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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1145768" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>We had an old hay barn that had a large opening at the peak of the roof where the hay spear dropped; then another opening at the floor level. It was really tall. The ladder went up the side of the wall, and it had a huge corn crib too. We called it a government barn because they were built right after the depression. I used to see them at all the farms, but they have all disappeared now. Up in the hayloft, there was so much room that it was larger than some small houses. A tornado hit the barn in the late 70's when my horse was in it, and they had to cut him out with chain saws. The vet heard somehow what had happened and he drove out to put him down. When they cut the beams off from around his head, he just stood up like he had been laying down, and walked out. His name was Jigger. He had a nice little trot. </p><p></p><p>Anyway......the hayloft floor was huge, and it had some holes in it. My brothers and I knew where they were, but visitors didn't. So anytime someone came to spend the night that was new, we would always take them up there to play as we always had a hay house built from stacked square bales and a tunnel leading up to the house. Before they went up, we made sure that the holes were covered up with hay. </p><p>We would start running around and when their leg dropped through the floor they would panic and think they were going all the way through. Of course we would start laughing and some of the kids would cry and some would get mad. Some would laugh, but not that many. It was always fun to take the new kid up there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1145768, member: 637"] We had an old hay barn that had a large opening at the peak of the roof where the hay spear dropped; then another opening at the floor level. It was really tall. The ladder went up the side of the wall, and it had a huge corn crib too. We called it a government barn because they were built right after the depression. I used to see them at all the farms, but they have all disappeared now. Up in the hayloft, there was so much room that it was larger than some small houses. A tornado hit the barn in the late 70's when my horse was in it, and they had to cut him out with chain saws. The vet heard somehow what had happened and he drove out to put him down. When they cut the beams off from around his head, he just stood up like he had been laying down, and walked out. His name was Jigger. He had a nice little trot. Anyway......the hayloft floor was huge, and it had some holes in it. My brothers and I knew where they were, but visitors didn't. So anytime someone came to spend the night that was new, we would always take them up there to play as we always had a hay house built from stacked square bales and a tunnel leading up to the house. Before they went up, we made sure that the holes were covered up with hay. We would start running around and when their leg dropped through the floor they would panic and think they were going all the way through. Of course we would start laughing and some of the kids would cry and some would get mad. Some would laugh, but not that many. It was always fun to take the new kid up there. [/QUOTE]
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