
>> >>
>> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
>> >>
>> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25'
>> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go
>> >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a
>> >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out
>> >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was
>> >> the whole block.
>> >
>> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
>>
>> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
>> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The original
>> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
>> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
>> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
>> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't in
>> his eye.
>>
>> Lou
>
> Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or
> anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres
> here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be
> claustrophobic.
>

It's all in what you used to.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Monday, November(XI) 26th(XXVI),2007(MMVII)

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 04:15:41p, Pete C. meant to say...
>
> > Lou Decruss wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Dan Abel wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> In article >, "modom
> >> >> (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> >> >> > >
> >> >>
> >> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot
> >> >> > >in Texas?
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150
> >> >> > feet.
> >> >>
> >> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
> >> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
> >> >>
> >> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
> >> >>
> >> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25'
> >> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go
> >> >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a
> >> >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out
> >> >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was
> >> >> the whole block.
> >> >
> >> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
> >>
> >> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
> >> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The original
> >> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
> >> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
> >> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
> >> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't in
> >> his eye.
> >>
> >> Lou
> >
> > Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or
> > anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres
> > here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be
> > claustrophobic.
> >
>
> It's all in what you used to.

I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close
together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime
and conflict is...

Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 07:07:07p, Pete C. meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 04:15:41p, Pete C. meant to say...
>>
>> > Lou Decruss wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Dan Abel wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In article >, "modom
>> >> >> (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young"
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot
>> >> >> > >in Texas?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150
>> >> >> > feet.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was
60' X
>> >> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had
25'
>> >> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go
>> >> >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a
>> >> >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out
>> >> >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it
was
>> >> >> the whole block.
>> >> >
>> >> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
>> >>
>> >> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
>> >> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The
original
>> >> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
>> >> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
>> >> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
>> >> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't
in
>> >> his eye.
>> >>
>> >> Lou
>> >
>> > Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or
>> > anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres
>> > here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be
>> > claustrophobic.
>> >
>>
>> It's all in what you used to.
>
> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
> close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close
> together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime
> and conflict is...
>

Then it's a wonder that there's anyone still alive in NYC. There are
plenty of other cities not so condensed that have high crime rates.

I thought we were talking about residential properties here. Small lots
are not at all uncommon in many parts of the country.

Ours is 80' x 150', which I find accepetable, though I have lived on much
larger properties.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Monday, November(XI) 26th(XXVI),2007(MMVII)

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On Nov 27, 8:14 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>
> I thought we were talking about residential properties here. Small lots
> are not at all uncommon in many parts of the country.
>
> Ours is 80' x 150', which I find accepetable, though I have lived on much
> larger properties.
>
> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
I lived about 5 miles from where I do now and it had a very large lot
and when I bought this house 19 years ago I sorely wished the lot was
larger. It's 50 x 150 which is the standard lot size for this older
section of town. When I mowed it with a walk behind mower I was
wishing it was a 50 x 50 lot!!

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>
> On Nov 27, 8:14 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >
> > I thought we were talking about residential properties here. Small lots
> > are not at all uncommon in many parts of the country.
> >
> > Ours is 80' x 150', which I find accepetable, though I have lived on much
> > larger properties.
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright
> >
> >
> I lived about 5 miles from where I do now and it had a very large lot
> and when I bought this house 19 years ago I sorely wished the lot was
> larger. It's 50 x 150 which is the standard lot size for this older
> section of town. When I mowed it with a walk behind mower I was
> wishing it was a 50 x 50 lot!!

Once you're in the acre + range you're on a rider or larger so that's
not an issue at all. I rather enjoy moving my lawn for lunch, well about
1/3 of it per lunch.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 27, 8:14 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I thought we were talking about residential properties here. Small
>> > lots
>> > are not at all uncommon in many parts of the country.
>> >
>> > Ours is 80' x 150', which I find accepetable, though I have lived on
>> > much
>> > larger properties.
>> >
>> > Wayne Boatwright
>> >
>> >
>> I lived about 5 miles from where I do now and it had a very large lot
>> and when I bought this house 19 years ago I sorely wished the lot was
>> larger. It's 50 x 150 which is the standard lot size for this older
>> section of town. When I mowed it with a walk behind mower I was
>> wishing it was a 50 x 50 lot!!
>
> Once you're in the acre + range you're on a rider or larger so that's
> not an issue at all. I rather enjoy moving my lawn for lunch, well about
> 1/3 of it per lunch.


DH spends 3 hours mowing -- but this is when he darned well feels like it --
sometimes I see him with his eyes glazed over (or looking in the distance),
and the mower is going in a circle -- no coddling this acreage -- it is
'not' a lawn. Just keeping the snakes away from the door at best.

Dee Dee

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 04:15:41p, Pete C. meant to say...
>>
>> > Lou Decruss wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Dan Abel wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In article >, "modom
>> >> >> (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young"
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot
>> >> >> > >in Texas?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150
>> >> >> > feet.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was 60' X
>> >> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had 25'
>> >> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go
>> >> >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a
>> >> >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out
>> >> >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it was
>> >> >> the whole block.
>> >> >
>> >> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
>> >>
>> >> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's.
>> >> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The original
>> >> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally
>> >> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made
>> >> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold
>> >> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't in
>> >> his eye.
>> >>
>> >> Lou
>> >
>> > Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or
>> > anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres
>> > here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be
>> > claustrophobic.
>> >
>>
>> It's all in what you used to.
>
>I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
>close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close
>together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime
>and conflict is...

....and some animals are 'pack' animals. maybe most humans prefer
groups.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:24:38 -0600, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 27, 8:14 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I thought we were talking about residential properties here. Small lots
>> > are not at all uncommon in many parts of the country.
>> >
>> > Ours is 80' x 150', which I find accepetable, though I have lived on much
>> > larger properties.
>> >
>> > Wayne Boatwright
>> >
>> >
>> I lived about 5 miles from where I do now and it had a very large lot
>> and when I bought this house 19 years ago I sorely wished the lot was
>> larger. It's 50 x 150 which is the standard lot size for this older
>> section of town. When I mowed it with a walk behind mower I was
>> wishing it was a 50 x 50 lot!!
>
>Once you're in the acre + range you're on a rider or larger so that's
>not an issue at all. I rather enjoy moving my lawn for lunch, well about
>1/3 of it per lunch.

huh? you some kind of ruminant?

your pal,
blake

Pete C. wrote:

> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
> close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close
> together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the
> crime and conflict is...

The answer is free-range people.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
...
> Pete C. wrote:
>
>> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
>> close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close
>> together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the
>> crime and conflict is...
>
> The answer is free-range people.
>
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com

No, no! I've heard that people don't like it when other people go off by
themselves. That's strange behavior = loner.

Perhaps we could just teach them to wander off 'a little.'


Dee Dee

Dee.Dee wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Pete C. wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too
>>> close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too
>>> close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where
>>> all the crime and conflict is...
>>
>> The answer is free-range people.
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>
> No, no! I've heard that people don't like it when other people go off
> by themselves. That's strange behavior = loner.
>
> Perhaps we could just teach them to wander off 'a little.'

Maybe a wireless fence / shock collar contraption?
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com