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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] VW Airbag System
From: Scott Peden <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:58:35 -0700
AG,

John Deere have a camera model coming out? They seem to think  of 
everything, we'd have a model that did it all and heavy would be no 
problem as it would be self propelled and know automatically what we 
want a picture of and 'just do it'.

Betcha just the brand name would sell them.

Scott

AG Schnozz wrote:
> Willie Wonka wrote:
>   
>> She claims she likes it better, but I think its the allure
>> of the new one.
>>     
>
> The Mazda 3 is a fine automobile, I would recommend a different set of tires, 
> however, to get the best out of it.  Also, some KONI shocks and you'll be in 
> business.
>
>   
>> The Mazda has the wussiest horn
>>     
>
> They do have nauseating horns. The MPV we had was really gutwrench.  Nothing 
> like a Big-Honkin General Motors horn from the seventies.  The USED to put 
> the horns near the grill where they made more noise too.  One time, I put 
> airhorns in my Dodge Omni. Hehehehe
>
>   
>> (RI is well documented as the state with worst drivers in the
>> country), or the stupid horn...
>>     
>
> Wow.  That's saying something because in my experience Maine drivers take 
> horrid to a whole new level.  For example, you have a five lane road (two 
> lanes each direction and a center turn lane) and the rocket scientist ahead 
> of you is making a right-hand turn.  If you are lucky, they will turn their 
> turn-signal on, but when making that right-hand turn, they will swing out all 
> the way into the center turn lane to "round out" the corner.  IF you happen 
> to be to their left you will get your doors or quarterpanels dented.
>
> Now, if you're talking New Hampshire, it is a strange dichotomy. Those 
> drivers are quite "obedient" to some of the rules of the road, (like speed 
> limits and stoplights), but other rules of the road are just guidelines for 
> the visitors.
>
> Here in Iowa, the drivers are almost boring in comparison.  Our biggest road 
> hazard here is actually something big!  Did you know that John Deere makes 
> farm implements so big that they can take up two lanes AND a shoulder. And 
> these highboy sprayers are a hoot. You can actually drive some cars under 
> them.  In fact, one of our local ag. operations just got a brand new one that 
> I think I can fit my Jeep Grand Cherokee under.  It is a good 2-3 feet wider 
> and at least two feet taller. These things are equipped with "auto-steer" and 
> will automatically drive themselves through the fields avoiding the plants by 
> keeping the tires between the rows.  Just when you thought you've seen the 
> biggest implement, the next season, something comes out even bigger.  
> Forty-row corn planters?  Those, btw, are planters with computer-controlled 
> heads that dynamically adjust seed rates and depth on a row-by-row basis. 
> These "no-till" guys hauling 40 row planters are sometimes
>  doing "single-pass" field work--inotherwords, they are pulling a ripper, AA 
> tank, and the planter all at one time.  Those tractors are monsters.
>
> AG
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