JD, it's a lot the same around here, but us dirt shufflers are getting far and few between. A little over 20 years ago, I was digging a new trench silo and had the wall collapse under my right track. The loader slid into the trench and overturned sideways, pinning me under the toolbox. One Doc told me I might not walk again, another said I was lucky to have only my pelvis busted. I still feel it every day. I was also lucky to have great neighbors. A dozen or so got together, filled and packed the silo and fed for a month or so. It was four months before I was feeding, still on crutches, six months before I went back to work on light duty, and a year before I was ready for full work, even though I was still sore. And like I say, I am still sore from the accident- it has never really totally gone away. There are still things I have to realize I can't do because of it.
But, it is still amazing to me how the farm community manages to come together for injured and ailing neighbors, after an accident, a barn fire, or any of the many other many disasters we encounter in this game. Any other business, you will have the wolves at the door, yet we herd together like oxen and protect our kind. You can't have a better feeling than that, whether giving or recieving.
That's one of just a few of the reasons I am proud as hell to be called a farmer. There's so much more than to being a true farmer than dirt under the nails. It includes that fire that keeps us going, and helps us overcome whatever is thrown at us. It's a shame it's the only place I know of anymore with the cream of the crop all in one large group. And, as usual, it's right in top....
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