Comments on: When in farm country . . .

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:04:06 +0000

I don’t think I have the patience for this I bet it is different if it is the family business.

By: Lyn Mettler

Lyn Mettler — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:18:58 +0000

I used to live in Indiana and miss that about traveling into the rural areas. Here in Charleston, S.C., a tractor is a pretty rare appearance!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:44:43 +0000

Geez, I have to remind myself that honking doesn’t make the tractors go faster some times. LOL
Cool post.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:14:30 +0000

LOL-that could cause some serious road rage.

By: Valorie

Valorie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:46 +0000

Hi, what a great post! We just moved to southern Wisconsin, from AZ. Oh boy, what a ride its been, while I/we have figured all this out. This reminds me of driving down the road with the girls, with the top off the jeep, and seeing …I swear…a real live TRANSORMER!! Right before my eyes..I just pulled over, stopped, jaw dropped…
I later found out it was spraying the corn.
And I really thought I had seen everything!!
Love the country…God bless…
VJ~

By: Travelingmom

Travelingmom — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:36:35 +0000

My family is from KY and we visit there every summer for 3 weeks. the first week I curse and mutter under my breath at the tractor(s) poking along in front of me. By the time I leave I am poking along in front of them.

Your photos are fantastic.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:44:26 +0000

Congrats on being TMOTW! Where you live looks beautiful! I wish we had farms and land like that around here! When I visit places like this I get so sad, because everything here is all crammed in together! How wonderful that your children get to experience this!

By: Snowbird

Snowbird — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:30:27 +0000

(Book Mama’s mama, here) I had to smile when I read your blog about the farm equipment “hogging” the road (especially since you have a husband who fams). For many years, my husband worked for the Grand Trunk/Canadian National Railways – and it NEVER bothered me to get stopped by a train. I’d just smile and say to myself, “Keep ‘em moving, boys – you’re money in my pocket!!”

By: Minxy Mimi

Minxy Mimi — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:31:44 +0000

I used to live in a farm town and my dad was a farmer… I know how things like this happen. It can be annoying but you remember they are just doing what they need to do and you calm down and realize a few minutes lost wont ruin your day!

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:07:17 +0000

How funny! I was thinking about blogging something along the same lines – we got stuck behind a tractor pulling a disc today on the way home from church. I tend to be patient but the vehicle behind us wasn’t. Our roads home are really curvy so if we get behind one sometimes its for miles until we can pass!

By: MudslideMama

MudslideMama — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:44:54 +0000

I’ve been stuck behind slow-moving tractors many. many times. It’s never been dangerous (like duck_jb) but I really need to remember to be patient!

By: minnemom

minnemom — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:01:08 +0000

We do reap the rewards, don’t we? Very true, Jeannette.

What a scary experience, duck_jb! I’m glad you weren’t hurt.

Another thing to remember for everyone is that the people in the equipment sometimes can’t see you. Even with mirrors, there are a lot of blind spots. Most farmers, if they see a car behind them waiting to pass, will pull over in a safe spot and allow you to go by. Patience goes a long way in farm safety.

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:32:51 +0000

I can’t say that it is excatly the same but living in Plant City we have Strawberry Fields all over the place and I am constantly “losing three minutes out of my day” but like you I do not complain because come February and March we very much enjoy the rewards!!!

By: duck_jb

duck_jb — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:36:53 +0000

I had a scary expereince once with an auger I think it was (A long peice of metal that looked like a sort of a seesaw on wheels). I was on a main highway and was passing the tracto hauling the auger on the left side, he was half in the right lane, half on the shoulder. The highway speed limit was 100 kilometers/hour when I saw him I slowed down to about 65 to pass. Well thank God I did. The whole contraption bounced off its hitch and swung into my lane while the tractor kept moving forwards, not noticing (apparently) what had just happened. I squeeked underneight it, as my car was small enough and the angle the auger was right that all I got was a dent in my roof. I was 5 months pregnant at the time and was so shocked I kept driving for about a mile and pulled over. I thought the farm vehicle would have caught up to me, but he turned into a field. I had a bit of a cry (hormones) called my husband then kept driving. Terrified me. I may have given farm vehicales room before (I have friends who farm) but now I am absolutely compulsive about it.

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