I've noticed that there are still hundreds of acres of corn still standing. I don't know anything about it but seems kinda late for harvest. I's been well below freezing a lot of nights up here in the north. Is that normal? Maybe its not for food but for methanol refining and it doesn't matter. That's just a guess.
My company doesn't allow using a cell phone while driving. It's their truck so it's their call. I don't see the problem. Using a cell phone with a head set seems harmless to me. I agree that texting, reading texts or holding the phone is a problem. I think that companies are concerned about their insurance riders with all of the lawsuits these days. The States passing laws about this are looking at stats that are influenced too much by teens and other drivers that are not trained to think about safety. I do think that there are a lot of us who don't use the phone responsibly. As usual the powers that be choose to deny everyone rather than holding individuals responsible for their actions.
I spent an hour yesterday trying out the Speech Recognition software that came with Vista on my laptop. I was surprised how well it worked. I was able to get most of the commands down in about an hour. It will write your dictation, allow you to make changes and corrections and open and close apps. I was able to open my email app, address, label, dictate a message and send it without touching a thing. I think I can really take advantage of this tool. My next test will be to use a digital recorder to speak the commands into and see how well it will work, playing the commands into the mic port to fill a document with text. I have a lot of ideas and thoughts throughout the day, especially in the morning. By the time I get stopped at night my senior status kicks in and I can't remember any of it. A recorder will save my thoughts for sure but if I could use it with the speech recognition tool to write the text, well, that would be sweet.
In Wisconsin it was too wet last month to harvest soybeans or corn. Then once it dried out they had to get the soybeans first. Now they're working on the corn. Their about 3 weeks behind.
ReplyDeleteAs a retired farmer/truck driver, jack-of-all-trades, I can tell you farmers in today's market must work their plans much like you do yours - thrifty. Storage, as you've noticed, especially along I-80 where you can see what's going on at the elevators, is expensive, therefore, the guys will let the corn stand a while longer, sometimes up into February before shelling it in the field. If there're not storing it on site(at the farm), they take a hit at the scales to have it stored until it can be sent to wherever.
ReplyDeleteThe time it stands in the field is critical, though, due to shrinkage, and to the corn stalk itself (wind damage). Hope that clears up one of those mysteries of the universe for you. I know, I have them, too! :-)