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Current News & Events / Re: Sap Has To Be Flowing In Vermont Today

« on: March 08, 2010, 10:58:37 PM »

The brother of one of my co-workers is a farmer in Sheldon. Last week he had a one-day record of 150 gallons. On Saturday he filled three barrels in three hours - each barrel holds 33 gallons. Someone else she knows in Fairfield has filled 20 barrels so far.

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Current News & Events / Re: Is It Mud Season Yet??

« on: March 06, 2010, 10:18:47 AM »

Wow - I never realized that they had actually done work like that on 128 in the past. I travel it almost every day during the week. There are certain spots you need to watch out for, and slow down to around 25. (Fortunately I usually drive with my spouse, and she says "bump" when one of those spots is coming - otherwise I remember the hard way). And as spring approaches the bumps get more numerous, popping up in unexpected places.

So 25 mph is a big improvement over 5 mph! It's still a bad road, but what are you going to do? This is Vermont.

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Reviews / Re: Netbooks

« on: March 06, 2010, 09:15:06 AM »

I got one very cheap last summer from Dell when I bought a new laptop. It was an add-on with the purchase - a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (nine-inch screen). It's nice because you don't have to worry about it very much - again, cheap, no moving parts. It works well for trips, because it's enough to surf the Web, check email, etc.