thunder wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 16:54:13 +0000, Doug Kanter wrote:

I can sort of put up with the mowers,

With the mowers, it isn't the sound I find objectionable, it's the
marathon. Around here, Sunday is the day for mowing. The problem is that
they don't all mow at the same time, it's an all day affair.

but it's the leaf blowers that get
to me. In my previous residence, my neighbor had a driveway one car wide
and 30 feet long. He'd get out the blower and spend an hour chasing down
17 blades of grass. Meanwhile, when my son was 6 yrs old, he could broom
off our driveway in under 5 minutes, and it was 2 cars wide, 50 feet long.

Maybe this is why we're a nation of fatsos. Too lazy to lift a broom.

I'm sure you have seen this guy. A can of beer in one hand, a hose in the
other, hosing of that driveway. At least it's quieter.


Down near the front of our little country road, we have a farmer who has
what I can only describe as a muffler-less diesel tractor (or maybe just
a defective muffler) with which he tows a very substantial mower. The
noise is breathtaking.

Guy grows two acres of tobacco in the spring and summer, then hangs it
in a traditional dingy red barn. I had thought the raising of tobacco
had been restricted in Maryland, but there must be loopholes. In any
event, the plant itself looks quite nice when it is fully grown, and has
some interesting flowers. After the tobacco is cleared, he grows
turnips, kale and several other very traditional southern leaf crops for
his table.

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."



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Down near the front of our little country road, we have a farmer who has
what I can only describe as a muffler-less diesel tractor (or maybe just
a defective muffler) with which he tows a very substantial mower. The
noise is breathtaking.

Guy grows two acres of tobacco in the spring and summer, then hangs it
in a traditional dingy red barn. I had thought the raising of tobacco
had been restricted in Maryland, but there must be loopholes. In any
event, the plant itself looks quite nice when it is fully grown, and has
some interesting flowers. After the tobacco is cleared, he grows
turnips, kale and several other very traditional southern leaf crops for
his table.

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."

The plant is in the same family as Nicotiana, a very popular spring annual
that people buy by the millions each year.

As far as why he's growing tobacco, he may be selling it to boutique cigar
makers who've set up shop since people began to think cigars looked and
smelled good. Sort of like the hundreds of coffee and chocolate boutiques we
now have.

As far as why he's growing tobacco,


He is trying to maintain his quota. If he ever stops growing it he will never
be able to grow it again. It is very possible that the plot is actually leased
out.

Greg wrote:

As far as why he's growing tobacco,


He is trying to maintain his quota. If he ever stops growing it he will never
be able to grow it again. It is very possible that the plot is actually leased
out.

It is a leased-out plot. It's right across the street from his farmhouse.

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Doug Kanter wrote:

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Down near the front of our little country road, we have a farmer who has
what I can only describe as a muffler-less diesel tractor (or maybe just
a defective muffler) with which he tows a very substantial mower. The
noise is breathtaking.

Guy grows two acres of tobacco in the spring and summer, then hangs it
in a traditional dingy red barn. I had thought the raising of tobacco
had been restricted in Maryland, but there must be loopholes. In any
event, the plant itself looks quite nice when it is fully grown, and has
some interesting flowers. After the tobacco is cleared, he grows
turnips, kale and several other very traditional southern leaf crops for
his table.

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."

The plant is in the same family as Nicotiana, a very popular spring annual
that people buy by the millions each year.

As far as why he's growing tobacco, he may be selling it to boutique cigar
makers who've set up shop since people began to think cigars looked and
smelled good. Sort of like the hundreds of coffee and chocolate boutiques we
now have.



Might be. I'll ask him. Maybe he grows tobacco for the Governator's cigars.
He does some bush-hogging for me from time to time. Love that word.

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Harry Krause wrote:

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."

Oh, you mean someone like yourself who described himself as just doing a
little real estate development? Not that I believe that for a second,
but the hypocrisy you ooze out of every pore makes you something of a
one man freak show.

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Yeah, wasn't he developing houses using 100% union labor, just to show the
unions and the developers how it could be profitable. The man is a godsend
to humanity.


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Harry Krause wrote:

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."

Oh, you mean someone like yourself who described himself as just doing a
little real estate development? Not that I believe that for a second,
but the hypocrisy you ooze out of every pore makes you something of a
one man freak show.

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Jack Meholf wrote:

Yeah, wasn't he developing houses using 100% union labor, just to show the
unions and the developers how it could be profitable. The man is a godsend
to humanity.

How much did you say you got for that ski boat?

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I wonder how many deer he killed when he developed that land and increased
man's encroachment upon the deer's native habitat.

Someone should shot this guy before he kills more deer, if not shot him at
least pin him down with a truck so he can't do any more damage to our
environment.

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Harry Krause wrote:

He's got a pretty little farm, and the hope is it stays in his family as
a farm, and isn't turned over to a "developer."

Oh, you mean someone like yourself who described himself as just doing a
little real estate development? Not that I believe that for a second,
but the hypocrisy you ooze out of every pore makes you something of a
one man freak show.

-- Charlie


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Jack Meholf wrote:

I wonder how many deer he killed when he developed that land and increased
man's encroachment upon the deer's native habitat.

So, how much did you say you got for that wakeboard skiboat?

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