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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Ahhh Ron, I'm so glad you nailed him on that one too!
Ahhh Ron, I'm so glad you nailed him on that one too!
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Now looking at that picture, you've got to wonder how in hell that guy catches any fish! Then you realize that he's probably trying to catch birds that dive for fish! That could work, right?
Now looking at that picture, you've got to wonder how in hell that guy catches any fish! Then you realize that he's probably trying to catch birds that dive for fish! That could work, right?
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
EASY there Goomba, can't you see thats some Asian country developing Solar Panels , over their Rice Paddys .... food & electric with 1 shot !! ...:laughing:..:laughing:
EASY there Goomba, can't you see thats some Asian country developing Solar Panels , over their Rice Paddys .... food & electric with 1 shot !! ...:laughing:..:laughing:
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Feb. 2, 2018 GROUNDHOG DAY
The importance of Groundhog Day is not something that should be taken lightly! It's not like Valentines Day, where if you screw up and forget to buy SWMBO something appropriate, then you're going to end up sleeping on the couch and abusing yourself for the next month or so, but it IS important all the same.
Here's what Wiki has to say about the tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
Groundhogs, (or woodchucks as they are called in New England) are fat members of the rodent family and fill in for the badger, which was the original soothsayer of weather for Germans who came up with this hair-brained idea. Badgers aren't common in PA where these Germans settled and I expect they were glad to shift weather prognostication duties to a woodchuck as badgers are renowned for being somewhat less than friendly animals to handle. A groundhog, on the other hand, sleepy from hibernation is far less likely to bite your hand or some other appendage off.
Groundhog Day shares February 2nd with Candlemas Day, a more religious celebration that was often considered to be 'mid-winter'and caused Henry David Thoreau to quip something to the effect of: 'Half a mans wood and half his hay, should still be available on Candlemas Day.' That's not verbatim, but it get's his gist across.
It's also one of my best friend's birthday, so I've got to give him a call later on today.
Let's all hope it's cloudy in Punxsutawney, PA and that Phil cannot see his shadow.. We've all had enough winter to last us for this year!
Roger
The importance of Groundhog Day is not something that should be taken lightly! It's not like Valentines Day, where if you screw up and forget to buy SWMBO something appropriate, then you're going to end up sleeping on the couch and abusing yourself for the next month or so, but it IS important all the same.
Here's what Wiki has to say about the tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
Groundhogs, (or woodchucks as they are called in New England) are fat members of the rodent family and fill in for the badger, which was the original soothsayer of weather for Germans who came up with this hair-brained idea. Badgers aren't common in PA where these Germans settled and I expect they were glad to shift weather prognostication duties to a woodchuck as badgers are renowned for being somewhat less than friendly animals to handle. A groundhog, on the other hand, sleepy from hibernation is far less likely to bite your hand or some other appendage off.
Groundhog Day shares February 2nd with Candlemas Day, a more religious celebration that was often considered to be 'mid-winter'and caused Henry David Thoreau to quip something to the effect of: 'Half a mans wood and half his hay, should still be available on Candlemas Day.' That's not verbatim, but it get's his gist across.
It's also one of my best friend's birthday, so I've got to give him a call later on today.
Let's all hope it's cloudy in Punxsutawney, PA and that Phil cannot see his shadow.. We've all had enough winter to last us for this year!
Roger
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
Boo,
I was swappin' sea stories with this old Florida Cracker one day when he started tellin' me about "Telephoning Fish"! Now you know what it's like being a dumb Yankee when yer around Southerners, and you don't want to appear any damn dumber than you already are... but I just had to ask him what-the-hell "Telephoning Fish", meant.
He looked at me with that look that Florida Crackers reserve for dumb Yankees and explained how they would take the hand cranked generator out of an old fashioned phone, (you know the ones where you'd grab the crank handle and give it a couple of quick rotations to call up Marge down at the phone exchange so she could connect you with the party you were trying to call) - well, anyway, it seems one of those generators puts out dang near 100 Volts and if you connect the two wires to steel rods driven into the mud of a pool with fish in it and start cranking, the resulting voltage will stun the fish and then you can net them up when they float to the surface! Of course this is all illegal as hell, but this old boy was a poacher of some renown and this was a method he used for fishing commercially until he got caught. That was how he'd started his story, we were telling about the times we'd been incarcerated for various offenses and he had said, "Yup, I got arrested fer telephoning fish one time.."
So maybe this here Thai fella has moved that method into the 21st century and is using Solar Panels for his source of electricity for fishing... Sneaky bugger, ain't he?
Rog
Boo,
I was swappin' sea stories with this old Florida Cracker one day when he started tellin' me about "Telephoning Fish"! Now you know what it's like being a dumb Yankee when yer around Southerners, and you don't want to appear any damn dumber than you already are... but I just had to ask him what-the-hell "Telephoning Fish", meant.
He looked at me with that look that Florida Crackers reserve for dumb Yankees and explained how they would take the hand cranked generator out of an old fashioned phone, (you know the ones where you'd grab the crank handle and give it a couple of quick rotations to call up Marge down at the phone exchange so she could connect you with the party you were trying to call) - well, anyway, it seems one of those generators puts out dang near 100 Volts and if you connect the two wires to steel rods driven into the mud of a pool with fish in it and start cranking, the resulting voltage will stun the fish and then you can net them up when they float to the surface! Of course this is all illegal as hell, but this old boy was a poacher of some renown and this was a method he used for fishing commercially until he got caught. That was how he'd started his story, we were telling about the times we'd been incarcerated for various offenses and he had said, "Yup, I got arrested fer telephoning fish one time.."
So maybe this here Thai fella has moved that method into the 21st century and is using Solar Panels for his source of electricity for fishing... Sneaky bugger, ain't he?
Rog