Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4784 feet so we're just a few hundred feet from being a mile high.?ÿ Of course we have a seacoast so that...

@squirl I helped rebuild a John Deere 3010 (+/- 1965 model).?ÿ We had to rebuild the engine because it blew a head gasket, overheated (temp gauge neve...

All the festivals in Georgia are named after either food or insects.?ÿ Grits Festival, Gnat Festival, etc.?ÿ Well, we also have the rattlesnake roundu...

Back when I was a "field engineer" (read surveyor) on heavy industrial construction sites we had "pour sheets" that had to be signed off before concre...

I had a friend die of an aneurysm at 30 years old.?ÿ He had played in a softball game and was taking a shower to get ready to go out for supper when h...

It's 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit) here today.?ÿ I could use a bit of that snow right now.?ÿ Of course it would last about long enough to look at...

Most of the varietals are grown in the area.?ÿ Muscadines are grown near there but mostly further south in the state.?ÿ Most Muscadine wines are a bit...

I knew something didn't look right so I went back and looked at a photo of the headline.?ÿ It actually read, "Condom Plant Pulls Out.?ÿ Was There a Le...

When I was growing up my "hometown" had two newspapers.?ÿ A legitimate one and a "fish wrapper".?ÿ 30 or so years ago a Japanese firm was negotiating ...

My sentiments exactly.?ÿ I hate ticks.?ÿ Back in the day when I carried a plumb bob every day I would screw the top off and drop the little %*&^%#...

Welcome aboard.?ÿ I've never been to Newcastle but I do enjoy an occasional Newcastle Ale.?ÿ My mother in law and wife are dual citizens of the UK and...

Congratulations!!?ÿ I've been retired for 5+ years now but I still like to stick my nose in to remind myself of the good (and occasional bad) times.?ÿ...

I had a teacher in high school who was retired from the Navy.?ÿ After WWII he had been stationed in Japan.?ÿ He was a mechanical engineer and worked w...

My great grandfather and grandfather used large quantities of guano (my grandfather pronounced it Gue anna) on the farm.?ÿ There was one barn used for...

@holy-cow Up until I was in High School my father never denied access to the Flint River through our property to anyone who ASKED.?ÿ However, when the...

She said they spent the night in Salina Kansas.?ÿ When they reached the motel at about midnight the storm had knocked out power.?ÿ They plan to be tra...

@stacy-carroll I believe you are correct about there being a "possibility" of getting an engineers license through experience only.?ÿ The catch to tha...

@holy-cow I don't know where she was but she sent me a photo of a "land spout" or small tornado.?ÿ It was in the distance thank heavens. Andy