Neighbors!!!

Well I am here to say I have one H#LL of a GOOD neighbor. I had hay down and was scheduled to be in Chicago Today (am). Wasn't ready Tuesday as I had planned so it was Wednesday or nothing. I spent all morning Wednesday raking and baling hay alone, as the boy is still in school. All night driving to Chicago. No time to pick it up. I left the boy in charge of a couple of his friends and told him it had to be up (rain Thursday). Well I checked in with the son bout 8 and found we were down to 1 wagon (flats). Of course, I didn't check them before I left. With one being 6 lug and the other 5 there was no hope of swaping anything around. Well he went to the neighbors and between he and his boy, my son and friends, they put it all up with one wagon and a 2 pickups in less than 4 hours. He said they were putting 120 bales on a 80 bale wagon (4 trips) + two truck loads at a pop.....

...and just to make sure he understands my apreciation I had the boy fill his little shed with hay (bout 100 bales) for their horse.....

Dad went long haul trucking instead of rebuilding and I was left (one sister who didn't care about farming and no brothers) to do the field work. Our tractors were always good but our equipment was iffy. I had third crop down and the 315 broke AGAIN. Called them up and asked if I could borrow thier brand new NH square. They said sure and told me they'd be over. Told them I'd come get it but they insisted. Showed up with tractor, baler, 2 racks and sons in tow. I just asked for the baler! Dad shelled thier corn to return the favor.

Neighbors sure are great when they're good and terrible when they're bad. Don't even ask about the new neighbors down the road...