western australia

A long day on the tractor - not

@JudyEv (381810)

Rockingham, Australia

May 7, 2022 8:10pm CST

I wrote about how, in the 1980s, my husband and I lived on a few acres in Esperance, south-east Western Australia. We both belonged to the brass band. Quite a few of the members were farmers and would discuss their day when we had a break. When seeding time came around, the men would spend long hours on their tractors ploughing and seeding their paddocks. We didn’t do any cropping but we did have to plough our fire-breaks. One night the men were talking about being on the tractor all day and Vince said that he hadn’t got off the tractor till 6.30 that evening. The men were a bit sympathetic until he said he hadn’t started it up till 6.15pm. At least they laughed and didn’t kick him out of the room. The photo is of the last tractor we had.

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@LadyDuck (502177)

• Italy

8 May 22

I have the feeling that Vince enjoyed to tease his friends.

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@LadyDuck (502177)

• Italy

9 May 22

@JudyEv - You have great memories. I hope you are enjoying your new smaller home and your new neighbors.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

@LadyDuck Thanks. We are more used to our new home now. On May 26, we will have been here 12 months.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Yes, he did. We had some great times when we were playing in the band.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

8 May 22

15 minutes would do for me! Course tractor has a whole new meaning in the UK, just lately!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

You've lost me. What does tractor refer to there now?

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 22

@Ronrybs Oh, okay. It might have made the news here but I could have missed it. I can imagine the guy might have found proceedings pretty boring. Vince bought a second-hand golf set from a church bazaar affair. The owner had passed away but no-one checked the bag. There was a pair of dirty socks which was okay and a paper bag with the most XXX-rated magazine in it that we'd ever seen! It was pretty funny at the time.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

9 May 22

@JudyEv I knew it made the news in the US, so I thought it would have made it there. An MP was caught looking at 'naughty' stuff on his phone, in the House of Commons, not once but twice. He said he was looking for information on tractors. He has since resigned

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

8 May 22

That was funny. My husband is on his tractor a lot this time of year.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

9 May 22

@JudyEv He's mostly mowing grass in the big field with his tractor and uses the riding lawnmower for the yard. We have a garden, but uses his tiller or ? for weeds.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 22

@1creekgirl Sometimes, the grass seems to be springing up behind the mower. It's amazing how fast it grows.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Is he growing crops or just mowing grass? I don't remember you being on a farm.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

8 May 22

Vince is very funny

Happy Mother’s Day!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Thanks for the good wishes. I hope you had an enjoyable day too or perhaps it isn't Mothers' Day there. Vince likes to make people laugh if he can.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

9 May 22

@JudyEv It was Mother’s Day last Sunday here. I had a nice day at the lake.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 May 22

The tractor brings back good memories for me. Enjoy your day Judy.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

I have never managed to get farming out of my system.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 22

@CarolDM We grew some vegetables but also had a big orchard. Mum bottled (canned) a lot of fruit each year and would make enough jam to see us through till next summer.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 May 22

@JudyEv I never did much except watch. I did work in the garden all the time. We had lots of potatoes, corn, greens, peppers and tomatoes.

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@luisga814 (7138)

• Quezon City, Philippines

8 May 22

Happy Mother's Day

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Thank you very much. I had a lovely day. Is Mothers' Day the same day in the Philippines?

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@luisga814 (7138)

• Quezon City, Philippines

9 May 22

@JudyEv That's correct. Same.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 May 22

Haw haw...

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

8 May 22

I’m sure the only Tractors you deal with now are the music band.

And you probably like it that way, too!

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

10 May 22

@JudyEv — you have my full permission. There is a song called “You Ought to See Grandma Rock.”

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 May 22

That's a great track. You nearly got me rockin'!!

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 May 22

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

8 May 22

I wonder how many hours altogether were spent on this tractor?

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

It is very old now and I guess it has done a lot of work in its time.

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@wolfgirl569 (135582)

• Marion, Ohio

8 May 22

Vince can be very bad

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

He can indeed. I think he has a degree in 'badness'.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

8 May 22

That was a good joke on Vince’s friends.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Eventually they learnt to wait for the punch-line.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 May 22

@JudyEv I see your tractor would cut a good swath of rows.

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@LindaOHio (222286)

• United States

8 May 22

Funny. I'm glad they had a good laugh.

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

They got to know him after a while and would to see if there was a punch-line coming.

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@Sojourn (13833)

• India

8 May 22

Who did the harvesting then?

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

The farmers who were in the band would all harvest their crops when the time came. We only had a few acres so never grew any crops.

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@erictsuma (9725)

• Mombasa, Kenya

8 May 22

That's very nice. Farming is the best thing to do. It's the backbone of economy. I also like farming, I have a small kitchen garden there at home where I plant vegetables and fruits. Have a blessed day

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

I grew up on a farm and always enjoyed the work. I'm sure you enjoy working in your kitchen garden. It is very satisfying to pick fruit and vegetables from your own garden.

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@erictsuma (9725)

• Mombasa, Kenya

9 May 22

@JudyEv yes I'm really enjoying it

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

8 May 22

What a cad that Vince is

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

9 May 22

Good they need to be

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

He does like to bamboozle people. lol

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@DaddyEvil (174245)

• United States

8 May 22

Poor Vince... He was underappreciated for all the hard work he did.

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@DaddyEvil (174245)

• United States

9 May 22

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@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 May 22

Well, that's one way of looking at it! lol

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