OT - What will be completely unacceptable in 100 years - or even 50

[The Natural Philosopher]

Indeed. There was about 4 - 10 times the amount of atmospheric CO2, and it was a degree or two warmer than today ;-)

[Max Demian]

Carbon dating doesn't work back more than 50,000 years. Long after the Carboniferous.

[The Natural Philosopher]

There are others way to date back to that.

[williamwright]

Why assume that the profits are a rip-off? Are you a commie?

Bill

[williamwright]

Coal is free. It's in the ground. Same as the wind is free. It's just that there are costs in using both.

Bill

[williamwright]

I was eleven and I remember this clearly.

Bill

[williamwright]

That's interesting. So was there no coal allowance for agricultural vehicles?

Bill

[Dave Plowman (News]

Very clever snipping my post so it fits in with whatever agenda you happen to have at the moment.

Interesting the way you think anything in the ground (like coal) is free. Are you some sort of commie?

[Tim Lamb]

The steam traction engine belonged to the neighbours with the threshing drum. They chose not to bring much coal with them.

Father had a spike wheeled TVO/petrol tractor which may have been allocated by the *war ag. committee* as was a wheeled fertiliser spreader.

Different days. Cross field Public rights of way were diverted to field margins. Didn't go back until around 1950:-)

[tabbypurr]

It's a completely stupid conclusion. No wonder it came from you.

[bert]

In article [e-mail]>, Tim Lamb [e-mail]> writes

Local farmer had one of those - Standard Fordson. One pedal for brake and clutch.

[Tim Lamb]

In message [e-mail], bert [e-mail]> writes

Job for us kids was to move the tractor/trailer to the next group of corn stooks. Normally the horse would have done this on command. We weren't strong/heavy enough to change gear so had to stand on the clutch/brake pedal while the trailer was loaded. Can't have done the carbon clutch release bearing much good!

[Richard]

Googles corn stooks - 'nother thing learned.

[Tim Lamb]

6-8 sheaves to a stook on this land. Oats might be cut green and left in the field to finish ripening.

[bert]

In article <9aHElqB+ [e-mail]>, Tim Lamb [e-mail]> writes

Likewise with a little grey Fergie.

[bert]

In article <I+ [e-mail]>, Tim Lamb [e-mail]> writes

Most of the farm machinery at that time was originally horse drawn but with traces replaced with a drawbar for tractor use and long ropes to enable the driver to operate the control levers. Machinery driven from the ground wheels. Then along came the power take off and hydraulic lift.