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    Women

    As I remember it. There was absolutely no limit to my wife's energy, as long as I was doing the work
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    Women

    A friend just went through a divorce. His opinion of women was, "If they didn't have a posee there would be a bounty on them".
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    Women

    After 5 pages no has said the secret to marriage is "compromise". IMHO without compromise there is no long lasting marriage. Of course there is the, "If mama ain't happy, no one is happy".
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    I Went To Purchase A New Mini-Excavator And This Happened.....

    It seems strange, why would a new one ship without the bucket? The original dealer my have rented it out and the bucket looked used. For me the 7 hours would not be a problem, but I would have looked over the machine even before the bucket arrived. I would be upset with the dealer for...
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    Question for electricians

    It looks like the spec is for the meter, it all depends on the generator output breaker.
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    Foreign Travel?

    On my last trip to Venezuela attending 3 days of meetings I had an armed guard and chauffeur with me the whole time, that tends to take the fun out of travailing. On second thought I have been in US cities where I wish I had an armed guard.
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    I hope I can prevent this from happening to other operators.

    I tell my children never tell me "IF ONLY" after something goes wrong. What I want to hear is "Next Time" Thanks for sharing your experience, you never know, but you may have saved someone else by sharing. Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    YKYOW You wring out a wash cloth really good, hang it up, and it immediately starts to drip water.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    YKYO If you remember when McDonald's signs advertised how many burgers sold to date. I don't remember how high the count before they stopped but it was over 10,000,000
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    You Know You Are Old When

    I got news for all you young bucks, once you hit 80 the 5 gal containers are starting to get heavy and by the time your my age, 86 it's just easier to put in 3 or 3 1/2 gal when I get gas. I have no problem pouring that into the mower. For diesel I generally get 5 gal at a time and have a...
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    ugghhh .... more advice needed!

    I'm glad you got it out of the barn. My grandfather lost his entire milking operation from wet hay in a silo. Spontaneous combustion fire spread from silo to the milking barn he and his partner lost everything.
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    I wounder why it is that some (like me) never seen to get a reaction even with direct contact, yet others in the family ( like my son) are so susceptible they seem to get a rash from just looking at it.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    YKYAOW: You go to the gas station to get lawnmower gas and take 2ea 5 gal containers. Pump 3 gallons in each because you can no longer lift and pour a full container.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    You know you are old when you have to unwrap a strap wound around the mower blades and your first thought is, how am I'm going to get back up. 2nd thought is do I have everything I will need so I won't have to get back up a second time.
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