For years now, my hometown has had a celebration the first Saturday of August known as "Farmer's Appreciation Day"! We weren't there, but this year was special because of the man in the blue shirt riding in the parade waving at us:
That would be my dad! He's riding in a wagon being pulled by the first tractor ever fixed by Jaycox Implement in Lake Park, Iowa. He would know. He was one of the original three employees at Jaycox. He has since retired (say twenty-four years ago!), but on the wagon with him are several employees of thirty-years or more. The tractor is being driven by the new owner of Jaycox, Chad Jaycox. We go way back - I used to babysit Chad and his big brother, Bart. Here's a better look:
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