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Originally Posted by HereIamBp
I can laugh at this now but in its moment I was dead serious and offended if you tried to dissuade me  . For years as a city slicker I was determined to buy a house in the country with acreage, be self sustaining, raise chickens, Barbados Black Belly Sheep, goats, llamas and use Great Pyrenees dogs to protect them from predators. I was prepared to care for the house, land and animals ALL by my lonesome. I studied and read up on all their care and their housing. I was going to raise fruits, veggies and a crop or two.The first thing I did was get a Great Pyrenees puppy while still living in the city. Then we brought a house with acreage, then reality set in with just caring for the husband, house, land and house pets was extremely tiring. Winter cold killed my desire to raise chickens and dreams of livestock went out the window. Now I can see my delusion of grandeur and luckily I don't have regrets. The biggest product of this delusion was a big fluffy 85lb dog 
Does any one else have a delusion of grandeur experience they would like to share? |
I think that is a lovely delusion. I am there. I have the eighty acres, the barn, the quonset hut, the horse, barncats, tiller, ...
I wanted to get a goat but my friends said be prepared to see the goat standing on top of your car so I decided to get a donkey because they are protective and will kill coyotes. Still might get one, I hope I don't get in over my head. In the spring I plan to get a half dozen guinea chicks because they are very territorial and make good "watch dogs". Let's see what else had I intended. At one moment I was going to grow shitake mushrooms because I have the oak trees but finally decided it would be risky without having a buyer and I wasn't sure how to go about that. I debated growing pines for Christmas trees. I was going to grow vegetables to sell. There are so many things I was going to do. The only profit I actually have in my farm is hardwood timber and natural gas, things that don't require much attention.
A few years ago I made a blue and gold costume for one of my model horses resembling WVU school colors. It was okay but at the time I thought it was beyond awesome and thought I should buy a hundred model horses and make a hundred costumes and sell them at the university bookstore and on ebay. Yeah delusions of grandeur, I've got 'em.