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    Fuel prices

    Here's an interesting study by Princeton University:
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    Daily Chuckle

    The best version of this classic was done by The Dubliners, some 50 years ago:
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    Daily Chuckle

    In a way I do: my office is a prefab made of 2" foam panels between sheet steel. In a place where temperatures can get close to 120F, the a/c really gets a workout...
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    Daily Chuckle

    On a door close to my office. Funny, yet oh so sad, and no one ever seems to see it but me...
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    BX 2630 shaky start/stop

    +1 My BX231 shakes at the moment of starting, for a second of so. Completely normal.
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    Daily Chuckle

    There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz SL500." Frank Sinatra It isn't pre-marital sex if you have no intention of getting married." George Burns "Women might be able to fake...
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    Daily Chuckle

    It's like I live in a trailer of common sense, and stare out the window at a tornado of stupidity...
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    ID this tiller; and what's it worth?

    See my message on the company above: it was EFFECTIVELY made in Italy. And yes, that was many years ago... Alas, the company has moved on from agricultural equipment to hydraulics etc. (happens often in Italy: Lamborghini, Ducati, Laverda,...), though also for the agricultural sector. You could...
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    ID this tiller; and what's it worth?

    This is the company that built your tiller: https://bondioli-pavesi.com/en/history-0 https://hydraulicsonline.com/product-category/brands/bondioli-pavesi/
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    Daily Chuckle

    From an ex-USMC colonel friend of mine: A U.S. Marine colonel was about to start the morning briefing to his staff. While waiting for the coffee machine to finish brewing, the colonel decided to pose a question to all assembled. He explained that his wife had been a bit frisky the night before...
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    Fuel prices

    If it can be of any consolation to some: in Belgium today, diesel is the Euro-equivalent of $8.81/gal.
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    Fuel prices

    This article is a politically-inspired fake (as was reported by several sources) and contains gross misconceptions, if not outright lies...
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    BX2380 Tipping Point

    Do you have rear wheel spacers? I added 2" ones on my BX231 (which should be about as big as your 2380, but with smaller wheels), and the difference is remarkable.
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    Rear wheel spacers on BX231

    Update: a couple of weeks ago, I finally managed to try the tractor with its new wheel spacers. The difference those two inches on each side make is truly remarkable: I don't have to mow up and down the slope anymore, but can go diagonally, saving me at least an hour and making me feel a lot...
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    BX's house gets a new ceiling

    Yes, my neighbors (two old brothers, both single and retired, who spend their time raising cattle) are fine people. And I maintain the best relationship possible -including a couple bottles of champagne for Christmas and New Year- both because they are nice, helpful folks, but also (and here I...
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    BX's house gets a new ceiling

    Thanks! Time really is an issue, as I work overseas: it's been almost seven years since I bought the place, and the end still isn't in sight...
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    BX's house gets a new ceiling

    Some will be reused in what is now the pigsty (but will be made into a sun room), some will be sold, and the rest (worm-eaten) will be turned into firewood or fence posts, depending on their condition.
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    BX's house gets a new ceiling

    Thank you! It was rather expensive, but I consider it a long-term investment. So far we have already put more in the place than what we paid for it (and it wasn't cheap...), but we knew that beforehand.