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Back on the farm in Summer

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I trailered a towable man lift (bucket lift) from Georgia to New York. The thing that made it eventful is that I had to drive my truck. My 2017 Chevy 3500 HD service truck (with only 31k miles) is not my Tesla. I have grown very accustomed to the Tesla self-driving, navigation and general hi-tech luxury. The truck, although I am very fond of my truck, is stressful and expensive to drive compared to the Tesla. Being on the farm alone has been an eye opener. I had forgotten how quiet and in-nature this place is. Very occasionaly a car or plane comes by and disrupts the void, but only occasionally. It has been very reflective. It is the first time I have been up here from Georgia without a specific date I must be back for... or so it seems. "All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone."-- Blaise Pasacal mid 1600s. I guess I am working on humanity's problems. It can take a lot out of you. I feel good about some of the pics I ha...
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It is labor day weekend again. The weather has been great for the last couple of days. It is actually summer. Today I am mowing fields, working on tractors and some other stuff. Yesterday I passed my FAA written test in Rome NY. I talked my mentor into flying up there. It was a great experience. The old Griffiths Air Force Base is now a municipal airport. It has a huge runway designed for B52s. Now they closed the first 2500 feet. Just the portion they closed is longer than my whole home airport in Greene. Can you see the sleeping raccoon in the tree?