There's a first for everything!

While most of the first's in the world have already been taken (who was the first to eat an egg that came out of a chickens...well eggs are good, but I don't think I woulda done it).

Modern Day Redneck is the first to be a member/follower of this blog. I am honored. Thanks for stopping by and hitting the button. It's all down hill from here.

Packing

Border Patrol agent dies near BB Nat'l Park

Border Patrol agent dies near Big Bend National Park

By Alberto Tomas Halpern
Big Bend Sentinel

A U.S. Border Patrol agent died near Big Bend National Park on Friday, November 2.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent David R. Delaney, 44, “passed away while performing his duties,” Border Patrol Big Bend Sector spokesman Bill Brooks said in a formal statement.

“An investigation is under way to confirm the agent’s cause of death,” the statement went on.

Delaney was assigned to Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector and had served in the U.S. Border Patrol for the past decade.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of agent Delaney during this difficult time,” said Brooks on behalf of the U.S. Border Patrol and the Big Bend Sector.

Original story found here:

http://alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com/alpine-daily-planet/2012/11/border-patrol-agent-killed-near-big-bend-national-park.html

RRRZZZRR

Wouldn't this be a blast out on the dirt roads of Terlingua!?!?

Workin' - July 2009

July 2009, we planned a trip out to Terlingua Ranch with a huge load of building supplies. A couple that we are friends with accompanied us to help and see how much we could get built in a week.

We arrived on Saturday, the temps were around 108 degrees! It was disappointing to learn that the restaurant was closed, the pool and bathhouse was closed and we had to drive about 45 minutes to get ice, not exactly what we had planned when we bought our land and planned this work trip. 

Here we are on Saturday afternoon taking the forms off the slab. 

This was where we were on Sunday afternoon. 

It's always exciting to see the walls go up! They seem to go up so fast, then it slows down as the roof, siding and windows start to go on.

By Sunday afternoon we had the 4 stud walls standing. 

July - 2009

I'm starting to think that someone might be building a cabin in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert!

July 2009

July 2009...WTH is going on here?!?