Rain, rain go away
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Rain, rain go away
As most of you know I have been buiser than a 1 armed wallpaper hanger with my full time job and my side work. There are a couple of jobs that we need to get kicked out in the next week and it is not looking to be in our favor due to rain. The first one is in Burrton and every time it rains this guy's yard floods and it stays soft for about a week and we can't get the concrete truck on it as it will most definately get buried. I am very confident in my Ford but I am 99% sure it can't pull a concrete truck out. Another down side is we also can't use our Bobcat due to the weight it will tear up the guy's yard too much so we have to do it the old fashoned way with shovels and wheel borrows. The other is in Hutch and we are supposed to pour it on Monday but with all the rain in the forecast that one is iffy. SO WHOEVER IS DOING THE RAIN DANCE PLEASE STOP!!!!! Just figured I would update you guys I know I haven't been posting that much and this is why. Also my wife got a phone call the other day and she will be going to RN school so we have a busy year ahead of us to get her through this.
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From: Manhattan, KS
Congratulations on the wife going to RN school. When she gets done and starts to work you can probably just retire and take it easy. LOL
On the rain thing, I haven't been doing a rain dance, but I always liked rain. I grew up on a farm and when it rained was about the only time you didn't have to work for a day or two. Also, it usually meant there would be a good crop. I do feel for those folks in Iowa etc. that are flooded out though.
On the rain thing, I haven't been doing a rain dance, but I always liked rain. I grew up on a farm and when it rained was about the only time you didn't have to work for a day or two. Also, it usually meant there would be a good crop. I do feel for those folks in Iowa etc. that are flooded out though.
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From: Wichita KS
Congrats Jeremy, looks like things are really looking good for you and the wifey!!!
BTW, ifn' ya got any concrete left over, I still need a 40'x80' garage (hint hint) lol
(oh, and you can't get a truck in my back yard either haha)
BTW, ifn' ya got any concrete left over, I still need a 40'x80' garage (hint hint) lol
(oh, and you can't get a truck in my back yard either haha)
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Yeah as a matter of fact we might have an extra 60yds left and we will send the truck to you house.
60yds
$80 per yd=
$4800 (and thats just for the concrete)
Total bid $16000 (yes that is 3 zeros) and that is just for the floor!
60yds
$80 per yd=
$4800 (and thats just for the concrete)
Total bid $16000 (yes that is 3 zeros) and that is just for the floor!
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From: Kingman, Ks
I'm not liking the rain either. I live on a farm and although husker is right in that when it rains that means rest or at least easy work, and that there will be a good crop, but we already have a good crop out in the fields it is just to wet to go and get it. We harvested a little wheat tonight before we ran out of dry ground, about 650 bushels, and we are coming up with about 50-60 bushel an acre on non irrigated ground (although with all this rain who needs irrigation), whereas we normally average about 35-45 bushel an acre. The only problem is we need about 4 or 5 days without any rain before we will be able to harvest most of it. After last years crop that got the Easter freeze and averaged about 5-10 bushel, we need this years crop.
So I second the request for whoever is doing the rain dance to please hold off for at least 2 weeks. Except in western Kansas they always need rain.
So I second the request for whoever is doing the rain dance to please hold off for at least 2 weeks. Except in western Kansas they always need rain.
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From: Manhattan, KS
I hear you on the harvest stuff. I'd forgotten that you guys down south and west are cutting wheat. Actually, we could use a few hot and dry days here around Manhattan and I would imagine folks would be wacking wheat up here too.
Good luck on the harvest and I hope it dries out so you can get it cut soon.
Good luck on the harvest and I hope it dries out so you can get it cut soon.
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Thanks man, we are getting it cut little by little. Whatever we find that is dry we cut it. Then wait for the next day and cut what little we can. We are basically shaving about 10 acres off of a field before it gets to wet then we move to the next. But the good news is that the wheat we are getting cut is pretty darned good wheat, so I guess you can't ask for everything.
Heres hoping that it stays dry for the next week or two.
Heres hoping that it stays dry for the next week or two.
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Believe me it was definitely not me. We just about had all of our wheat harvested until I woke up this morning and saw that it was raining. Now it will be quite a long time till we get all of it cut considering most of the spots we didn't have cut were wetter than the rest. We got about an inch and a quarter of rain so far, hopefully it is done.
So, shame on whoever did the rain dance.
So, shame on whoever did the rain dance.
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From: Newton America :-P
Sorry it was me that did the H2O two step... ATMS can't be opened in the rain. With me on call that leaves 1/2 the work for me :-) My parents have the same rain problem, harvest barely started... now it is stalled. It didn't help that the electric company left about 300 yards of electric cable in the wheat... on the first round "burp" it ate it and tried to run it clear through.
