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Farmer Trying To Save A Field From Wildfire In Denver..???
Looks like he managed to save maybe half of it... but either way sadly it's going to be a huge loss for him
cbale2000
In case anyone's wondering, this video is several years old...
jbilly90
Yep youtube it. Kind of crazy
superstevethe1
This was in Weld county, I do believe
ThatsMyNameDontWearItOut
Gotta go fast.
PuckeringButthole2
That's very sad. That's their livelihood and the only way he or she feeds their family. Heart wrenching to watch.
kennythegreat
Does anybody else have the theme from Interstellar playing in their head while they watched this?
dewdude
I got news for you....farmers already suffered huge losses due to trade wars.
CodenamedPussyfoot
That's Tegridy right there.
TheGreatPeru
I can hear the sheer cloud of curses above that tractor
Kakistocrator
Farmer Sim 2019 is real difficult with the global warming mod
underhatten
Again?
451Rockhead
He had crop insurance and the fallowing year that field had recorded crop yield because fire creates ash which = fertilizer
NomadiCactus
Not many fields in Denver.
tomattow
Well this is old, got some water if'in ya need some
whenindoubtfreakout
Can someone smarter than me explain how this worked?
like20bears
Fire burns stuff > remove stuff > fire no more burn
Ozhound
lucky the wind didnt shift
sjm127
Jerk in the air couldnt pee on it?
Quaxx
Won't goverment compensate his loss, like they do in hot and dry seasons?
Fuzzynubz
Just put on the rad suit. You can stay in there for like a full minute.
eddythep
90 seconds
Ringshadow
Fun fact. The suit, even level A, only protects you from airborne hazards. If you want anti-radiation, there's a vest. You'll hate it.
Whatswrongwiththispicture
Looks like it was an effective fire break
TinFoilKat
DontTemptMeWithAGoodTime
Nice! Hopefully it worked!
asmpsUnityDog
I'll take a huge loss rather than a total loss everytime.
AlaskanMatt
Dude has that thing pinned.
joebellson
Do they offer farmers insurance for this kind of thing?
DefundIsraelTheGenocidalNation
Yes, they're called State Farm, and another is called Farmers. I wouldn't count on Geico or Progressive.
100percentgenuineimitation
Gieco only covers lizard loss
captainclutch
Yep. Seen it, covered it. Also states/feds step in for major disasters, such as the Georgia pecan trees being destroyed by one of the (1)
captainclutch
(2) hurricanes that came through last year.
PunkHippieBoy
I remember this. HE was saving his NEIGHBORS field. When asked by a news reporter why he would risk his life and tractor to help a 1)
Seankkkkkk
Probably doesn’t help having a chopper overhead fanning the fire
Scotia
That's AMAZING
MrRogersNeighborhood
Makes sense. That's a huge rig for 80 acres
Logoth
@OP has never done research on his posts, and probably never will.
FierceAndAdorable
OP never has OPs
tacos12345555555
I wish I could upvote this twice
Frenetic541
When a man asks for help, you help him.
Lionbeard13
pitter patter
venomlash
See, there's a good friend.
Lionbeard13
When a friend needs help, you help 'em.
notthelocknessmonster
For the record, I've been around fires like this since I was a kid and his life was never in danger. We light very similar fires on purpose.
ithoughttheywouldjustgivemeausername
Maybe not imminent danger, but farm accidents happen all the time. I’m sure an approaching wildfire would increase potential injuries.
toypaj
Found the arsonist
notthelocknessmonster
We burn our own property so that it will grow better the next growing season. We also have our own rural fire district and fire trucks.
notthelocknessmonster
2) We get pretty large tax breaks for maintaining a private fire department, enough so that the trucks we buy end up being free.
PunkHippieBoy
neighbor he just looked at the reported like they just grew an extra head and said "when your neighbors in need you help them". Also why 2)
PleaseDisperseNothingToSeeHere
Thanks amazingly simple and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
I hate it when reporters grow an extra head.
usernamesarenotcomments
Yeah, makes them two nosey
MiraMinx
Depends on the context. Guy reporter? Annoying as hell. Girl reporter? Well this could be rather hot.
yakusokuN8
"If your neighbor's house is on fire, you don't haggle over the price of your garden hose."
Quebeker
you haggle after they are safe and cripple them if they don't pay
teaisformilk5772
FDR FTW
RadicalLeftist
Its a great analogy for government services. If your neighbour needed his leg wound fixed but you had to pay a little to help would you?
SJohnson23
Yeah, we finished paying for that hose about eight years ago. Thanks for not haggling.
BlackCherryAardvark
- Josh Lyman
yakusokuN8
(Who was quoting FDR)
PunkHippieBoy
I will never leave my midwestern Red state despite my Leftist leanings. Sauce https://youtu.be/_B96fzLXjtE 3)
moxiefoxxy
But Colorado is not the Midwest and Denver is a Blue city . . .
stanleythechicken
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koboshi
Tis wholesome and amazing, my faith in people went up by 0,7%
FuckGlitter
Except for the fact that the laws those rightwingers pass do not help anyone but the rich and powerful..
PunkHippieBoy
I agree. But the quality of people makes me want to stay amd change political minds. Not move to where people agree and are dicks
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
I respect that. I listen to right wingers pretty often and try to see their perspective while expressing mine. It's often pretty productive.
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sydneygirl
I have heard this too. Always an outsider no matter how long you've been there.
PunkHippieBoy
The Southerners that ive known to move here say the people remind them of home and North Easterners keep saying how nice everyone is
penguibear
i dont see him talking to anyone in this video unless he's talking to the tractor
ViviFuchs
I grew up in Rural Georgia and we're a similar sort around here. Hell, I'm in a city right now and my neighbor gave me a lb of strawberries
bakulaspectacula
1)Drove through Nebraska years ago, stopped at a McDonald's to use my laptop to make a hotel reservation for further down the road, and
bakulaspectacula
2) recheck my directions. My cellphone didn't have internet then. I was a young mom with my 8 yr old kid crossing the country alone. Anyway,
bakulaspectacula
3) as I get back in my car a man comes running up to return the laptop I had left on the table. I'd have been really screwed otherwise.
Ringshadow
o.0 I'm in a liberal art hellhole and let me tell you it's got nicer people than Kansas or West Texas. Fuck red states.
Ringshadow
"But why would a female not like red states??" Fucking all of you, apparently, as my medical independence is removed in multiple states.
155DangerClose
last I checked you still have all the same rights as men in any hospital
Fight4theUser
I don't know if you know or not but most people are nice all across the globe.
Ringshadow
Well, sure. I'm given to agree. So to prop up red states using that logic is useless don't you agree?
AnalSexInTheWoodsDontMakeBabies
Aww, fuck you too :)
Ringshadow
It's nothing personal. Just, y'know. Red states keep removing my medical rights as a female and shit.
unbackedemu
West Texas is not a state.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
>it's got nicer people >fuck red states ...clearly you aren't one of them.
SlightlyStoopidBear
Sounds like that hellhole kinda got to you a little bit.
Ringshadow
Not really. I like it here. I just wish it wasn't at high altitude honestly XD
DonaldJTrump
Good. Stay there, we don’t want homeless people who don’t work hard in “Red States.” SAD!
Ringshadow
My god you aren't funny.
TreyJohnson
I live in and support my red state. I love everyone until you're an asshole to me. Then you got problems.
Ringshadow
Those laws aren't happening in blue states. It's red states deciding I'm not human enough to make my own choices.
Ringshadow
I'm female. *two hand gesture at the insane laws happening to deny me medical autonomy*
bruhdudebruh
Sounds to me your more about sideVSside than actual human hospitality. You are whats wrong with politics today.
Ringshadow
and let's not forget that red states are pulling my medical rights as a female. Medical autonomy what the fuck is that, apparently.
Ringshadow
Hi, I'm a socialist liberal and gun stores sell "Liberal hunting permits." I'm not the one being hostile or threatening. Red states are.
RubberChickenTenders
Hope he had insurance.
Mumalot
he prob had Farmers
taroband
Does insurance cover crop loss?
Mirawatts
Yeah they do
Aranyszin
They sell everything insurance. JLo got her ass insured. Yes, they have insurance that covers crop loss.
poscduke
They have crop insurance
Threewisemen
Crop Insurance.
PiffTheMagicDildo
Farmers have special insurance for when they can’t grow due to weather and it covers disasters like this as well.
TinkerBill
National Crop Insurance is provided by the government
PiffTheMagicDildo
Ok lol
streptovsky
It's a legitimate thing and very necessary. Farmers are by and large extremely meticulous and careful but some things you cannot plan for.
MoldyKumquat
My buddy sold crop insurance so yes it's specifically designed for these reasons. Doesn't pay as much so there's still a reason to save some
DarkUranium
I just want to say that I misread that as "crap insurance" at first. Carry on.
SerenePrincess013
The farmland just south of where I live is still under ~2ft of water from the Missouri flooding. They're saying it won't recede until MAYBE
SerenePrincess013
November, if we're lucky. The farmer that owns all that property is gonna get hit hard bc of this flood, but I'm more worried about a tree.
Counterfit
It'll be great next year thought. Trying to control floods like that is a fool's errand.