View of the day-Al gets to do some combining on the hills outside Hamill.
We woke up to fog again, but we were on the way to Winner at 8:30am to pick up our fuel, parts and have a quick breakfast before heading back to Hamill for servicing.
We knew we wouldn't be starting until after lunch, but we got everything moved a mile out to the field, then went back to the camper to wait for it to dry down.
We got combining just after 1pm and kept going without a break. The farmer was doing most of the hauling from the combine to his bin near the field...it takes some practice hitting the box on those small trucks...never did get it right. Al took a couple of loads into Winner and after filling it for the last time, took over combining.
While Al did the cutting, Marilyn went into Winner to get fuel for the combine and tractor. After pulling up to the pumps and taking out the fuel card, she realized...the book with the PIN numbers was back at the camper. Cell service being what it was in this area was a crap shoot...if Al was on a hill and stayed there...we could connect. We did connect, but just as he was giving the PIN...the call was dropped. Marilyn called back, Al stopped this time and gave her the number...10 times she tried the number and all variations that sounded possible, only to get locked out.
A call back to Al revealed the number went with his card, not the one in the truck...so downtown to the main office to get fuel. Got the fuel and got back to the field just as Al was finishing up the last pass on the strips, and we called it a day. Tomorrow there is a chance of rain again.
If it stays away, we finish here...
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