[AT] OT Weather

[Cecil Bearden]

Greg:
It sounds like we are both in about the same shape physically.  My knee 
makes it  really hard to get down and like you, I have to hang on to 
something to climb back up.  My Atv is my gas powered wheel chair.  We 
got a Ranger last month with hvac, and with the wind, drizzle, fog, 
cold, etc this year it has been great.  The heater works better than the 
pickup, and my wife can run me back and forth to move tractors and 
equip.  I wish it had better heat on the feet, but can't have 
everything.    Since Dad passed away in 2010 I can finally do things 
like I have wanted to for 40 years, but it is 4 times more difficult.  I 
suppose I will be farming when they put me in the ground.  That will be 
my last planting!!!!
Cecil

On 3/7/2019 8:16 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> For over 2 weeks now we have had 20-30 degree below normal 
> temperatures ( tv weathermans words, not mine). We had no fall or 
> indiansummer last year; just winter set in. For the first time in my 
> lifetime the winter wheat never came up. It was planted on time, as 
> were thousands of acres around me, but after planting we didn't have a 
> single day over 50. Usually we get several 70 or so degree days to 
> bring it up. Plus we have had so much cold lately no one can even 
> guess if the wheat will survive.  On the personal side, I also have a 
> bad back. I can only walk 75 feet without a lot of pain and use my 
> Polaris Ranger or my little electric 4 wheel scooter to get around. In 
> fact, that little scooter is the only way I can enjoy tractor shows. I 
> too can do the farming if I have help to lift things such as filling 
> the corn planter. However, if I get down on the ground to dig up seed 
> to check planting depth I must be sure to be next to a tractor tire to 
> help pull myself up. This getting old is a real hoot. Many have told 
> me I should rent out the land but you have to do something to keep a 
> little active. Also, and I won't get into it here, I have really been 
> able to enjoy the farming since my dad died 15 years ago.
>           Greg Hass
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