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Reg wrote:
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> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
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> > I have a large yard -- approximately three standard lots. There are
> > six pecan trees (used to be seven) in the yard. The wet summer we had
> > this year ended a nearly two-year drought. And the drought-stressed
> > pecan trees went -- ummm -- nuts. They lost limbs from the weight of
> > the pecans, in fact. There are so many pecans in the yard that we've
> > given away more than we've kept. So many that instead of bending down
> > to pick them up, I've taken to sitting on the ground with my bag when
> > I pick them. So many that parts of the yard are crunchy.
> >
> > Shelling pecans is a good antidote to job stress: mindless,
> > repetitive, and just a little violent.

>
> I know they have automatic shellers that can do 1000+ per hour. A
> few hundred bucks as I remember.
>
> But, it does sound like you enjoy doing by hand.
>
> --
> Reg


Any links to those inexpensive shellers?