[Leica] IMG: A Few From the Airport

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks for looking, Don.  I left Mississippi in 1951, but I recall that 
the smell of cotton poison was overpowering on the drive from Aberdeen 
to Columbus.  Could have been on later visits, not sure of the dates.  
We suspected that to have contributed to my wife's allergy problems.  I 
met some duster pilots operating out of the old Aberdeen airport 
(Stinson Field) with stories to tell that you wouldn't believe.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/3/2018 3:20 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Thanks for the images.  My uncle pioneered using torches to control weeds
> in cotton fields especially in the Mississippi delta.  The Roundup or
> glycophos was invented.
>
> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 3:21 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> When I stopped by the airport this morning, dark clouds were moving in
>> from the northwest.  A Falcon jet based locally contrasts with the clouds.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180603-DSCF7042.JPG.html
>>
>> I noticed the Airport Manager busy on the ramp, but couldn't figure out
>> what he was up to, so I walked out to ask.  After trying weed eaters for
>> grass & weed control in cracks, he has found that a gas torch works
>> better and is easier on the back. Here are two shots of his approach to
>> weed control.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180603-DSCF7047.JPG.html
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180603-DSCF7050.JPG.html
>>
>> Apparently the fire gets the roots, for a longer lasting result. The tar
>> cools back to its normal consistency.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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