Railroad Ties, Blue Shed, and…

2 days ago
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Today’s short-story… Gypsy (has just spent a couple of days and several hours text-chatting with me about our plans for developing my Ozarks off-grid property “Angel Creek.” He has joined forces with me. Sends me a video.) “We’re going to need railroad ties.”

Angel: “Ok. …Why?”

Gypsy: “And unfortunately the boards that it's sitting on (my blue shed cabin) for the foundation will rot just sitting on the ground now over time so it's important, why the gravel and the railroad ties. Railroad ties can be used. They’re treated with oil and everything and will not rot so fast but you can fill the spot with gravel which will allow the drainage to continue to drain through the ground leaving your underside dry.”

Angel: “I bought our books.” I send him the confirmed orders for three books he recommended, screenshots. “You could actually teach a Tom Brown type workshop, you know enough (one of the books.) Ed (my neighbor) said that where our cabin sits now he has seen cars almost plow into it a couple of times. Cause I like it there but hate the foundation, it is only 3ft from road boundaries so no fence possible and the plowing cars ummm lol. Watching railroad ties video…”

Gypsy: “Much like that video I sent, but using railroad ties instead of pressure treated wood which is expensive… railroad ties are only about $20 each, around. I have actually got workshops with my best friend Brent Hight, the video I was in with him (I watched) in Spiro, Oklahoma. He is an explorer and an amateur archaeologist with Mondo, comes up with Mondo, and he also works with L.A. Marzulli on several mound Indian burials and Giants and things like that. He’s a Church of Christ preacher and used to be my drummer. Also, my brother has taught landing navigation at our workshops and we were going to do that one time. I called it “The Call of the Wild” outdoor ministry.

I have attended and completed every safety course that the National Forest has available and it is free to anyone on the Buffalo River. They teach Swift Water Rescue, Cave Rescue, High Angle Rescue, and Tracking.

All done. Two High Angle Rescues. I have also tracked, the lost Boy Scouts on the Buffalo River alone trail. They were lost in Richland Creek valley and found them on a log road with a team. It’s volunteer. When something goes wrong and they need backup they call volunteers in.”

Angel: “I watched the shed foundation video. Looks awesome. xo …reading what you wrote…

Yes to all. I don’t think there’s a man on the planet like you. You have SO many skills and such a grand knowledge base.” (Gypsy puts a “hilarious” laughing emoji on that.)

Angel (continuing): And I know it sounds ridiculous but I’ve listened to so many stories about how Werewolves will dig up through the ground into a cabin. I just keep thinking of a metal grate of some kind under the cabin they can’t penetrate.”

To which Gypsy loses it……

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Angel: 🌹💕🌹

Written August 6, 2026 at 5:30 pm