I was haying the field in Salkum, WA that was used as the staging area for the military rescue effort after the Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. Lots of helicopters flying out of there.
They used the area on the backside as a dumping ground, along the fence. Thought I was avoiding things pretty well, when I suddenly hit a parachute with my Taarup disc mower. Everything happens fast with a disc mower- I was bound up completely and it had stalled the tractor before I could get to the clutch.
That parachute material is TOUGH! I hacked at it awhile with my dull pocket knife, then thought of a nice old fellow who lived next to the field- I'll bet he could sharpen my knife! Went over and asked him, and he gave me his to use while he sharpened mine. That made things go a lot faster, of course.
When we made the exchange, I thanked him, and he said no, Thank You, for giving an old man a chance to be useful on a summer day.
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