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Philip d

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Of all the things about dairy farming I am going to miss hearing that dreaded phone alarm sounding in the middle of the night because a cow kicked the milker off and pulled off a hose or a mouse chewed a milk sample line and the receiver is drawing air and air locking as it?s trying to pump out or whatever a phone screaming 2? from my head at 2am isn?t one of them! More often then not it?s at 2-3 am or when your trying to enjoy scarce time away from the farm with your family. 5 years + of being tied to the phone 24/7 and being the only call recipient is definitely not something I?ll miss,it?s pretty near impossible getting back to sleep after you?ve been waken in the middle of the night and you have to get up and go out to the barn even if it?s only a 10 minute fix,once you been asleep for 4-5 hours and your up and alert your awake. My rant for tonight,no hopefully I can get back to sleep before 6 lol.
 
Left you less a slave to labor,but more of a slave to technology. Sometimes I wonder about milking 8 cows with a Surge bucket,putting the milk in cans,pitching manure with a pitch fork,feeding a few steers and a dozen sows. I couldn't wait to get bigger and more mechanized when I was 16,but now I don't know why I was so anxious.
 
Yup I hear ya Randy,I was tired when I posted that and in a foul mood lol. The robot overalls been great but a person does need a mental break from the on calls from time to time. I once wanted to take on the world too now I just want out of farm debt lol
 
Sometimes I think about turning Amish,but I'm not that fond of horses or splitting wood. LOL
 
The Amish around here are worried that in two generations there will be no more horse and buggies. The cost of a good buggy and horse are almost as much as a car now. Talked to one I know and he paid $8500 for a good horse and $5500 for a new buggy with no top.
 
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