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#3227
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Then he said something about getting a giant tortoise.
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#3231
smelling the roses
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After I wrote that I realized she had a farm there, but was rarely around after the early 70s. Ever around? I didn't personally know her but I do personally know a tree she planted on one of the farms I used to live on. In the early 70s.
#3232
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Slow day. Good thing I have other things to do, and the energy (first time since my release) to do them. The brand new water line I put in worked flawlessly until this morning. Then it just stopped. Where does one begin to troubleshoot such? We began with a hacksaw and a handful of couplers. Then it got too hot out for the Mrs., and I only have one hand. So I had to call a retreat, until it cools down some.
39C. I'm acclimated; she is not.
39C. I'm acclimated; she is not.
#3233
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Sorry to hear about the pup, @LAJ
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Wut
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I spent a summer playing farmer at the ancestral homestead. We had three tractors, two Gators, and a pile of power tools. It was still hard work; harder than my office job has ever been.
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I clearly remember my father's warning when he was teaching me:
"Be extremely careful mowing near the house. This tractor will go through the house like there's nothing there"
Other than that bit of pucker factor, spending 4 hours on a tractor mowing is quite meditative.
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My tractor experience is limited to mowing my folks front yard and runway at their house in Texas with a 6ft box blade.
I clearly remember my father's warning when he was teaching me:
"Be extremely careful mowing near the house. This tractor will go through the house like there's nothing there"
Other than that bit of pucker factor, spending 4 hours on a tractor mowing is quite meditative.
I clearly remember my father's warning when he was teaching me:
"Be extremely careful mowing near the house. This tractor will go through the house like there's nothing there"
Other than that bit of pucker factor, spending 4 hours on a tractor mowing is quite meditative.
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The worst, though? Those food porn media outlets that think crazy excess is somehow delicious: burgers with multiple patties and oily cheese dripping all over the place, or using breaded chicken cutlets as taco shells. using mac and cheese as a condiment, etc, etc. So gross.
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Man, you guys are making me hungry for junk. Which chain was it that came up with multiple patty “burger” that had grilled cheese sandwiches for a bun?
edit: Found it! Friendly’s...
edit: Found it! Friendly’s...
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#3247
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Today I took the mtb up the mountain behind the house. It's mostly paved and gains about 2000 feet in 5 miles, 2500 feet in 7 miles with an extra out and back. There are no cars and a lot of people walk on the lower part, sometimes I see runners at the top which is impressive.
Today I took a dirt only option for the descent which ends on the property of the county hospital. There were about a dozen nurses hiking up the bottom and I asked if it was their lunch break. They said it was a walk break, an extra break beside lunch. As grim as things are at that place it seems like a great idea.
When I got down to the hospital grounds there were nurses walking all over.
Today I took a dirt only option for the descent which ends on the property of the county hospital. There were about a dozen nurses hiking up the bottom and I asked if it was their lunch break. They said it was a walk break, an extra break beside lunch. As grim as things are at that place it seems like a great idea.
When I got down to the hospital grounds there were nurses walking all over.
#3249
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My tractor experience is limited to mowing my folks front yard and runway at their house in Texas with a 6ft box blade.
I clearly remember my father's warning when he was teaching me:
"Be extremely careful mowing near the house. This tractor will go through the house like there's nothing there"
Other than that bit of pucker factor, spending 4 hours on a tractor mowing is quite meditative.
I clearly remember my father's warning when he was teaching me:
"Be extremely careful mowing near the house. This tractor will go through the house like there's nothing there"
Other than that bit of pucker factor, spending 4 hours on a tractor mowing is quite meditative.
My family in my home town are still farmers.
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