to make the comparison to urban living, i have 2 major supermarkets and a walmart within a quarter mile of where i live
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:46 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Winnemucca, NV is a cultural hot spot... hahahaha.. Their symphony season > is, however, short. > > Quite true Gary.. the West intimidates those from the East who have only > been surrounded by asphalt and grid induced dependence on someone else > supplying what you need to survive. > > It truly takes a different attitude to understand just how wide open spaces > and quiet can exist. Much less be enjoyed. > > A trip to get groceries from the Ranch is 60 miles.. so plan ahead.. for > example. > > Grant... > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > the west frightens me. it is so huge and desolate. i am unprepared for > > the environment > > > > one day, i was running low on gas. i pulled into the nearest town, > > winnemucca, NV. the prices appalled me. i certainly wasn't going to pay > > that and left. care to guess how far the next gas station is? > > > > i was driving on a back road in the desert another time and i saw a > marked > > dirt road. i mean it has to go somewhere, right? it went on and on and > on > > and on and on and on and on and on. and then it just stopped. > > > > it got dark and all you could see was a million coyote eyes > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Well.. from drunks to mining.. that's a shift.. hah > > > > > > Andrew.. mine is in Arizona and once part of the largest gold > production > > > mining group of mines in USA. All were closed down at WW2.. or > before.. > > > > > > Rich, If the ex wife touched it.. there would not be rattlesnakes in > it > > > still .. they would have left in professional respect.. lol.. The > Ranch > > > has a number of mines on it.. none currently working or expected to be. > > I > > > don't want a mining operation further disturbing the place, so won't > > happen > > > in my lifetime.. I get approached often by investment types wanting to > > tear > > > big holes and make big messes with promises of riches.. not > interested.. > > > peace and quiet are worth more. > > > > > > The Ranch is about the size of Long Island.. only with no people.. I > like > > > it that way. Sign on front gate reads "Use of deadly force authorized > > > beyond this point"... "Access by invitation only" so the welcome mat is > > > out.. ;) > > > > > > If you walk in, pack a lunch.. it's 14 miles to the house from the > front > > > gate, only 106 F here today.. might take water also.. > > > > > > Grant... > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Rich Thomas < > > > richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > > > > > > This could be a situation where his wife got the mine... > > > > > > > > --R > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/3/13 2:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > > > > > >> Where is this mine shaft again? > > > >> > > > >> Andrew, > > > >> Who is a recovering HardrockGeologist > > > >> > > > >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:14 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Bats and blind rattlesnakes. Plenty of the first, just enough of > the > > > >>> last > > > >>> to really put the fear of God in you. They are apparently a colony > of > > > >>> snakes that found their way in, can't find their way out, and have > > > plenty > > > >>> of feed on the bats. They have been underground for so many > > generations > > > >>> they are all blind.. and truly aggressive. Nasty biteys, I think > it > > > >>> would > > > >>> be in OZ language.. > > > >>> > > > >>> Care for a walkabout? hehehehe.... > > > >>> > > > >>> It's an old silver / gold mine.. shut down since 1920's, opened > > around > > > >>> 1870 > > > >>> or so.. produced a lot of value, still plenty there, just would > take > > a > > > >>> billion in legal fees to ever open it again. It's all old style > hard > > > rock > > > >>> tunnel mining... Head frame and elevator car type entry .. straight > > > down > > > >>> vertical shaft, the equipment is long gone and stripped out. Came > > with > > > >>> the > > > >>> property. They got the gold.. I got the hole. > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks for asking. > > > >>> > > > >>> Grant... > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@gmail.com > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> So whatcha mining there Grant? Gold? Silver? Diamonds? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Hendrik > > > >>>> who does not have a mine in the backyard > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On 03/09/13 10:49, G Mann wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Hendrik, > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> You pick the best spots... now that you mention it.. 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