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Back South Again with More Projects

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A lot of driving. I have forgotten how much driving is involved when on the farm. Everything is far. But I also had to drive up and back twice to Syracuse to pickup/drop off Angie at the airport and a business meeting for Wisdomino in Albany. Yeah it was a lot of driving for me. All and all it was about 4000 miles in three weeks. Early in the morning I decided to check out some auctions (dangerous). I ended up being high bidder on a 2015 New Holland Boomer 33 ( "hours unknown, does not run, may have problems, no key, no battery" ) from the State of Tennessee. I figured I could swing by Nashville and pick it up on the way to Georgia. And indeed I did. It was only a couple of hours extra, maybe 4. But, it was more efficient than going to Georgia and then back and forth to Nashville. Nashville is about 4 hours from Duluth. So I was looking at a 4 hour savings. After I go through it and getting if working I will tow it up to the farm in NY. I wasn't prepared for a trac...
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Within 24 hours of the derailment they had one track back open. Within 48 hours both tracks were open. They had to replace a lot of track. Minor injuries only. Lots of spilled gatorade. Some drone footage-- not mine https://youtu.be/6xUfh1-HITI
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We had a train derailment about a mile from the house today. Duluth GA.
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The world has indeed gone crazy if you listen to some folks. My news alert is that things are pretty much the way they have been. We got the boat in the water. It needed some work with the battery charger. It was out of the water for over a year. Although we have had a cavalier attitude about moving to California and back to Atlanta, it is not without its hassles and work. I was reflecting on our move. We are so experienced and organized we even moved frozen food in the free checked luggage. Of course, all the luggage was at the maximum allowed weight. I decided (finally) to have the 2012 Leaf shipped to Atlanta. I found the cheapest place to get a new battery out in California. So with a new battery it will be making the trip cross country.
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I received the following email this morning from Bass Pro shops. It seems since I purchased a Bilge Pump Plumbing kit they think I should now buy a gun. Maybe the world truly isn't ready for artificial intelligence. Actually, in times like these the world isn't ready for intelligence in general.