Hello Louise, Bentonite is a shale that is mined in Wyoming (mostly) ... it is sold as a powder, chips or flakes.. I intend to spread it in the bottom of our stock tank, which leaks... Bentonite, when it gets wet, swells to about twenty it's normal size, thus plugging any leaks... if comes in bulk, 50-pound bags or 1 1/2 tons bags, which is what I'll be buying. Hopefully three of them will do the trick for me.. :-)** On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Louise Valine <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > Doug, what is bentonite? I think you have said before, but you know how it > is, don't remember. congrats on the other halfs retirement. > Louise > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Crim" <ddcrim@gmail.com> > To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:54 AM > Subject: Re: [ML] a day's work/retiring > > > > Not long ago while having lunch with friends, someone asked Sherry what > > she > > was going to do with herself and joked about having to be around me all > > day. > > She replied that she would send me out on my tractor and as soon as I > > left, > > she was going to watch her "chick flicks", which I absolutely hate.. Of > > course she was half joking but it's going to be interesting. > > Today, her first day of retirement, we will make a run to the lumber > > company > > so that we can begin repairs to the small house our hunters stay in. The > > hunters have offered to help us scrape and paint the house and there are > > repairs to be made before that happens. While shopping for lumber, we > > will > > pick up whatever it takes to build the chicken coop Sherry wants. > > Day two of retirement, we will hook up the trailer and drive to Comanche, > > Tx > > to pick up a load of bentonite that I will spread in the bottom of our > > stock > > tank to keep it from leaking. I talked to the company yesterday and they > > want $350 to deliver it. A seventy mile trip for them.... Being the > > cheepskate that I am, I told them I'd come get it. > > Between the lumber/building projects and the spreading of bentonite, I'd > > say > > our first couple of weeks oof Sherry's retirement is planed out. lol > > > > :-)* > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:22 AM, <askgranny@juno.com> wrote: > > > >> I used to scurry around and get stuff done while hubby went on his rare > >> errands, but now I just sit and read in peace and tranquility...Wish > your > >> friend 'Larry' lived close to us...would be glad to send hubby out with > >> him. MY hubby only goes to Masonic meetings...I always drive when we go > >> anywhere in town...I would dearly love for him to have a friend he could > >> go fishing with, hunting...ANYTHING! I know he worked very hard for many > >> years to make a living and retirement funds, but just can't figure him > >> not wanting to go places.....Oh well, when the weather fairs up he'll be > >> outside more....Sigh....He's a mixed blessing...Aint we all ? *grin* > >> Jeannie T > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` > >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:29:22 -0800 Emma Roses <roses4831@msn.com> > writes: > >> > > >> > After hubby retired, I'm like you, I would get tired of him being > >> > underfoot all day. Finally I would tell him "Go see Larry" (his > >> > buddy), or someone else, but anything to get him out of the house. > >> > Not that I was going to do anything exciting, I just got tired of > >> > him always being there.Emma > >> > > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings > >> Part-Time job ($20-$65/hr). Requirements: Home Internet Access > >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d6c9d05c4a5e38e12m06duc > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >