dickb wrote:Don't forget there are 10 or more episodes already in the can. Mining season is all but over in the Northwest!
Enjoy the laughs, just don't expect to learn how to mine in AK or the Yukon.
Dickb
Dick, I gave in. Thank god for DVR's.
Ok, DSC/TLC made it more interesting, thankfully Friday's episode saved it for me.
At least this year is no longer just about the Hoffman's fumbles.
the Kid (with more experience that most), a little uptight and emotional about grandpa. I remember being his age and helping my grand-dad on the farm wishing I could eventually take the rein, but family members had other plans after grandpa passed. I will root for the kids every time.
the evil experienced claim owner with experience professional crew, cleaning up the mess left by previous inhabitants, clearly the claim with plan in hand.
and
the resident idiots with a pissed off crew ready to stomp off and go pray at their Oregon cult for guidance (and funding)..
Fact is I've known or worked for people like all three. I've found I can learn from all three types.
Having worked for Father / Son team of harvesters back in the mid-70s with similar mental faculties as the Hoffman's I say gratefully thank god I was young and dumb, but survived their stupidity. The old man eventually got his combine plugged, with the old man in the cab, the son was cleaning out a plug up of moist wheat straw in a Massey Ferguson 760 Combine, and the Son was sucked into the combine and didn't stop till his body hit the concaves. The old man died a couple years later I am guessing with a great deal of remorse and guilt. I see this a real potential with the Hoffman's .. The Old Man running someone over. (maybe not sucking him into a Combine reel) but as bad.
Having been in the kid's shoes, and wanting so much to do what grandpa did, i identify with him. Hope he keeps his cool, and doesn' t go down the same path i did at his age. That is believing people who said it was too expensive to get into farming. Had i not listened I might have been farming instead of managing computers.. Life has a way of forcing choices on us.
And I've know a Fred or two in my day, I am guessing for dramatic flare we might see some tumult on this camp as well. Father / Son or other wise. Not enough information to determine the events.
For the Hoffmans' the writing is on the wall. Mistakes compound mistakes. A plugged combine can kill someone, as can careless use of heavy equipment.
