Seven Fat Cows 4.2: Milo gets an education

Source: eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com - Thursday, February 21, 2019
Milo had just finished up rebuilds on several pieces of equipment for a farmer south of Buchanan, Michigan. The case was unusual because the equipment had not broken first. The farmer noticed that corrosion had weakened the metal around several critical reinforcing patches and decided to address it before it broke. Consequently, the work went quickly. Milo finished up a half hour after noon. Steve, the farmer, must have been watching him. “Why don’t you wash up and eat lunch with us?” Steve suggested. That sounded like a fine idea to Milo. He had been smelling the food cooking as air currents wafted about the shop. After washing up, Milo followed the smell to the shop’s break-room. Steve ran a medium sized operation of about 4 sections. The break-room was filled with aerial images of his operation with the images taken about five years apart. Steve walked in as Milo was inspecting them. “I look at those a lot. Helps me see the big picture.” Steve said. “What are those?” Milo asked, pointing to what looked, to him, like rows and rows of the kinds of awnings used to shelter carports. “Solar panels.” Steve said. “Farmers harvest solar energy. Usually we use corn or soybean plants. I figured I would diversify. Solar panels don’t need rain. Plus, I get a check every month instead of once a year.” Ladling out the soup, Steve informed Milo that there were “sandwich makings” in the fridge. The soup was a rich and hearty ham and bean soup

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