Silage Harvest in Tulare, CA photodump

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 08/15/2018 at 15:41 • Filed to: None

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OPPOsaurus WRX > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 15:58

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its shooting its load

Svend > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 16:06

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Nice.

Large machinery and lots of it.

We do it on a much smaller scale.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 16:11

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Death by silage harvester would be an unpleasant way to go. Quick, but still unpleasant.

wafflesnfalafel > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 16:15

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L ooks like a nicely run operation - equipment is clean, free of dust/debris to prevent equipment fires, full tanker truck on site, combines have extinguishers, nice shop area isn’t full of junk, etc ... Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of silage....

His Stigness > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 16:34

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Sticking your hand in the machinery is .... not a good idea? I can never remember. 

Textured Soy Protein > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 16:37

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This weekend I went to Rehoboth Beach, DE. This was the first time I had been in about 15 years . My family always went when I was a kid, including a few summers when I was in college. But since I stayed in Wisconsin after college I never made it back until I moved back to DC.

Most of Delaware is rural areas until you get out towards the coast. F arms, churches, gas stations, etc.

What struck me was that the majority of the churches along the way had something on their signs about services in Spanish, or English classes available for Spanish speakers. Then we saw a farm where there was a school bus dropping off a load of workers, all of whom were latino, and when we stopped for gas in Georgetown, DE there were loads of latino customers.

I can’t say that I remember it being like this back when I was a kid, but then again I may not have noticed. Seems like if you ever found yourself in Delaware, you might find similar clients.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 17:08

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Very cool!  Did get to drive anything large?

Ash78, voting early and often > Textured Soy Protein 08/15/2018 at 17:50

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All over rural AL and GA is like that, too. I talk to people who have lived here for more than 20 years (like I have) and they said this is all new, but it’s definitely driven by agriculture in rural areas and homebuilding in urban/suburban areas. According to them, it’s definitely recent, but it’s all I can remember. 

Virtually all of our churches have either a Spanish service or at least ESL classes. Quadruply so for the Catholic churches, naturally.

Cé hé sin > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/15/2018 at 17:51

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It happens (farms are among the most dangerous workplaces) , but death by slurry is more common. Unpleasant and not quick.

Cé hé sin > Svend 08/15/2018 at 17:53

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They have poor, dry land though so it has to be large scale.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Cé hé sin 08/15/2018 at 17:54

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I’ve also heard of suffocation when working in silage bins.  Something about the bacteria making the silage taking up all the oxygen.

Cé hé sin > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 17:54

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What’s that stuff they’re making the silage from?

We generally use grass although some try maize .

Cé hé sin > BaconSandwich is tasty. 08/15/2018 at 17:59

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Yes, and producing nitrogen dioxide. It’s not something I’v e heard of here though.

Cé hé sin > His Stigness 08/15/2018 at 18:00

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Depends. If you want to lose your hand, your arm and your life, fire ahead. Otherwise, better not.

His Stigness > Cé hé sin 08/15/2018 at 18:12

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Well damn. 

M.T. Blake > ImmoralMinority 08/15/2018 at 18:14

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Now THOSE are ridiculous diesels!

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often 08/15/2018 at 20:02

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In DC it’s obviously a total melting pot, hell at my gym as a white dude I’m in the minority. Which is all good by me o f course, diversity is one of my favorite things about living here. But out in rural Delaware it was striking.