I can remember when (I'm 68 years old) , if you lived in town, school bus service was not available, you either walked or caught a ride. If, you wanted to do some hunting on the way, you didn't go back home to leave your weapon, what you did was carry it to school, lean it against the wall (after unloading it) behind the teacher's desk until school was dismissed for the day. If you didn't carry a pocket knife with you every where you went you were almost considered undressed. The driving age, in South Carolina where I lived, was fourteen; thirteen for a learner's permit. I purchased my first car, a 1950 Ford, in 1957 I can easily remember when Truman was President, and when Kennedy was assassinated. One of my favorate pastimes was sitting besides the railroad watching the trains, being pulled by a steam locomotive, go by (when the railroad switched over to diesel I lost interest). Television was black & white, one very fuzzy channel originating from Greenville SC (I lived in Abbeville). Even so, television was considered a real luxury. Most households had only one motor vehicle, which was a passenger car. Pickups were for farmers. Heaters in motor vehicles were an extra cost option, A/C almost unheard of, even though available on high end brands (Cadillac, Lincoln, etc), but usually not installed. Medical insurance was not available except for really serious procedures (Major Medical). Doctors made house calls, and so did the milk man. I could go on and on, but I've things to do.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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