Hay feud!

[Bigfoot]

I post this just to show ignorance of man kind:

I've got a neighbor, lives about a mile away but he's disabled now. Anyway, he's got a pretty nice place, not to big but fertile. He doesn't do anything with his land, but still keeps it limed and fertilized. He lets somebody cut his hay on the halves, and I buy his half. Personally, I'd like to cut it myself, but 1/3 2/3 is my best trade. Long story short, he had a new guy cutting his hay this year. It made 162 rolls. That made 81 to his half. I don't like to leave hay sitting in the field, so I got my half out quick. As drove down the field, I took every other roll I came to. When I got to the end of the field I had gathered 79 rolls. For some dumb reason, and just to be nice, I stopped at that. I left 2 extra for the guy that cut it. Time passes, and he waits every bit of a month to move his half. He is fuming. Claims I took the good rolls, and left the bad. You gotta appreciate the ignorance of some people. He's told everybody he sees what I've "supposedly" done. Anxious to hear it from him myself.

 

[Son of Butch]

I'd go talk to him myself in person. It may be a misunderstanding or miscommunication from wherever you heard it and a nonexistent problem. Communication and face to face is the neighborly thing to do.

 

[Son of Butch]

Speaking of face to face communication.
Did you hear about the extroverted Norwegian?
He would look at his neighbors shoes instead of his own when talking.

 

[HDRider]

Speaking of face to face communication.
Did you hear about the extroverted Norwegian?
He would look at his neighbors shoes instead of his own when talking.

We don't hear many Norwegian jokes down south...

 

[Rafter S]

Speaking of face to face communication.
Did you hear about the extroverted Norwegian?
He would look at his neighbors shoes instead of his own when talking.

I've heard that, but it was about engineers.

 

[Alan]

Isn't it nice to do something nice for some one just to get bit in the azz for it? :roll: Might be time to talk to the property owner and offer to hay the place yourself and pay him his share and sell what you don't need. Some folks just don't realize how small a small community can be.

 

[TexasBred]

I post this just to show ignorance of man kind:

I've got a neighbor, lives about a mile away but he's disabled now. Anyway, he's got a pretty nice place, not to big but fertile. He doesn't do anything with his land, but still keeps it limed and fertilized. He lets somebody cut his hay on the halves, and I buy his half. Personally, I'd like to cut it myself, but 1/3 2/3 is my best trade. Long story short, he had a new guy cutting his hay this year. It made 162 rolls. That made 81 to his half. I don't like to leave hay sitting in the field, so I got my half out quick. As drove down the field, I took every other roll I came to. When I got to the end of the field I had gathered 79 rolls. For some dumb reason, and just to be nice, I stopped at that. I left 2 extra for the guy that cut it. Time passes, and he waits every bit of a month to move his half. He is fuming. Claims I took the good rolls, and left the bad. You gotta appreciate the ignorance of some people. He's told everybody he sees what I've "supposedly" done. Anxious to hear it from him myself.

Sad but people like this man would have been unhappy if you had only taken every fourth bale.

 

[arkie1]

We have a gentleman we do thirds on custom baling and one of his stipulations is that we take all the perimeter bales....first time I'd ever run across that. :?

 

[inyati13]

Bigfoot,

This may step on toes but rural folks, I doubt it is only Kentucky, think that any act of unexpected generosity comes with an ulterior motive.

My neighbor Larry who I share a fenceline with thinks somehow I stole something from him. The original fence between us was worthless. I visited him and gave him the opportunity to pay half on a reconstruction. He said no, he didn't have the money and he has no livestock on his side. I replied that I understood. He and I are friendly.

Now the rest of the story. First, he watched the construction to make sure I did not move the fence. ( In fact I did, in every case toward my side because in each case it was logical to do so). Then, he sent his son-in-law down in the holler where the fenceline runs to protest the areas where the fence was moved albeit, to my side. As soon as the fence between us was done, he called the same Fencing crew I used and had a new fence put in across the entire front of his farm. Then a month later he brought in three horses.

Everytime I see him, I tell him to come over and take a ride along the fence line in my Cuba Cadet.

PS: sad. Larry is about 60. His wife got killed on US 68 coming home from her nursing job at the hospital. He has turned to drug use. Often see the drug runners parked in his driveway.

 

[cowgirl8]

Bigfoot,

This may step on toes but rural folks, I doubt it is only Kentucky, think that any act of unexpected generosity comes with an ulterior motive.

My neighbor Larry who I share a fenceline with thinks somehow I stole something from him. The original fence between us was worthless. I visited him and gave him the opportunity to pay half on a reconstruction. He said no, he didn't have the money and he has no livestock on his side. I replied that I understood. He and I are friendly.

Now the rest of the story. First, he watched the construction to make sure I did not move the fence. ( In fact I did, in every case toward my side because in each case it was logical to do so). Then, he sent his son-in-law down in the holler where the fenceline runs to protest the areas where the fence was moved albeit, to my side. As soon as the fence between us was done, he called the same Fencing crew I used and had a new fence put in across the entire front of his farm. Then a month later he brought in three horses.

Everytime I see him, I tell him to come over and take a ride along the fence line in my Cuba Cadet.

When you get those rabid fence whatever we should call them, its just down right annoying. But when you get someone who is cooperative, its really nice. We get about half and half.. We have miles of fence...sometimes they help, sometimes they dont. We had a new neighbor way in the back of the main block of our ranch. Husband got with him, told him he'd clear the fence line to make a nice clear path if he'd supply the fencing materials and then husband would then put up a 5 strand fence. Weeks went on and one day we cruised by the back fence to see mexicans putting up a new fence next to the old one on the new guys side. We are still scratching our heads... So so many old dead trees on that line, fence will be gone in no time. Needed cleared, which we were going to provide.. :???: he bought the materials and lost land when he paid to have the new fence put in. All he had to do was pay for the materials..

 

[cowgirl8]

I post this just to show ignorance of man kind:

I've got a neighbor, lives about a mile away but he's disabled now. Anyway, he's got a pretty nice place, not to big but fertile. He doesn't do anything with his land, but still keeps it limed and fertilized. He lets somebody cut his hay on the halves, and I buy his half. Personally, I'd like to cut it myself, but 1/3 2/3 is my best trade. Long story short, he had a new guy cutting his hay this year. It made 162 rolls. That made 81 to his half. I don't like to leave hay sitting in the field, so I got my half out quick. As drove down the field, I took every other roll I came to. When I got to the end of the field I had gathered 79 rolls. For some dumb reason, and just to be nice, I stopped at that. I left 2 extra for the guy that cut it. Time passes, and he waits every bit of a month to move his half. He is fuming. Claims I took the good rolls, and left the bad. You gotta appreciate the ignorance of some people. He's told everybody he sees what I've "supposedly" done. Anxious to hear it from him myself.

Why are there 'bad rolls'. If the place is fertilized and limed, and cut for hay yearly, all of it should be nice. Did they not roll them evenly, did some not get rolled good?

 

[inyati13]

I post this just to show ignorance of man kind:

I've got a neighbor, lives about a mile away but he's disabled now. Anyway, he's got a pretty nice place, not to big but fertile. He doesn't do anything with his land, but still keeps it limed and fertilized. He lets somebody cut his hay on the halves, and I buy his half. Personally, I'd like to cut it myself, but 1/3 2/3 is my best trade. Long story short, he had a new guy cutting his hay this year. It made 162 rolls. That made 81 to his half. I don't like to leave hay sitting in the field, so I got my half out quick. As drove down the field, I took every other roll I came to. When I got to the end of the field I had gathered 79 rolls. For some dumb reason, and just to be nice, I stopped at that. I left 2 extra for the guy that cut it. Time passes, and he waits every bit of a month to move his half. He is fuming. Claims I took the good rolls, and left the bad. You gotta appreciate the ignorance of some people. He's told everybody he sees what I've "supposedly" done. Anxious to hear it from him myself.

Why are there 'bad rolls'. If the place is fertilized and limed, and cut for hay yearly, all of it should be nice. Did they not roll them evenly, did some not get rolled good?

You didn't get it? Or maybe I am wrong but there are no "bad rolls".

 

[cowgirl8]

I would have asked the guy why his rolls are bad....

 

[cowgirl8]

We just rolled up over 1000 rolls. There can be bad ones, ones the net wrap is goobered up.. If there is a weedy area, you can see stripes on the sides if the roll has something else other than grass. Maybe it rained, and he got left the ones that sat in water....There are many reasons for bad ones, but, if the pasture is always cut for hay, they should be the same grass wise. So, maybe it was the way they were baled......It can happen

 

[inyati13]

I would have asked the guy why his rolls are bad....

Honey, there ARE NO BAD ROLLS. Bigfoot is lamenting the fact that the guy thinks because he took every other roll that Bigfoot was pulling a fast one. That is the ignorance of the guy who cut the hay.

 

[Rafter S]

Next time, instead of taking every other roll, take the half closest to the gate (or otherwise easiest to get to). See if he likes that better.

 

[cowgirl8]

I would have asked the guy why his rolls are bad....

Honey, there ARE NO BAD ROLLS. Bigfoot is lamenting the fact that the guy thinks because he took every other roll that Bigfoot was pulling a fast one. That is the ignorance of the guy who cut the hay.

Doh....But i'd still ask why he thought the leftovers were 'bad'...

 

[inyati13]

I would have asked the guy why his rolls are bad....

Honey, there ARE NO BAD ROLLS. Bigfoot is lamenting the fact that the guy thinks because he took every other roll that Bigfoot was pulling a fast one. That is the ignorance of the guy who cut the hay.

Doh....But i'd still ask why he thought the leftovers were 'bad'...

Not "Doh". Duh.

Now, go to your Autograph thread and respond to my question.

I'm smiling.

 

[cowgirl8]

Next time, instead of taking every other roll, take the half closest to the gate (or otherwise easiest to get to). See if he likes that better.

Exactly, probably what he's use to. Honestly, i dont understand the picking around. That means both of you have to do a lot of driving. Why not just pick a spot and gather your loads, and load up. The way he did it now both people have a lot of area to pick up bales..

 

[inyati13]

Next time, instead of taking every other roll, take the half closest to the gate (or otherwise easiest to get to). See if he likes that better.

Then he would say you took the rolls from the side of the field where all the red clover was.