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Paul Janke

01-18-2004 08:35:05




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I moved my wood processing stuff and the tractor I use to run it (you're probably wondering, a very unrestored Case SC, a buzz saw, a hydraulic wood splitter, and an old bale elevator) from home to about ten miles from here. The elevator is wide enough to not be able to get clear out of the driving lane. This is the first time I experienced so many people who didn't have time to wait for a gap in traffic, and so we were very often three wide on a two lane road. That's kind of scary. That aside, I have noticed that when people need to slow down for you, they nearly all wave when they go by. And they seem to enjoy having been slowed down. Maybe it makes them think of how things used to be. If they don't need or choose to slow down, they just go by as if you weren't there. No questions, just commenting on my observations.

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Bret

01-24-2004 05:53:46




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
Hey, I've got red lights and a gun and a badge. They won't move or pull over for me, why would they move for a tractor?



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John S-B

01-19-2004 19:40:09




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
One of the things that attracted me to the country from the city is that when I spent time working on the family farm that my mom inheirited, was that when I was working by the road or driving to the farm supply store people would always wave as they passed. I did not know many of them since I was from out of state but it was nice. I know more people in the community out in the rural area I live in now than I did in the city.

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I Like Case

01-18-2004 22:04:36




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
I find it amazing how many people can find the horn but not the brakes.



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Jimmy King

01-18-2004 19:12:49




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
It is not only with tractors and combines. I drive a 6 wheeler delivering auto parts at night for a Bumper to Bumper D. C. I stop at a stop light or 4 way stop they will run like H to pass me so they can drive 5 to 10 MPH slower that I was driving.



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Shane

01-18-2004 18:51:39




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
I have noticed that you can tell who are the true country folk and who are city slickers. We run a 20' no-till drill and grain table and an 8 row planter and header on some pretty narrow roads. Being only 24 I get somewhat short tempered with the city slickers. When I see one behind me trying to pass when there is the smallest chance I will usually stay in the middle of the road till I turn off. For those who seem like they don't care when I find room I will get over for them, they usually wave and go on their way. One time in the combine on a road where there are trees right on the edge and the state park fence right on the other edge I had a yahoo who wasn't smart enough to pull into a drive and expected me to move over, so there I sat in the road with no where to go as I had cars behind me and him in front. After he got out waving and cussing and whatnot I throttled her up, raised the header and headed his way! Never seen a man run so fast towards his car and throw it in reverse! Needless to say he followed me to the field, quick as I stepped out of the cab (standing 6'3" and 170) and my dad rolling up in the other combine he decided to let it be.

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Paul in Mich

01-18-2004 20:07:57




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 Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Shane, 01-18-2004 18:51:39  
Shane, There's no end to what some of these lunatics will do. This fall, we were moving three combines from one farm to another. I had a tool truck with flashers parked crossways of the road trying to restrain traffic while the combines were comming across a two lane overpass. All but one had no problem waiting for a minute at most, However one moron insisted that I had no right to impede his progress and proceeded to cross only to be met by the three combines in the middle of the overpass. After an exchange of words with the operator of the lead combine, he realized that only one vehicle was going to back up and it was him. As he got back to me, he displayed the international half peace sign as I grinned and wished him a good day. I can't even begin to relate how many times while driving a loaded semi, heading for the elevator that people will either dart out from a stop sign just to try to make sure that they don't get behind me or pass on a double yellow no passing zone. I even had a guy pass me on a 2 lane no passing zone bridge knowing he was going to turn off less than a mile down the road. What he didnt see was the deputy sheriff sitting on the other side of the bridge. I'm sure that one cost him. Every year for the last 5 or 6 years, someone has been broadsided by a Truck hauling sugar beets in our area. Each time, it was the fault of the other driver, not the truck driver. You'd think they'd learn, but they don't.

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Shane

01-19-2004 05:23:04




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 Re: Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Paul in Mich, 01-18-2004 20:07:57  
I'll take that passing on double yellow on a curve one step further, we have a county cop that lives out here and I have been passed by him on the curve several times. You'd think he would at least respect the law. And those idiots who think you can stop 88,000 pounds on a dime are just plain stupid. At least we are the ones in the bigger heavier machine and are less likely to get killed.



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Paul in Mich

01-19-2004 06:15:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Shane, 01-19-2004 05:23:04  
Shane, I aree. The safest place to be is in the semi.



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Shane

01-19-2004 09:26:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Paul in Mich, 01-19-2004 06:15:05  
What part of Michigan ya in, you don't ever haul corn into New Energy do ya?



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Paul in Mich

01-19-2004 10:29:42




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Shane, 01-19-2004 09:26:30  
Shane, We haul into Peavy in Saginaw or Hemlock if Saginaw closes early. We're in the Midland, Saginaw, Bay City area.



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Rusty Jones

01-21-2004 10:36:32




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Paul in Mich, 01-19-2004 10:29:42  
Well, fellers, I'm not a farmer, but i live in an area that was farm land about 50 + years ago--sorta semi built up now. I belong to the local Fire Dep't, and am in the Fire Police part of it. We go out on traffic control, and crowd control! We have lots of trouble with numb-nuts who think we have no right to stop them, or tell them they can't go that way, go around another way! ("I don't know that way"--this after i've explained it 4 times!) Numb nuts don't want to slow down or stop for us either. We are a part of the state fire protection agency, with badges, etc, and full authority! We don't have sirens or flashing red lights on our cars! Only blue lights. And women, either alone or 2-3 of them--since the scare of some pretend cop riding around and stopping women and doing bad things to them, they won't want to stop for us! When i'm out in farm country, the farmer moving machinery on the road gets the right of way from me! Way i feel, i wouldn't want him standing in my way when i was doing auto body work, which was my trade! Rusty Jones

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Davis In SC

01-18-2004 18:35:56




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
Here you can tell the natives from the transplants. Ones that are from here grin & wave, the carpetbaggers from other places blow horns, curse, & make obscene gestures.



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Nebraska Cowman

01-18-2004 14:08:41




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
I drive about a mile on US 83 every morning feeding. We have a wide paved shoulder and lots pass with oncoming traffic. I have noticed lots of folks wave too. And then I get comments from people in town too, some strangers, "I saw you out feeding the other morning" and "don't you get cold on that tractor, you don't even have your ears covered up"



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Bill in Colo

01-18-2004 13:16:19




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
Traffic wouldn't be so bad if you didn't live in the middle of those upriver Yupee's, at least you stand a chances against a SUV!!!!! !!



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Paul in Mich

01-18-2004 12:46:56




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
Paul, Its always an adventure when moving equipment from one location to the other. It never ceases to amaze me at how many stupid, careless chances some people will take just to save a few seconds. I learned a long time ago that it is almost counter productive to pull off to the side and let traffic pass. Having said that, I do think that most people who have lived in rural areas for an extended time are more tolerant of slow moving equipment. They understand what it takes to get their corn flakes. Its the uneducated few that cause the problem. We've even had idiots around here petition to have Farm equipment baned from public roads because of the hazards they percieve them to be. The same idiots are the real hazards. Besides they are met with stark reality as soon as the "right to farm act" is presented to them.

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Van

01-18-2004 12:02:48




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
Paul, Was I in the AF with you?
Van



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Paul Janke

01-18-2004 13:49:20




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 Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Van, 01-18-2004 12:02:48  
Nope, I never have been in any of the armed services. It was considered good to try to not be at the time, since it usually meant going to Viet Nam, and that was considered not safe. Thank you to those of you who did.



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Brokenwrench

01-18-2004 09:22:56




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 Re: Traffic in reply to Paul Janke, 01-18-2004 08:35:05  
How did they wave to you, here in Maryland it's usually with the middle finger.



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george md

01-18-2004 19:21:26




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 Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Brokenwrench, 01-18-2004 09:22:56  
Brokenwrench, What part of md are you in , they do the same thing in this part of md also. I in northern ha co on the
pa line .

george



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Paul Janke

01-18-2004 13:52:03




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 Re: Re: Traffic in reply to Brokenwrench, 01-18-2004 09:22:56  
Those who wave are being genuinely friendly.



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