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    gus4416
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    What kind of inspection do you do

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      calldoctoday be safe

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      kyle Thanks

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        zbigjeff What happened to that other 10%. I am messing with you. I used to say that & folks would ask where that other 10% came from. 110%

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        calldoctoday Have to give people a door to exit before they’re cornered. That’s the 10%. You’ll have to try harder to get under my skin. I have been attacked by the best while officiating soccer at many levels and over 3,000 matches. 🙂

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          What kind of inspection do you do

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          gus4416 Buildings primarily. We will also being doing some site & Environmental observations in Ms & La.

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            calldoctoday Have to give people a door to exit before they’re cornered. That’s the 10%. You’ll have to try harder to get under my skin. I have been attacked by the best while officiating soccer at many levels and over 3,000 matches. 🙂

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            zbigjeff I am laughing. Have a great Labor Day Weekend holiday!

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              cdavis kyle, You guys don’t work too hard now. We will be right there with you with an inspection in the morning before a day or two of report writing (while trying to make Gumbo at the same time) & then hit the road for Natchez, MS, Port Allen & Opelousas, LA for a few more inspections before heading back to write reports.

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              calldoctoday have a great trip 👍

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                as the world is an ever changing place if we hold on to our values and seek out what is really important in the greater Skeem of things then teach it to our young the world and country has hope and a future

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                  calldoctoday have a great trip 👍

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                  cdavis Thanks, All work. Got our inspection done today & writing reports now. Hopefully the access to everything & roadways will not be too bad in MS & LA with the storm having come through some of the area. Don’t work too hard over the weekend, enjoy as much of it as you can.

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                    cdavis Thanks, All work. Got our inspection done today & writing reports now. Hopefully the access to everything & roadways will not be too bad in MS & LA with the storm having come through some of the area. Don’t work too hard over the weekend, enjoy as much of it as you can.

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                    calldoctoday safe travels

                    “You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”

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                      calldoctoday safe travels

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                      GWG8541 Thank you.

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                        cdavis Thanks, All work. Got our inspection done today & writing reports now. Hopefully the access to everything & roadways will not be too bad in MS & LA with the storm having come through some of the area. Don’t work too hard over the weekend, enjoy as much of it as you can.

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                        calldoctoday glad to hear it. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of your holiday.

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                          as the world is an ever changing place if we hold on to our values and seek out what is really important in the greater Skeem of things then teach it to our young the world and country has hope and a future

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                          craigrice So well stated. Passing on skills to the next generation is one of our greater responsibilities. It gives us a true reason to our lives.

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                            twilliams said in Labor Day Weekend:

                            I want to give a huge shout out to the farmers. They don’t get holidays off. They don’t get sick days. They don’t get vacations. 24 hours a day 365. I did this profession for 10 years. They give the ultimate sacrifice!!

                            20 years on the family dairy farm.
                            When I started working 8 hr. shifts getting paid by the hour and weekends off I thought man, this is great!

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                            glen i worked my fulltime job of 10 hour shifts 6 days a week most of the time and farmed right after that for 5 hours 6 days a week. Sunday sometimes more depending on what needed to be done. I dont know how i did it for 10 years but it definitely burned me out. The market crashed and farmers were really struggling with prices. He said he may have to temporarily hault my employment as he just couldnt afford it any longer trying to keep the farm afloat he cut a bunch costs. Got rid of his new tractors and bought some old ones. It really hit him hard. About a week later of our discussion my fulltime job looked at other companies of what they were paying their employees for my position and decided they had to raise us up to remain competitive. So it all worked out in the end. And yes it is nice to have weekends off, i wont work 6 days a week at the fulltime job either. I missed alot of family and friend time in those 10 years. Money is nice, just shouldnt run your life

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                              glen i worked my fulltime job of 10 hour shifts 6 days a week most of the time and farmed right after that for 5 hours 6 days a week. Sunday sometimes more depending on what needed to be done. I dont know how i did it for 10 years but it definitely burned me out. The market crashed and farmers were really struggling with prices. He said he may have to temporarily hault my employment as he just couldnt afford it any longer trying to keep the farm afloat he cut a bunch costs. Got rid of his new tractors and bought some old ones. It really hit him hard. About a week later of our discussion my fulltime job looked at other companies of what they were paying their employees for my position and decided they had to raise us up to remain competitive. So it all worked out in the end. And yes it is nice to have weekends off, i wont work 6 days a week at the fulltime job either. I missed alot of family and friend time in those 10 years. Money is nice, just shouldnt run your life

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                              twilliams I am glad it is working out better for you & wish it could for everyone.

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                                glen i worked my fulltime job of 10 hour shifts 6 days a week most of the time and farmed right after that for 5 hours 6 days a week. Sunday sometimes more depending on what needed to be done. I dont know how i did it for 10 years but it definitely burned me out. The market crashed and farmers were really struggling with prices. He said he may have to temporarily hault my employment as he just couldnt afford it any longer trying to keep the farm afloat he cut a bunch costs. Got rid of his new tractors and bought some old ones. It really hit him hard. About a week later of our discussion my fulltime job looked at other companies of what they were paying their employees for my position and decided they had to raise us up to remain competitive. So it all worked out in the end. And yes it is nice to have weekends off, i wont work 6 days a week at the fulltime job either. I missed alot of family and friend time in those 10 years. Money is nice, just shouldnt run your life

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                                twilliams Amen, I have had several friends who did the same to keep the family farms going. Working at a factory, just to come home and keep the farm running. It always amazed me how dedicated they were. My respect to you for doing it.

                                “You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”

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                                  twilliams I am glad it is working out better for you & wish it could for everyone.

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                                  calldoctoday I agree, I believe it’s better for my farm boss as well. I think the prices came back up and he still has his other 3 Guatemalans working for him. Very nice folks. 1 is trying to get his family here and get citizenship. Very hard workers. As far as the rest of the country right now I hope everything gets back to some normalcy and all can live prosperous that want to.

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                                    glen i worked my fulltime job of 10 hour shifts 6 days a week most of the time and farmed right after that for 5 hours 6 days a week. Sunday sometimes more depending on what needed to be done. I dont know how i did it for 10 years but it definitely burned me out. The market crashed and farmers were really struggling with prices. He said he may have to temporarily hault my employment as he just couldnt afford it any longer trying to keep the farm afloat he cut a bunch costs. Got rid of his new tractors and bought some old ones. It really hit him hard. About a week later of our discussion my fulltime job looked at other companies of what they were paying their employees for my position and decided they had to raise us up to remain competitive. So it all worked out in the end. And yes it is nice to have weekends off, i wont work 6 days a week at the fulltime job either. I missed alot of family and friend time in those 10 years. Money is nice, just shouldnt run your life

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                                    twilliams That’s some dedication that many would not even attempt to accomplish. Hat’s off to you.

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                                      glen i worked my fulltime job of 10 hour shifts 6 days a week most of the time and farmed right after that for 5 hours 6 days a week. Sunday sometimes more depending on what needed to be done. I dont know how i did it for 10 years but it definitely burned me out. The market crashed and farmers were really struggling with prices. He said he may have to temporarily hault my employment as he just couldnt afford it any longer trying to keep the farm afloat he cut a bunch costs. Got rid of his new tractors and bought some old ones. It really hit him hard. About a week later of our discussion my fulltime job looked at other companies of what they were paying their employees for my position and decided they had to raise us up to remain competitive. So it all worked out in the end. And yes it is nice to have weekends off, i wont work 6 days a week at the fulltime job either. I missed alot of family and friend time in those 10 years. Money is nice, just shouldnt run your life

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                                      twilliams Yeah, I’m not saying I had it rough you just get used to it.
                                      Before school, after school, In those days it wasn’t unusual to expect a 6 year old to carry their weight.
                                      Never thought about it since I was born into it, except I missed all the kid oriented TV shows my classmates always talked about
                                      Got to stop when dairying didn’t pay anymore for the smaller herds, never looked back

                                      Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
                                      Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime

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                                        Went to the farmer’s market on the square and purchased a bunch of Jalapenos and Poblanos to smoke and dry for future use. Started on Saturday and finished today because the “watching” of the first 3 batches was stopped when we wanted to start watching thee Georgia-Clemson game and being close to fire was getting to be an obstacle due to tooo many bourbon tasting sessions. Like many days out there, pics were not taken. Finished up the bags on Sunday and took some pics because “other” things didn’t get in the way. Will be ready when the supplies are needed in the future. So, here’s the second day batch.
                                        Pablanos_jalapenos Smoked on grill begining process.jpg Pablanos_jalapenos Smoked on grill.jpg Pablanos_jalapenos Smoked drying station.jpg

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                                          Do I need to dry my peppers before I put them in sausage or can I use them right from the garden

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