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[–]southpaw[S] 15 insightful - 5 fun15 insightful - 4 fun16 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

My wife and I moved out of a busy city a few years ago and haven't regretted it one bit. Today we got chickens and I was thinking about the time Rush Limbaugh went off about lesbian farmers. Here is his quote:

Rural America happens to be largely conservative. Rural America is made up of self-reliant, rugged individualist types. They happen to be big believers in the Second Amendment. So here comes the Obama Regime with a bunch of federal money and they’re waving it around, and all you gotta do to get it is be a lesbian and want to be a farmer and they’ll set you up. I’m like you; I never before in my life knew that lesbians wanted to be farmers.

I never knew that lesbians wanted to get behind the horse and the plow and start burrowing. I never knew it. But apparently enough money can make it happen, and the objective here is to attack rural states.

[–]Skipdip 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I’m sorry that is hilarious

[–][deleted] 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (10 children)

Everyone says they want to, but after they realize vacation and time off are no longer a possibility they don’t last long, they bolt when it turns out you only get paid after the harvesting is done, it’s all on you until then. I had to actually get my face broken to get time off. My basic week consists of over 80 hours of actual work at the ranch year round. Hell I wish the government would have helped me out when we needed to upgrade to a larger property to keep up with demand. But instead I had to take a job selling tractors and equipment 2 days a week just for the discount on service and parts, plus the commission checks. Rush Limbaugh can kiss my lesbian ass.

[–]southpaw[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have a lot of respect for farmers. I could never do it. We just have a small garden and now the chickens. The garden itself keeps us busy with all the weeding, canning, and harvesting. I can't imagine making food for other people and all the crazy supply/demand nonsense you have to put up with. Thank you!

Also, holy cow! I saw on another post what happened to your face. I hope you get well soon.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Turns outs I’m just as bitter at him now for his bullshit then I was when I first heard it years ago. Luckily when my mom got divorced the place we upgraded to had an old bunk house we remodeled for her so she does all the garden stuff and the 2 pet pigs. My wife takes care of her laying hens, birds freak me out (except ducks, I love ducks). I on the other hand have the wheat field, hay fields, cows and horses to take care of. The cows are where most of the money is made, I have contracts with some restaurants, a few out of every butcher that I donate to local charities, and sell the rest privately at market price.

Thanks for the well wishes, the pain medication patch is wonderful and the idle time is driving my insane.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

And i thought my 68 hour workweeks were bad

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Well if you ever want to work more hours for less pay, so you can be cover in cow shit all day you know who to get in contact with lol

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I’d probably be able to handle it because my job is physical and i am always covered in something or other

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

You don’t know gross until you get fresh colostrum poo on yourself, and that’s say something from someone who grew up on farms and ranches. I burn my clothes at the end of calving season, it doesn’t wash off ever.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

That wins for grossest job olympics

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

It may place in bronze. The pig farm I visited a few months ago is definitely a contender for the gold.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Were they eating the carcass of a mobster, like in the movies?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well it smelt like death and rotten fruit, had so many flies it was almost unreal, and gave me the creeps. You might just be on to something.