pair o’ ducks

[mitchmaine]

happy anniversary, it’s the 10th anniversary of y2k. remember, money, time, the computer was all going to fail. but we sailed into the millenium with barely a bump. here we are 10 years later, the moneys gone but the computer is still here. does it seem odd to anyone that we are talking about animal power on a computer? i don’t mind loading my spreader with a bucket loader or loading logs with a log bucket, and i really like listening to everybody here, but i’m typing into a plastic box. is this seem strange to anyone?
fresh snow today. hooked the horses and played in the snow. happy new year.

[Carl Russell]

Earle, I definitely see the irony here. 2 years ago I hadn’t even been on the Internet, and these days I am checking a couple of times a day. To me it feels like a great opportunity to connect to a wide community, but it is no replacement for actually doing the work.

Carl

[mitchmaine]

i think you hit it with community, carl. even tho the list of area horse farmers and loggers is growing into quite a list now, we still have to go 25 miles to find someone with working horses. before the chippers and fellerbunchers, there was a strong community with loggers. they wouldn’t have said so, but at least as bad as anything got you still had company and someone else who was in it with you. this website fills that same role. even if i can’t see faces or hear voices, i still think someone else is there. thanks for being there.

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