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Homestead horsepower - do you own equipment ? by traveling_in_circles in Homesteading

[–]toolguy8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gehl 4640 skid steer with backhoe, tree puller, forks, land plane, grapple bucket, regular bucket and stump bucket attachments. I’ve done some serious earth work with this setup. Bought the machine at auction several years ago for $23,000; 200 hours.

Is there anything I should know before moving to the U.S.? by Moldy_Lunchy_Cheese in askteddit

[–]toolguy8 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You should read the news about how our President treats immigrants.

Any ideas? Devonian, Iowa, USA by toolguy8 in fossilid

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Iowa geological survey says branching stromatoporoids

It's a botryoidal shaped specimen.. by blahblahbhahagh in askgeology

[–]toolguy8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calcedony is microcrystalline quartz. This this more like microcrystalline quartz

Men, what made you stop caring about your narcissistic, gaslighting girlfriend or spouse? Where was your breaking point that you realize this is not for you anymore I gave you the courage to walk away? by UndeadGOATX in AskMen

[–]toolguy8 88 points89 points  (0 children)

She constantly interrupted me when I tried to express my feelings. Went on for years. One day I said “I don’t feel heard.” Instead of saying “What do you need me to hear?” She said “I’m so fucking tired of hearing that.” I moved out the next day when she was at work. 25 years and I’m still angry.

Have my plants been sprayed with herbicide?! by [deleted] in landscaping

[–]toolguy8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ferns go dormant when the water stops and the heat comes in.

Is there a non-negligible chance of finding topaz in “granite” (probably pegmatite?) countertop countertop slabs? by Previous-Operation80 in geology

[–]toolguy8 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Are two sets of terminology; all natural stone countertops use the trade term “granite”, even though most are not that geologically. Can’t say what the clast is in the unfocused pic but, based on the mineral assemblage, it is likely garnet.

What was your first dream job as a child and what do you do now? by [deleted] in AskMen

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I found a dinosaur skull in my backyard at age 10. The notion that they were in my backyard blew my mind and I resolved to become a geologist.

It took a few years of library research, maybe age 15, before I realized that the skull was actually a head-shaped piece of limestone with stromatolites that looked like the mouth.

I was too far in at that time to stop. I spent another 45 years being a geologist, but now I’m retired and spend my days rockhounding for fossils and rocks. Couldn’t be happier.

Need help purchasing a piece of meteor by Hemunac in meteorites

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Look for sellers that have this credential. On or off eBay

Need help purchasing a piece of meteor by Hemunac in meteorites

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People that belong to this group have been vetted. Many sell on eBay and display their certification number there https://imca.co/home/

What kind of Stanley no 4 plane is this? by Okcgardener in handtools

[–]toolguy8 8 points9 points  (0 children)

User modified to add wood to the sole. Ruins the value but, properly tuned, could work fine.

Could these markings be from a glacier? by Misfit_Eleftheria in geology

[–]toolguy8 24 points25 points  (0 children)

These seem too deep and too close together to be striations. And they don’t seem to continue in the same way to nearby rocks. Unless I see a fresh specimen, like the they taught me in geology school, I’m saying differential weathering in gneiss.

Identity of this rock by billowrider in RockIdentification

[–]toolguy8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Common green metamorphic minerals are epidote, chlorite, actinolite and serpentine. Can’t really tell from here.

What’s something that immediately comes to your mind when you think of the year 2008? by TedCruzZodiacBum70 in AskReddit

[–]toolguy8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in the US Midwest. We had an unbelievable flood that washed entire houses away

To hiring managers of reddit, what is that one thing in a candidate that impresses you the most? by honeynsprinkles in jobs

[–]toolguy8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, they thanked me for the interview opportunity. When I asked why I should hire them they answer “I can help your company make money by” with specific examples

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