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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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I am in Atlanta back from Hampton VA. It looks like I might need a new computer. The keys aren't always working so well. I plan on being in Atlanta mostly for the next couple of weeks. I do have a trip up North in there. Then it is back to Europe for a couple of weeks. With my new watch I can measure cabin pressures in commercial airlines. Here are some of the pressures I have measured on some recent trips. 7228 ft. Airbus 320 6913 ft. Airbus 320 6850 ft. CRJ700 5200 ft. CRJ700 5200 ft. CRJ200 4000 ft. CRJ200 3652 ft. CRJ200 6168 ft. Airbus 330 7136 ft. Folkker 100 3832 ft. 767-400 6526 ft. MD88 6135 ft. MD88 There is a pic of my senior management team from 3 continents, 7 countries with operational responsibilities in at least 12 countries.
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