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I would have expected it to be a higher number. We typically have visitors from Europe during the summer. Ain't happening this year. Maybe it's me? Maybe not. We're not the only family seeing this happen. The tourism thing doesn't really bug me. I always feel like those are mainly empty service industry dollars. What does make me nervous is how long will other countries buy American. We want industry to grow, but we need consumers beyond our borders.

Are you saying the ground is white or it's plant material? There are various types of lime used in our area. The color would not be described as white IMHO. The two main versions we use are light gray (beet plants) or light tan color (mined). It's entirely possible they did apply lime that is more white in color. I don't know where farmers in your area would source lime. After weathering it does become lighter if left on top of the ground. Lime application is typically done in fall so it can be worked in and lessen crop damage. I guess it could also be done on no till ground and remain on top. I've never seen that method. We really don't have no till farms in our area. Those that do exist probably don't spend money on lime. The return on lime expenses is not immediate. It takes 2-3 years before yields show the best results. Land in our area is too expensive to do no till and slow return investments. Application isn't cheap. We typically apply based on prescription to save costs but that requires grid sampling beforehand.

Maybe? What are you asking? If it's about the weather, I'm not talking unless we're drinking coffee.

How did they miss that until it got this far? I've lost a few friends to this cancer. It didn't get into the bones until they had ignored symptoms for awhile. Dying is pretty slow and damn painful. That damn disease runs on my dad's side of the family. Testing is not something we ignore.

That was my assumption. Funny thing about this, they were also in the process of moving to a new item# system. The new numbers, three - five digets. (001-00001), do not apply to the helix. The new numbers show up in strange spots on parts diagrams. One example, the 858 primary uses the old style numbers except for the screw bushings under the cover. The 858 motor shows old numbers except on the cylinders and gasket "sets"? It's odd that some obviously new parts don't use the new numbers system while some new parts fall under the updated system.

The RXC 858 helix is stamped 56/49 and is superseded with another 56/49 number. I don't know what is up with the discontinued number. There are quite a few different part numbers for stock 56/49 helixes. I'm not sure if they changed the rate of progression? I do understand the part number change when they switched to ADAPT vs Team, but I don't know why they show differently between models in the MY 25 sleds.

Have you guys seen a SS card with DHS authorization? I would be surprised if it is only 2.4m non-citizens with SS numbers. Anyone with a green card would be eligible. In some ways, there is a benefit to the system if the green card holders pay into the system and leave the country before ten years. If these guys really want to get dirty with the boot policy, they should kick out everyone with about 9.5 years of legal work status. I'm not condoning the method, but it's a great little tool to collect and not pay. Another great money tool would be the people using stolen SS numbers. They are essentially double paying into the system with no way to draw out. Let em stay and pay forever. Some of the language around these debates is confusing. It looks like there is a lot of overlap with terms and numbers based on legal - illegal status. I wish they'd quit throwing out the hype and play with real numbers.

Just got back from the UP today. We rode in those temps. I don't mind doing that once and awhile. It's easy to stop and hang out. Traffic was super light. We had a few stops completely to ourselves. Hardest part were the nights that froze everything into solid ice, Cooling was tricky. We only did a little over 400 miles and one set of carbides.

I'd agree. In their view it would be admitting defeat. I remember when this whole thing started. I honestly figured the ruskies would barrel right in there and it would be over in no time. It didn't look good for Eastern Europe. That meant the border was another step closer. Ukraine was a nice buffer with a high percentage of Russian sympathizers that could go either way. Putin thought they would back his side in greater numbers. (The perception was that people with families in both countries would back the Russian version.) It didn't take long for the ruskies to realize that wasn't happening. They started putting the non backers into camps far away from the war. That didn't help turn a quick end either, so they dug in for a long battle. The transition period was ugly. I'm sure you guys remember when they had early strategic moves that looked dumb as dumb could be. Long bare supply lines wide open for quick attacks they didn't expect. . . . Forward troops without enough support to keep the attack moving. . . . The real strategic disaster was allowing it to last so long. If they pounded out a one and done invasion, the rest of the world wouldn't have had time to shore up support. Those tough Ukrainians put up a bigger fight than expected and more time gave them more hope. The meeting, - Zelenskyy was not a politician and war required him to be war leader. I would not expect him to be very good at negotiation if there's ass kissing involved. Trump wants to be surrounded by people that snuggle up. He had Vance during the meeting doing just that. You could see Z getting backed into a corner as it progressed. Human nature started to rule the conversation. It's not a great combination if people want to negotiate plans for peace. There isn't a pretty way to end this mess. Well, actually there is a potential option, but I'm afraid it won't happen that way. Both sides would have to give a little. We'd need Trump to walk in solo with long term thinking, Zelenskyy to play a little snuggle, and Putin to actually negotiate. Those men together do hold the keys. Trump and Putin have vested interest with money and power perception. Zelenskyy is vested in survival. Those combined interests could be strong motivators.

When was that? We were up there on Wednesday. On the way back we stopped on a Trail 1 turnout to enjoy the day. I saw a black dot on the trail while we were sitting. I went to investigate and it was someone's gas cap. The cap is sitting on a big ol rock on the first turnout south of the tower station.

I'm not much of a cheerleader and I've been sledding this winter. It's pretty well known that he does hold grudges. That one is based on Z not handing over the goods on Hunter before the election. I get it that you're a big fan. That's fine. This stuff isn't personal to myself.

A lot more to lose. They have not forgotten what happened before WWII and this looks hauntingly familiar. One country, one border at a time. The Europeans have been building infrastructure and moving troops closer to Ukraine. Look at the Ukraine border countries on a map. Germany is building bases in three. All three went down from both directions in WWII. We're pretty lucky over here. Nobody on the streets here even thinks about the battle moving to their neighborhood. To the American public it looks like a lot of huffing and puffing, and we're not in the house. We can root for the biggest blowhards because we don't really care about the end result as long as it doesn't affect us. We don't even care if the blowhards operate from their own personal agenda. The round office blowup was largely a result of bad blood over the 2020 election. Those ding dongs need to move on. Sure, we're shelling out donations to the cause. We're also funneling a lot into our weapons building, development, and testing. No better way to find out if things work or not. Our contractors are making a killing out of building and supplying weapons. Our rural economies already saw a bump when Ukraine's ag exports shut down and messed up the normal flow of those commodities. Now we're talking about getting first shot at their mineral rights. It gets even better for us if we get a nice tidy supply line of rare minerals in the end. The irony of this whole deal is that we have more to lose now if the Borskis plop their flag on that country.

Pretty cool. He's a great guy. Always a straight shooter. I didn't realize he had so many historical machines.

Loose and rough sugar snow is brutal. I ended up swapping skis and did some shock tweaking. We rode in some heavy traffic and trails were a workout. This group of sleds came home with quite a few different or missing parts. The 858s held up fairly well with only one snow flap a flappin. The 800 had a ring gear snap off and went through a clutch swap. The 600 went most of the week with no flap. The 9R was wearing right side A arms and bodywork off a Boost most of the week. Dang tree hugger. Sure it was a rough week, but it was riding.

I have an RXC and bud has ATAC version. Both are around 1,500 mile clicks. We typically swap sleds and ride the backups at some time during most trips. All sleds have the 137 skids. Backups are, 22 RR, 22 ATAC 800 and a 24 Catalyst ATAC 600. 858 motor does vibrate and growl if you want to do slow cruising. If that's your gig, go to the 600. It's smoother and really easy to ride. The old 800 has less growl at low speeds but riding the chassis is more work. If the clutching was a little better on the 858, they would be close to having it great. Top speed is so so. Mid range is ok but not fantastic with stock clutching. We have found that the new 858 primary is holding up much better. That one detail is worth a lot in our world. We did some bombing around on the 22 sleds and they are cushy. The seats feel like a couch. I have the RR suspension dialed in perfect for my weight and it runs well. Both 22 sleds have new clutches and the RR has a fresh motor. So, in short, the comparison is new running metal. The miles are going on the 858 sleds this year. Two guys can only ride two sleds and we keep going to the 858s. They are easy to ride and they are responsive to input. One caveat is the dang snow flap. Buddies kids backed over a couple already. I'm reattaching the RXC flap every 5-600 miles. The mount system isn't great for a long flap. The upside is that the cooling works great with or without flaps on 600 and 858 sleds. It's just a sloppy mess to ride without.