Farm Engines and How To Run Them, Part 2
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 20 July 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Let's relax to more from the not-at-all-exciting world of stuffing boxes and governor balls that make farm engines go. If 30 study questions for a steam engine operator test can't put you to sleep, nothing will.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:09.0 | I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:18.8 | So find a comfortable spot, adjust your volume, take a nice deep breath in, let it out slowly, and off we go. |
| 0:36.9 | Before we begin just a few quick things. |
| 0:40.0 | First I'd like to thank the Andra, Gwyneth, and Lady A from BPD Adventures for becoming the latest members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:50.8 | Your support makes this podcast possible and it's much appreciated. |
| 0:55.0 | In case you haven't already heard the news, |
| 0:59.0 | we're beginning a monthly raffle for everyone who supports this podcast through Patreon or |
| 1:04.8 | through one-time tipping with no subscription required at buy me a coffee.com. |
| 1:10.3 | This month's raffle prize is a print copy of one of your favorite books, |
| 1:15.0 | The 1897 Sears Catalog. |
| 1:19.0 | If you thought the readings were weird, you have no idea what's in the covers of that book. As always |
| 1:26.2 | you'll find links to Patreon and buy me a coffee in the show description and I |
| 1:31.0 | encourage you to check them out. |
| 1:33.0 | Good luck to everyone who's in the raffle this month. |
| 1:37.0 | And finally, I'd like to give a little shout out to a very special listener. |
| 1:43.0 | Hello, Dana, I'm so glad you're here, and I hope you really enjoy this episode. |
| 1:50.0 | So let's get to it. |
| 1:52.0 | This evening we're returning to a book. So let's get to it. |
| 1:57.8 | This evening we're returning to a book that more than a few of you have written to tell me was one of your favorites. |
| 2:00.4 | Farm engines and how to Run Them, the Young Engineers Guide. |
| 2:06.0 | A simple practical handbook for experts as well as for amateurs, |
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