What not to do when dating an ag contractor
That’s Farming’s take on what not to do when dating an ag contractor.
- Do not take offence if they are glued to their phone during dinner time – This may be the only time of day when they can tune into machinery news on That’s Farming, take a scroll through Donedeal.ie, or watch GRASSMEN or FarmFlix clips;
- Do not plan nights out with them or weekends away during silage and slurry spreading season;
- Timekeeping: Do not be surprised if they turn up hours later than they had arranged: ‘I will be there in 5 minutes’ means I have not left yet, but you can expect to see me at some stage today;
- Do not take everything word for word: ‘We will go there shortly’ could be anything up to a year’s time
- Do not take offence if they do not remember your birthday, but remember every make and model of tractors, serial numbers for parts, ect;
- Do not be surprised if they gift you wellies, overalls or any form of machinery-branded merchandise for Christmas, anniversaries or your birthday;
- Do not be afraid to use the slurry spreading closed period to your advantage – plan your holidays with them then!
- Do not be disappointed if they whisk you away to a machinery show overseas as a holiday when you thought you would be soaking up some Spanish rays!
- Do not take offence if they suggest taking you to make silage as a mid-summer date;
- Do not dare think you will evade tea and sandwich-making duties – even if you despise cooking;
- Do not be surprised if you have to get behind the wheel of a tractor if there is a shortage of drivers/operators;
- Do not take offence if they make unfavoured comments about your outfit choices that do not match their favourite tractor brand’s colour scheme;
- Cancel your planned brunch and tea dates if you have to pick up machinery parts because of break-downs on your days off;
- Do not think that because they are gone from dawn to dusk, they are not serious about your relationship.
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