Some of you are probably wondering how the sugar beet harvest here in the Red River Valley is going. It’s now day 10, and this is the scene out our RV window.
Yes, it’s day 10 of the harvest and people have been able to work only three days out of the ten. First it was the rain. Now it is the snow (aka frozen rain).
It is not lost on me that it was 82 degrees back home today and we are in a snow storm.
And the snow is not enough. Let’s look at the temperature.
We have not ventured out of the RV today. Instead, we invited some friends over for lunch and had a nice visit with them this afternoon. We are making the best of it. To stay warm, we are running two space heaters and the heat function on one of our roof air conditioners. So that is not an issue. But we probably will kick on the propane furnace for that 20 degree night.
Normally the harvest finishes after 14 days. Not this year! A good number of the RVers that came in to work the harvest have given up and left. Those that are still here have been offered monetary incentives to stick it out.
All in all, this has been a really abnormal harvest. But some of the workers do have a sense of humor. Here are a few pictures I “borrowed” from facebook.
So that is how the harvest is going. It’s not. We are hoping things can start back up again on Friday. Our fingers are crossed! And I will quit whining about the weather. We are safe and not in the path of a hurricane. I’m counting our blessings.
Just another adventure!!! Stay warm!!!!
Thanks B.A. Stay warm we will. But this is just crazy here.