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Machinery Infatuation

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I bought my first NEW piece of farm machinery. I am not sure if this is a failure or a success, but it is different. I picked up a NEW Rotary Cutter (bush hog, brush hog, mower, etc) from a dealer. It cost me almost as much as the tractor did with its bits of hardware and options. It seems to work well on the CNH Boomer 33. I planned on getting up to NY in the next couple of days, but Gracie has been sick.. she has been up and down. The steroid treatment and a change in diet seem to be helping at this point. Besides hauling the tractor and mower up to NY I have numerous events planned over the next month. I will be in Charlotte for a conference as well as Tucson Arizona and of course other events and activities. I started installing radio equipment in the Humvee. It now has a telescoping 30 foot antenna, a 24 volt to 12 volt converter, a removable SDR radio and some other stuff to be sure. I'd like to get it to the Stone Mountain Hamfest -- thats what i am shooting for. I thr...
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Still trying to be in three or more places at the same time. I took a picture of my three key rings (collections). Left to right--- California, Georgia, New York. I am sure there are some from NY that are not needed anymore. But still... A picture of Angie's plane on final for Orange County airport on her way back. A picture of Angie with the Gwinnett mall (walking distance from the house in Duluth) where The Netflix show "Stranger Things" created and filmed "Stargate Mall" in Season 3. A real chopper (#Derelict #Shovelhead) we saw at breakfast today in Orange County, CA.
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West to East and back. A busy trip for sure.

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Last weekend I had a quick adventure. I flew to Tampa picked up a moving truck, got it loaded up at my Brother's and drove to Atlanta and unloaded. Then flew back to SoCal. I did manage to lose the keys to the rental truck. I decided that wasn't much fun, but I am sure I learned a valuable lesson, just not sure what it was. I also managed to take down a phone line across my driveway with the truck. Opps. We had dinner with my cousins in Huntington beach while they were out this way last week. It was a great dinner in a great place (Dukes on Huntington Beach), so much to talk about. It turns out my half-niece Marina is headed to Antarctica right now. I am very pleased she got into the program. It will be fun to watch her blog. https://www.the-strudel-is-real.com/
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Geiger Counter reading

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I have pretty much finished the "sq foot expander" in the apartment. It is a nice office area and a nice comfy bed above. I took a pic of some guy's truck who sells garbage. Maybe he just picks it up. God bless him nevertheless. Gracie poses for a picture.
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I have been watching some of this stuff lately. I admit it. More brute violence than the finesse of rock climbing, but what ever works (or breaks). Better entertainment than regular rock climbing.
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We added a large Loftbed to the apartment. It has a queen size mattress and I can walk into the desk area without hitting my head. It is a very good way to double usable space, but you do need high ceilings. I built some stairs/steps to get into the bed around the back side. I was up in Long beach a couple times this week. It is about a 20 minute drive.
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