Aside, I was 16 and asked a farmer if I could help him bail hay. He smiled and said shur. He was picking the bails up one handed and putting them on the wagon. I tried to pick one bail up. Holy cats they were heavy. I struggled to pick them up and 2 or three later my cheeks were blown out and red. He said, Listen I have alot of work to do and I have to keep up. Thanks for the offer but you city boys don't have the strength. I was amazed at the casual power of a farmer. I never knew how hard they were or the strength they had. I remember this even today 40 years later.
Aside, I was 16 and asked a farmer if I could help him bail hay. He smiled and said shur. He was picking the bails up one handed and putting them on the wagon. I tried to pick one bail up. Holy cats they were heavy. I struggled to pick them up and 2 or three later my cheeks were blown out and red. He said, Listen I have alot of work to do and I have to keep up. Thanks for the offer but you city boys don't have the strength. I was amazed at the casual power of a farmer. I never knew how hard they were or the strength they had. I remember this even today 40 years later.