The New Chicken Chronicles

Everybody And More

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:42:03 GMT

While I have the chance, I want to go over everyone I have listed on the blogspot journal.

This list is for me, but it is for everyone else too. If for some reason my scrambled up brain has not put you on this list, PLEASE PLEASE let me know so I can put your journal on my sidebar and add myself to your followers.

Okay, here goes:

Ally

Dad

Barbara

Fern

Karen

Chrissie

Jimmy

Lisa

Hollie

Traci

Helen

Beth

Rebecca

Raven

Katie

Gayla

Donna

Nelishia

Janie

Jamie

Paula

Linda

Robin

I need blogspot addresses from Sunny and Sharon please! I was working along and didnt click save and lost them. Thanks!

I have a jumbled up mess of little pieces of paper on this desk with checks on some and not on others...so there is no telling what I think I have and what I dont have...but I think I got most everyone that got a new journal started over on blogspot.

Now, for my own sanity I am going to leave the computer alone for awhile. I am going to do some laundry, dishes, cleaning. Go outside and tend some animals. In the morning, I will start fresh. Please email me or leave a comment here if I havent put you on my list over there okay?

I know this has been said over and over in many journals...but AOL is heartless. We were a community of people that really enjoyed each others company, and they came in and elbowed their way through us like we were chopped liver. Well thats just fine. It was time to sever the ties with AOL anyway. The only thing that was keeping me here was the good folks that made up Jland. We will be together again, and once we all adapt and settle in I think its going to be better than before. I am trying to think it will be. XOXOXOXOX

I Was Gonna Do That

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:22:17 GMT

Thanks Jimmy...lol. I swear I was gonna do that and forgot...here it is...everyone please come on over. I miss you all so much. :) http://thechickenchronicles.blogspot.com/

I AM LEARNING

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:10:29 GMT

THANKYOU CHRISSIE! Thankyou everyone, Lisa has told me how to save my journal easily, but since the puter crashed we lost everything, so I have to load Internet Explorer to be able to do it. Pretty bad eh, not only am I dealing with the change over of journaling, I have practically nothing to work with here on my computer! I am really trying. I see how to add journals to my sidebar so I can keep up with them, and I see how to add the follower feature now, so yall come on over and add yourselves, and I am gonna add myself onto everyone...then I think I will take a break...whew.

Heavy Sigh

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:07:24 GMT

I cant even figure out if I can take all those pictures and stuff on my sidebar and put them somewhere on the blogspot journal. I dont think I can.

I Feel Overwhelmed

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:54:51 GMT

I dont know what I am doing. I want to save the entries, along with the pictures on here...but I am confused and feel defeated right now. Is there an easy way to do this? Or is it going to be hard and time consuming? Sigh....somebody please help me. I don't know what I am doing.

OKAY....

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:39:49 GMT

Sooo...then. My computer more or less crashed...Ian worked on it last night and all day today...into tonight, and here I am...

Only to learn that JOURNALS are going to be DELETED?

I see we are all moving to Blogspot...I have an account there, just never used it, so I will be over there just as soon as I can read up on how to save my journal.

I told Ian, and was in a panic in a way, that I have made so many friends, that we are a family on here...they are messing with family! What the hay ya know??? Fine...maybe this is for the best. It will make us all kick the AOL habit and move on to new and better things!

RIGHT? RIGHT! :)

It is late, and I see I have many emails from everyone letting me into their new homes on blogspot. This makes me smile. I see lots of folks are going there...so maybe we can all stay together and wont get seperated. I sure hope so. I will be on tomorrow all day setting up house at my new place. :) Look for an email from me with a link over the weekend.

I am babbling, time to get some sleep. Night night. XOXOXOXOXO

Gas Found

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:48:25 GMT

I went round the world so to speak and ended up right by the house to get gas...go figure. But let me explain.

I headed out, checking Burtons store first. No numbers on the signs. That means no gas. I saw one or two lingering vehicles...but figured they were just out of luck, but looking anyway.

As I headed south on 101 I had some @ss decide I needed to do at LEAST 70. Um, to save gas, you dont speed, thats for sure. I continued to go the speed limit, which was 55, feeling the burn in the back of my head as he stared holes through me I am sure.

I dropped the trash at the local dump while I was out and headed back south on 101. Pinions was out of gas. Shell...out of gas. Going into Rockmart I passed by two small gas stations. Each had lines at least ten cars long going both ways into the little parking lots to the little island of two or four pumps.

I kept going, heading out 278 west...passing a Cowboys and a Citgo...completely out of gas.

Back up Hwy 27 to Collard Valley Road, I cut through back to where I started...at Burtons.

Well looky there, there is a line forming. I pulled in and got in line, being the next in line. As I sat there and watched more people pulling in one of the ladies that works there came out and put bags over both sides of one of the two pumps they have. Out of gas on the first one she says. I pull to the next one after the man in front of me has finished.

It was all in an orderly fashion. The lady that works there took peoples money or credit card, one at a time, taking it to the other lady at the counter in the store. By the time you got done pumping your gas, you pulled off to the side so the next person could start fueling while you went in and got your reciept. Very efficient.

I filled up the old truck and a five gallon container for 92.00 thereabouts.

The news keeps saying...don't get more than you need. Blah blah blah, that we are part of the reason everyone is running out, everyone is filling up. Well you know what..when the news tells you there may not be any gas consistantly delivered to the Atlanta metro area and beyond until October 13...you get ALL YOU CAN. Because what I got, will only last til Friday for Ian going back and forth to work. If you are lucky enough to find it, get all that you can, cause you WILL need it all.

I am sure by now Burtons is bone dry. I feel fortunate to have gotten the gas. Now I got to go out and wash the poor old girl so she will be presentable for use all this coming week, and possibly the next.

I did think of taking the camera Chrissie, but I just didnt. It was one of those times where you know, you just dont feel like it.

I wonder what is going to happen next week. How far will this go? I wonder if we will be able to get gas for Ian to get back and forth to work next week, much less go to the Fair.

I just don't understand why there arent tankers coming in from other parts of the country. Its not like the southeast lives on an island and we are hard to get to.

What about the stock markets today eh? It doesnt look good folks. No gas, no money. Are we destined for horse and buggy and bartering? We will see....yes, we will see.

Going Out Hunting

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:23:08 GMT

Yes, I am going to go hunting. For gas that is.

The gas shortage here in Georgia is bad. Really bad. People are following tanker trucks around to their destination to get gas. People are running out and are stranded on the Atlanta roads. The HERO units are out putting gas in peoples tanks to get them going again. If you can find gas, there are long lines out into the road to get it.

We live an hour from Atlanta. Hopefully, that is an advantage. I have to go out now and try and find premium and fill the five gallon gas can for Ians car. I will take the old truck as it drinks regular, which if I find, I will fill up the truck with. He may be having to use the old truck to get back and forth to work since regular is about all you can find now.

So far the schools are still in session, but for how long. News reports say that gas won't be coming in steady until October 13. That is a long time away.

We are supposed to go to the Georgia National Fair like we always love to do in October. Its coming up this coming week. I wonder how many will be able to make it. I am wondering if we will find the gas to go.

See You Next Monday

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:06:42 GMT

Its that time again. Ian is off tomorrow and the weekend and its time for me to say goodbye til Monday. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend. Remember, everyday holds the promise of a better day. Every day we wake up to a new day, we get another chance to start over. Make the most of every day. I usually don't care for the Fall season much, but I am going to do my best to look forward to this following season and embrace it.

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So what do I have planned for this weekend? Oh a little of this and a little of that. I don't think we will be able to go much of anywhere since all the gas stations are out of gas, just about anyway. Thats okay though, we can enjoy being at home too.

As far as chicken chores go...I plan on building these guys and gals new winter quarters. These pens I got from Freecycle were fine for the Summer months, but its not going to be cozy for wintertime. So, I have three pens to make, and I might make a small run attached to them too, I havent decided yet. One for the Sultan pullets, one for the Sultan cockerals. Then one more for my two gals that I managed to keep alive and well out of the terrible loss of my Elvis and Elvis Jr., and my sweet girl I lost to the fox.

Here are the summertime pens. These will be put away, possibly used later to keep show birds clean on shavings when I am prepping them. I have three pens, but I for some reason only took pictures of the two.

Of course I plan on spending plenty of time with my family...and this is also when Phoenix, Clyde and Rusty get more of my attention. :) Here is Rusty now..bidding you a good weekend...see you all on Monday. XOXOX

Listen, Watch

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:19:21 GMT

Yes, what IF everyone CARED? What a world this could be.