The Nissan Leaf on the Farm

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With tribute to USDA and other government furnished information of the post war advice converting Model-Ts to tractors --"Doodle Bugs". I towed the resurrected rear-ended 2013 Nissan Leaf up to Berkshire, NY from Duluth, GA. It is now in field trials as a farm machine in Upstate NY. Despite the lack of current ground clearance it is performing well in dirt and mud. I will be skidding firewood very soon. https://journal.classiccars.com/2018/06/08/doodlebug-1923-ford-model-t-tractor/ https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/188731?AssetId=THF811118
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Work is starting to ramp down here in Finland. I have a couple more meetings tomorrow then Friday morning I am headed back to the US. I am tired. I am smarter. I have been influential.

It was snowing in Finland. It made me very homesick. The thing that looks like a bear is actually a very high-tech bear anger-management simulator. These days there are simulators for everything. The high-tech folks in Finland who have brought us saunas, cellular phones, and countless other modern devices have also brought us the use of these simulators. Next time I get to try the techniques on a real bear.

The other pic is something I hope you think is off the beaten path. These World Dryer people aren't kidding.

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