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DIY Anti-Collision Dots: An Effective Solution? July 19/25 update… addendum!

Paul applies bird-protection dots to the south window and agonizes over his pavilion.

Tinkering. Tweaking. Explaining.

WHAT AM I MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT? I screwed up my courage, gabbed several trays of tools, a highly-annotated copy of my POLARIS ATV SERVICE MANUAL, and drove our blue beast into the service bay. When one buys Polaris oil-change kits, it's like Hello-Fresh! Pre-measured. Waste oil to the HAZMAT collection site. Oil & filter change … Continue reading Tinkering. Tweaking. Explaining.

1970 and a January 1st Rock Ranch Report

1970 was had Canada declare martial law in Quebec, various countries launched their first artificial satellites and, the Beatles imploded. Paul also provides a bunkie build update.

Forced highway driving, while my cat pees on the wall as I try to compose a coherent email to the outside world. And a farm report!

Paul shares his top three pet peeves: long drives [to the city], lack of email responses from others, and his cat Jupiter's litter box habits. He also provides updates on the rock farm, including roofing progress, a thank you to local [pipefitters], and preparations for winter amid technical challenges. {{{AI generated, human-edited}}}

Tuesday, November 5 FARM REPORT

If you can, learn from our mistakes. Or, plough ahead and make your own blunders.