A good story about a young man

This is actually tractor related...I have a very good friend who has a stone masonry
business,Many of you may have seen pictures of some of the jobs he did,that I was helping him.He
has had so much trouble over the years getting help.I Have worked with him many times,,on
weekends,or when my work was slow,etc.My friend has a field in front of his house,,not real
big,maybe 5 acres or so.About 3 or 4 years ago,a young man 20 years old stopped in my friends
driveway with an old pickup with a homemade flatbed.He introduced himself,and said he had been
working at a dairy farm.The farm stopped farming.The young man said he liked farming,,so he was
going around the neighborhood,getting small patches of hay and baling them.His grandfather used to
farm,so he gave the boy what old equipment he had. The boy got it all working and was giving it a
shot.He said to my friend,I cant pay much for your field,but I will promise to keep it clean.My
friend used to brush hog the field now and then,so he said to the boy,,you don't have to pay
anything,,go for it. Then my friend said to him,,,what else are you going to do for a living? The
young man said, I don't really know,I Just got done at the dairy farm,still kind of thinking .My
friend said,I Have a masonry business,how about working for me?The young man said,I would,but,I
have gotten lots of patches of hay to do all around the neighborhood.I wouldn't want to
inconvenience you at hay season and I really want to try to bale all the small patches and sell
the hay. My friend thought,,and said to him,,,how about we start really early on you hay days,then
you can leave early,And if you need a day now and then during the season,,take it.The young man took
the job.I have worked with him many times on some of the jobs with my friend.The young man is
polite,and a hard worker,He runs the skid steer,and mixes cement,haul stone ,etc,,ect,,.When hes
caught up,,you dont even ask him,,he will ask how to help pont up,and will lay stone too. Now
,around 4 years later,he still works for my friend.In the summer they start really early,then the
boy does hay.Comes to work early the next day,,ready to go.My friend calls me almost everyday to
see how I am.I asked him how the young man is doing,He is getting good at laying stone,besides
mixing etc,,,and has baled over 2000 bales of hay from all the little patches.

And I meant to say,2000 bales 1 st cutting this season,so far,and he still has some to cut

Always great to hear stories like that. I think there is a real labor crisis right now- "now hiring" signs everywhere you look, companies are advertising on the radio, including the best trucking outfit in the area (new Peterbilts, west coast refer runs, home every couple of days, great pay- I never thought they'd have trouble finding drivers). Its a prime time for a young man (or woman) to not only get a good job, but a job learning a trade of their choice.

And every time I drive out my driveway, I see the neighbor's drone 40 year old son, laying on a lawn chair, working on his tan. I guess they'll just support him for life- at least their life, then I wonder what he's gonna do?

Great story Larry! ...So very much better than that one story I've heard many times - someone down on their luck and out on the street holding a sign, "[i:2bbc7ea924]Will work for food[/i:2bbc7ea924]". You offer them some work for the day and they look at you like your crazy!

Yup, MUCH prefer stories like yours!! Thank you.

Very nice writing Larry.

I haven't been following YT much, but I have read enough to know you are experiencing some health issues and I pray you will get better soon.

Way back I seem to remember that you played some harmonica tunes on here. Did I remember correctly?

I think this might be my best attempt,I did it a while ago,check it out
Never My Love

Great story, Larry.

There are still good people in the world; both younger and older folks... and your story demonstrates both.

that is the brand of hard work that gives real success i grew up around ,.,. hooray for someone willing to work with him