I was referring to teaching typing.

They’ve priced the little guy out of new equipment. That’s by design. Make it tougher for the family farm to afford what the corporate farms can just write off. A couple of the guys I know would rather go bankrupt than sell their family land. It’s been in their family for well over a 125+ years. I get that’s a tough choice. One of their Great-great grandfathers drained the swamp land that he now farms. It’s a lifestyle for his family. Not always a lucrative one, however. But that’s what they do.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

The crops we grew last summer
Weren`t enough to pay the loans
Couldn`t buy the seed to plant this spring
And the Farmers' Bank foreclosed
Called my old friend (((Schepman)))
Up to auction off the land
He said,"John, it`s just my job
And I hope you understand."

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

After we started talking about this, I went to see what a combine is going for these days. It's been a few years since I'd looked at it.

It's in the $500-$750k range based on an old News-Gazette article from 2014. Jesus Christ.

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You know me like that.

We never were foreclosed on but that song hit scary close to home to a young Dr. Ken at the time.

Lot of that going on around us as Dr. Ken Sr. kept things going.

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You know me like that.

The killer part of equipment these days are the electronics. They are just flat out always going wrong and god help you if you have an electrical harness issue. I’ve had to repair the computer on one tractor three times in 5 years. It’s not tons of money to fix but I gotta tell you, touch screen is not the right tool for the environment and everything is on that damn screen.

The combine in and of itself is ridiculous. Add a corn head and a Draper head and it’s just silly. I’m in early stages of pricing one and I’m not sure how many hours it’s going to need on it to pencil it. Im not sure how anyone does really. The operating and equipment loans some of these big guys take on is insane to me.


I prefer the job to when I worked at CBOT. It’s better than my short term research job for BLM. There are times however that I wonder what the hell im doing it for besides that you gotta do something and I’m not ready to paint water colors. If one was to retire and sell they should have done it 4 years ago. That said, I don’t regret this choice.

I can't believe they do a touch screen in a farming environment.

We have to get specialized touch screens in a manufacturing environment and those don't work for shit either. And that's an indoor, more controlled environment.

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You know me like that.

At least this post confirmed what we assume you do for a living- professional asshole.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

I give demographic, economic, cultural,and urban density advice to people looking to relocate to various US cities.

I don't have one but I'm looking. Suggestions welcome.

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Google brings up Jaden Smith Icon and pee proof underwear.

I kinda figured he did anal porn.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Retired Loan Shark/ Movie Producer

Leader of the fifth reich

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Nice

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No, I'm not Jaden Smith. I may be involved in the pee proof underwhere business from the fetishist point of view.

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They are $40 a pair so good for you!

For 20% of my life I was in this business. It's was shat upon by several bored luminaries. I now assist mr. Stairs bill thots.

Small victories in my line of work is when I get a post to actually post. That requires assistance from special bored luminaries. Thanks again.

Plasma donor.

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misanthrope

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Will not get technical,I listen to the people you talk to on the phone and grade them. So when you call in for say Amazon customer service and they say this call may be recorded for quality and testing purposes. I am the asshole listening in making sure they tell you thank you at least 5 times and try to up sell you on the latest product or they get fired.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Thank you for dumbing it down.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I think this is my old tractor. Not the same model. The same damn tractor.

https://www.machinerypete.com/details/1 ... 5/19625876

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Machinery Pete is what farmer Joe Orr would look like.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

An old (well, they’re all old now) White, nice.

I traded in a mower conditioner 4 years ago on a new one. The old one is still on lot. Surprised the dealer still talks to me.

I didn't know pigs ate hay.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George