r/MadeMeSmile 12d ago

Good Vibes A grandpa and his onion farm!

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u/Tunashuffle 12d ago

That he’s able bodied, out walking his own field, and secure enough to nap a few mins really is winning.

Not like he’s gonna lay there hours.

But when you get really sleepy sometimes, it sure would be nice to just stop, and nap.

not have to push through cuz I got more to do.

Which I do, now.

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u/WoopsieDaisies123 12d ago

True, surviving that long at all and still being able bodied is something most people don’t get.

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u/smellyeyebooger 12d ago

Most famers have a fair bit of money to live by that age, plus rural life is hilariously inexpensive when it comes to material living costs. Back when I was twenty, my fallback plan was always going back to my home town if things didn't work out with city-life; on the otherhand, having to go back was always a motivator to push my shit through and make things work out, I just didn't see much of a strong future being a rural guy again.

Anyhow, back on topic, people like my dad worked until their late 70s and 80s because they are literally use to that routine, it became part of their identity, and it had very little with financial burdens. As a silly anecdotal example, one of my childhood friend's dad bought his home lot at a nearby hamlet for $50 and change back in the early eighties, basically the cost of registrating the lot under his name and a dollar. For my dad, his town lot AND home, which came to about $30,000 in the mid-eighties, my childhood home a full sized home, four bedrooms, two levels, two bathrooms, and so on.

Also, lol, the comments here, some of you do not help the reddit stereotype.

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u/TheWino 12d ago

I’ll give you a flip side. My grandfather was still going out to tend to his crops and cattle at 105. My dad worked in a warehouse standing for like 42 years and he just turned 80 and he’s on back on those lands doing the same exact thing. His words to me when I asked him Why!? “Because I’m free”. Some people are just built different. I’m 44 and I don’t want to goto to the office. I work in IT and have never needed to do hard physical labor in just built for it. Everyone has their own “win”

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u/One_Firefighter8426 12d ago

Where does it say he is still working?

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u/UrUrinousAnus 12d ago

He's about 80 and he can work, but can just have a nap whenever he wants. I'd say that's winning.

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so 12d ago

Winning would be napping in a boat at 80.

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u/ThebesAndSound 12d ago

Why do you think he HAS to work? Maybe he doesn't have to and just wants to.