We have bears coming through the property quite often. We do not feed bears, no bird feeders, no pet food, garbage secure in locked barn. I wouldn’t say we ignore them, however not overly concerned, just use common sense. Don't get near cubs or between sow and her cubs. If one starts acting...
$9.00 soil test will be the best money you will ever spend on your lawn or garden. Knowing exactly what and how much is needed is money in the bank as you won't be wasting money on unnecessary fertilizer or lime.
No natural gas up here on this mountain, propane only. When we built our house up here in the North Georgia mountains we put in a Jotul wood burning stove and a Generac generator.
I purchased Gutter Glove from Home Depot and installed it myself with no problems for one third the price quoted by a gutter installation company. They are working great, no leaves in the gutters!
When I was in high school (graduated 1972) the shop teacher was a hunter and if you needed some work done on your rifle he would say "just bring it in after school and we'll get it fixed." Also most of the male students who drove to school had a rifle or shotgun in their car or truck. This was...