Fiddle farting around on the farm.

[Siesta Sundance]

A SOB cow turned the hose bib on, ran full blast for like 20 hours. I just happened to go to back to swap batteries at my diesel tank and noticed water flowing on the road. Anyways I came back a few hours later to put a tie wrap on the handle, and one the SOB's turned it back on about half way. Water had made it over 500ft away from the well.

2nd time I returned, hose bib turned partially on.

And of course my electric bill saw a spike, lol

 

[D2Cat]

I have a hydrant with a handle/lever you pull up to turn on and push down to shut off. I've had cows turn that thing on! I eventually took a piece of wire (12 ga. with insulation left on) and made a "lock" that has been working for several years now. The wire is bent to fit in the hole at the bottom of the handle and then wraps around and onto the faucet end.

 

[D2Cat]

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I have a hydrant with a handle/lever you pull up to turn on and push down to shut off. I've had cows turn that thing on! I eventually took a piece of wire (12 ga. with insulation left on) and made a "lock" that has been working for several years now. The wire is bent to fit in the hole at the bottom of the handle and then wraps around and onto the faucet end.

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I have one cow, she will mouth anything I touch, I'm guessing she smells me and wants to taste it. I hope I don't look a brisket to her.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Large hail observed in Mineral, Texas, measuring almost baseball size and small avocado size. 0.85 inches of rain recorded, causing damage to roofs and cars. I checked on cows, only my bull didn't come in when called them in.

 

[D2Cat]

I've never heard of hail describe as avocado size!

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I've never heard of hail describe as avocado size!

South Texas thing!

 

[biketopia]

Large hail observed in Mineral, Texas, measuring almost baseball size and small avocado size. 0.85 inches of rain recorded, causing damage to roofs and cars. I checked on cows, only my bull didn't come in when called them in.

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holy hell!!

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Heavy lightning last night.

May 2025 Drought Outlook
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center released its latest monthly drought outlook for May 2025, showing where drought is expected to improve, worsen, or remain the same over the next month:

Mineral, TX, USA is currently in Extreme Drought (D3), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and drought conditions are expected to remain but improve over the next month.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Ugh, not looking to set heat records so early in the year.

 

[RCW]

Ugh, not looking to set heat records so early in the year.
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Just saw Weather Channel coverage of heat in your area. Doesn’t look any better.

Any consolation, our forecast for Monday is sunny and 53 degrees…..

Well below average for us.

Lot of farmers are getting into planting heavy. Been very wet.

 

[D2Cat]

Never know what the weather will bring.

“Bob Schwandt of Juneau says he’s lucky to be alive. His farm took a direct hit. He was doing chores Thursday night when the storm ripped apart his farm. A 2x4 even impaled one of his cows. She survived.” From Journalist Tim Elliott in Wisconsin.