You never know

[burnt]

when your time is up.

A neighbor fell into a large steel bin of corn that he was emptying yesterday around noon and was suffocated in it. The rescue workers emptied the bin but it was too late.

That poor widow - she has already buried both of their children who died in the last few years as the result of a congenital neurological disorder and now her husband. Some people are dealt a tough hand.

This guy was a very hard worker who cropped a couple thousand acres. The wheat is off but the beans are ready to start next week. He ran a significant grain storage facility on his farm and it will be tough for any one else to step in and make it all work.

A friend of mine (also his neighbor) had a visit with him when delivering a load of drainage tile to one of his farms in the morning and, of course, did not know that it would be the last time he would see him alive.

What a hole he leaves. You just never know . . .

 

[MsSage]

It is very hard understanding why.....
Sending thoughts and prayers to family, friends, and community.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Tough deal for sure.

As we get older and are doing more with less help we all have to remember to not take short cuts with safety and BE CAREFUL OUT THERE :!:

 

[Soapweed]

That is very sad, burnt. Life is so fragile, and we all need to remember that any moment could be our last. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and neighbors.

 

[Denny]

Thats tragic. It was on the news here that a farmer was lucKily saved in a grain bin yesterday.Gravel pit's are a danger area also.

 

[burnt]

Just unbelievable. I learned more this morning and it was an example of how even the best planning and precautions are sometimes not good enough.

Larry was a highly safety-conscious man who was known for doing things right. The corn stopped coming and he put on his harness and was tied off to the top of the bin before going in but the rope was too long.

He had a 2-way radio as did the worker outside the bin. The hired man thought it was taking too long so he radioed him but there was no answer. So he immediately called 911 but it was too late.

Everything happened in mere minutes. One cannot be too careful and Larry did far more than most to be safe.

Just shows that there is but a step between me and death, as the Psalmist said.

 

[cure]

That is to bad sorry to hear this. Since my 12 year old daughter has been working on the farm with me I find myself always telling her to slow down and pay attention to what she is doing. We work with some pretty non forgiving equipment and you just never know what can go wrong. My thoughts and prays go out to his widow.

 

[katrina]

So sad... our guys go back to college Sunday... We had a good summer... Now it'll be mom and pop operation.... Where does the time go?

 

[Faster horses]

Very sad deal. I'm very sorry for the widow.She is fortunate to have you for a neighbor, burnt. I know you will be there for her to lean on.

Thiskind of thing serves as a reminder to get your house in order because we just don't know. Life can be gone in the blink of an eye.

 

[Clarencen]

My sympathy.
Sometimes we forget how precarisus life is. My brother was killed in a farm accident some years back. We were planning and discussing our summer and our future plans the night before, then shortly after breakfast the next morning he was dead.