<div dir="ltr">This is NOT a snarky comment; it is meant to be sincere: I suggest you initiate some conversations, Dave. <div><br></div><div>SO</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 7:33 AM Reverend Gerber <<a href="mailto:drgerber@fuse.net">drgerber@fuse.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Mike: you are dead on. I have lurked on the list for a long time but almost never comment. I do have twenty or so old tractors; several still being used, some just longing for someone to start them up; and a few waiting for a little love. But the snarky comments by others on the list isn't worth the hustle. I am hear to learn some of the tricks of restoring, not to be blown up.<br>
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Spencer, I have noticed this trend for some time now; no one on the list is restoring old tractors, or if they are, they don't need any help. I used to love reading stories about members running into issues, and the list trying to help out, especially since you added the ability to share pictures. It's been some time since someone has had an issue they needed help with regarding an old tractor. Sadly we've lost a number of very knowledgeable members over the past few years due to old age or declining health. I've been on this list for 20 some odd years now, and I'm afraid that we've also lost some members due to a change in atmosphere and tone where every suggestion is belittled by those who feel they are of superior intellect. I hope that will turn around, and the list can be re-infused with new blood. I have to admit I do not own an antique tractor; I completely restored a 1942 Farmall H, which I stupidly sold during a move. The buyer was a Dr. in Ovid, MI, and I'd buy it back in a heartbeat.<br>
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Mike M<br>
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On 10/6/2019 11:32 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:<br>
> The Supreme Court was vindicated in this as IQ, as a measure of one’s innate intelligence, as been roundly debunked. The science was slimmer at that time but already pretty clear. The evidence has piled up since.<br>
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> But that is immaterial to the purpose of my post: What I want to know is has anyone done anything with old tractors recently? I’m going to get out the old Ford and do final mowing for the fall. Been real dry but weeds have done alright and I need to knock down the weed heads before they seed.<br>
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>> On Oct 6, 2019, at 8:10 PM, James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com" target="_blank">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> This link claims Mathematics graduates have an average IQ of 129. A US Supreme Court decision in the 60's eliminated the practice of using IQ scores for hiring decisions.<br>
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>> <a href="https://www.electronicproducts.com/News/Engineer_vs_engineer_Who_has_" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.electronicproducts.com/News/Engineer_vs_engineer_Who_has_</a><br>
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