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The Final Round of Job #1

by nebraskawheatie

The wind blew today. It blew so hard, it blew the mud flaps right off Frank! I believe the southerly “breeze” was blowing as hard as 40-45 mph. I faced my truck towards the east most of the day so that when it was time to roll the tarp, it was rolling with the wind. If I had it facing west and tried rolling it, the wind would catch the tarp, blow it up and probably tear it right off the box. I DIDN’T need that to happen! Sometimes, if I had to face Frank in a different direction, the grain cart driver would block the wind so the tarp wasn’t in jeopardy.  It was warm again – 92 – but with the wind, it made it more tolerable being in the truck.

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Excuse me, can you tell me what that big building is?

by nebraskawheatie

Today seemed more like a typical harvest day. We were able to get started before 10:00. Moisture was 13.1% with my first load. Weather man said it was going to be a warmer day than we’ve been seeing. One thing I think we all forget about because the wheat’s ready to cut now is it is still only the middle of May – not the end. So, I wonder if the cooler temps at night and the not-so-brutal day temps are because of the day we see when we look at the calendar. Today WAS warmer, though – 98 degrees with a little breeze. It was definitely a drink-your-water-jug-dry kind of day!

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A New View

by nebraskawheatie

The day began earlier than we were used to while  on “vacation” (due to the rain break). This morning, we had to move the trailer house. What a pain!  Everything had to be taken down, slid in, unplugged and removed just as if we were moving 250 miles.  This little trip was taking us to another section of the park – with lower voltage electricity (no air) and no sewer hookup.  Apparently the owner of the KOA had people coming in who had booked our space over a year ago. So, we have a new view when we look out our windows for the next three days. After those three days, it will mean tearing everything down again and moving back to a real RV space.  I guess I could look at it as practice – how fast can the cottage on wheels go from stationary to road ready?

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