Recent content by Pstychologist

If you decide to go that route, consider some chalkboard paint. Then you can outline your tools like dead bodies.

Wow, check this out! http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/merit_review_2012/propulsion_materials/pm039_pawel_2012_o.pdf I didn't check into the source much but there are some incredible pictures of different blends of ethanol and aluminum destruction.

Oh, and for the public consumption, the new farm bill is mostly about giving insurance companies more government money directly. Farmers are protected because we can insure up to a certain level of what we have to prove we can actually grow for a price that was available in the last marketing...

Not much is simple or straight forward when you are talking economics. This new farm bill is promising because it actually gives a security net without just giving money away. Subsidies haven't been the boon to farmers that people think, but they do help moderate/govern the markets. Plus...

One thing you aren't factoring in is that the farmer isn't keeping any of that, as subsidies went up, the input providers simply charged more. What really happens is that subsidy prices keep prices higher, not lower, as farmers don't have to sell when they have a glut, they can hang on longer...

The trouble is, Jeremy, that we've not been under our support price for years. I'll leave it there unless you want to discuss this in private messages but it's pretty clear you don't actually know what's been happening with corn sales/prices. Thanks for your explanation, though.

I noticed that a lot of reviews for this sort of product start with "I got my husband this for X" and how happy they are with it. IF your wife is buying you tools you didn't pick out, of course you are happy, but that doesn't mean you'd ever buy that tool yourself.

I'm not seeing how corn is cheapened in practice. I wonder if you could explain that part more. Where are you getting your facts? ETA: Oh, and I'm not taking it as an offense, rather I'm trying to understand all viewpoints. I realize I'm asking quite a bit for you to explain it, but if it...

You are going to have to explain that claim.

I remember when we changed over to unleaded. It was blamed for everything.

Anyone have any experience with something like this? It looks like a drill set where the spade heads are interchangable and the bits are twisted steel. I picked up a complete (I think) set in a 'buy it all' deal yesterday.

Oh, I see, this is a challenge. I'll take a guess... tightening up firewall carriage bolts under the dash?

Wonderful work. If I may make a suggestion based on your desire to pay it forward and the obvious interest many here would have in acquiring one of your blades; consider making one knife for the board here and we'll figure out some sort of fundraiser drawing for one lucky winner and the charity...

Lots of earlier farm equipment had square bolts/nuts. Plus many lag bolts, too.

All these posts about how mechanics are paying for their kid's college on ethanol shows what a great job creator ethanol really is!