RE: AMA with Snook

[bigtom13]

I'm not much of a fan of the AMA movement because many people ask frivolous and arcane questions and I mean, what's the use? But since it's you, I'll ask a couple.

My friend sold his property in Wisconsin (kinda near Iron Mountain Michigan-Florence) and is fussing about getting his ancient tractor sold in this time of CV. I told him he ought to haul it to Yuma, plant flowers in the bucket (he's a botanist-loves flowers) and call it Yard Sculpture. Good Idea or not?

Will Football season start on time? This one might be critical to my mental health, please answer with care.

Sam is getting ticks. We have more green stuff in the desert right now than normal and the tick population is relatively large. Do you know anything that will keep the ticks off of Sam without harmful chemicals? I'm using some citrus based spray that is really mosquito repellant, but it's not horribly effective-or maybe it is but there is an even larger tick population than I thought.

There you go. Three heartfelt questions that are extremely important to life as we know it.

Comments

[snook]

How old is old for the tractor? Does it run still? What make and model is it? I need those answers before I can answer you about the tractor. You don't just put flowers in a bucket of a tractor that runs. If it is old enough I might know a guy that would want it.

My great-grandma used to use Listerine to take ticks off of us when there were only ticks Up North. My Girlfriend use to just pick the ticks off of her dogs.......... I could not look.......

Try Lemon Eucalyptus Oil, Topical Treatment (dogs only) – Even if your yard is tick-free, Fido may still wander into an area that isn’t. And if you like to take your dog for walks in wild or wooded areas, there’s a good chance that he’ll pick up ticks on the way. Lemon eucalyptus oil (a specific variety – not a combination of lemon and eucalyptus oils) is a great solution to this problem. It’s a natural insect repellent that works on ticks, mosquitoes, and biting flies. Mix 7 drops of lemon eucalyptus oil into a 32-oz spray bottle filled with distilled water. Apply to your dog’s bedding or spray lightly between your dog’s shoulder blades to keep pests away. Remember, essential oils should never be ingested and only should be used diluted on the pet’s fur. Link

Ticks are attracted to a host by body heat, odor from the skin, and carbon dioxide that people and dogs exhale. Using an essential oil-based spray on your dog with neem seed oil as the main ingredient can make your dog unattractive by altering its scent. Link

For your mental Health ima going to go with I sure the Hell Hope so! for the football answer.

I hope I gave you good enough answers to make it worth your time!!

HUGS

[bigtom13]

It's not my time I'm worried about. I've got lots of free time. I sharpened my bread knife yesterday sort of time. You are always worth my time. Always.

I'll find out about the tractor. My guess is late 40s, runs good. Diesel, live hydraulics (added). Tricycle gear. Maybe McCormick. Last time I visited he had 3 Fir trees that threatened his RV. So we took them down. Used the tractor to move the logs (2 of them were about 80'total and one over 100') and it handled them just fine. The big one we had to drag....

I use lighter fluid for backing out ticks. I really dislike the damn things but I pick them off unless they've gotten fully embedded. I'll give the Lemon-Eucalyptus a try. Thank you for that. I have lemon oil and Eucalyptus oil but not the combination.

[bigtom13]

Amazon is my friend. Lemon-Eucalyptus oil in a week.

[snook]

WOOOOT!

Yes please find out about the tractor and how much he is asking for it.

I will be careful if I ever use a bread knife at your home LOLL