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Tenncock said:
Well I am officially off until Tuesday. Got 99% of my Christmas shopping done. Had to fight traffic all the way home and I don't even feel like leaving the house until time to go back to work.

Think I will follow djroxalot's example and just chill till football comes on.
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I don't care if it is FEB 01, chilling until football comes on is a great plan.
 
batchaps4me said:
I am two parts "I quit" and one part "fuck that". I really admire farmers and the lifestyle they have chosen.
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You hit the nail on the head, it's a lifestyle, it's not just a job, it becomes what and who you are, it defines you. Sure I could go up to Bayer up in Muscatine and get a job and make more money, like some of my friends and acquaintances have done, work my 40 hours and retire at 55. But it would drive me absolutely bat shit crazy having a boss telling me what to do. Answering to someone else. Not building something. I'm outside every day, hot, cold, wind, rain, dosent matter, I get to be free to make my own decisions about what I do. And it's my ass if I fail. It's what I want to do. I do get jealous of my buddies going out on the river after work at 4 in the afternoon during the week and on the weekends when I'm baling hay or fixing fence or a hundred other things, in the summer, or the guys that can just take a couple weeks off during deer or waterfowl season to hunt. But I also remember they aren't trying to build something for the next generation. I am the 4th generation of my family to farm this farm, and I am hoping that I can convince one of my daughters or their future husband's to continue that. I don't know if that will happen and at this point I kind of doubt it will but who knows, one of them does have some interest. She's highly intelligent but she's got common sense as well. She gets "life" far more as a junior in high school than most people ever do.
 
PSUTE said:
"Mornin all. 2" of white shit overnight, now freezing rain...
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I just looked and we are only going to get an inch or two of snow tonight but we will be in single digit temps until Tuesday afternoon.
EDIT: Misread the chart, we will be in double digits through Sunday and below freezing until Tuesday. I R hokt on foniks.
 
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Copejunkie said:
You hit the nail on the head, it's a lifestyle, it's not just a job, it becomes what and who you are, it defines you. Sure I could go up to Bayer up in Muscatine and get a job and make more money, like some of my friends and acquaintances have done, work my 40 hours and retire at 55. But it would drive me absolutely bat shit crazy having a boss telling me what to do. Answering to someone else. Not building something. I'm outside every day, hot, cold, wind, rain, dosent matter, I get to be free to make my own decisions about what I do. And it's my ass if I fail. It's what I want to do. I do get jealous of my buddies going out on the river after work at 4 in the afternoon during the week and on the weekends when I'm baling hay or fixing fence or a hundred other things, in the summer, or the guys that can just take a couple weeks off during deer or waterfowl season to hunt. But I also remember they aren't trying to build something for the next generation. I am the 4th generation of my family to farm this farm, and I am hoping that I can convince one of my daughters or their future husband's to continue that. I don't know if that will happen and at this point I kind of doubt it will but who knows, one of them does have some interest. She's highly intelligent but she's got common sense as well. She gets "life" far more as a junior in high school than most people ever do.
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My best boot camp buddy was from Lost Nation, IA and I spent a week there on leave. We were helping his Dad on a relatively small family farm ... couple of hundred acres ... and damn, I have never seen a harder worker in my life. Not coincidently, I never have met a better person either.
 
Copejunkie said:
You hit the nail on the head, it's a lifestyle, it's not just a job, it becomes what and who you are, it defines you. Sure I could go up to Bayer up in Muscatine and get a job and make more money, like some of my friends and acquaintances have done, work my 40 hours and retire at 55. But it would drive me absolutely bat shit crazy having a boss telling me what to do. Answering to someone else. Not building something. I'm outside every day, hot, cold, wind, rain, dosent matter, I get to be free to make my own decisions about what I do. And it's my ass if I fail. It's what I want to do. I do get jealous of my buddies going out on the river after work at 4 in the afternoon during the week and on the weekends when I'm baling hay or fixing fence or a hundred other things, in the summer, or the guys that can just take a couple weeks off during deer or waterfowl season to hunt. But I also remember they aren't trying to build something for the next generation. I am the 4th generation of my family to farm this farm, and I am hoping that I can convince one of my daughters or their future husband's to continue that. I don't know if that will happen and at this point I kind of doubt it will but who knows, one of them does have some interest. She's highly intelligent but she's got common sense as well. She gets "life" far more as a junior in high school than most people ever do.
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I’ve said it a few times since I’ve been here, but it’s worth sayin again, my friend, you are the Marlboro Man !
 
The next couple of days are going to be busy out here on the west coast in this household. I will love every minute of it but at the same time try to escape to the garage for a sip of holiday cheer.

So, I can’t guarantee morning check in’s but I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

I’ve never met a single one of you but through this board I can honestly call you all friends. As Garth said, I got friends in low places. Ha , anyways Merry Christmas
 
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iesheepdog said:
The next couple of days are going to be busy out here on the west coast in this household. I will love every minute of it but at the same time try to escape to the garage for a sip of holiday cheer.

So, I can’t guarantee morning check in’s but I wish all of you a very merry Christmas.

I’ve never met a single one of you but through this board I can honestly call you all friends. As Garth said, I got friends in low places. Ha , anyways Merry Christmas
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When you meet another poster, it's like meeting an old friend...
 
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