[GreenonGreen (Rich DuMond)]

Carl, as always, I love your comments. I have to laugh. I have had many similar experiences, often on my own property though. I do much less time intensive ‘stuff’ with draft power than most of the people on this site, but I still get to do a little bit of everything, and am working towards being self-employed and becoming more self-sufficient and less dependent on ‘the grid.’ All this being the case, normally when I am working – spreading manure, light logging, working the ground, etc – I have very limited hours of daylight remaining, and a long list to accomplish. I have had people walk to the edge of my property and start asking questions, asking if they can pet the animals, and then have to endure countless “Have you ever heard of a tractor?!” ‘jokes’. I really enjoy community, spreading knowledge of draft power, and responding to questions and curiosity about why I do things the way I do, but it’s always amusing to me that while they are making comments such as “Well this way is more time consuming, but it’s definitely worth it” they are also consuming many of my counted minutes in the process. Ironic.

Anyway, I very much enjoy the conversation on here and have been quietly learning from all of you on this site. For those of you whom I have met (Carl, Brad, Erika, to name a few) it was when I was just getting my feet wet and was relatively clueless and full of ‘dumb questions.’ It’s been an intense three years of learning, and a journey that I plan on remaining on for the remainder of my life, while bringing as many others along with me as possible. Thank you all for devoting your lives to the sharing of the knowledge, stories, wisdom, and experience that you have amassed by your own sweat and sacrifice.

You are all among the best people I know.

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