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Wolly Ram's avatar

Congratulations on your expanding family, Godspeed with your books 👍

Sometimes you just pray for a solar flare to burn all the electronics out, or is that just me...

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Vengful Fairie's avatar

Glad to hear you're doing well.

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Shefi1280's avatar

"Having another male besides dad in the house must feel like getting his very own spaceship." ❤️

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4dEdited

Have you tried the weed mutilator machines yet? They have a wide track and clear hip high weeds well. My Aunt has one we use in the olive groves in Lazio. The Ferrari Grifon 515 I believe is the type. P.S. Congratulations on your new boy!

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The Kurgan's avatar

Hahahahahah, You don't know what the Xenozoic era is, friend, do you? I saw a video of a human pushing one of those things along and it was taking a little strain from foot tall grass. Here we have carnivorous brambles that take a full machete swing to their stem only to rise up in anger, spray you with deadly spores, and attack back in a way that makes day of the triffids appear a walk through Kew Gardens picking daisies. That little machine would be eaten.

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PD's avatar

Ahhh I see. Sounds like a flame thrower affair. Good luck with the hand tools!

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PD's avatar

Hiking through Puglia in Salento and a few days ago a fire burned through some brush and brambles. The fire did a terrible job clearing out the thorny patches. Today more fires and Italian water bomber planes were scooping up seawater and dumping on new fires- looked ro be north near Otranto.

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PD's avatar

Edit- terrific job-

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Shefi1280's avatar

Speaking of spaceships, when you send your list to Elon, why not add that? It doesn't hurt to ask! Shoot for the moon and hit the back fence, and all that.

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The Kurgan's avatar

I wouldn't trust his spaceships anymore than I do his electric cars...

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Shefi1280's avatar

(In fawning Basil Fawlty voice) “How very wise, your lordship!”

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Trumpanagan's avatar

You should be happy about all encroaching thicket. The Kurganate= nature's growth. Mother nature concurs.

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