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This is a great recounting of the Netherlands and their experience in World War 2. The man speaking is very nice and enjoyable to listen to. Thank you to everyone involved in the making of this film. My Dad was a US soldier and fought in the black forest at the end of the war. Even with his limited involvement he did not talk about it. He was wounded in the fore arm which limited his ability to play piano when he composed.
What a lovely man! I can’t imagine people today being able to suffer and do without necessities like food , electricity etc. like these strong people did! Our society is so spoiled, so many selfish individuals, think only about themselves. I hate to think of it happening here, but it sure seems we are heading for a depression, I only hope people would have the community and morals most had in those days to help others, but it doesn’t seem likely! We live in a “me me” generation. God help us
My great grandmother lived here in the mountains in northern Italy and during the war and occupation she would offer a hiding spot, a warm meal and a place to sleep to anyone who asked. One day she was hiding partisans, the next her house would be filled with Germans. She used to help the resistance by smuggling food and messages, her own husband was a partisan who got deported to Mauthausen, but even though she despised fascism and nazism as a whole she had no hate for the german soldiers themselves. She used to say that even though partisans and Germans were fighting on opposing sides, under the uniform they were all just scared young men forced into something way bigger than them who wanted nothing more than for that war to end, to go back home to their families and live a normal life. Instead they were out killing each other in the streets and in the woods, dying for nothing, and dying like flies. My grandma has a dear memory of a soldier who spoke a bit of Italian and spent a whole afternoon playing with her and talking to her at length about his daughter back in Germany, only to go back down in town the morning after and immediately get killed in an ambush. She remembers his full name to this day. Her own dad was getting tortured in a concentration camp at the time and yet that day is one of the memories that have stuck with her the most, even after dementia, because of how much she cried for that soldier. War is truly hell
I 😊😊 do remember going 2 the fair when I was a kid 😊🎉 it was alit different back then from what it is now I 😮😮 didn't get 2 go 2 the fairs in the 1940s 1950s that was be 4 my time and back then they had the tractor 🚜 😊 dealers at the local fairs back U could see the new tractors and equipment they had unless U could go 2 town and the tractor 🚜 😊 dealership was on main Street in town 😊😊 back then alot of people knew U and U could get what U wanted brand new 😊🎉OMG 3 22 2O24
when U 😊😊 grow up in the country U get use 2 other sounds that U grew up w the birds singing 🎶 😊 crickets 🦗 😊 frogs 😊🎉 Bob whites 😊🎉 whip wills hoot 🦉 owls 😊 bobcats 😊 coyotes 😊 now or then it isn't like it was when I was growing up and all of the old people then didn't mind fixing U something 2 eat or drink back then they didn't like 2 see anybody hungry or wanted something 2 drink now 2 day none of those old people are left no more 😮😮 OMG 3 22 2O24
' Harry's story ' that tells of Harry's childhood memories of world war 2, is very, very touching indeed. Some of the incidents he narrated, shocked me beyond limit. Inspite of such a turbulent, sad and disturbing past, Harry comes forth as a supebrly fine, decent and soft spoken gentleman. Harry must be in his nineties, if he is still around. I wish him good health and peaceful years ahed. Thanks to the entire team of this captivating documentry.
Thanks for the reply. Ohh.Sad to know, Harry is no more. Rest in eternal peace dear Harry and Rimke. The world will never forget these real stories of ww2, of heroes like you.🙏🙏
The question that remains unanswered is, what tractor did Mr. Blazley (?) have that was big enough to pull the 5-bottom plow that he was welding on. At the time that this picture was made FORD had nothing bigger than 25, maybe 30 horsepower, and to think that he farmed "about 800 acres" is equally improbable. It was not until 1960-1961 that Ford manufactured a tractor (the 6000) that MIGHT have been capable of pulling a 5-bottom plow, so, something is missing, something that was NOT a Ford product.
Good point. Far down in the description might be the awnser: "The Ford Motor Company was concerned that Mr. Blazey did not use Ford equipment (or implements manufactured by Ford) during the harvest. Some of the equipment was International Harvester- a competitor. Ford insisted the harvest scenes be re-filmed with Ford equipment. At this point the harvest was over at the Blazey farm and a new location needed to be found. Ford flew the film crew and Everett Blazey to Calgary, Alberta where grain was still standing and filmed the scene with Ford equipment. Roberta said ‘Dad was wearing a sweater in Alberta and it was way too hot in Canandaigua for wearing a sweater during the harvest’." Hope this helps. Ken Hook, grandson of Everett Blazey.
About the only tractor being built in 1953 that would pull a five bottom plow was the Massey Harris 55 Diesel which produced nearly 60 HP on the drawbar in the Nebraska tests. With a farm that big Blazey likely had one but they probably hid it behind the corn crib while shooting the Ford video.
Typically there is a bypass value near the water heater to prevent antifreeze entering the water heater. The water heater can be drained by unscrewing the outside plug in the bottom of the waterheater. The bypass valve near the water heater will prevent antifreeze from entering the water heater but allow antifreeze to circulate through your hot water lines. Pump antifreeze through your hot water lines as you do with cold water lines. Hope this helps :)
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my two older cousins lived in Kansas City and they would come down to our farm during the summer when they were in High School to work on the farm.. Good times.
Amazing story. The resilience of the people of Europe and the Jewish people during this time is something that is awe inspiring. Much love to everyone.
A farm of his own! It's nothing like it is today! We poison the food we feed our animals and what we eat with chemicals Monsanto! Oh I miss the days when I was younger and working in the garden, feeding animals, putting up hey, lol and 4H! Nothing more wholesome than living on a farm. I remember watching the neighbor's in the field and the worry of the weather and such! They had a lot of acreage. This brought back good memories! I remember writing a poem for literature class about the fields the seed, the seeds of life and the future of the way we treat mother earth! To bad they didn't get what it was about. Maybe one day we'll learn better to take care of what we have, even people! ❤
that part whit 4H is funny since we in Norway still have lots of 4H clubs still alive and even I was once a member of one club when I was small and moved to a farm
yes people worked hard back then just like they do 2 day then money went alot futher and everything was alot cheaper than 2 day people back then enjoyed 😉 😊 there self alot and when the fair came 2 town people took a break and went 2 fair and enjoyed there self after WW2 was over people and America 🇺🇸 😀 went back 2 work then new cars, trucks ,tractors were being made again and everything didn't have go 4 the war effort any more and when the drive in movies came a bought U could stay in the car or truck outside and watch a movie I still remember the drive in movies when I was a kid growing up years ago now kids 2 day they don't know what a drive in movie is 2 day but I do yes I can still remember it wasn't that long ago 2 me OMG 11 25 2O22
IVE seen this movie be 4 U leave the city and go 2 country that's where the real work begins on a farm IVE heard of a big farm 10,000 acres the corn 🌽 rows must been 10 miles long or more OMG 11 25 2O22
We just use the drain valve that comes with the trailer. You can lower the jack at the front if you think it's not draining enough but there is no special valve. Hope this helps.
In 1958 or thereabouts when Mr. Blazey was ready to retire, 400 acres were sold to the Finger Lakes Race Track. Two years later another 400 acres were sold to Farmbrook for a housing development. A small number of acres were sold for the construction of the Trooper's Barracks. The only remaining structure of the Blazey farm is the cinder block building which is owned by MC Automotive. The cinder block barn (shown in the welding scene) was built in 1946 after the original barn burned down in December of 1945.
I'm not totally sure although I do know they continued farming for many years. The parents (Everett and Elizabeth) are now deceased and all the children have passed with the exception of Everett Jr. who is still living in the area.@@Ray-Smith23
Wunderful video we live on a small scale farm, I understand what this video shown. Cuz we been noticing that farming is a gamble game, of planting crops in time, hoping they gotten a good amount of rain, holp they don't die due to drought, same thing with our hay fields, and hopefully we get hay cut, dried and baled and covered before the rain. But it's like my dad said once "if framing was easy, everybody would be doing it" but sides it's a 50,50 change of making good profit lots of people don't want to do it. So instead they whether to live in a city which is fine by me, they can eat food for only God knows how long it's been harvest/ made/ where it came from.
Of note there is a John Blazey tractor dealer 12 miles from Farmington that their website says has been in business since 1935. Also I found that tombstone market of Joseph Wood, died March 22, 1867 as buried in Hathaway Cemetery, in Farmington, NY. It shows up on google maps now surrounded by development. I’ve yet to locate the original Blazey farmhouse. I’m willing to bet Mr Blazey bought his Ford tractors from that Palmyra dealership.
Thank you for the comments - all good information. I believe you are correct in saying that Everett Blazey purchased his equipment from the Blazey dealer in Farmington. Regards, Ken
Your welcome Ken. The John Blazey tractor dealership has been in business since 1935. After looking at obituaries, John Blazey is Everett Blazey’s brother. Currently that dealership is in Palmyra. Also of note I came across this lecture from Pat Bolger, who is Everett’s nephew. Eddie Blazey who is in the film also talks. The audio sounds muddy on my tv, but on my iPhone it’s much clearer. Enjoy. This gives additional info about the making of American Farmer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pQ_diU6d83o.html
@@georgiabigfoot Wow! This is great info and news to me. I know Eddie and Den very well but was unaware of their speeches. I will share this with family. Many thanks!
Your welcome. I love how this film touches the hearts of all who see it. My grandfather was a peach farmer in Texas, born the same year as Everett, my Uncle is the same age as Eddie. Everyone I watch this film. I see the Blazey family as though they were my family, and I have a hunch many others feel the same way. Now, if I can just get my 1949 8N to get a good spark.
Your welcome. I love how this film touches the hearts of all who see it. My grandfather was a peach farmer in Texas, born the same year as Everett, my Uncle is the same age as Eddie. Everyone I watch this film. I see the Blazey family as though they were my family, and I have a hunch many others feel the same way. Now, if I can just get my 1949 8N to get a good spark.
I always carry too much *stuff* on overnight cycling/camping trips. Feels like my legs are gonna fall off after 6 hrs. cycling before stopping to camp on day #1 lol
To say it the an old farmer would have when I was a kid (I'm 78), "That's the way I was growed up." Ain't nothing like a farm. I'd go back to those days in a heart beat, if only I could.
