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I’m 46F and my mom is 76. My mother is narcissistic and has an extremely negative view of the world. From as young as I can remember, she terrorized me in a specific way and I’m wondering if anyone else experienced this. For background, I was raised in a fire and brimstone Pentacostal church and the main thing I remember was endless sermons and hell and death and how we, even the children, could die at any moment and burn for all eternity. My mom would go to these churches for a few months, decide they were full of people who hated her and were mistreating her and then we’d be off a new church, rinse, repeat. When she was upset with me, she’d threaten to end her life. For example, if I didn’t comply w her wishes, she’d get sullen and say things like, ‘well, when you call the paramedics, make sure my body is decently covered.’ Horrible to do to an 8yo, but it’s standard manipulation. I can ‘understand’ it. What I didn’t and still don’t understand: She made me scared all the time. I’m playing and cuddling a pet— ‘well, just remember they don’t live long, so enjoy them bc they won’t be here forever.’ Enjoying Christmas? —‘it’s sad to think that we may never do this again. You never know what will happen.’ Looking forward to summer camp? ‘I hope we’re alright when you get back. Don’t worry about me, you go have fun and don’t think about me you siblings,’etc. This has been directed at me much more than anyone else. It turned me into a child who was completely unable to be ‘in the moment’ bc all my moments were spent ruminating about whether something awful was about to happened. Until recently, I’ve gone through life with a huge stone around my neck. I developed panic attacks and bipolar disorder. It is truly awful to think of how much of my life has been wasted or miserable bc I couldn’t have a moment’s peace bc the the thoughts of death and loss always drowned out any enjoyment. Now that I have kids I realize how aberrant this behavior is I wish I could say it’s over, but it’s not. Every day I deal w these thoughts. I wonder if anyone here has experience w this kind of thing

Hey all,
Got annoyed and deleted my old account, so I've been waiting to qualify to sell again. If any of y'all recognize the name, I'm also the original Sylvan Strix, so I have sold here before. I have a ton of stuff that I've barely used, and I need the space.
As usual, please comment on this post first, as per the rules, and please message me, no chat. It does not seem to work for me, so if you chat me, I will be able to see I have a chat but not read it. Shipping will vary based on what and how much you buy, but lets say $10, and I will refund any difference.
Also, this is a lot to move, and I would like to get it out as quickly as possible. My father just had a stroke, so I'm going to be very busy the net few weeks. Thus, I apologize, but preference will be given to multi-item orders. Thank you for understanding.
Verification: https://imgur.com/a/SD45DEq
Now, onto the good stuff:
Fountain Pens-
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1. Karas Shop Colors Decograph [B]: Comes with original box, f bock nib, rollerball conversion kit, and converter. Minor scratches on threads, body otherwise pristine. Asking $100.
   
2. Karas Ink Matte Red and Black [B-]: Comes with original box, black f bock nib, rollerball conversion kit, and converter. Minor scratches on thread, single tiny chip on body. Asking $70.
   
3. Sailor PGS Princess Kayuga [A2] BODY ONLY: No box, unfortunately. Pristine, but again, NO NIB. Comes with Sailor converter. I really have no idea what to price this at. Let's say $40 OBO.
   
4. Pilot Custom Heretige 912 Translucent Blue [NS] BODY ONLY: Got this only to get the Waverly nib. Completely untouched otherwise. Comes with converter and original box. Again, lets say $40 OBO.
   
5. KAweco X Moleskin Fountain Pen Red [NS]: Opened but never inked. Wanted something that could be eyedroppered, but this cannot. Frankly feels kinda cheap as well. Comes in original box, $20.
   
6. Jinhao 100 Blue Chip [NS]: Was sent this by accident. Fine nib. $10.
   

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Rollerball Pens:
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1. Pentel Energel Pholography Gold [N]: Used once and put in a drawer, no box. $20
   
2. Pentel Energel Philography Red and Black [N]: Same deal, $20
   
3. Kaweco Sport Magnetic Silver and Bronze [A2]: minor scratches and of course patina on the clip, otherwise good. Comes with original box (though its been beat to hell). $25
   
4. Right Choice Painting Company Brass Click Pen [B]: B for patina only. I got this pen on clearance, and honestly, even though its ugly as all get out, this would be an excellent job site pen if you need one. Clip is amazing and there is literally no tip wiggle. $20.
   
5. Autmog Brass Twist [B]: B because of Patina. This is a fun little pen with a delightfully simple mechanism which I just never use. $20
   
6. Retro 51 Tornado The Library [N]: Was given this as a gift, along with the matching notebook, but I already have 2 Tornadoes I like much more. comes with box. $40
   

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Mechanical Pencils:
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1. Karas Retraktable Matte Blue and Black [A2]: Barely used, looks pristine. $40 USD
   
2. Rotring 600 Gold: Got this from Japan a while ago and drawered it and never used it. Lost the box, so only the pen. $30
   

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Ink (all ink levels are conservative estimates):
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1. Diamine Florida Blue, Steel Blue, Woodland Green, Wild Strawberry, and Indigo. All 95% full. $5 each or all 5 for $20.
   
2. Noodler's USS Texas: 90% full. box included but broken tongue Too Dark, $5
   
3. Colorverse Dan Hwang: 85% includes box $10
   
4. Pilot Black ink: Unopened, no box. Came with gift set. $10
   
5. Colorverse Hubble: 95+ %. Something seems off about this one. Cant find any mold in it, but it just smells off. letting this one go for very cheap if anyone wants it. No Box. $10
   
6. Vinta Blue Floss: Full, only swatched. Beautiful, but too light for daily writing. Comes with box. $10
   
7. Lamy Green: 95%, comes with original box. $10
   
8. Sailor Yamadori: 85%, comes with box. $12
   
9. Private Reserve Ebony Blue: 95%, comes with original box. $8
   
10. De Atramentis Moss Green: Full, only swatched. $15
    
11. Diamine Monaco Red Cartridges: 13/20. Comes in box. $5
    
12. Diamine Tropical Green Cartridges: 15/20. Comes in box. $5
    

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Misc:
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1. Pilot Leather folding tongue leather case red: unused, immaculate. $15
   
2. Galen Leather Pen sleeves. Unused. $10 each
   
3. Sewn peacock sleeve: Unused $5
   
4. 3d printed pen and ink stand red and gold: $5
   
5. Titanium Bock nib F: This nib has just never felt right to me. $50
   

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Sorry about the picture quality. I like small phones, but the camera on mine apparently sucks for closeups. Please request more pics if you have any doubts.

Hey all,
Got annoyed and deleted my old account, so I've been waiting to qualify to sell again. If any of y'all recognize the name, I'm also the original Sylvan Strix, so I have sold here before. I have a ton of stuff that I've barely used, and I need the space.
As usual, please comment on this post first, as per the rules, and please message me, no chat. It does not seem to work for me, so if you chat me, I will be able to see I have a chat but not read it. Shipping will vary based on what and how much you buy, but lets say $10, and I will refund any difference.
Also, this is a lot to move, and I would like to get it out as quickly as possible. My father just had a stroke, so I'm going to be very busy the net few weeks. Thus, I apologize, but preference will be given to multi-item orders. Thank you for understanding.
Verification:
Now, onto the good stuff:
Fountain Pens-
​

1. Karas Shop Colors Decograph [B]: Comes with original box, f bock nib, rollerball conversion kit, and converter. Minor scratches on threads, body otherwise pristine. Asking $100.
   
2. Karas Ink Matte Red and Black [B-]: Comes with original box, black f bock nib, rollerball conversion kit, and converter. Minor scratches on thread, single tiny chip on body. Asking $70.
   
3. Sailor PGS Princess Kayuga [A2] BODY ONLY: No box, unfortunately. Pristine, but again, NO NIB. Comes with Sailor converter. I really have no idea what to price this at. Let's say $40 OBO.
   
4. Pilot Custom Heretige 912 Translucent Blue [NS] BODY ONLY: Got this only to get the Waverly nib. Completely untouched otherwise. Comes with converter and original box. Again, lets say $40 OBO.
   
5. KAweco X Moleskin Fountain Pen Red [NS]: Opened but never inked. Wanted something that could be eyedroppered, but this cannot. Frankly feels kinda cheap as well. Comes in original box, $20.
   
6. Jinhao 100 Blue Chip [NS]: Was sent this by accident. Fine nib. $10.
   

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Rollerball Pens:
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1. Pentel Energel Pholography Gold [N]: Used once and put in a drawer, no box. $20
   
2. Pentel Energel Philography Red and Black [N]: Same deal, $20
   
3. Kaweco Sport Magnetic Silver and Bronze [A2]: minor scratches and of course patina on the clip, otherwise good. Comes with original box (though its been beat to hell). $25
   
4. Right Choice Painting Company Brass Click Pen [B]: B for patina only. I got this pen on clearance, and honestly, even though its ugly as all get out, this would be an excellent job site pen if you need one. Clip is amazing and there is literally no tip wiggle. $20.
   
5. Autmog Brass Twist [B]: B because of Patina. This is a fun little pen with a delightfully simple mechanism which I just never use. $20
   
6. Retro 51 Tornado The Library [N]: Was given this as a gift, along with the matching notebook, but I already have 2 Tornadoes I like much more. comes with box. $40
   

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Mechanical Pencils:
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1. Karas Retraktable Matte Blue and Black [A2]: Barely used, looks pristine. $40 USD
   
2. Rotring 600 Gold: Got this from Japan a while ago and drawered it and never used it. Lost the box, so only the pen. $30
   

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Ink (all ink levels are conservative estimates):
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1. Diamine Florida Blue, Steel Blue, Woodland Green, Wild Strawberry, and Indigo. All 95% full. $5 each or all 5 for $20.
   
2. Noodler's USS Texas: 90% full. box included but broken tongue Too Dark, $5
   
3. Colorverse Dan Hwang: 85% includes box $10
   
4. Pilot Black ink: Unopened, no box. Came with gift set
   
5. Colorverse Hubble: 95+ %. Something seems off about this one. Cant find any mold in it, but it just smells off. letting this one go for very cheap if anyone wants it. No Box. $10
   
6. Vinta Blue Floss: Full, only swatched. Beautiful, but too light for daily writing. Comes with box. $10
   
7. Lamy Green: 95%, comes with original box
   
8. Sailor Yamadori: 85%, comes with box. $12
   
9. Private Reserve Ebony Blue: 95%, comes with original box. $8
   
10. De Atramentis Moss Green: Full, only swatched. $15
    
11. Diamine Monaco Red Cartridges: 13/20. Comes in box. $5
    
12. Diamine Tropical Green Cartridges: 15/20. Comes in box. $5
    

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Misc:
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1. Pilot Leather folding tongue leather case red: unused, immaculate. $15
   
2. Galen Leather Pen sleeves. Unused. $10 each
   
3. Sewn peacock sleeve: Unused $5
   
4. 3d printed pen and ink stand red and gold: $5
   
5. Titanium Bock nib F: This nib has just never felt right to me. $50
   

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Sorry about the picture quality. I like small phones, but the camera on mine apparently sucks for closeups. Please request more pics if you have any doubts.

Originally posted by u/feisty-art9149 in TrueOffMyChest on March 19th, updated as an edit undated.
Trigger Warning: Child neglect, mentions of mental health struggles and self harm
Original post
My mother hates me for telling my sister the truth.
I want to preface this with an apology if it’s all over the place. There’s so much information to sort through and decide what does or doesn’t have a place here. I will reply to what I can and make edits for any common questions/ remarks.
So a little (or a lot) of background is required for this to make any sense. Many years ago my mother had an affair that completely blew up our family. I suppose the affair was the lesser issue, but rather all her other actions that screwed many of us over. For context I was 10, my younger sister was 7/8 and my older sister almost 14- all female.
To start with, in the years prior, my mother had taken out tens of thousands of dollars in loans and credit cards in my dads name, of which he was never aware of. Ignorant, absolutely, but she had always managed all finances while a SAHM. She also managed to make 5 years of GST payments disappear from the business account, for which dad was then charged with two charges (around 100K in fines) of tax evasion on top of the missed payments.
All three of us kids had a bank account set up from young, which our dad had added to so that we would be in a positive position when we were older- for University, or a house deposit, whatever it was that we desired. Being saving orientated even as a kid, I had chosen to put 100% of any money earnt through chores or gifted for birthdays into the account. At 14 when I began working and gained access to net banking I realised mum had drained my account, less $50… only my account.
If that wasn’t enough, her own mother had stored a sum of money in my parents safe that was intended for her funeral. My mother took every last dollar and refused to pay it back- my dad paid it back with interest when he found out.
Due to the tricky financial situation, dad had to travel for work, wherever the trade was needed in that moment. Typically he would leave in the early hours of Monday morning and return on Saturday afternoon. In this time my mother felt it appropriate to leave us at home so that she could visit the affair partner, usually not coming home for days at a time. Nobody knew- we had no carers or access to resource as we lived a 20 minute drive to the nearest town/stores.
This went on for a few weeks before my mum (sometimes) contacted our cousin to come stay with us while she was out… To this day I believe that only happened because the other guy figure out what was going on. Due to timing of people coming and going our dad didn’t know any of this happened to until months later. I kept quiet because I knew he couldn’t afford to stay home.
All this said- I stepped into the parent role. My little sister was kept in the dark as much as possible, I did my best to maintain her same routine so that she felt as little impact as possible. Obviously she suffered, to the point of requesting to sleep in my bed every night for a year, but it seems that she doesn’t remember any of the shitty things that happened back then.
My older sister was very mentally ill, where I had to medicate her each morning and conduct daily body and room checks. Those who know will get what I’m suggesting… To the best of my knowledge our little sister never saw any of this- I didn’t and don’t believe those are subject such little eyes should have to witness. The older sister was also really ashamed and has asked to keep this situation away from the youngest as she had a habit of speaking without realising or knowing the potential damage.
As much as I hated the responsibility, cooking, cleaning, hiding the families dirty laundry; I was also very aware that what was happening wasn’t okay. That if I couldn’t keep it together and matters hidden, that authorities would become involved. Those times were scary but the idea of not having access to and control over what happened to me or my siblings felt like it would be worse.
These are only the first things that come to mind but the details aren’t exactly the point of this post.
Anyway, I guess my younger sister’s soon to be in laws have asked some questions, of which my sister doesn’t have the ability to answer. I would suggest she asked our mother first but the queries would have been shut down. I know she feels guilty, knows that she screwed up, and frankly I hope she never forgives herself for it.
So, little sister came to me and for the first time in 15 years I was willing to give her the answers she was looking for. I’ve always been vague, not wanting to cause her pain, but I’ve started feeling guilty in recent years for not treating her as enough of an adult to make her own decisions. After a loooot of therapy, I have realised that I don’t have to be their parent anymore. My sister cried, I cried, and she apologised for assumption made and words said because she didn’t know any better in the past. She needs and wants time to process a whole lot of information that’s entirely new to her, that has quite literally flipped the way she has perceived many people over the years.
Anywho… she isn’t speaking to our mother right now and that’s where it becomes my problem, I guess. She called me, blowing up, claiming I’ve ruined her relationship with her daughter. That I’m out to get her, resentful without cause and need to stop living in the past. But I don’t see how me being honest about her actions is my fault? Could I have filtered details? Maybe. But I don’t understand why I should have to hold onto the pressure of keeping her shortcomings secret. Maybe it’s time to grow up and pay for the consequences of your actions….
Edit: to add genders.
In the comments:
She’s never taken any responsibility, only made excuses. My favourite was the one for her leaving us to care for ourselves- “you all made it clear you didn’t want to spend time with me”.
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I feel like she thought she’d gotten away with it at this point and that’s why she’s mad. To be honest I only told my sister for selfish reasons… we’ve only in recent years developed a close relationship and I didn’t want to lose that if she became mad at me for not telling her anything. I know there was always a layer of resentment towards me for “thinking I was the boss of her”. She needed somebody to be mad at and at the time I was okay with that person being me.
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Children (and young adults) get mad at the people it is safe to be mad at. It sounds like you took that anger to give her a safe space and a safe person. Now that she's of an age where she is old enough to hear the truth, where it's safe for her to be angry at your mom without risking breaking your family apart, you've given her the truth. That's quite heroic. I hope you find the peace and space to have a life of your own free from your mother's negligent abuse. You've certainly more than earned it.

OP: I never considered the aspect of somebody needing to be safe to be mad at them. That puts a lot into perspective… thank you. Tbh my mother has no influence over my life or feelings. I stopped regarding her as a parental figure long ago so her opinion of me, someone she really had no part in moulding, means nothing. Don’t get me wrong, I do not place the blame for all wrong doings exclusively on her, but she was certainly the catalyst for most of the difficult seasons. Every action or inaction I’ve ever made has been a decision to protect the other people she hurt which only served to protect her from backlash and I think it’s time she faced up.
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In some ways I think caring for them was all that kept me sane. I was so busy and exhausted by the day to day motions that I didn’t have time to reflect on my own feelings or the situation as a whole. Full survival mode I suppose. I appreciate that, a lot. I tried my best… in hindsight doing for them what I probably needed myself.
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She was cut out for a very long time. The stolen money (from myself) was the absolute last straw which resulted in me going no contact for about 5 years. Part of me thinks she was glad for that, too, because I’d threatened to press charges against the mystery thief if she didn’t fess up. But because of my sisters age, and her eventually choosing to live with mum, I felt compelled to be civil because I missed my sister. I live 4 hours from my hometown now, so maintaining a healthy distance is really quite easy.
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Curious about your dad, how is he doing rn? After knowing the truth, did your younger sister go living with your dad? And did he divorce your mother? And all that money she stole, what was she doing with that money? Did you get any of your money back?

OP: He’s doing really good, but of course had had a long time to pick up the pieces. In his 50s and still working 6 days a week- not because he needs to but because he’s never known anything else. His parents were immigrants so it was quite literally bred into him.
She’s 22 now and living with her partner. She and dad never had a strained relationship but after years of living exclusively with him, decided to spend the next few years with mum. Never any bad blood on either end where she’s concerned. They did divorce long ago, and as much as I find it strange, they still have a relatively positive relationship.
The money…. Literally who knows. Never saw a cent returned though! Dad didn’t know she stole from me until 6 ish years ago. Early on he was struggling and I knew he’d try to put the money back if I told him. He knew something had happened for me not to talk to my mother all those years but I hadn’t told him and she sure wasn’t going to.
Recently my husband and I built our first home and he was insistent on cutting “trade swaps” to save money which I strongly feel was his way of repaying her debt to me. He’s a great dad… has his flaws as every human does, but every step he’s taken has been with the intention of his kids not having to want for things as he and his siblings did.
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I only tolerated her in the past to keep my sister close- I don’t trust our mother to not hurt her in the process of getting what she wants. The partners family aren’t stupid and while they will hand out finance they will never relinquish control of it. If they suspect somebody of having ill intent, they’re cut out of all their lives. Mums husband does pretty well for himself and pays all their living expenses, but knowing her past will not give her unbridled access so she has to work to support her spending habit which is probably where the jealousy comes in.
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I used to tell my sister that I “don’t really know”, “can’t remember”, or “have only heard snippets of the story”, so not necessarily a lie but definitely deceit by omission.
1st Update:
Aaaand now she’s resorted to posting on Facebook, claiming that one of her “ingrates are spreading rumours to ruin her” JFC 🤦🏼‍♀️ I don’t even have Facebook, so not really sure what she’s trying to achieve in doing this, but an old family friend called my dad to ask what’s going on. Also, I’m speaking to nobody about the situation? I don’t even live in our hometown!!! If nothing else- she has nothing for me to ruin. No way I’m engaging or sinking to her level but seriously… what a waste of a person. Now the parents are fighting, she’s fighting with her current husband and shit is all around just getting messy. She thinks she’s making people feel sorry for her but mostly she just looks pathetic, if you ask me.
Update 2:
Turns out I REALLY don’t need to sink to her level, that’s been taken care of while I sleep. I guess mums privacy settings aren’t great and that’s working against her. The vague ‘woe is me’ post has been shared by three family members/ friends with a single, but far less cryptic, one liner. I’m told: “oh you mean the ingrate that raised your kids?”, “Should she be more grateful for your affair or the complete and utter abandonment of your three kids” and my absolute favourite (from my granny) “rot in hell you lying thieving bitch”
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The desire to own land has been moving the prepping and off-grid communities for generations. Having a few acres that give you room to do almost anything you can think of is a dream for many of us. Even more, achieving self-sufficiency on such a lot, and having a large pond or a small woodlot, is the ultimate life goal for some.
Owning half an acre or more provides you with endless possibilities when it comes to farming and you must become as efficient as possible to avoid wasting time and resources. With a large lot, you just won’t have the time to do everything you want, and you will keep yourself busy all day trying to cover everything that needs to be done.
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Tools are needed

If you have a plot of land ranging from one to five acres, you will need certain tools to make your life easier. For example, a chainsaw can be used for both landscaping jobs and rough carpentry if needed.
If you plan to build a fence, you will need various tools to do the job right. A 13-pounds maul is an indispensable tool for wooden posts, and if you use fence wire, you’ll need wire stretchers.
The more fencing you have; the more work will be needed to keep vegetation from growing up in the fence lines. In such a case, a string trimmer becomes mandatory to clear the weeds.
Pulling and lifting jobs become impossible chores without a hand winch, a tool that becomes indispensable at times.
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A sturdy barn

As time goes by, you will acquire more and more tools, and you’ll find that a barn will become the ideal place to store all those tools. Even more, it will keep feed dry, it can host machinery and protect it from the elements, and it can accommodate your livestock. It can host a milking parlor for goats and pretty much all the utilities you can think of.
Most people go with the two-story, gable-roofed barn since this design passed the efficiency and time-lasting tests. Some folks incorporate their chicken coop into their barn, especially if one side of the building provides access to a pasture area. Also, keep in mind that your barn should be connected to a corral. By doing so, you will be able to move livestock between pens but also load them into a truck with ease.
Building a barn is not easy since you’re dealing with a large construction project, and it becomes a major responsibility. Your barn needs to be strong enough to hold a heavy load in the upper loft and be able to also keep the elements out.
When you decide to build a barn, look up the term “pole barns” since these empty shells can be erected for a reasonable price. Once you have the framework up and the roof in place, you will also be able to work on the rest of the barn as time and budget allow it.
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Building a greenhouse

Plastic sheeting, matched with plastic plumbing pipes and some scrap wood, allows you to build a cheap, small greenhouse that can host all your bedding plants and the seedlings you plan on selling.
There are all sorts of DIY YouTube videos that show you how to build inexpensive greenhouses. Having a greenhouse allows you to start the growing season early if you start your plants inside that greenhouse. It will also allow you to start potted plants, bedding plants, and pretty much anything you can think of without worrying about the late frost.
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Using your land efficiently

Having five acres provides you with the opportunity to take on just about any agricultural project you want. You will also be able to experiment with various projects, and you will discover that some will have greater success than others.
Having enough room allows you to experiment with different animals, crops, and various ways to monetize your operations. You will soon discover which works best for your situation and how much time you must spend to achieve a successful backyard farm.
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Setting a pasture

Some of the acreages on your farm should be used to establish a pasture for large meat-producing animals such as small cattle, pigs, sheep, alpacas. Anything other than chicken and rabbits could feed off this pasture.
The tricky thing with pastures is establishing how much pasture you allow per animal. This means that any given area can support a maximum number of animals. If you have a real winter with heavy frost and temperatures below the freezing point, for example, you will need to supplement your animals’ diet with hat, grains, or meal.
The quality of your pasture also impacts the number of animals it can sustain. To establish how good the land in your area is, you should ask local farmers for their opinions. Those with experience will be able to provide you with tips on how to increase the soil quality, what works best, and what doesn’t.
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Planting an orchard

Planting an orchard can bring you a good profit and provide you with more fruits than you could eat. However, the trick here is to establish which trees to plant. Plus, you should know that people have switched from standard-sized trees to dwarf fruit trees in recent years. They are doing so since it was established that you could get more fruit from such small trees, and you also cut corners on having to buy ladders and other equipment needed to pick the fruit.
A one-acre orchard can host around 100 standard-sized fruit trees that will bear fruit in five years. On the other hand, you could have between 400 to 600 dwarf fruit trees on that same acre, and they will bear fruit starting with the second or third year.
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Establishing a woodlot

Growing your own woodlot from scratch isn’t very practical, and it takes time, even if you plant fast-growing species. Even more, you should consider that the trees with the best firewood or those used in furniture manufacturing are usually the slowest growing ones.
However, if you already have a stand of timber on the land you bought, you can improve its growth, and in return, you will get some free firewood. Before deciding if you want to heat your home using only firewood, you must establish how well insulated your home is, how the climate in your area will affect your wood supply, and how efficient your wood burner is.
Also, you should consider the growth rate and the actual burning rate of the various species of trees available on your lot. To get a general idea of how much land is needed to grow your own firewood, you can establish how much wood you are using per year and compare that number with the standing timber you currently have on your property.
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Growing feed

If you have more than one acre of land, you can establish a feed growing area in which corn, sorghum cane, and other animal feeds can be grown. How much feed you can obtain from one acre is subjected to different variables, but you can keep in mind that the national field corn production average is between 110 and 150 bushels per acre.
If you manage to successfully grow your own feed, you’ll need a place to store it. So, here is where that barn comes into play.
Traditionally, field corn is kept in whole ears in corncribs, and smaller grains are kept in large cans or sacks. Sorghum cane is made into silage (high moisture fermented feed) by packing it into plastic bags and letting anaerobic fermentation do the work. Some folks also opt for silage instead of hay since it is much more nutritious for their livestock, so you might want to consider this option as well.
Some homesteaders grow beets as livestock feed since they hold their nutrients well during storage. But you have to consider that growing and harvesting beets is a much more sustained effort compared to other feed crops.
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Creating a pond

A pond is usually a body of water that is smaller than a lake, and digging one is not as expensive as some folks believe, considering the benefits you get for the rest of your life. You can hire heavy equipment for the day and have a decent-sized pond dug in one day’s time.
So, eight hours will be pretty much all the time you need to have your pond built. However, you must make sure you have clay-like soil in the area where you plan to create the pond; otherwise, you will have to line it with plastic or bentonite clay.
Also, consider that your land needs enough slope so that rain runoff can be diverted and keep your pond full. Once you have it filled with rainwater, you also have to stock it with fish and wait for the fish population to establish. Some large ponds won’t require feeding the fish, but in general, the fish will grow much faster if you take care of their needs in the first two years.
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Raising small livestock

Establishing a pasture allows you to keep a milk cow, but you have to figure out if your family is ready for a milk cow and if you can use that much milk. Instead of dealing with one or two milk cows (since some also decide to sell raw milk – which is a complicated endeavor), you could concentrate your efforts on smaller livestock like miniature cattle, sheep, and other animals.
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Miniature cattle

Tiny bovines have gained a lot of popularity in the last decade since some are not taller than 36 inches, and they can be raised for milk and meat without having to deal with the issues encountered when raising full-sized cattle. They are easier to handle, and transport and they require a smaller area, being cheaper to feed.
Miniature cattle are the micro version of the most common cattle breeds such as Holstein, Angus, Jersey, Hereford, but also Longhorn and Brahman. They can provide the right amount of meat for your family, and as far as your milk needs go, a miniature Holstein can give up to 3 gallons of milk per day.
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Sheep

Sheep will provide you with meat and milk and the valuable wool, which still remains the most used animal fiber on earth. If you decide to raise sheep, you should know that such animals require lush pastures and good fencing to contain them. Pastures for sheep are generally a mix of grass, forbs, and clover, but your sheep can also eat grains and hay. They also need clean, fresh water and an open-front shed.
To establish how many sheep you can raise, you can use the old rule stating that eight sheep can be raised on the land needed by one Jersey cow. Also, since you will use manure as fertilizer, you should know that one sheep can produce more than a ton of manure per year, and in general, sheep manure is a much better fertilizer compared to cattle manure.
One alternative for your animal fiber-producing project would be to raise alpacas. The value of alpaca fiber is unmatched due to its similarity to wool but also because it’s less itch and has hypoallergenic properties. You can go with the Suri breed with long and straight hair or pick the Huacaya breed with wooly and dense hair.
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Pigs

Many Americans love pork meat, and everyone I’ve met so far loves bacon. That being said, you should know that swine can be raised successfully, even in very small areas, in a humane manner. That is, of course, if you don’t have close neighbors that could be bothered by your meat production mission.
Some farm-friendly communities will allow you to grow everything except pigs since they “smell bad.” However, this is a misconception, and pigs are usually clean animals if they are not crammed together in small spaces. Pen pigs stand up to their reputation in terms of smell and cleanliness, so free-range pigs (pigs raised on pastures and in woodlands) may be the way to go if you have the available space.
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Helpful machinery to consider

No backyard farm is complete without a few helpful machines that make all chores much easier. Here are some options you should consider if you embark on such a project.
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Tractor

Tractors come in all sizes and shapes (although they do look alike), and there are clear distinctions between a small tractor and, let’s say, a riding lawnmower. Your riding lawn mower has a single purpose (mowing the lawn), and it usually has about three speeds forward. On the other hand, a small tractor can have between four and ten speeds forward, hydraulics, a three-point hitch, and a heavy-duty build that should last for a lifetime (ideally).
Small tractors can be used to pull trailers full of heavy things, and they have gears for various tasks. Some of the more popular implements are plow, grader blade, mower, bush-hog, log splitter, loader, and post-hole auger.
Tractors provide you with many options, and you can do a lot of jobs that you won’t consider until the time to do so comes. They are well-built, and they aren’t cheap since they are considered universal pieces of machinery or tools. That said, you can opt for a good used tractor if money is a problem.
If you have five acres or less, you can also go with a smaller tractor, and you can pick an import one from Japan, Korea, China, or India. Or you can look for an old Ford N-serries. Even so, there are pros and cons to each.
The import ones are newer and more modern and have various features such as very low range transmissions and many forward speeds, modern hydraulics, and a four-wheel-drive system that will prove quite handy. However, the more complex they are, the harder it will be to fix them.
On the other hand, the Ford N-series are much simpler, and they allow you to fix almost everything yourself, provided you have the owner’s manual and the wits to do it. Even if the Fords are old models, there are many out there in perfect running condition, and their simplicity in design makes them a great purchase. Parts are cheap and easy to install, and you can get a good used one for half the price you will pay for an import one.
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Two-wheel tractor

These little machines are known in popular terms as “walk-behind tractors” and can till up a heavy garden in short order with little input from the operator. These are the perfect machines if you have ground to till, and they can perform other jobs as well, provided you have the proper attachments. For example, you can blow snow using a two-wheel tractor, or you can pull carts loaded with heavy items.
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Skid-steer loader

You can also find a small skid loader on many farms since these machines do not require steering like tractors, and they can pivot by breaking one side or the other. They are extremely useful and easy to operate in close quarters since they can turn around at their own length.
Let’s say you need to move and place something within an inch or so of a certain area. Using a tractor requires complex maneuvers to do the job right but using a skid loader will make working in one spot a precise and fast operation.
And just like tractors, such types of machinery have all sorts of available implements that will fit on the front. This alone makes them ideal for lifting and moving things. They can do various bulldozer-like jobs if they are equipped with the proper implements, and some people will even dig their own ponds using nothing more than a skid-steer loader. You can also find implements such as tree shears, stump grinders, buckets, and grapples for your loaders.
Even more, these are the preferred machines and a treasured investment for those farming in their late years since they can handle a lot of lifting and portability tasks.
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Concluding

Farming on a large plot of land offers a lot of opportunities, but one also needs to plan things ahead before the heavy lifting starts. Each project will have its ups and downs, and some will prove to be most rewarding and minimize the failure of the less successful ones.
Having the right tools and the proper knowledge to use them to handle various jobs also becomes mandatory on a large farm. You will spend your time more efficiently, and you will be able to take care of more and more tasks if you have the tools that can replace manual labor. The possibilities are endless, but you need to consider your abilities and limitations when farming on a large lot.
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Last night was the third night of attempting to use my machine. I feel like I’m comfortable with breathing with it. I’ve practiced while watching tv and being on my phone. And that feels fine. I put it on at night and I can sort of drift in and out if that light early stage of sleep, but I haven’t been able to just FALL ASLEEP and STAY asleep. First night I gave up after 45 min of not sleeping at all. Second night I make it about 90 minutes before giving up after drifting in and out. Last night maybe the same - 90 minutes. I think maybe I just need to stick it out. But I’m noticing the moment my body is about to fall into a deep sleep, I wake up. And it’s so frustrating which is why I end up throwing my mask off and just going back to bed, thinking I’ll try again tomorrow. Meanwhile my wife who was the most nervous about this, finally tried her mask last night and lasted a Full SEVEN hours. I’m so jealous. Did anyone else struggle with this? Do I just need to suck it up and not give up? Or were there tips that helped you?

I work at a part-time job once a week. I already have a full-time job, but it’s not the best pay so I still work at the job I’ve worked since 16. I’m 23F. Many things have gone wrong in this local establishment, but overall I would say it’s a “family-like” environment.
After the two owners, who were formally employees, bought the company beer drinking on shift became common. It’s their establishment so no one can say anything.
With one of the owners, it’s become more clear over time that he cannot work in a professional manner. He was three cans in today.
Our food place is currently going through renovation. We’re still taking togo orders. It was a unbearably slow day today. Maybe 1-2 orders at once MAX. And this will be every 10-15 min or so. Sometimes even 30. I normally am NEVER putting text message over work, but this particular day was special. It’s been months since a close friend was able to message me, and we started texting 1PM-2PM. During this duration, there were maybe 4 orders tops. I was going to stop if he told me to. I assumed he would tell me if he had an issue. During parts of it, I admit that I was doing orders with one hand while having the phone in the other. But again, there was NO indication of this being a problem. Maybe a couple minutes after 2, I noticed that he was very cold towards me. Everything I tried to say was met with an aggressive dismissal. Noticing that there was something off, I just stopped talking. But then, I would notice that he was very aggressive with things in the kitchen. Banging, strong knife cuts, everything you would imagine seeing a mad cook would do.
My shift ends at 3PM, but I normally stick around until 4PM to wait for the next person. I was trying to work, and I did what I normally do. Will repeat here that it was abysmally slow. No dishes to do. No preps to do. Nothing. Around 3:20PM, I was on my phone because there was nothing to do and he aggressively tells me to clock out because it’s past 3PM. I was explaining I can stick around till 4, but it seemed like he wasn’t hearing it so I said I will. At this point I’m still treating this like when a kid is having a temper tantrum— non-serious. I do clock out, but I was more than willing to just make up for the hour. When an order came, I reached out to start but he stopped me and told me to not work if I clocked out, aggressively. I was like “okay,” and just started crying silently looking at my phone because I got yelled at for an unjustifiable reason, also my body was responding to primal fear. I kind of panicked, and ended up calling a law firm and filing an EEOC complaint for past comments of sexual harassment, and creating an unsafe work environment (aggressive behavior in a kitchen with knives, other potentially dangerous equipment).
Tldr; AITA for knowing I did something wrong, but still filing an EOCC complaint and thinking of filing a restraining order?

One subject of perpetual debate on this sub is what kind of armor Tolkien envisioned his warriors as wearing. There is general agreement that the Rohirrim wore chain-mail exclusively, but whether any kind of plate mail was worn in Gondor is in controversy, largely because Imrahil uses his “bright-burnished vambrace” to show that Éowyn is breathing.
For this reason, any discussion of armor by Tolkien should be of interest. I found one while reading Tolkien's Chaucer, which is John M. Bowers's summary of the papers from an abortive student edition of extracts from Chaucer that was never completed. One note by Tolkien pertains to a passage in the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, which tells how the Knight was not fussy about how he dressed. Chaucer wrote Of fustian he wered a gypon/Al bismotered with his habergeon, The Harvard Chaucer website renders this in modern English as "He wore a tunic of coarse cloth/All stained (with rust) by his coat of mail.”
Here is what Tolkien said about this, as read by Bowers:

The hauberk was a long coat or shirt of chain mail and the principal body armour of the knight through all but the latter part of the Middle Ages, though modern artists have created the impression that [the Knight] went about encased in beautifully fitted shining plates (of enormous weight and costliness) from King Arthur's day until knights were no longer bold. Such plates were at end of the fourterenth century [when Chaucer wrote] only beginning to come in and only for those who could afford them. However, the use of plate armor specially as a protection for the thighs was already making the long full-shirted [sic] hauberk old-fashioned and increasing the use of the habergeoun, a shorter and originally less effective form.

Quoted by Bowers on p. 171. He lists occurrences of “hauberk,” and points to the sole instance of “habergeon,” in Bilbo's song at Rivendell (where it was surely dictated by the meter). Of course Tolkien was writing about medieval Europe and not about LotR, but this is obviously relevant to the mail/plate issue. It would be interesting to know what Tolkien's sources were, and perhaps possible to make a guess. (Lots of people know more about armor than I do; if you want to argue, you are arguing with Tolkien not with me.)
About my sic: Surely Bowers misread what Tolkien wrote, which was “full-skirted.” “Full-shirted” makes no sense. See his description of Éomer's men as first encountered by Aragorn: “their burnished shirts of mail hung down upon their knees,” and compare the Bayeux Tapestry, which Tolkien cited as his model. I am finding lots of things Bowers gets Tolkien wrong about LotR, I will be posting a list when I finish the book.

(please let this be the right flair) So I've been writing a Fate fanfic for a while and have spent a lot of time coming up with what historical figures and myths I wanted as servants. I've also spent a lot of time researching the history of these people to decide whats relavent for skills and noble phantasms, so I've decided I'd share some of that because lord knows I don't have the confidence to ever share the story itself
Quick note for these servants, I decided for the story instead of everyone going by their class name, and instead of most other fate media (apocrypha for example) just giving us all the names right off the bat pretty much. These servants will go by a title that hints towards their true identity but not completely revealing it.
As follows: Saber - "The Sword God" Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna
Archer - "The Divine Wrath" Susano'o no Mikoto
Lancer - "The Iron Hand" Gotz von Berlichingen
Rider - "The God Eater" Fenrir
Caster - "The Hunter" Abraham Van Hellsing
Assassin - "The White Death" Simo Hayha
Berserker - "The One Eyed Ghost" Léo Major
Avenger - "The Devil's Son" Vlad The Impaler (gonna be QUITE different from both Vlads we have)
Our first servant is the Archer class: "Divine Wrath" Susano'o no Mikoto
Susano'o is a pseudo servant summoned in the body of a Yakuza lieutenant. He has 2 full sleeve tattoos stylized in traditional Japanese art; his left arm has an image of a turtle surrounded by waves, his right has the image of a dragon dancing in large gusts of wind, as well as a large back tattoo of an oni cloaked in lightning. The 3 tattoos glow and emit the element shown when he activates his noble phantasm.
Susano'o has 3 possible classes he can be summoned into,
-Saber: gives Susano'o access to the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, with his noble phantasm being the 8 gates he used to seal the movements of yamato-no-Orochi. The 8 gates fall on the opponent completely restricting their movements as well as sealing their mana flow, allowing him to land an unavoidable decisive slash on the opponent.
-Berserker: In his berserker form Susano'o instead has his 10 foot sword he used to slay Orochi, the Ame no Habakiri, having special anti-demonic and anti-drafon properties. His noble phantasm is his immense wrath, his innate origin of chaos and destruction that got him kicked out of heaven and caused the earth itself to shake by him simply existing. He forgoes all defense for immense offensive ability and speed with strikes that would make even the toughest servants feel as if they were struck by a nuke
-Archer: his actual class in my story. Archer doesn't focus on either his chaotic destruction or his signature weapons and tactics. Instead it focuses on his role as the god of Storms. He fights bare handed using elements to aid his attacks and defend himself, he can use wind for quick slashing attacks, lighting for ranged strikes and water to defend himself. His noble phantasm is a reality marble of an infinite ocean caught in a perpetual storm. Within this reality marble the wind of the storm becomes his sword giving him infinite range and the ability to strike from all sides, the water is his shield, the crashing waves rising up to block and deflect opponents attacks. And the heavens itself is his bow, the lighting being his arrows and the thunder the crack of the bow string.
Within his Archer class his skills are: 1. Heavenly Rampage EX: a lesser version of his berserker selfs noble phantasm, giving him a slightly weaker boost to all his physical stats 2. Entoxicating sake A: Susano'o uses the sake from his myth to make the opponent drowsy, lowering their reaction speed and defense considerably. 3. Embodiment of the storm A: the skill that allows him to call upon the elements to fight outside of his noble phantasm.
Hope this was any good at all, idk, if this doesn't totally bomb I'll do the next servant: "Iron hand" Gotz von Berlichingen