New to Region 2

[Abigayle]

R.W.S.  They eat snails (slugs) small rodents....The balance of nature.  If you were starting an aquatic project, with small fish, they would be of concern if allowed to venture in that water. 
When I was young, my Romanian grandfather and I found one near the well. After I was allowed to hold it, he told me to let it go, that they were good.  Grandpa understood the ground and worked it all his life.  So, in respect to the great knowledge of my grandfather, who had no formal education, I would let them go....But that's just me.  They can clear out a new litter of mice in no time.  Mrs. R.W.S. might start naming them....

[RWS]

I cut the lines to the tank and turned it over to get them all out.  Then I installed unions to make it easier to clean the spring box.  I just had a contractor over to look at digging several ditches across the driveway.  He told me to take the intake pipe out and put a screen wire over it to keep the salamanders out.  I can do that because I already have a union there.

[John Galt 1]

Starlink put me off until Fall next year.

Looks like it will be a little longer.  SpaceX's last launch blew up after liftoff.
"SpaceX launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history Thursday morning from southern Texas.

RWS,     After dealing with Windstream's crappy internet for years we went to the T-mobile store yesterday.      T-Mobile's website says they don't offer internet in this area but the local store gave us a router to try for 2 weeks for $35 which we are now playing with.   
We've been trying it around the house getting speeds from 4 mps to 60 mps depending on which window we place it at. 

$50 a month and much faster than Windstream.

just my 2 cents.

[RWS]

There is no cell service here from any vendor.  My internet is starlink.  Much faster than my home DSL. 

[John Galt 1]

I've tried to sign up for starlink but not available at this time.      It's expensive too.

[Abigayle]

RW.S. You might want to look into purchasing the router.  We rent ours from Verizon, only because we are expecting a new and better service through here in the fall. 

[RWS]

The neighbor lady came over last evening and told us to carry a big stick when we go out walking.  We had been for a walk.  She said a big cat got all the chickens at a place just over a small ridge from here.  She said it is most likely a mountain lion.  After lunch today I noticed movement in the field near the camper.  At first I thought it was 2 young turkeys but the color was more brown than black.  I think they were pheasants.  Anyway as they walked thru they were picking seeds off the grasses at about knee height. This is a wild and wooley place.

[RWS]

I got an excellent water report from UGA.   Soft Water !  Can you believe it ?  In the mountains.......

[RWS]

x                  IT Works !

My phone rang and my wife answered it.  It was a neighbor from my region 2 BOL.  There were two cars at my BOL and did we know about it ?  The wife said yes it was our son and a friend of his and they were spending the weekend.  Most likely they would hike out to the AT and overnight there,  BUT  thanks for calling.  IT works .......

[RWS]

I was just up here a couple of weeks ago and the effluent pipes on my ponds were half stopped up with sticks and dead weeds.  Today the small pond is running over with the effluent pipe under water, no where to be seen.  The large pond and the effluent pipe was in the same shape, underwater.   The large overflow pipe was half stopped up which I cleaned out.  What could cause this??  One critter I know of........ I have a large beaver in my ponds.  The neighbor confirmed this when she said her dogs have been chasing it.  I asked her if she knew of anyone that had a gun and could come over and shoot the beaver.  She did...  If I had a gun I could do it myself.  I do have traps back in region 8 but that would catch her dog also.  Always something.