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Flying Trashcans and Toilet Paper Rolls

LesSep 9, 20215 min read

Twenty-four, as we often referred to our Service Manager, was safely ensconced in his cool, tiled floor office.  He seemed to have the personality that some have, which doesn’t appreciate being disturbed, or, for that matter, the re-arrangement of his office furniture.  We intrepid mechanics that worked under him tried to respect this, but atRead More

Runnin’ Mama Cow

LesSep 9, 20213 min read

Every so often, I see something completely in reverse.  And it doesn’t make any sense.  It’s like you see the whole sequence of events but nothing registers until you see the last thing, and then all the previous things you…

Off Balance Service Manager

LesSep 9, 20214 min read

I suppose it was all the attention he was getting that got to me.  Not that he didn’t deserve it.  He had hand crafted a cute little wooden bench for his grandchildren and had it sitting in his office.  Everyone…

20 Joules

LesSep 9, 20214 min read

I was pretty much fed up with the wannabe fence charger I had purchased from a wannabe livestock store.  It claimed a 5 joule output and a 2-5 mile fence length.  Our calves kept getting out by calmly walking through…

One Wheelers

LesSep 9, 20212 min read

These days I see a new sort of contraption around town.  I hear it’s called a One-Wheeler.  The thing looks sort of like a skateboard, has one big wheel in the middle, is battery powered, and gets its directions on…