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    Making a living on a small farm!

    One of my cousins has made his living for many years by raising tomatoes in his large greenhouses. He only has about 5 acres, and does use some chemicals in the greenhouses. Over the years he has built a really good reputation for a super high quality product, and can sell every tomato he can...
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    Way OT:Daughter always sick with cold any tips

    Or it could be bad sinuses. I suffered for many years with almost constant sinus infections and finally went to the best ENT doc in town. A couple of weeks later he did surgery on those sinuses and made them able to drain properly. The result was that I hardly had any more sinus/cold problems...
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    pickup truck battery

    I usually buy my replacement batteries at Costco. Best price, good warranty policies and handy, since I go to Costco about 3 times a month anyway.
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    condensation

    I think you will continue to have condensation problems in your "attic" if you put a ceiling in the building. It might work to power ventilate the attic area really well. But what I would suggest doing is to remove the tin and add a thin insulation blanket/vapor barrier made specially for the...
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    Chainsaw purchase: new or used?

    I have tried to revive several used, nonrunning small chainsaws, but have not been very satisfied with any of them. Chainsaws work pretty hard while they are working, and then often sit for months without being started or used at all. Maybe I have been unlucky with the ones I worked on, but...
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    OT....Blasting caps

    I did the same darn thing with a .22 shell when I was about 7. The little pieces of brass shrapnel hit me in the belly, and I had slivers work to the surface for a long time. It didn't really hurt that bad, but was very loud. The neighbor came running over and I got into a lot of trouble over...
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    How low of gas price can you remember???

    18.9/gallon in about 1971 during a "gas war" in Spokane. For one day only--I got a tankful. But during that time period, I bought hundreds of gallons at 21.9 to 24.9. The good old days! But I also earned $2.00 per hour about then. Today I think the state tax on gas is more than we paid for...
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    Testing engine oil for contaminants??

    You can test for water in your oil yourself. Get the engine warmed up all the way and shut it off. Put some oil off the dipstick on a hot exhaust manifold. If the oil sizzles, there is probably moisture in it. If it just smokes, there is little or no moisture. I change oil quite often...
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    Test for all you old motor heads

    I got them all too. I have never seen a photo of the 430 Merc tripower before though. Fun quiz, wish I had some of those rare beasts!
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    1958 Ford 641 Hydraulic problem

    With the engine running, I would expect to see hydraulic oil all over the place! At several gallons a minute, it sprays out of the open prime port pretty fast with a running engine. I do my priming by just turning the engine over with the starter, not actually starting it. I wonder if you...
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    Electric razors?

    Me too! I still use the Schick double edge razor I got for high school graduation 40+ years ago. I wish it was still possible to get the super quality blades that used to be available. I am not impressed with the ones that I see for sale around here that are marked Stainless Steel, with no...
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    860 for Snow Removal------8N will be retired from snowwork

    Put a set of decent tractor chains on it and you will be amazed at how much better it will push. In my area, we have months of snow and ice most winters. My tractors are more or less useless on ice without chains, but pretty good with them. I have a very heavy rear blade that will pivot to...
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    Education or working opinions.

    Tough questions, and only you can make the decisions for yourself. I trained to be a teacher in college, but got involved in a totally different career during my Senior year. I stayed in that career and ended up retired medically before I was 50. I got in on a truly wonderful pension system...
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    What's outside your window today?

    Funny you should ask! This morning I had a yard full of hen pheasants--a whole lot of them. Which is really unusual, since I usually see one or two on my property, but not a whole bunch of them. I think it was the most wild pheasants I have ever seen together. I wonder why? For the moment...
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    O/T Toyota Prius

    Of course I know that. Toyota wasn't very interested in dealing on a Matrix either. We made an offer on a Matrix, but then ended up buying a much higher content Vibe for about $2K less at a Pontiac/Buick dealer. We got a call from the Toyota dealer later in the day that made a counter offer...
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