The other day, dad and Jared finally decided that it was time to haul all of the bales from the lower field. Obviously, two hands make the work lighter, so it was decided that I would operate the second tractor.
Naturally, the first question I asked is, "Well, dad, does the tractor have brakes?"
He looked at me, smiled and said, "No, it doesn't have breaks, but it has air conditioning."
In what world is this an acceptable answer? Apparently in the world of Paul Neff, it is not only acceptable, it is something worth rejoicing over.
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Well, yes, the air conditioning is nice but you can barely enjoy it when you are scared you are going to run into a fence because you can't stop the stupid tractor. Talk about "on the job stress". And PS, I didn't know that shaken existed anywhere other than Japan. Looks like other people are just as anal.
I'm with her cheekiness. On the job A/C is great...I wish I had some.
Again, I would like to point out that the air conditioning is ONLY available when on the tractor. The shop doesn't have air conditioning...and also, it smells like tires.
This story reminds me of a yarn my told me about his childhood growing up on a farm in Montana. He and my grandfather had gone to pick some bales of hay, which were stacked in a nearby pasture known as the "Russell Place". My dad, being a teenager drove the pick-up to the field and towards the pile of hay bales at speed not prudent to stopping in time. He ended up crashing the pick-up into the pile of hay bales and my grandfather yelled at him for driving too fast. In response (and to this very day) my dad replied "the brakes failed."
Skilz, I suppose that your dad didn't know the "I was just playing bumper cars with the bales...am I not supposed to do that?" excuse existed. In my case, I really do dig slamming into things at low speeds, causing a jerk but not a big enough jerk to cause whiplash. It's almost like being at an amusement park all day long.
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