mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:04 PM
The farmers are starting to combine beans.
https://images.plurk.com/6uuk92762cvKwCbNo4YZe3.jpg https://images.plurk.com/3wbFi2fFuehoTBEEv4MrJ.jpg https://images.plurk.com/4Ct8Uk8poY4FoxfxaKnAt0.jpg
Tamsie
@Tamsie
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:24 PM
When I read that, I pictured a bean mixture. You know, a bean combination. wrong!
Indikon
@Indikon
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:29 PM
I read it that way first too.
Annie
@Anniehoo
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:36 PM
That's a big job.
jingle j
@JustJ
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:38 PM
Harvest time!
Joan_W
@Joan_W
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 9:55 PM
(woot)
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:33 PM
Tamsie : Indikon : Oh, I hadn't thought of that usage!
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:34 PM
combine 1
verb |kəmˈbīn| [ with obj. ]
unite; merge:
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:34 PM
combine 2 |ˈkämˌbīn|
noun(in full combine harvester)
an agricultural machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans a grain crop in one operation.
verb [ with obj. ]
harvest (a crop) by means of a combine.
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:34 PM
Annie : Yes. Farming is not easy.
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:35 PM
jingle j : Ohio grows a lot of corn and soybeans
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:36 PM
Joan_W : Is there agriculture near you?
Mim58
@2xstitcher
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 10:59 PM
Oh, yes! Here comes unhappy sinus season number two. Bean dust goes everywhere.
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 11:28 PM
wileykat: Yes, though it's more the chaff from the harvesting process.
mimi
@mimipal
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 11:29 PM
Mim58 : Oh, I'm sorry to hear that it's bad for you.
Fly Fisher
@Flyfisher
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 11:29 PM
I expect the soybean field behind my house will be harvested any day now. They look ready.
Mim58
@2xstitcher
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 11:34 PM
mimi : it’s fine. I just stay indoors a little more.
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 2:04 AM
Fly Fisher : I hope you aren't allergic!
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 2:04 AM
Mim58 : I'm glad that controls the problem.
LisaNWOSU2000
@LisaNWOSU2000
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 2:48 AM
harvest!
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 3:07 AM
LisaNWOSU2000 : Indeed!
CajunSheryl
@SStephenC201
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 1:11 PM
Took me a few seconds to get the correct meaning of combine. Pretty much as soon as I saw the pic I got it :-)
20SoCalDude25
@mrdinger
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 1:50 PM
if there are any magic ones there? (thinking)
Joan_W
@Joan_W
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 3:54 PM
I’m 5 minutes from farmland. We have horse crossing signs :-D
Joan_W
@Joan_W
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 3:54 PM
I have farmers in my family.
Indikon
@Indikon
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 4:12 PM
CajunSheryl : The pic was the giveaway!
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 5:59 PM
CajunSheryl : I'm glad you figured it out!
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 6:01 PM
20SoCalDude25 : I suppose it depends on how you define magic.
mimi
@mimipal
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 6:01 PM
Joan_W : Very cool. What sort of farming did your family do?
LisaNWOSU2000
@LisaNWOSU2000
Sat, Oct 10, 2020 6:32 PM
grandpa farmed for one of the big operations when I was growing up
mimi
@mimipal
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 12:04 AM
LisaNWOSU2000 : I admire farmers. It's not an easy life.
LisaNWOSU2000
@LisaNWOSU2000
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 1:37 AM
cousin is farming his family's land in Oklahoma. I grew up in the Texas Panhandle.
Joan_W
@Joan_W
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 3:27 PM
mimi : In Holland it was mostly dairy. In Canada it’s mostly corn (for ethanol). I had an uncle who owned a fishing fleet in the Netherlands.
Joan_W
@Joan_W
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 3:32 PM
It’s too bad there aren’t more family farms. Farms were refuges for my parents when they were kids in WWII. Mom went there to be fattened up, and Dad went there to escape the Germans when he was old enough to work for them.
mimi
@mimipal
Mon, Oct 12, 2020 1:19 AM
Joan_W : Fascinating history. I'm glad your parents were able to escape.
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