Posted by RN on December 18, 2008 at 14:02:18 from (75.128.248.96):
In Reply to: Concoctions posted by num hutz on December 18, 2008 at 04:28:58:
Wallace Farmer had a section of farmer built equipment, lot of them came out of northern states. Question was why so many there and Canada. Theory was that at middle of January on to spring field work was slack time and wives said get out of house and stop bothering me. Farm shops had saws and welders, local salvage yards had some odd usable parts to add to farms and/or neighboring farms spares, Husbands had to do something besides drive to town and get drunk in bars(wives wouldn't have approved, sleeping in barn alone in winter not healthy) so the odd work job that had annoyed husband or wife was thought out as- what can I make do do this? Result featured in mgazine, wife happy, husband has a job made easier and some iron back to use. Cabin fever incidents of domestic violence reduced. How true the theory was - you make up you own mind. RN
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