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  1. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    Tonto he got smarter he said kiss my ass I bought a boat and I'm going out to sea
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    why so many jeeps now on road?

    First person I ever saw that quoted the real mpg! Good on ya. I got nothin against jeeps but I'm not a big fan of fads.
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    why so many jeeps now on road?

    Gal came on fox business a few years back drumming her new book...... It was something like 7 things about women that men don't understand. Two. I will never forget. These from the authoritative source 1.....If a woman is complaining or whining about a problem they don't necessarily want you...
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    The gated community issue.

    Years ago I read about gated and fenced communities in Rio......I think. The wealthy there hire private police and the walls they build would put Aushwitz to shame. Some communities here won't allow them.
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    Essential Workers?

    No offence but your discription above is a huge part of the problem. First, l don't blame you or anyone for taking advantage of any situation,, that's what most people do, low hanging fruit. Second....I was married to a govt employee for over 20 years and her entire family was employed by the...
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    Essential Workers?

    Those unelected staff are what I believe is referred to as the dark state. All they gotta do is slow down a little and everything stops. The only feasible solution is to limit government involvement in almost everything. I don't see that happening.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    Picked up a regular in my cab at closing time. Normally we would beep the horn and they would stumble out, 85 cents, no tip. On this occasion the bar tender came out and waved me in......I figured I'd have to carry the guy and hope he doesn't vomit on me or worse....yes, it can always get...
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    Essential Workers?

    AMEN
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    Essential Workers?

    Here's an Interesting fact about people's opinions of congress. Virtually everyone thinks congress is corrupt, various degrees but the fact is, most people believe congress is corrupt. I think it's abjectly corrupt but that's an opinion. But ....... when asked about the corruption in detail...
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    Essential Workers?

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    Essential Workers?

    I ***** about govt employees all the time. But for me it's more about the system than the people. But...... There is a lot going on. First of all, govt employment rewards complacency and punishes any out of the box thinking. There is virtually no reward for reformers. Actually reformers...
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    Essential Workers?

    Similar to much legislation.
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    Easements

    I do like the open air strip club! When I drove cab strippers were the best customers! Living in the bible belt I figured renting my easement out for pagan rituals might make a buck? I know a guy outside of Portland that makes his living that way.....meets lots of pagan witches also! I think...
  14. Frankenkubota

    why so many jeeps now on road?

    You just said it. The 5 owners...young gals...easy to lease a new car. It's a fad. Jeep to me is just like Westinghouse or bell and Howell etc, an old trusted name that they can exploit. Who owns the jeep name now, Chrysler? Who owns Chrysler.. My entire life I've read all about cars and...
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    Easements

    I met a guy who wrote software to search big companies accounts payable records because, according to him, paying the same invoice over and over and over or paying a phony invoice happens way more than you think.
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    Easements

    I was pretty much kidding. I know duke power can't afford to rent my land. As I said, I knew going in and I'm just making waves but..... If they send me a check I'm cashing it!
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    I lived right next to the Columbia river. The log trains running along the river were seemingly endless. Once they caught fire, made national news. Scappose Oregon
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    John Hiatt has a song about that. Long time ago, band called little village. Do you want a job. About the Japanese dumping nuclear waste in the islands. Good tune...
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    Easements

    Hee hee I knew 2 male models. One in highschool, swimming suit model. Built like Tarzan, could eat a big Mac in 1 bite.....if you paid for it! My ups guy was a hand model!
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    I had a hunch it was done on purpose!

    That's funny! I was in the electronics business and did a bunch of business with a defence contractor who's primary customer was ONI, office of naval intelligence. Spook stuff. The joke was, everything had to be made sailor proof!
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    Easements

    First of all, I knew this going in and it ain't the end of the world but.......I do love to stir things up. I'm trying to figure out a way to get on the gravy train. I'm too old for a govt job, I doubt I can have a child out of wedlock, and I have emotional issues, free $ would help. Duke...
  22. Frankenkubota

    Trespasser.....what would you do?

    You ever been sued? It's more than sad. It's you against the other guy, the other guys lawyer and your lawyer. You better be scared!
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    Trespasser.....what would you do?

    Whoops finger hit good post
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    Is Rural Living a Hobby?

    And the guy who ran my dsl cable made $125,000.00 last year, with unlimited overtime.
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    Trespasser.....what would you do?

    Hee hee I'm not a hunter so id crunch the stands like you said and hang them back up. IMHO it's on the hunter to determine who owns the land and to get permission, posted or not.
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    Actual lift capacity mx 5400

    I was told a similar thing only about a 4 in 1 bucket. I got the 4 in 1. I love mine.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    Don't laugh. I was working on my car, I removed what I thought was the thermostat housing on top of the block. It was not the housing but looked exactly like it. I simply held the ratchet handle near the hole to check for clearances... the little keeper thingy on the head of ttge ratchet...
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    First I look at the purse
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    Tractor News Deere shifting production

    Tv news just said employees have accepted the offer.
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    Man I need front fenders

    That picture under the wires looks like my driving range!
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    My buddy(dog) is passing away

    I sure hope the following is a true story. I was in St Andrews golfing with my dad. We were there for a few days and the days are long so I found myself just walking around looking at the ald grey toon. Came to an old cemetery.. I knew that both old and young Tom Morris were buried there so...
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    One of the best looking cars ever!! I had a paper route. Customers son killed in Vietnam, sold his son's 59 to my mom and she crunched it! On the hillbillies, whenever they go anywhere you see a 59 or 60 white ragtop in the background.
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    Why do we keep driving to far away stores that are understocked, understaffed and don't care?

    just before i left portland oregon the police chief and mayor? came on tv and said.... we do not have the resources to investigate property crimes so...... go to www.grabyourankles.com and fill out the form.
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    Why do we keep driving to far away stores that are understocked, understaffed and don't care?

    went to lowe's for sandpaper after 20 minutes i left. found it online, cheaper, ordered it, forgot about it and 3 days later it's here. funny thing about lowe's....for every true lowe's employee there seems to be 5 of the folks wearing blue shirts stocking the shelves. outsource the dirty...
  35. Frankenkubota

    Regen Issues

    i was told you can't recover your legal fees. just remember....your lawyer is not your friend!
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    Need advice on a larger chainsaw for an older guy.

    i've got one for each of my saws
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    they had something in chicago called megabus? i don't know how they did it but milwaukee to chicago, maybe 80-100 miles, something crazy like $2.67? bus was nice, showed ferris beuler movie which took place in chicago.
  38. Frankenkubota

    Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

    the grape vine is fun in a rented car except they close it at the first hint of snow.......probably a good idea....spent 14 hours in the car once because they closed it and the one motel said no dogs
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    Wellness days

    yea days off are nice, especially when you earn them. when i owned my own business and paid all the bills i took one day off during the week to play golf, avoid the weekenders. this morning i'm watching cbs news and after 30 minutes of the oprah channel i tried another channel. a commercial...
  40. Frankenkubota

    My experience with the 50 hour service.

    every filter on both my kabota tractor and rtv were way too tight!
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    took me a minute
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    you wanna see something creepy? In the Phillipeans, i guess manila?, there are some odd laws regarding the ownership and maintenance of the grounds of cemeteries. i've never been but, Apparently there is lots of poverty and homelessness in manila. some people got nowhere to live so...
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    that only a hundie when discussing boats you must think in terms of thousands boat break out another thousand
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    all true but let me add this. i had a huge custome van, chevy. we called them shaggin wagons. it was converted at the factory? so everything was straight and pretty nice. I bought it because i was a traveling salesman and figured it would be easier to get 4-5 guys in that for lunch vs a...
  45. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    I've never been to Norway but i've been close. I wish i could live a while longer to see what happens to the scandinavian social welfare system as time goes by. I watch a pbs show called rick steve's, it's a travel show mostly about europe. He goes everywhere ive been so it's fun. He is a...
  46. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    I read in an econ book years and years ago that said whenever presented with a paridyme change, companies with the established "old school" culture will not survive. Think of IBM, ATT, GE, ....... they been around for years but it took a "new" way of thinking to achieve....... Google, Apple...
  47. Frankenkubota

    Building 55' Bridge Across Creek - Utility Poles

    Looking good! I was thinking about doing the same. I have a creek with about 20 ft crossing plus footings etc. I was hoping to take my tractor across, MX series. I have a duke power easement for transmission lines and they are going to take down 2 tall wooden poles soon? For duke soon might...
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    Wellness days

    sounds like you might be on the medicare merry go round? i feel bad for anyone having problems, 2 of my buddies are on the way out now but........ Seems many of my pals are either constantly planning on the next doc visit, going to the visit or recovering from the visit many really can't...
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    yea but...... That's Norway. The amount of waste an average american family generates is hard to believe. I'd like to see a save your trash week where you pile everything up in your backyard for a week. You would be shocked! I have lived in 2 communities that required similar separation...
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    Five Minute Jobs

    back in the day, heater cores were the WORST job. i'd rather work on rusty exhaust laying on my back in the snow.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    i bought my z turn from a guy who lived surrounded by a cemetery. he said the same, quiet neighbors.
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    My buddy(dog) is passing away

    all dogs go to heaven
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    Wellness days

    I guess i'm just trying to stir things up but....... There is a developing trend here in NC. Possibly going on elsewhere? I'm curious. In the last month or so, i've heard on the news about a number of k-12 public schools giving the students a......"wellness day". I'm not sure if the staff...
  54. Frankenkubota

    Groan 3; the Sequel

    NOUN (also papyrosa) A type of Russian unfiltered cigarette consisting of a tube of paper or cardboard, a short section at one end of which is filled with tobacco.
  55. Frankenkubota

    I was young once

    world class picker!
  56. Frankenkubota

    Groan 3; the Sequel

    i said it before..... they sole lots more 409 badges than 409 motors.
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    We've had enough of television programming.

    my brother was just here and he set up my roku tv to get u tube. not u tube tv, just plain old u tube. luv it! it's good but no keyboard to search with. the content is pretty much all i want. Lots of old concerts. Brother said they have shut everything down and went with u tube tv. i...
  58. Frankenkubota

    The day the music died.

    didn't know billy preston was gone. he played with the beatles. i think it was him on top of the building concert.
  59. Frankenkubota

    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    Excellent I pad won't hook up to tbn so I'm on phone and that ain't good see ya tomorrow?
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

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    What would Edison say?

    my generally negative view of edison was established long before the internet. it's the difference between believing what they tell you and actually looking into it for yourself.
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    Five Minute Jobs

    Murphy Rules!
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    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    yea, thx again. editorial comment..... Ratchet straps are a PITA if you only use them 2-3 times a year. every time i use them i must re-educated myself and that ain't easy! Once you figure them out, like females, they are fine.....JOKE I bought my rtv from a sarge in fayettnam who was...
  64. Frankenkubota

    Answer me this...

    i grew up in milwaukee, very german influence, known for 3 things, at least. 1. heavy industry 2. beer 3. brats. (sausage) I was weaned on brats and beer. As far as condiments.....that's a personal choice, no matter how sacrilegious. I've asked before, what's the difference in ketchup and...
  65. Frankenkubota

    Answer me this...

    i think there is a mustard museum in paris? somewhere. i love mustard but i'm not going to a mustard museum.
  66. Frankenkubota

    trail clearing technique and tools

    i read that when building chariots, the romans etc would search for trees similar to that for the rounded front rail of the chariot.
  67. Frankenkubota

    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    many thx to all. i want to try the starting fluid trick but need to see it done in person. i do believe it works! when i left the tractor on blocks monday there was a 1/8 inch gap between tire and wheel. After a cold nite the gap disappeared. i thought i'd got lucky but no, it still...
  68. Frankenkubota

    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    it's jacked up....the seats are clean and lubed but i'm a puss. if you were here i'd bring you a coffee and watch! thx again!
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    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    yup already did that, thx!
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    What would Edison say?

    TV news just said GE to split into 3 separate companies. Medical, energy and........i forget. Funny, many asian companies do just the opposite.
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    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    I was lifting the biggest stump yet and while slowly backing up I turned the steering wheel all the way and heard POP. Front left tire. My first real job was at Art and Bills Enco gas station changing oil and plugs and tires etc etc. It was a "service station". Sometimes when changing tires...
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    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    in terms of raw numbers, there is more poverty simply because there are more people but the % of people in poverty is down.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i was in the imaging business, the technical side but often i had to meet with "business managers". A few docs get together and open a pain clinic but none of them want to do the dirty work....i don't blame them. They hire someone to manage the business side of the clinic. i won't forget...
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    big pharma needs that money to give to their lobiests to give to the senators.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    did you say social responcibility? what's that?
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    banks are the same, to some degree. BOA in AZ follows AZ banking laws, in Cali, follow cali banking laws.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

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    Groan 3; the Sequel

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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    if you are rich, no problem if you are dead broke, "no problem". It's the folks-in the middle with the problems. I play music with 3 old guys, not quite yet on medicare, 2 had cancer, 1 heart problems. All three had surgery etc etc and the follow up and the PT and the repeat check ups...
  80. Frankenkubota

    Rental of Hydraulic Implements

    2 words Liability Litigation
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i'm sorry but i do not remember the name of the book i read but it's basically about the American aristocracy and how inbred the management of these huge american companies are. example after example of so and so' son running GE or something similar. there was one example after another. i...
  83. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    even thinking about change makes people uncomfortable and people don't like to be uncomfortable. that's why the status quo is so powerful, people that can actually make a difference, make a change....got way too much to lose.
  84. Frankenkubota

    Pacific North West - Excessive heat warning issued

    yup when i lived in oregon in sept it was just like a switch, went from perfect to......miserable...... for me anyway.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    amen again! i've seen so much waste in industry over the years but nothing compares to the medical field. and you know why......nobody's paying for it. Virtually everyone my age tells ......medicare is free. It's not.
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    Anyone buy anything from ORECRD? Too good to be true?

    FWIW Since this online started, I've been stroked by Amazon Walmart Mastercard Experian Lowes Home Depo All with processes to resolve your discrepancy. In my case, all BS. Nothing but web pages to fill out and 3rd party contract customer service folks.trying to pass the buc...
  87. Frankenkubota

    Oil dispensing pump

    about 6 months ago i left the gas cap off the tractor, it rained so i had to empty the gas tank, remove the contaminated diesel. id had nothin but bad luck trying to figure out a way to comfortably and SAFELY fill the tank. I had already taken 2 pretty good falls trying to fill the tractor. i...
  88. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    we did not get unemployment when we went on strike, appx 1977.
  89. Frankenkubota

    Quick Attach pin stuck

    As usual, this is probably old news but..... Many times when changing implements i have a hard time releasing the pins on the QA. Turns out, in my case, once i get the attachment "almost" to its storage spot, i hop off and release the pins before i set the attachment on the ground. In other...
  90. Frankenkubota

    Hydraulic connections won’t go on Grapple

    i've been fighting that for 1.5 years. i'm convinced it's pressure build up in the attachment, in my case, 4 in 1 bucket. i have done this at least 10 times.......wait till morning. It's cooler so less pressure, it's worked every time. All the gyrations with the jiggling this and that and...
  91. Frankenkubota

    US Hwy 1 how things have changed

    i've lived in the country on and off for a long time. if you are on a rural 2 lane 55 mph hwy and you come to a sweeping turn and you are on the outside of the curve..... you better plan on a white f150 coming the other direction taking 1/3 of your lane, it's just the way it is.
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    US Hwy 1 how things have changed

    i believe it's more a gender thing.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    shadow looks off?
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    Stories of how you came about your property

    yea but what about the Norton!
  95. Frankenkubota

    Groan 3; the Sequel

    photo shop?
  96. Frankenkubota

    The day the music died.

    had to look that one up RIP
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    Hydrogen infrastructure

    good for you here forecasts are for the-guy above you...to give to the guy above him...for the guy above him....so he can tell his boss. i worked in sales dealing with huge companies and lots of $ and programs that lasted years and, based on my experience, the notion that a forecast is used to...
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    Hydrogen infrastructure

    you know, i've been thinking about that for a long time. always a story in jr high school (1964?) mr kamp taught civics and if you got him you had to subscribe to us news and world today, a straight up newsmag from the old days. i hated it......what a great idea! I remember reading that the...
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    many golf courses were used to graze cattle. bobby jones allowed the govt to graze cattle on Augusta National in GA during the war. At Troon in Scotland they used the golf course as a military airport and you can still walk the runways.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    gotta love the last one if your shot was interrupted by a bomb blast, you can replay the shot. WITH A 1 STROKE PENALTY Golf is not fair and wasn't intended to be.
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    Groan 3; the Sequel

    a friend in oshkosh did the same at a fraternity party. sig tau drove his motorcycle down the stairs and front wheel rammed thru bathroom wall and hit toilet bowl. Stayed that way for months.
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    US Hwy 1 how things have changed

    I had to take new pup to vet and always try for the first appt , of any day. I was on US Hwy 1 heading south, nothing outta of the ordinary. US Hwy 1used to be the big dog. National geographic actually did a cover story on it years ago. First, all the traffic was stopped. A big accident had...
  103. Frankenkubota

    Regret a cab tractor?

    my brother lives on ocachee lake. im pretty sure Les Paul, famous musician and guitar guy was born in waukesha.
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    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    they used to start huge fires up on the top edge of half dome and push it over, i think i've seen video. they have, or had, a mini van on display there that had been entered by bears. Tore up!
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    Hydrogen infrastructure

    I was gonna give you a good post but it's better than good....it's true. Quick story, sounds like BS but, it's true. I repped an privately owned Italian co in the technology business. they happened to use a bunch of aluminum panels, specially prepared and machined etc. The panels were on...
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    Shipping problem to improve?

    I was thinking about how much damage is done in shipping. I could be just me but, i have had a bunch of orders damaged in shipping. Recently both my Rigid chop saw and the portable stand were both damaged. My interior doors for the new house have been damaged at least 3 times. both water...
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    well.....i wasn't judging the intoxicated gentleman, i've been there and done a lot worse. actually it was like old times back in beer town. my point was there is plenty of animosity and hatred for employers out there and being in a strong union just kinda loosens their lips. i've seen it...
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    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    i ran into momma bear and 2 babies at yosemite. i've got a few photos but they are buried in a dead computer. I thought they flooded Hetch Hetchy? Water for the bay area?
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    Dog pics

    here is my new rescue sunny on "the walking tree" She was so cute, just sitting there and of course the minute you reach for the camera, off she goes. We cross this tree twice a day, every day. Last winter i almost broke my azz because of the ice! I wonder if i have an old pair of golf shoes...
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    Tractor greasing day - issue with zerks

    i had a hard time finding a replacement for broken zerk. After much searching, drove 15 minutes to dealer, $.85
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    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    2 comments... i saw a guy on tv saying we should change from passwords to "pass phrases", something you and only you know. watching doc on salmon, it said brown bears and grizzly bears are the same animal, brown bears just smaller. maybe it was black bears.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    problem is....in modern america most people think roman empire refers to a mail order birth control product.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    Just a comment from yesterday's visit to the sports bar to watch the football game. I was at a sports bar, it was 1/2 time and a late middle aged guy walks in and sits down but he's mumbling, loudly. I've learned, avoid eye contact at any cost. Turns out another guy at the other end of the...
  114. Frankenkubota

    Rant on shipping

    here's the damage. it's on both sides. i tried to reglue it but it's frigging cardboard and turns to mush. here's the door. They weigh a ton and i'm a puss so dragging these things around is no bargain. i would just buy something else but all 5 interior doors are 3 ft x 8ft with frosted...
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    We've had enough of television programming.

    golf does that and i HATE it. instant mute. This shows you how ignorant i really am. When i first started to see the split screen commercials, with the audio dedicated to the commercial side, i thought...... Wow...isnt it nice to see they are letting me watch the golf during one of their...
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    We've had enough of television programming.

    my nephew plays on a team that is never on tv locally. i've tried everything. you might be able to buy this or that but after all the disclaimers i never know if i'm gonna "get the game". i am a luddite when it comes to anything digital, and have the license plate to prove it LUDDITE Today...
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    Rant on shipping

    i guess this qualifies. in the past i've detailed how lowe's has screwed up my interior door order so bad they had to buy me a replacement from home depot. i could go into details but in a nutshell, i ordered 5 interior doors, about $500 each. they sat at lowe's for months because they had...
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    Stories of how you came about your property

    good one! it used to be easy to disconnect the odometer on older cars. get a ticket for speeding. go to local car dealers parts dept. tell the parts guy EXACTLY what you are trying to do. he sells you a gear that makes the speedo read low, go get the speedo checked and confirm it's not...
  119. Frankenkubota

    Chipper accident

    at least he put cardboard down!
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    A kid gets terminated at work...

    i met a young couple in portland about 10 years ago. Both nurses working on contract. Their deal was, hire us both and we will stay for 1 year. They had traveled all over the world and seemed to be looking forward to their next adventure.
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    Can you dye hydraulic or gear oil? If so with what?

    ha ha good point! funny, walmart has a list of vehicles they will not work on. BMW is one on that list so, even if i wanted to take it to walmart, they wouldn't do it. I can do the oil on my 1988 BMW 325 convert with out jacking it up! The broken dip sticks were both chrysler sebring...
  122. Frankenkubota

    ?????? GROAN 2

    yupper!
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    Trackman in Baseball

    Don't know how many baseball fans out there but i just saw on the news they have introduced an electronic tracking system to help with balls and strikes. They use it in golf to generate all kinds of statistics.
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    Stories of how you came about your property

    weekend rentals used to be a good deal around here...no more. i had a trencher scheduled for a friday delivery and luckily i made the comment....i'm gonna run this thing 16 hours a day for 2 days. that's when he told me i would be charged by the hour. i hired a guy.
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    Stories of how you came about your property

    sorry..... The listing for the land i bought i found on the internet. The listing was well over 2 years old. The listing contract had been canceled by the landowner 1 year earlier. I'm not even sure if that's legal? The real estate agent simply never took the listing down . Im gonna...
  126. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    right to the moon
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    XC drag build

    i don't wanna sound like a geezer but.....i will. i took up x country skiing in 1970. it was just becoming a thing. wisconsin has long winters! looking at the trails you maintain and the equipment they have now, what a difference, looks like they made some progress in 50 years. Our skis...
  128. Frankenkubota

    Hearing Aids?

    FWIT......I'm the last guy to hear about anything but....i hear you can buy used hearing aids. makes sense to me
  129. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    I don't know, but i been told......
  130. Frankenkubota

    Stories of how you came about your property

    Be careful. I saw the listing for my 55 acres, called the agent and he suggested i walk it. I did and arranged to meet the agent at the property. A friend who grew up locally was with me. As we walked the land my friend kept saying....this guy has never seen this land. Turns out my friend...
  131. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    VaTech was a customer of mine. They call the grads toolies because they are engineers and work with tools. Universities are the biggest PITA because they want everything for....FREE, donate for the good of the nation. because they are constantly broke. Ha...took a while to figure that one...
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    my buddy in oregon went to high school with frank zappa. said he was straight as an arrow.
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    Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices?

    good luck. i allowed about a 30% fudge factor. all gone with a few plans never to be. you can try to get quotes that are good for a few months but everyone around here is quoting 1 week with a provision to raise quoted prices to reflect material costs. it's not just wood, it's everything. a...
  134. Frankenkubota

    Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices?

    funny how the "value" of my trees has not increased as material prices have.......
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    that's what they mean when they say......everyone should have a good liberal arts education. Problem is, many folks don't know the meaning of liberal arts.
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    Love Letters. Real Estate

    it's yours!
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    Love Letters. Real Estate

    sell, cash gold or bitcoins! the realtor came yesterday and like most folks in the area, he knows or is related to everyone. His sister and the previous property owner were close friends. Problem is, if i sold i wouldn't know where to go. I've lived all over and in the end, i'm a malcontent...
  138. Frankenkubota

    ?????? GROAN 2

    i see a motor-on that boat
  139. Frankenkubota

    ?????? GROAN 2

    if you look way down low it says something about tic tok
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    ?????? GROAN 2

    this is what it looks like thru the eyes of a single man.
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    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    A while back there was a brew ha ha about all the connected toys. Their security was not poor. It was non existent.
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    The day the music died.

    RIP Just played a Rocky Top last monday at bluegrass.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    and those decisions the public make tell you what's really important.
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    Love Letters. Real Estate

    Got another real estate love letter yesterday, pinned up on a post at my entrance. I thought i was getting sued. Can you believe it, the realtor has a customer that is looking for EXACTLY what i have. What he doesn't know is i have recently finished 2 buildings. I told him about what had in...
  145. Frankenkubota

    Pocket Gopher Control

    just a funny thought how do we know they don't know somethings wrong. i do get it, just a funny thought.
  146. Frankenkubota

    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    not many dentist offices you can leave with only a $300 invoice.
  147. Frankenkubota

    Is Rural Living a Hobby?

    good line from a James McMurtry song.... momma used to curl her hair back before the central air we'd sit outside and watch the stars at nite she'd tell me to make a wish i'd wish we both could fly i don't think she's seen the sky since we got the satellite dish
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    just a point.... people learn differently. As an example.... i'm sure we all grew up knowing you can hurt yourself playing with matches. I assure you my ex was told never to play with matches and..... she never did... I was told never to play with matches and ...... immediately went out...
  149. Frankenkubota

    THE latest and surely the greatest .......

    read a while back you can buy a toilet in japan that is connected to the internet.
  150. Frankenkubota

    ?????? GROAN 2

    my kinda girl!
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    ?????? GROAN 2

    carnies are an interesting breed.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i've posted this before and i'm not sure if its current but makes a point. had a teacher tell me to watch how people dedicate resources and you will see what's really important to them. once
  153. Frankenkubota

    Grass Seed Prices

    this spring i looked into Zoysia seed from local ag store, the guy started laughing. 25 lb bag, with tax and shipping, just under $900 that's about $35 a Pound!
  154. Frankenkubota

    Can you dye hydraulic or gear oil? If so with what?

    Twice walmart has broken my dipstick! Some genius decided to make the pull section of the dip stick out of plastic. i do have plastic parts on my 1988 bmw that are still like new so, plastic has its place as long as it's not the cheapest chit you can find. after a long wait wait, i broke...
  155. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    it's running out of gas and the sky is falling
  156. Frankenkubota

    Backhoe Stand

    BH storage question. my stabilizer arms leak down slowly. i'm told this is common. i cobbled up a strap to keep them in the full up position but.... if the arms leak, what good would it do to use them during storage? i see at the dealer and most videos the arms are on down, feet on the...
  157. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i've told that story so many times.......amazing.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    school boards can be bad news. back in the day it seemed like every county had its own school board and within counties, the cities had their own system, all requiring layer after layer of admin employees. i realize there has been some consolidation but how many admin people do you really...
  159. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    it don't matter to me one way or the other but..... i believe the "under god" part was added later
  160. Frankenkubota

    Backhoe Stand

    that just made my day! screwed up again! i have the same BH and have nitemares about removing it sone i must!
  161. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    i just posted a question that you already answered. when going downhill gravity is pushing the car, no need for gas. while in gear and just coasting down the hill, foot off the gas, the engine will rev at high rpms with-very little fuel delivered therefor very little lubrication, with a 2...
  162. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    here's one for you....i had a model 96? ....the station wagon version, looked just like the sedan in the front, batmobile in the back. i've had many english cars and when it comes to odd ball chit, saab takes the cake. my saab had some odd ball chit. 4 speed manual, on the column had a ford...
  163. Frankenkubota

    Great lake boats, a good video

    i'm not a boat guy, thankfully my brother got that gene but..... first time i've heard a boat referred to as a him....he... I see the name so makes sense but....first time for me.
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    Pocket Gopher Control

    years ago i read about a guy who tried to commit suicide by going to sleep in his car in the garage while the car was running. they found him sleeping, car out of gas, air in garage cleaner than outside SoCal air.
  165. Frankenkubota

    Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

    i've owned saab's and loved them but i've heard that SAAB actually means some ******* actually boughtone or sorry ass automo bile
  166. Frankenkubota

    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    thx....first time i tried anything that complicated and as usual, i screwed the pooch again!
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    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    my divorce was uneventful but i will always remember the lawyer saying. a marriage license is nothing more than a legal contract. Amazing to me the value we put in a failed institution. I've become a beverly hillbillies expert, the primary goal of that show is to get elly married. Then get...
  168. Frankenkubota

    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    i think it was churchill who said Golf is a good walk spoiled. the english are great walkers. robin williams does a thing on utube as a scotsman explaining golf, it's very funny. 2 versions, the original is full of vulgarities, he redid a clean language version.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    you worked for GE? ol neutron jack had quite the rep. he was the poster boy for staff reductions and closing operations. a harvard mbas dream come true. there was a GE facility in s. central VA. that happened to be one of my biggest customers. it was #2 in its industry, a long way behind...
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i said i needed a beta to keep track of stuff, warm up the coffee etcetc. i saw on the news this morning the queen getting out of her car and magically, her walking cane appears 2 inches from her right had. she has a beta. i'm not a queen but, i sure could use a beta!
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    Dogs.

    i have an 80 lb dog sitting on my lap right nw......and i gotta pee and feel Guilty!
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i've said it before, hope is nice but....it's no solution.
  173. Frankenkubota

    Best City Names

    both north and south carolina have a town named beuford (sp?) don't sound the same
  174. Frankenkubota

    Dog pics

    rip engel
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    Chipper accident

    was it the movie fargo where achipper played a big part?
  176. Frankenkubota

    Pole barn build now or wait?

    i just finished my house and it seems like 1/2 the stuff was damaged from careless handling. probably not 1/2 but way to much, that damage eventually shows up in the price of stuff.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i didn't read brave new world until i was 65. smells a lot like brave new world out there to me. Although......i would LOVE to have a beta follow me around all day so when i said where's my.....coffee....tape measure...pencil....screwdriver...hammer,....remote....keys....phone...whatever...
  178. Frankenkubota

    Good Books.... Well, there are a few.

    he saved the world from those bastards! said he drank a quart of the hard stuff a day, hard to imagine.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    don't be sorry.... you sounded like you might be interested in labor relations. just nice to know there are a few real human beings out there. if you are interested in labor relations, read a book about the Kohler co and the strike there.....it's in the text books. i knew freddy kohler.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    you mention union halls. funny, i was thinking about union halls yesterday and wonder if they still work that way. growing up in blue collar milwaukee, seemed like everyone was in the union and i would hear the adult men talking about going to union hall to see if they were working that...
  181. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    look into westinghouse and how he treated his employees.
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    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    when ever the current vaccination question comes up i tell them about polio. i had my best friend disappear and another with a limp. i don't know about you but, if i see a person around my age or older with a limp my first thought is polio.
  183. Frankenkubota

    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    be careful if take up golf....you might give up everything else golf is a 4 letter word
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    Dog pics

    rip rusty
  185. Frankenkubota

    john deere on strike

    been there. i made my living in the defense industry, electronics, electronic counter measures and similar stuff. i remember "star wars". i got a huge order for atomic clocks because of that. there a subject for debate, how the military spends its money.
  186. Frankenkubota

    Retirement Planning - Lessons Learned

    i keep hearing how this nation has never been so devided. that is a direct reflection of how bad our public education system is. i remember the 60s it was worse then
  187. Frankenkubota

    Good Books.... Well, there are a few.

    just finished a book called einstein's telescope, about dark matter. i wouldn't go outta my way.
  188. Frankenkubota

    Going back rural.... Can't wait, where to look?

    ha that's exactly what i got and don't mind because i'm way way back off the road and don't have to pick up their litter. if you go to the GIS county maps you can see how the previous owner every once in a while sold off an acre of road frontage to pay for?.. who knows? i always tried to do...
  189. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    add to that a union for government workers? btw....i been in the union and i been in management and i failed grammar! everybody's right and everybody's wrong
  190. Frankenkubota

    Post and beam with metal??

    i'm sorry, i didn't read the entire post but.... my pipe dream was to build my house out of metal. i'd helped a friend erect some commercial storage units and had worked with steel studs in the past, made sence until. i went to a co in GA who will build the steel to your drawings. he was 3x...
  191. Frankenkubota

    The day the music died.

    wrong thread? tv just said general colin Powell died, virus
  192. Frankenkubota

    Strike at Deere plants in the US, more supply chain shortage to come

    i was in the franchise food business as a side investment and was amazed at a bunch of crazy things i learned but 1 thing i remember. some areas, neighborhoods etc etc DO NOT WANT franchised food. i smell a bit of elitism but none of my business. actually, it was my business. think that's...
  193. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    and with that in mind on your tombstone there will be 2 dates and.... the only thing that matters is the dash between them. i heard that on a kevin welsh song
  194. Frankenkubota

    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    another home grown saying....i think. it's not the one who dies with the most toys who wins, it's the one who dies with the most/best stories...... class......class
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