I can't even count the number of dogs and cats I have held as they went to sleep. It never gets easier. Maggie is 8 1/2, she should live to 16 or so. I really can't imagine that day.

Was with my brother in law last night. He took all his cattle to the auction yesterday. All he has left is his donkey, a goat and some chickens and a dog. He is 80, recovering from pnemonia and facing a drought. He was going to have to lease pastures and move the cows several times to keep grass for them as his and our pastures would not support them without rain. He just does not have the energy and "want to" to do that anymore. He bought his first cattle in 1967, so it is really a change in his life and hard to take.

 

I've read it before and won't read it again.

 

Sorry to hear that Jim....I hope your brother gets better....

 

Thanks. He's such a big, strong guy, it's hard for him to slow down, mentally.

 

This will be nice!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_locald...imit-to-85-mph

 

yes+no.......

Yes it'll make the trip faster....

No it'll lighten the pocket book cause more gas will be consumed

A Vehicles efficiency is engineered for 55-65mph

 

I actually get just as good at 75. I'm just over 2000 rpms at 75. One nice thing the higher speed will do is shut my wife up. She won't be warning me about tickets anymore.

 

Jim somethings are just a constant in life no matter what happens.

 

Yeah, you're correct.

 

But then the new semi's are going to be governed at 64mph.....makes no sense.....
You'll have to have better reaction time.....

 

funny...the faster I ride the motorcycle the more the noise picks up from the back.....I'll get up around 85 and the wind noise will cancel out the other....

 

They are not runnng a governer now as they run 70, 75 all the time. At least most of them.

 

The used semi market is great right now if yer selling a 5+ year old one with low miles in great shape....no one wants the new ones unless they have to....the emissions stuff is adding on to their delivery costs.....

 

$117 to fill the truck up this morning, welll atleast I can ride her hard all day, put her away wet and she doesn't complain lol.

 

Yep, I filled up last night for $88, 3.63 a gal. Got to get the oil and rear end fluid changed tomorrow.