Friday, September 14, 2012

Four

Hey hay!
Local country fields are being hayed one more time before the first frost comes. Driving into the city yesterday, I saw plenty of action on the field of a large farm. There were three haying machines working, going back and forth, and this scene  reminded me of a haunting hay story. I don't even know if there is a bit of urban myth mixed into it. An eighteen year old was working a field on his family farm in the Midwest somewhere. While working alone one afternoon, he accidentally fell off his tractor and was run over. His arm was severed. Thinking fast, he made a tourniquet out of his t-shirt and ran to the house, carrying his arm. When his parents returned shortly, they found him, covered in blood, sitting in the bathtub. He was rushed to the hospital and his arm was reattached. News reporters asked him later why he was in the bathtub with his arm, and he said he didn't want to get blood on his mother's rugs. Is the story true? I have no idea, but each summer, as I drive by fields being worked by large haymakers, this story comes back to me. I can't shake it. To me, it's very believable, yet haunting. I can actually start to tear up. Now, this is a son who loves his mother.

94 comments:

  1. Good story. Very intersting

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  2. Not too scary but very believable, I'm honestly surprised that he could keep a cool head! Awesome story.

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  3. Wow! That's a creepy story!

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  4. Wow he really loves his mother!!!

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  5. A picture of a Unripened Marshmallow crop. =)

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  6. hey bird man that's a weird story I think i've heard before

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  7. I have heard that story but I heard it differently. It was that the dog found his arm.

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  8. Very good Birdman. heard that story before!

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  9. That story is haunting,sad,and cool bird man.

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  10. Heyy Birdman, creepy story.

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  11. Nice Story Birdman :)

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  12. That's craziness! I would be like totally flipping out if that happened to me. How did he stay calm?!

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  13. very interesting! Its very scary:)

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  14. someone's gonna have to clean the blood from the hey.

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  15. If it is true, I hope he his okay. :)

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  16. Birdman that story inspires me that faimly is great and you will do anything for them

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  17. nice story bird man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  18. THIS IS A GOOD POST ABOUT HAY

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  21. when do you think the frost is going to start?

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  22. that is a touching story

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  23. good story really liked it! i think its true

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  24. Man that does not sound fun......I would not want to do that.

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  25. nice story. that is so scary. im scared now

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  26. Nice picture BirdMan :)
    -Calah

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  27. Wow this boy is amazing I can't believe he did that for his mother and just wow I'm suprized he survived that he is so lucky
    tabby

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  28. I love talking photos of stuff

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  29. I loved your story it really touched my heart. That mother must be really proud of her son.

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  30. This is a very good photo Birdman!! That story is believable and scary!

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  31. I like the story! Very interesting!

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  32. most amazing story I've ever read

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  33. I've actually heard of that story before.

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  34. That is such a weird and cool story. How did that kid not died after he got run over, I mean that is insane!

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  35. he must love his mother!!!!!!!!!

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  36. I love the picture!

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  37. i cant wait to see your next story bird man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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  38. Omg dramaqueen girl 2!September 14, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    This story is scary, and good for halloween!

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  39. hey Birdman i liked that story it seems really believable to me except for the part of the severed arm that part kind of grossed me out.

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  40. Awesome story, never heard of the legend before.

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  41. hey birdman I love the story

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  42. I would think that was a true story, but i was surprised that he didn't bleed to death.. freaky.

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  43. Well that story was weird and creepy.

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  44. that was amazingly detailed and it scared me a little

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  45. that was amazingly detailed and it scared me a little

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  46. Nice story he must not want to clean up his blood.

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  47. Having an arm cut off would be very painful. If I was in that much pain I wouldn't care about blood getting on the rug.

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  48. the story is good i like it, very interesting.

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  49. Good story my favorite part was when you talked about the haunted story

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  50. I like your pictures they are really nice,and your stories are really detailed

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  51. nice story bird man i like it and the picture looks great but kinda of a creepy story tho

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  52. I really liked the story!! Amazingly written and i just loved the part about the bathtub.. Awesome!!

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  53. Cool Story! I think it's true!! I liked it.

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  54. the story is nice very detailed same with your pictures

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  55. That is creepy I think it is true.

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  56. Nice story bird man.

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  57. I liked the haunted story part.

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  58. nice story its creepy tho havin r arm cut off would hurt and i wouldnt really care about gettin blood on da rug

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  59. Sounds true to me! Even more interesting than the story is the fact that 84 people have left comments. What? You're a popular Birdman!

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  60. i could see it being true, sadly.

    love the pic.

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  61. Comparable things have happened (in France, I think) - so maybe?

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  62. A beautiful photograph and a good story to go with it.
    Costas

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  63. Birdman, That story is factual and is absolutely true. It happened a number of years ago in Minnesota (or nearby Wisconsin). I read the information printed in daily newspapers at the time with several follow-up stories. An amazing young man! There was some rehabilitation afterwards, but I do not recall all the details. Unfortunately I couldn't find it on google, but I attest to the accuracy of the details.

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  64. I found a 2002 article here: http://www.johnsbook.net/news02.php He was a North Dakota boy!

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  65. Love the photo and if true, like Kate says, that's one good story....

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  66. I love the picture and in a way, I hope that the story is totally untrue !

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  67. oops, I see that Kate attest to the accuracy... oh wow !! that's something else ..still love the photo though !

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  68. Hay there, you with the stars in your eyes...methinks you have hay fever. Actually, what you've got are spammers - bunches of them - most of those "anonymous" comments. Be careful they don't take over your email! It's happened to a couple of my friends lately! I think we're in the middle of a spam-wave.

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  69. Got a wee comment problem today, I see.

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  70. four hay barrels amazing ha but nice story

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