Nice! Is that a Kabota? I have one like this, minus the front loader, at my country home that needs a massive tune up. Can't wait to be not working so I can play with it, clear my woodland path wider, and longer, expand the garden beds, composting, lots of uses for a tractor in the country.
(UK poster....) I have a company supplied car just now which will go back after I retire at the end of April, so I'll have to buy my own.. I'm trying to be economical.... honest.....
We bought a brand new 29 foot sail/race boat 3 years after I retired. The best boat we ever owned IMO. We just sold it in Jan and got 80% of our $ back, so we’re happy, got our money’s worth for 4 years. But I knew from experience which sailboats (unlike powerboats), well maintained, can bring a big chunk back in resale - or I wouldn’t have sunk the money in to begin with. After 5 boats, I think we’re done with that very expensive pastime. I can sail on OPB all I want now.I plan on buying a sailboat, then sailing on it.. still a few years before I can try to implement that plan. May buy it early though, get it ready ahead of time...
The 2 happiest days are when you buy the boat, and when you sell the boatWe bought a brand new 29 foot sail/race boat 3 years after I retired. The best boat we ever owned IMO. We just sold it in Jan and got 80% of our $ back, so we’re happy, got our money’s worth for 4 years. But I knew from experience which sailboats (unlike powerboats), well maintained, can bring a big chunk back in resale - or I wouldn’t have sunk the money in to begin with. After 5 boats, I think we’re done with that very expensive pastime. I can sail on OPB all I want now.
I got back into golf again, way, way less expensive...
Yep. Plus the corollariesThe 2 happiest days are when you buy the boat, and when you sell the boat
Now that is living! Working on a two week motorcycle trip from Colorado thru the Ozarks into TN to catch the summer June Bug Boogie up the Blueridge Parkway through Shenandoah down into Cass WV before turning back west through Lexington Ky.New fishing boat for the Tennessee River and a new to me Harley RoadKing.
Now that is living! Working on a two week motorcycle trip from Colorado thru the Ozarks into TN to catch the summer June Bug Boogie up the Blueridge Parkway through Shenandoah down into Cass WV before turning back west through Lexington Ky.
If you have the time and like steam locomotives take the train ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad. We did that with some family and DW's grandnieces last summer. Well worth the trip if you're going to be there anyway. The houses in the park (former logger's family housing) do NOT have A/C but they do have WiFi.
A bit of trivia: The children's story of "The Little Engine That Could" originated with one of those locomotives when it pulled a load far exceeding what anyone thought it could do. Well, according to the guide anyway.
So far, I have treated myself to being able to fly a B-25, a MiG-15, and an SNJ. For my 80th birthday in May, I am going to treat myself to flying a P-51
Yes I want to see the state park and ride the train. I suspect it is l a place that time forgot!
History
The town of Cass remains relatively unchanged since its founding in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. Cass was built as a company town for the loggers who worked in the nearby mountains. Construction of the railroad started in 1901. It was used to haul lumber to the mill at Cass. The railroad track was eventually extended to the top of Bald Knob, the third highest mountain peak in West Virginia. In June 1942, the Cass operation was sold to Mower Lumber Company, which operated the town until July 1960, when the mill and railroad were shut down due to rapid decline of the timber industry in the region. In 1961, Cass was brought into the state parks system. In 1977, the company town also was made part of the parks system. Over the years, the railroad was turned into a tourist line and the town was repaired and restored. Today, the railroad is still in full operation, but is managed by the Durbin and Greenbrier Railroad.