My boss is a dairy farmer first and foremost. And a good one. He and his wife have built themselves quite an empire and I, for one, am proud of their drive and success. He said something the other day that just summed up how much he is a farmer first, auctioneer and real estate business owner second. I thought I’d share it with you. He said;
Never hire anyone with a straw hat, that smokes, who wears lace up boots or brings a dog to work with them.
After I first heard this, I walked right into it and asked why..!? Well. Wouldn’t you?
And his answer was that a guy with the straw hat will be chasing that damn hat around with every decent gust of wind. The smoker, well, he would probably light a smoke and regale everyone with tales of the hat’s capture. Or simply step back from the job, light a smoke and think about how best to approach the task. While the guy with the lace up boots will take at least 15 minutes longer than everyone else does at breaks tying all those laces. And the guy with the dog. Well he spends the entire time yelling ‘Go’ooonn, get back here, bad dog and sit’ at the dog and never quiet does anything.
The worst of the lot, he says, is the bloke in a straw hat and lace up boots, with a dog in tow that smokes. Never hire that guy. He followed this entire tale up with one of his booming belly laughs. I couldn’t help but laugh with him. Imagining that guy in the straw hat with all the rest going on too.
So what do you think? Have you met any of these guys? Or is it a farmer thing? And yes, I know it is probably some form of farming joke that I was, surprisingly, not privy to but you know, humour me.
Suger 
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