Dutcher Creek said:

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jtp01 said:

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Three years ago, our combine burned to the ground while we were harvesting wheat. A neighbor drive by saw what was going on, ran to his house, jumped into his tractor and plowed around the combine saving the rest of the crop. Before the fire department left, the same neighbor returned with his combine and began cutting the remaining wheat without a single word being exchanged.

Fast forward to corn harvest the next year, his haul truck burned up and we pulled into his farm with another grain cart, combine and our truck and helped them get it finished again without a word spoken.

I grew up in SE Texas and relocated out here about 15 years ago. I've made my home here and get to enjoy the company of farmers everyday with my job. Some of the finest people in the world are in the Texas Panhandle.

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Dang it. Stop making want to relocate my family to the Panhandle!

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Was talking about the article and this discussion with my wife, who was raised in Oklahoma and Houston. She said she's sure there are probably other places where people act this well toward each other....but she's not sure where that might be.

Here's yet another story. From the Lubbock area 5 years ago. For the uninformed, there are two different methods of machine harvesting cotton. One is by picking the lint, the other is by stripping the entire boll, bract and all, from the plant. So when you see "stripping" and "strippers", it's a lot less erotic than you might think.

http://lubbockonline.com/agriculture/2012-10-22/community-shows-heart-helping-family-harvest-crop

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Community shows heart by helping family harvest crop
Patti Jones, wife of late Steve Jones, says she is grateful for people coming out to help

Neighbors and friends helped harvest crops Monday for Lubbock County Commissioner Patti Jones and her family to pay tribute to her late husband Steve Jones.

About 125 local farmers and friends showed up in the morning to show support by stripping 1,000 acres of the Jones' cotton crop.
More people showed up in the afternoon.
"I'm grateful," Jones said. "My husband and I have always been the type to help other people, and it's kind of the first time on the receiving end."

Longtime family friends Calvin Lemon and Reagan Johnston said Steve was always one to help other people. Both men informed locals of their plan to help strip the fields and asked if any wanted to participate.

"This is something that farmers in this area do," said Lemon. "We get together and help out. Everybody was more than willing to help. Steve was one of those men who would absolutely do anything for you. You couldn't count the number of people Steve's helped. Even if he was extremely busy, he'd drop everything he had to help someone else."......

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Tough read. A story that makes you proud of being a Texan.