02-09-2010, 02:08 PM
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New England Hick
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: CT
Posts: 1,501
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Originally Posted by Dee8go
Ah, tobacco sticks. That brings back a lot of fond memories of my youth. I worked in tobacco every summer from 1965 to 1973. It was miserably hot and humid. We had to deal with all kinds of snakes, scorpion, spiders, wasps and hornets. It didn't really pay that well. It was one of the most fun times in my life!
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We're right in the shadows of CT Shade Grown Tobacco country. I never worked in the fields but I've enjoyed many-a-wrapper!
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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)
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