Girls Coffeeshop Talk

[Rodentman]

Here are some photos I took of the county fair tractor parade in 2007:









And this great sign on one of the rabbit cages:

[East Bay Rider]

Holy cow! Would you look at those. Wow.
I wish I knew all about them. Probably be fun to talk with the owners if they'd take the time to explain them.

[The Joker]

Originally Posted by Rodentman

Here are some photos I took of the county fair tractor parade in 2007:


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Need this one to aerate my lawn

[Rodentman]

When they have the parade there is a denouncer who denounces all the tractors and gives a little history of the mfr and/or owner. It's really a lot of fun. The drivers aren't playing with their smell phones either, always a pleasant sight for me.

We've been going to the Dakota County Fair for roughly 30 years. I think we missed a couple of years due to weather, but very few. I don't go to the stinking State Fair because it's a zoo and there is nowhere to park. And I can't do that much walking anymore.

There is a food trailer there which has a "goofy" mirror on the side. I take photos there every year. Always a different result:

[East Bay Rider]

I think the quality of mirrors is really going down hill. Seems every year they get uglier and uglier.

[dbelle7]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

But... New England does have its perks. For instance, places like this are everywhere.



It doesn't matter that the food may have been caught just 100 yards away - the prices are high regardless. At least the quality is top notch.

My friend has been working in cape cod for the past month. I'm learning all kinds of cool New England-y stuff.
I bet that seafood is THE best.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

I think the quality of mirrors is really going down hill. Seems every year they get uglier and uglier.

Nah, they're just getting more interesting. That's it. Interesting.

[Lisa]

We took a VIA rail trip of eastern Canada many years ago, shortly after we were married. Went all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. One thing I remember well was the seafood. Lobstah Chowdah.

[dbelle7]

[QUOTE=Lisa;4131789]We took a VIA rail trip of eastern Canada many years ago, shortly after we were married. Went all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. One thing I remember well was the seafood. Lobstah Chowdah.[/QUOTE


I'll bet you have some great pics from that trip

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by dbelle7

I'll bet you have some great pics from that trip

I always enjoy 'young Lisa and Dave' pics.

I've never ridden on a train. It's on my bucket list.

[FeelingTheBlues]

Originally Posted by Lisa

You really were feeling the blues...! The music will always be there for you, Carl. When Dave went back to school the guitars and amps gathered dust - for about eight years. But now, he'll pick one up and play several times a week (when he's taking a break from welding, soldering, sawing and using.... harrraugh... power tools on that flight simulator!)

Yes I was Lisa! The music is and will always be there indeed but it's never the same, I'll have to buy myself a house if I want to enjoy it as much as I did back in the days at my parents'. Someday...

Originally Posted by Rodentman

Yeah, I can spend some time watching tv if I live long enough to retire. And buy an annual membership at the range. And change straps every day which I usually do already. Anyway here's the new inquisition: The spring drive is really cool. Smooth second hand and supposedly accurate to 1 sec/day. Will advise on that.

What a magnificent watch!

Congratulations Bob, it fits you very well and looks incredible!

Originally Posted by Lisa

We took a VIA rail trip of eastern Canada many years ago, shortly after we were married. Went all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. One thing I remember well was the seafood. Lobstah Chowdah.

Next time you do that, stop by the French province and please let me know!

[Lisa]

I think the tour started out in Quebec, Carl. Hard to remember, but I do recall the shops where everyone greeted you en Francais.

Bob, I just love those tractor pics. Those old lug wheel tractors were something. I remember an old farmer who lived around the corner from us who would hook up an old wheat threshing machine to his equally old lug tractor after the wheat harvest. I wish I could remember better, but somehow the tractor engine would run the threshing machine. There were two long belts that ran between them. Hard to describe. Maybe I'm remembering wrong... sounds kind of weird.

[Lisa]

Maybe I'm not crazy... found this old pic on photobucket...

[East Bay Rider]

Lisa you were spot on. Here is an article I found on the subject. It's pretty lengthy and I didn't read the whole thing yet but the pictures toward the bottom show exactly what you're talking about.
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/make/crowned.htm

Once it was universally decided that big long exposed belts were dangerous, the tractors developed PTO (power take off) accessories that can be safely attached to run auxiliary equipment.

[East Bay Rider]

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

But... New England does have its perks. For instance, places like this are everywhere.



It doesn't matter that the food may have been caught just 100 yards away - the prices are high regardless. At least the quality is top notch.

I miss that!

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by Carolina

I miss that!

Mornin' Caroline,
Heck, I miss it just during the winter months.
One positive thing about a Rhode Island. We have good seafood and good Italian food.

[Carolina]

My grandmother still has a small cottage in Charlestown.
If I can get up there, I'm going to take the kids this summer.
Clam fritters - yum! Oh, and clams period.

Although, I need to get the update on the local hurricane damage.

Mornin' Bill!

[Lisa]

Caroline!

[FeelingTheBlues]

Hi Caroline! I read quite a lot of your posts in older threads but I don't believe I've ever had the pleasure of wishing you a good morning! How nice it is to actually talk to you in the Coffeeshop!

[The Joker]

Hi Caroline

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Lisa you were spot on. Here is an article I found on the subject. It's pretty lengthy and I didn't read the whole thing yet but the pictures toward the bottom show exactly what you're talking about.
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/make/crowned.htm

Once it was universally decided that big long exposed belts were dangerous, the tractors developed PTO (power take off) accessories that can be safely attached to run auxiliary equipment.

The article explains the whole thing very well! My brother and I used to sit in the grain truckbed and play in the wheat as it poured in. Dad would help pitch the shocks of wheat onto the conveyor, and these rake-like arms at the entrance to the machine would scoop them in. Dad had a horror story or two about farmers who would actually stand on the conveyor to feed the wheat in.

[East Bay Rider]

Yikes.
Can you imagine the horror of anyone suffering an injury in one of those machines, miles and miles from a real hospital, at the level of technology available.
Pass the whiskey bottle.

[Rodentman]

There are remonstrations of those old thresher machines and a load of belt driven stuff out this way in the summer and fall. We have a few on our short list that we go to annually every year, which is repetitive and redundant.

They have some steam powered tractors too. They are really large due to the size of the berler.

Thank you for the comments on the GS watch. I had the pros adjust the bracelet and am wearing it today. I set it 72 hours ago and I cannot deflect any deviation from the atomic time signal in that time.

Now I need to lay low on the expenses for a bit. We'll see about that.

[Lisa]

The stupid kids across the street finished off the tree over the weekend. Now it's just a stump and all of the branches are sitting by the curb.

I'm really upset by this!

[The Joker]

Do you not have a Covenant that protects trees in your area. Even if it is on your own property.

Can't believe they cut it down just for fun. Maybe they had a legit reason for it.

[East Bay Rider]

Sorry Lisa.

[Lisa]

Yes, there's a city ordinance requiring the preservation and maintenance of healthy trees in historic preservation neighborhoods. I've filed a complaint, but it won't do any good. The tree's gone. I guess at the very least, they'll get a letter informing them of the ordinance violation so they will understand the problem with what they did.

[The Joker]

They should be fined and made to replace, although it can't really be replaced.

[chicfarmer1]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Yes, there's a city ordinance requiring the preservation and maintenance of healthy trees in historic preservation neighborhoods. I've filed a complaint, but it won't do any good. The tree's gone. I guess at the very least, they'll get a letter informing them of the ordinance violation so they will understand the problem with what they did.

^I would have done the same. I just don't know what's in some people's minds.

Don't they grasp that they took a life needlessly?