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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Never and Always Rules...

A reader writes:
With your large readership and limited time, I thought it would be fun if you considered a spot on your blog that might take on a life of its own.
Robert Fulgum wrote a book called All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.  If you were to start an interactive spot on your blog entitled “every thing I learned I learned while farming” I think we would all conjure up some good mental photos.  The two rules I would impose would be a limit to one sentence and it has to start with  Always or Never.


Always leave your truck end gate down after unhooking the 5th wheel trailer.

Never use a cattle prod after your pour alcohol based Ivomec on your cows.

Never leave your wrench on the implements tool bar.

Always have a kill switch close to the sweep auger.

Sounds like a plan to me.  Add your Rules in the comments. I will start a separate post for all.

I would begin with some of my own:
  • Never use the word "sturdy" when describing a woman.
  • Never assume you'll remember a brilliant idea later when you will write it down.
Your turn.

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:10 PM

    Never try to get too close to a wind mill while rotary hoeing

    Never use candles for light in hay tunnels

    Always put a John Deere A in neutral when lifting the cultivator while your brother is adjusting the front shovels

    Never put an eleven year old boy on a John Deere A to cultivate

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  2. Anonymous3:41 PM

    Never throw water on a yellow jacket wasp nest.

    Always have a fence nearby to climb when weaning calves and sorting the cows off

    Always let the other guy test the electric fence

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  3. Anonymous6:05 PM

    never think you are smarter than the pig you are loading-regards-kevin

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