Boy that takes me back....I remember getting up to head to work on the farm back in the late 70's and the folks on the radio reminding us all of how cold it was and wishing us luck on starting the car.....CRAP! I would think. I have 3 silo unloaders 2 stable cleaners,feeders, conveyors and waterers that all have to run today let alone blow snow to get the milk truck in and get the grinder mixer out to the corn crib and back.I would get home at night and Dad would ask (with a goofy grin) what I was busy at that day. After a bit of thought I would answer "chores I guess and it only took all day" The winter my boss broke his leg (thats a story of its own) my work load doubled. The motor on the stable cleaner in the milk cow barn gave up and I had got it repaired and was ready to put it on. The boss had a friend that was a police officer who was over to visit for the afternoon. Dennis ( the cop) offered to come out and help. I wasn't sure how that would work as there is barely room for one out on the end of the chute, but Dennis said he would be there for moral support. So there I am with this OLD 3 hp motor which my memory makes out to have been the same size as a 50 gallon barrel and it weighed about the same as that barrel if it were full of sand. A nice breeze was howling in across lake Huron (probaly originated in WI LOL) so it was really cold to say the least. I got that sucker bolted into the mounts,got the belts on and tight and was getting ready to do the electrical work when I turned around to say something to Dennis. Here he is, no hat on,bald head exposed to the world and his parka not even zipped!I said I really appreciated him being there but that there had to be a better way to spend your day off. Dennis just grinned and said it sure beat the heck out of sitting out on a roadblock in a snowstorm informing the 400th idiot that the blankety blank highway was really closed!I have thought of that day a lot of times over the years when wrestling with other similar projects and it often make the job go better. I guess I am stronger for it. Sorry for the long rambling post, Bob
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