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Friday, March 28th, 2008
No Legs...No problem
One reason I love my job: Today I got to meet a parapalegic farmer who uses this awesome lift to get into his tractor.
To get shots of him driving his tractor...I was able to throw the camera on my shoulder....hang off the side while holding onto this bar...as he drove the beast down the road.
My friends from back home make references to corn every time they ask me how I'm doing. But this was my first farm story....(story focused on how a program that helps disabled farmers is not going to get the nearly $200,000 the state allocated for this group in the budget). http://www.agrabilityunlimited.org/
It was such a blast getting to ride off the side of the tractor. And when the farmer found out I've never really taken a ride in a tractor before (haunted hay rides don't count)...he offered to give me a ride in the Combine in the fall. I think I might take him up on that offer. Sweet deal!
Nicest guy ever....and it turned out to be a great story besides the fact I still can't read a teleprompter. I'm better off without it. It does weird things to sentences and makes me look like an idiot.
No Legs...No problem
One reason I love my job: Today I got to meet a parapalegic farmer who uses this awesome lift to get into his tractor.
To get shots of him driving his tractor...I was able to throw the camera on my shoulder....hang off the side while holding onto this bar...as he drove the beast down the road.
My friends from back home make references to corn every time they ask me how I'm doing. But this was my first farm story....(story focused on how a program that helps disabled farmers is not going to get the nearly $200,000 the state allocated for this group in the budget). http://www.agrabilityunlimited.org/
It was such a blast getting to ride off the side of the tractor. And when the farmer found out I've never really taken a ride in a tractor before (haunted hay rides don't count)...he offered to give me a ride in the Combine in the fall. I think I might take him up on that offer. Sweet deal!
Nicest guy ever....and it turned out to be a great story besides the fact I still can't read a teleprompter. I'm better off without it. It does weird things to sentences and makes me look like an idiot.
5 Comments
Jenn Friday, March 28, 2008
Bill Saturday, March 29, 2008 Leslie Saturday, March 29, 2008
Dave Heinzel Saturday, March 29, 2008
Courtney Heinzel Saturday, March 29, 2008
1) Sounds like a totally inspiring day! Very cool!
Jenn Friday, March 28, 20082) Great story. Yes, teleprompters are difficult to use. I swear, the words change on them.
Bill Saturday, March 29, 20083) You rocked that story! You are too hard on yourself.
Leslie Saturday, March 29, 20084) There's a lot more than corn in Illinois. There are corn dogs, corn chips, popcorn and the ever-growing game of cornhole. And if those ever get boring, we always have Lincoln.
Dave Heinzel Saturday, March 29, 20085) We also have cow chips.
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