Another accident

[riders2010]

Tom Tom Tom, please take the pills you need right now!

[farmaholic]

My deepest condolences to the Bott family.

I can't imagine how I'd "cope".

[furrowtickler]

A truly sad situation
When we get busy , no children are allowed near the machinery till they are at least 14 . Unless they are sitting in the buddy seat on a combine if they wish for a ride.
Things get busy when the combines and trucks are rolling - absolutely no young children alowed any where near where we are working .
My heart goes out to that family but young kids being around grain trucks , augers , combines , grain carts and or swathers at harvest time is not even an option here.

[newguy]

My grandchildren live to come to the farm every summer for a week.Do not know how I could ever really live if they were to get hurt bad on my farm.A real eye opener.

[freewheat]

Well. What a sad tragedy. Absolutely brutal and excruciatingly sad. My soul ached every hour when they spoke of this family on the radio. I too wonder how it happened, but it did, and can not be changed now. I pray the family has the support they need, and that the poor soul who did the unloading can have some sort of peace.

I simply can not fathom the pain they must feel, and will feel forever. I too have four kids, similar ages, and I hugged them extra close and long tonight...

[tweety]

Agreed furrow. A dangerous workplace is no place for children. If farmers can't begin figuring that out soon, it will be legislated.

Perhaps some criminal charges against farmers would help that create a situation that kills kids. Its your job and business, not playschool.

[farmaholic]

I'd have some comments regarding farming "as a business" and all the unpaid labour provided by the wide scope of family members, relatives and friends. But this isnt the time nor place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe if farming had a chance of surviving in a "real business environment", tragedy like this could be avoided.

Give me a break.

[seabass]

We did this as kids all the time. Very tragic and avoidable but as we all know farms are not play grounds and shit happens. Feel terrible for the family. Not sure what abortion has to do with it Tom. Get off the ****in pulpit already.

[samhill]

I have only sympathy and sorrow for the girls and their family. An accident is just that. For all I know, one may have been caught and the other two died heroically trying to save the one. No greater love.
I hope for peace for those on the farm, and some comfort in the memories of good times.

[tweety]

farmaholic, so because you "don't make enough money", child labour and putting kids in dangerous situations so they keep dying is justified?