Latest / Blether Together with Farmstrong Scotland / Resilience, rugby, recovery: Bobby Stevenson's story of selling his farm after mental ill health
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- 0:02Welcome
- 0:02to
- 0:03Blether
- 0:03Together
- 0:04from
- 0:04Farm
- 0:04Strong
- 0:04Scotland.
- 0:05I'm
- 0:06Sarah
- 0:06Stephen.
- 0:07Thanks
- 0:07for
- 0:07being
- 0:07with
- 0:08us.
- 0:08Our
- 0:09chat
- 0:09this
- 0:09time
- 0:10is
- 0:10with
- 0:10Bobby
- 0:11Stevenson.
- 0:11He's
- 0:12from
- 0:12South
- 0:12Ayrshire,
- 0:13a
- 0:13former
- 0:13dairy
- 0:14farmer
- 0:14who
- 0:15sold
- 0:15the
- 0:15farm
- 0:16after
- 0:16years
- 0:16battling
- 0:17with
- 0:17mental
- 0:18ill
- 0:18health.
- 0:19Passionate
- 0:20about
- 0:20rugby,
- 0:21he
- 0:21felt
- 0:22free
- 0:22and
- 0:23part
- 0:23of
- 0:23a
- 0:23team
- 0:23on
- 0:24the
- 0:24pitch.
- 0:25However,
- 0:25he
- 0:25says
- 0:26off
- 0:26the
- 0:26pitch
- 0:27there
- 0:27was
- 0:27nobody
- 0:28to
- 0:28blow
- 0:28the
- 0:28whistle
- 0:28when
- 0:29the
- 0:29stress
- 0:29and
- 0:30anxiety
- 0:30became
- 0:31too
- 0:31much.
- 0:32Nobody
- 0:32blew
- 0:32the
- 0:32whistle
- 0:33when
- 0:33I
- 0:33was
- 0:33farming.
- 0:34I
- 0:34just
- 0:35kept
- 0:35going.
- 0:36Bobby
- 0:37is
- 0:37keen
- 0:37to
- 0:38share
- 0:38his
- 0:38story.
- 0:39He
- 0:39says
- 0:40the
- 0:40only
- 0:40way
- 0:40to
- 0:40break
- 0:41the
- 0:41stigma
- 0:41around
- 0:42mental
- 0:42health
- 0:43is
- 0:43to
- 0:43share
- 0:44and
- 0:44if
- 0:44he
- 0:44helps
- 0:45one
- 0:45person
- 0:45doing
- 0:46so,
- 0:46then
- 0:47it
- 0:47is
- 0:47worth
- 0:47it.
- 0:48The
- 0:48only
- 0:48way
- 0:48we're
- 0:49going
- 0:49to
- 0:49reduce
- 0:49the
- 0:50stigma
- 0:50that's
- 0:50connected
- 0:51to
- 0:51mental
- 0:51health
- 0:51is
- 0:52talk
- 0:52about
- 0:52it.
- 0:53Let's
- 0:53get
- 0:53into
- 0:54it
- 0:54now.
- 0:54Introducing
- 0:56Bobby
- 0:56Stevenson.
- 1:01Bobby,
- 1:01hello
- 1:01and
- 1:02welcome
- 1:02to
- 1:02Blether
- 1:03Together.
- 1:03Thank
- 1:03you
- 1:04very
- 1:04much
- 1:04for
- 1:04joining
- 1:04us.
- 1:05No,
- 1:05it's
- 1:06my
- 1:06pleasure.
- 1:07Tell
- 1:07me
- 1:07where
- 1:08you're
- 1:08coming
- 1:08from
- 1:08today.
- 1:09I'm
- 1:10in
- 1:11a
- 1:11wee
- 1:11village
- 1:11called
- 1:11Stonycut
- 1:12just
- 1:12south
- 1:13of
- 1:13Stanra
- 1:15in
- 1:15Bonny
- 1:16Galloway.
- 1:16We
- 1:17are
- 1:17on
- 1:18the
- 1:18east
- 1:18side
- 1:18of
- 1:19the
- 1:19peninsula
- 1:19heading
- 1:20down
- 1:20towards
- 1:20the
- 1:20Mulligalaway.
- 1:22I
- 1:23been
- 1:23a
- 1:23nurserman
- 1:24all
- 1:24my
- 1:24life.
- 1:25Born
- 1:25and
- 1:25bred
- 1:25in
- 1:26Ballymtry,
- 1:26moved
- 1:27down
- 1:27here.
- 1:29This
- 1:29will
- 1:30be
- 1:30our
- 1:30fifth
- 1:31summer.
- 1:31Approaching.
- 1:32Coming
- 1:32down
- 1:33here,
- 1:33it's
- 1:34a
- 1:34nice
- 1:34setting.
- 1:34I
- 1:35mean
- 1:35I
- 1:35can
- 1:35see
- 1:36land,
- 1:36I
- 1:36can
- 1:36see
- 1:36the
- 1:36sea
- 1:37and
- 1:39got
- 1:40two
- 1:40or
- 1:40three
- 1:40neighbors
- 1:41but
- 1:41there
- 1:41are
- 1:41no
- 1:42immediate
- 1:42neighbors
- 1:43which
- 1:44I
- 1:45not
- 1:46really
- 1:46used
- 1:46to
- 1:46having
- 1:47lived
- 1:47on
- 1:47a
- 1:47farm
- 1:48in
- 1:48the
- 1:48middle
- 1:48of
- 1:48600
- 1:49acres
- 1:49for
- 1:4940
- 1:50odd
- 1:50years
- 1:51or
- 1:5150
- 1:51odd
- 1:52years.
- 1:53So
- 1:53no,
- 1:54it's
- 1:54quite
- 1:55nice.
- 1:55I
- 1:56like
- 1:56to
- 1:56start
- 1:56the
- 1:56podcast
- 1:57with
- 1:57a
- 1:57round
- 1:58of
- 1:58rapid
- 1:58fire
- 1:59questions.
- 2:00Are
- 2:00you
- 2:00up
- 2:00for
- 2:00that
- 2:01today?
- 2:01Well,
- 2:01we
- 2:02can
- 2:02try,
- 2:02yes.
- 2:03Okay,
- 2:03well,
- 2:03let's
- 2:04just
- 2:04go
- 2:04for
- 2:04it.
- 2:04Okay,
- 2:04so
- 2:05first
- 2:05answer
- 2:06that
- 2:06comes
- 2:06to
- 2:06mind
- 2:07out
- 2:07of
- 2:0710,
- 2:08how
- 2:08are
- 2:08you
- 2:09feeling
- 2:09today?
- 2:11I'm
- 2:11going
- 2:11to
- 2:11say
- 2:12nine.
- 2:13A
- 2:13nine.
- 2:13That's
- 2:13good.
- 2:14That's
- 2:14up
- 2:14there.
- 2:14Who
- 2:15do
- 2:15you
- 2:15text
- 2:15the
- 2:15most?
- 2:16I'm
- 2:17not
- 2:17really
- 2:17a
- 2:17texty
- 2:17person
- 2:18but
- 2:19I
- 2:19would
- 2:19reply
- 2:19to
- 2:20some
- 2:20of
- 2:20my
- 2:20texts
- 2:20from
- 2:21my
- 2:21customers.
- 2:22Not
- 2:22all
- 2:23my
- 2:23customers
- 2:23to
- 2:23be
- 2:24perfectly
- 2:24honest.
- 2:25Okay,
- 2:25noted.
- 2:26Do
- 2:26you
- 2:26like
- 2:27clothes
- 2:27shopping?
- 2:28No,
- 2:28definitely
- 2:29not.
- 2:29What
- 2:30object
- 2:30do
- 2:30you
- 2:31misplace
- 2:31or
- 2:32lose
- 2:32the
- 2:32most?
- 2:33Oh,
- 2:33everything.
- 2:35Absolutely
- 2:35everything.
- 2:35I
- 2:36have
- 2:36no
- 2:36idea
- 2:36where
- 2:36anything
- 2:37is.
- 2:37No
- 2:38idea
- 2:38where
- 2:38anything
- 2:39is.
- 2:39Yeah,
- 2:40I'm
- 2:40a
- 2:40bit
- 2:40like
- 2:40that
- 2:41too.
- 2:41What
- 2:41biscuit
- 2:42do
- 2:42you
- 2:42most
- 2:42identify
- 2:43with?
- 2:44Club
- 2:44A
- 2:45club
- 2:45biscuit.
- 2:45Yep.
- 2:46That's
- 2:47definitely
- 2:47showing
- 2:47your
- 2:47age.
- 2:50It
- 2:50used
- 2:51to
- 2:51annoy
- 2:51my
- 2:51father.
- 2:51Used
- 2:52to
- 2:52take
- 2:52the
- 2:52chocolate
- 2:53biscuit
- 2:53out
- 2:53and
- 2:53put
- 2:53it
- 2:54back
- 2:54in
- 2:54the
- 2:54plate.
- 2:55And
- 2:55he
- 2:55would
- 2:55go
- 2:56and
- 2:56pick
- 2:56it
- 2:56up,
- 2:56much
- 2:56to
- 2:56his
- 2:57annoyance,
- 2:57to
- 2:57discover
- 2:57that
- 2:58it
- 2:59was
- 2:59empty.
- 2:59What
- 2:59are
- 3:00you,
- 3:00an
- 3:00orange
- 3:00club
- 3:00or
- 3:00a
- 3:01mint
- 3:01club?
- 3:02The
- 3:02ones
- 3:03the
- 3:03compt.
- 3:04Okay,
- 3:05Interesting,
- 3:05Interesting.
- 3:06What
- 3:06is
- 3:06one
- 3:07missed
- 3:07opportunity
- 3:07that
- 3:08you
- 3:08wish
- 3:08you
- 3:08could
- 3:08have
- 3:08had?
- 3:09A
- 3:09second
- 3:09chance
- 3:09at
- 3:10playing
- 3:11rugby.
- 3:11Dog
- 3:12or
- 3:12cat
- 3:12person?
- 3:13Dog.
- 3:13Window
- 3:14or
- 3:14aisle
- 3:14seat?
- 3:15Window.
- 3:16What's
- 3:16your
- 3:17pet
- 3:17peeve?
- 3:19Litter.
- 3:21Oh,
- 3:21yeah,
- 3:22likewise.
- 3:23What's
- 3:23something
- 3:23you
- 3:23notice
- 3:24about
- 3:24someone
- 3:24when
- 3:24you
- 3:25first
- 3:25meet
- 3:25them?
- 3:26Well,
- 3:26I
- 3:26would.
- 3:27I
- 3:27would
- 3:27say
- 3:27I
- 3:27was.
- 3:27I
- 3:27was
- 3:28pretty
- 3:28much
- 3:28guilty
- 3:29of
- 3:29judging
- 3:29a
- 3:29book
- 3:30by
- 3:30its
- 3:30cover.
- 3:30So
- 3:31appearance.
- 3:32And
- 3:32for
- 3:33somebody
- 3:33that
- 3:33doesn't
- 3:33do
- 3:34a
- 3:34lot
- 3:34of
- 3:34clothes
- 3:34shopping,
- 3:35I
- 3:35would
- 3:35say
- 3:35dress
- 3:36sense.
- 3:37They
- 3:37turned
- 3:37up
- 3:37in
- 3:38the
- 3:38boiler
- 3:38suit.
- 3:38That
- 3:38would
- 3:38be
- 3:39a
- 3:39plus
- 3:39for
- 3:39a
- 3:39start.
- 3:40Boiler
- 3:41suit
- 3:41is
- 3:41a
- 3:41great
- 3:41thing
- 3:41to
- 3:42have.
- 3:43Listen,
- 3:43you
- 3:44said
- 3:44it
- 3:44right
- 3:44at
- 3:44the
- 3:44beginning.
- 3:45You
- 3:45were
- 3:45feeling
- 3:45a
- 3:469
- 3:46out
- 3:46of
- 3:4610
- 3:46today.
- 3:47Can
- 3:48you
- 3:48expand
- 3:48on
- 3:48that?
- 3:50Well,
- 3:50I
- 3:51got
- 3:52up
- 3:52this
- 3:52morning,
- 3:52I
- 3:53had
- 3:53cleared
- 3:54my
- 3:54diary
- 3:54for
- 3:54this
- 3:55morning,
- 3:55took
- 3:56the
- 3:56dogs
- 3:56down
- 3:56onto
- 3:57the
- 3:57beach
- 3:57at
- 3:57Sanhed
- 3:58and
- 3:58had
- 3:58an
- 3:59hour
- 3:59on
- 3:59the
- 3:59beach
- 3:59in
- 4:00San
- 4:00Head
- 4:00and
- 4:01yeah,
- 4:02what
- 4:02a
- 4:02morning
- 4:02for
- 4:02that.
- 4:03Came
- 4:03back
- 4:03up,
- 4:03did
- 4:04a
- 4:04wee
- 4:04bit,
- 4:05rubbed
- 4:05his
- 4:06phone
- 4:06me
- 4:06and
- 4:06said,
- 4:06this
- 4:07went
- 4:07wrong.
- 4:07That's
- 4:08went
- 4:08wrong.
- 4:09Is
- 4:09that
- 4:09your
- 4:09routine
- 4:09every
- 4:10morning?
- 4:10No,
- 4:10no,
- 4:11it's
- 4:11not
- 4:11my
- 4:11routine
- 4:11every
- 4:12morning.
- 4:12Some
- 4:12hours
- 4:12I'd
- 4:13be
- 4:13up
- 4:13at
- 4:13the
- 4:13crack
- 4:13of
- 4:13dawning
- 4:14away,
- 4:15but
- 4:16this
- 4:16morning
- 4:17took
- 4:17me
- 4:17on.
- 4:17My
- 4:17wife's
- 4:18actually,
- 4:18she's
- 4:18suffering
- 4:18for
- 4:19shingles
- 4:19at
- 4:19the
- 4:19moment.
- 4:19So
- 4:20she
- 4:20would
- 4:20take
- 4:21the
- 4:21dogs
- 4:21down
- 4:21and
- 4:22that
- 4:22would
- 4:23two
- 4:23collie
- 4:23dogs.
- 4:25So
- 4:26I
- 4:26know
- 4:26that
- 4:27that's
- 4:27quite
- 4:279
- 4:28out
- 4:28of
- 4:2810,
- 4:28I
- 4:28would
- 4:29say
- 4:29in
- 4:29the
- 4:29sun
- 4:29shining,
- 4:30I'm
- 4:30sitting
- 4:31here
- 4:31in.
- 4:31A
- 4:31tea
- 4:32shop
- 4:33and
- 4:33having
- 4:34a
- 4:34blither.
- 4:35Yes,
- 4:36well,
- 4:36I'm
- 4:36sorry
- 4:36that
- 4:36your
- 4:36wife's
- 4:37feeling
- 4:37poorly.
- 4:37Shingles
- 4:38is
- 4:38unpleasant.
- 4:39Yes.
- 4:39Seriously?
- 4:41Yeah,
- 4:41seriously
- 4:42unpleasant.
- 4:42Well,
- 4:42I
- 4:42hope
- 4:42she
- 4:43gets
- 4:43better
- 4:43soon.
- 4:44So,
- 4:44Bobbi,
- 4:45sorry
- 4:45to
- 4:45get
- 4:45a
- 4:46bit
- 4:46serious
- 4:46for,
- 4:47you
- 4:47know,
- 4:47this
- 4:48time
- 4:48in
- 4:48the
- 4:48morning,
- 4:48but
- 4:49I
- 4:49know
- 4:49that
- 4:50you've
- 4:50been
- 4:51down
- 4:51a
- 4:51long
- 4:51road
- 4:52with
- 4:52your
- 4:53mental
- 4:53health.
- 4:54It'd
- 4:54be
- 4:54great
- 4:55to
- 4:55talk
- 4:55a
- 4:55bit
- 4:55about
- 4:55that.
- 4:56Cause
- 4:56that's
- 4:56what
- 4:56the
- 4:56podcast
- 4:57is
- 4:57all
- 4:57about.
- 4:57And
- 4:58people
- 4:59you
- 4:59know
- 4:59are
- 4:59very
- 4:59good
- 4:59come
- 5:00onto
- 5:00the
- 5:00podcast
- 5:00and
- 5:01share
- 5:01their
- 5:01stories.
- 5:02Would
- 5:03you
- 5:03mind
- 5:03sharing
- 5:03your
- 5:04story
- 5:04a
- 5:04little
- 5:04bit?
- 5:05Not
- 5:05at
- 5:05all.
- 5:05You
- 5:06can
- 5:06go
- 5:06anywhere
- 5:07you
- 5:07want.
- 5:08Have
- 5:08you
- 5:08always
- 5:09been
- 5:09comfortable
- 5:10sharing?
- 5:14Not
- 5:14initially.
- 5:15Well,
- 5:16when
- 5:16Clare
- 5:16Taylor
- 5:17wrote
- 5:17the
- 5:17article
- 5:17in
- 5:17the
- 5:17Scottish
- 5:18Farmer,
- 5:18I
- 5:19thought
- 5:19the
- 5:20wound
- 5:20had
- 5:20healed
- 5:20over,
- 5:21but
- 5:21that
- 5:21picked
- 5:22up
- 5:22the
- 5:22scab
- 5:23and.
- 5:24Yeah,
- 5:24but
- 5:27the
- 5:27only
- 5:27way
- 5:27we're
- 5:27going
- 5:28to
- 5:28reduce
- 5:29the
- 5:29stigma
- 5:30that's
- 5:30connected
- 5:31to
- 5:31mental
- 5:31health
- 5:31is
- 5:31talk
- 5:32about
- 5:32it
- 5:33and
- 5:34when
- 5:34I
- 5:34was
- 5:35at
- 5:35my
- 5:35worst,
- 5:35it
- 5:36was
- 5:36somebody
- 5:36that
- 5:36actually
- 5:37went
- 5:37through
- 5:37it.
- 5:39A
- 5:39local
- 5:39farmer.
- 5:40Well,
- 5:40it
- 5:40wasn't
- 5:40the
- 5:40local
- 5:40local,
- 5:41but
- 5:41it
- 5:42wasn't
- 5:42far
- 5:42away
- 5:43and
- 5:44he
- 5:44certainly
- 5:45helped
- 5:45me
- 5:45get
- 5:45through
- 5:45it
- 5:45and
- 5:46show
- 5:46you.
- 5:46There
- 5:46is
- 5:46a
- 5:46light
- 5:47at
- 5:47the
- 5:47end
- 5:47of
- 5:47the
- 5:47tunnel.
- 5:48It's
- 5:49interesting
- 5:50how
- 5:51people
- 5:51reacted
- 5:52when
- 5:52that
- 5:52hut
- 5:53finished
- 5:54up
- 5:54in
- 5:54hospital.
- 5:56Some
- 5:56people
- 5:56never
- 5:57altered.
- 5:57They
- 5:58came
- 5:58and
- 5:58they
- 5:58visited
- 5:59and
- 5:59other
- 5:59people,
- 6:00they.
- 6:00They
- 6:00weren't
- 6:01comfortable
- 6:01dealing
- 6:01with
- 6:02it.
- 6:02And
- 6:03particularly
- 6:03the
- 6:03salesman.
- 6:04But
- 6:04there
- 6:04wasn't
- 6:04many
- 6:04salesmen
- 6:05left
- 6:06at
- 6:06that
- 6:06time.
- 6:06But
- 6:07some
- 6:08of
- 6:08them
- 6:08were
- 6:08a
- 6:08real
- 6:08rock
- 6:09to
- 6:09lean
- 6:10on
- 6:10and
- 6:10other
- 6:10ones,
- 6:10well,
- 6:11that's
- 6:12when
- 6:12they
- 6:12show
- 6:12how
- 6:12to
- 6:13cope
- 6:14the
- 6:14whole
- 6:14thing
- 6:14themselves.
- 6:16When
- 6:16do
- 6:17you
- 6:17think
- 6:17things
- 6:18first
- 6:18started
- 6:19to
- 6:19feel
- 6:19wrong
- 6:20for
- 6:20you?
- 6:21I
- 6:22had
- 6:23a
- 6:23stroke
- 6:23when
- 6:23I
- 6:23was
- 6:2449
- 6:26and
- 6:27that
- 6:27accelerated
- 6:28the
- 6:29aging
- 6:29process.
- 6:29We're
- 6:30all
- 6:30getting
- 6:30older
- 6:31by
- 6:31the
- 6:31time.
- 6:31And
- 6:34when
- 6:34you're
- 6:3449,
- 6:35you
- 6:35can
- 6:35do
- 6:36what
- 6:36you
- 6:36did
- 6:36when
- 6:36you
- 6:36were
- 6:3619.
- 6:37You
- 6:37maybe
- 6:37could
- 6:38do
- 6:38what
- 6:38you
- 6:38did
- 6:38when
- 6:38you
- 6:38were
- 6:3929,
- 6:40but
- 6:40you
- 6:40certainly
- 6:40could
- 6:40do
- 6:41what
- 6:41you
- 6:41did
- 6:41when
- 6:41you
- 6:41were
- 6:4139
- 6:42or
- 6:42you
- 6:42thought
- 6:42you
- 6:43could.
- 6:44The
- 6:44stroke,
- 6:44which
- 6:45I
- 6:45didn't
- 6:46see
- 6:46coming
- 6:46at
- 6:47all.
- 6:47I
- 6:47was
- 6:47fairly
- 6:48fit.
- 6:49Well,
- 6:49I
- 6:49thought
- 6:49was
- 6:50fairly
- 6:50fit.
- 6:51And
- 6:51a
- 6:51Sunday
- 6:52afternoon
- 6:53finished
- 6:53the
- 6:54jobs,
- 6:54bang.
- 6:55But
- 6:56I
- 6:56described
- 6:56that
- 6:56as
- 6:57somebody
- 6:58just
- 6:59had
- 6:59picked
- 6:59you
- 6:59up
- 7:00and
- 7:00wrung
- 7:00you
- 7:00like
- 7:01a
- 7:01towel,
- 7:02sucked
- 7:02you
- 7:02back
- 7:03down
- 7:03and
- 7:03added
- 7:0410
- 7:04years
- 7:04onto
- 7:05you
- 7:05just
- 7:05in
- 7:05the
- 7:05whole
- 7:06one
- 7:06go.
- 7:07And
- 7:08that's
- 7:08when
- 7:09I
- 7:09felt
- 7:10I
- 7:10lost
- 7:10the
- 7:10ability,
- 7:11I
- 7:11did
- 7:11lose
- 7:11the
- 7:11ability
- 7:12to
- 7:12do
- 7:12the
- 7:12level
- 7:13of
- 7:13work
- 7:13with
- 7:14the
- 7:14business
- 7:14that
- 7:15I
- 7:15once
- 7:16was.
- 7:17I
- 7:18struggled
- 7:18to
- 7:18deal
- 7:19with
- 7:19the
- 7:19bigger
- 7:19picture
- 7:20like
- 7:20harvest
- 7:21time
- 7:21or
- 7:21lamb
- 7:22and
- 7:22time
- 7:22or
- 7:22something
- 7:22like
- 7:22that.
- 7:23And
- 7:23it
- 7:23all
- 7:23started
- 7:23to.
- 7:25Didn't
- 7:25happen
- 7:25overnight.
- 7:26Didn't
- 7:26happen
- 7:26overnight.
- 7:27But
- 7:27I
- 7:27would
- 7:27say
- 7:27the
- 7:27stroke
- 7:28definitely
- 7:28was
- 7:28the
- 7:28catalyst
- 7:29for
- 7:31things
- 7:32taking
- 7:32a
- 7:33downward
- 7:33spiral
- 7:33for
- 7:33myself.
- 7:34I
- 7:35mean,
- 7:35it
- 7:35sounds
- 7:35like
- 7:35there
- 7:36was
- 7:36an
- 7:36awful
- 7:36lot
- 7:37going
- 7:37on
- 7:37in
- 7:37your
- 7:37life
- 7:37at
- 7:38that
- 7:38time.
- 7:38How
- 7:39stressed
- 7:39were
- 7:39you?
- 7:40I
- 7:40didn't
- 7:40really
- 7:40think
- 7:41there
- 7:41was.
- 7:41When
- 7:41we
- 7:41had
- 7:42my
- 7:42parents
- 7:43moved
- 7:43to
- 7:44Darlingtree
- 7:44in
- 7:441965
- 7:46from
- 7:46Lanarkshire
- 7:47and
- 7:47started
- 7:48a
- 7:48business
- 7:49and
- 7:50I
- 7:50pretty
- 7:51much
- 7:51joined.
- 7:51I
- 7:51mean,
- 7:51I
- 7:52didn't
- 7:52really
- 7:52enjoy
- 7:53school,
- 7:53but
- 7:53came
- 7:54into
- 7:54the
- 7:54business
- 7:54pretty
- 7:55much
- 7:55when
- 7:55I
- 7:55left
- 7:55the
- 7:56school.
- 7:57We'd
- 7:57acquired
- 7:58small
- 7:58bits
- 7:58of
- 7:58ground
- 7:59and
- 8:00built
- 8:00the
- 8:00thing
- 8:00up
- 8:01and
- 8:01we
- 8:02were
- 8:02farming
- 8:03600
- 8:03acres
- 8:04and
- 8:05three
- 8:05200
- 8:06acre
- 8:06blocks,
- 8:08which.
- 8:08That
- 8:09brought
- 8:09its
- 8:09own
- 8:09stress
- 8:10as
- 8:10well
- 8:10because
- 8:11it
- 8:11was
- 8:11so
- 8:11much
- 8:11easier
- 8:12if
- 8:12everything
- 8:12was
- 8:12all
- 8:12in
- 8:13one
- 8:13place.
- 8:13But
- 8:14that's
- 8:14what
- 8:14it
- 8:15was.
- 8:15Yeah.
- 8:16We
- 8:16borrowed
- 8:17a
- 8:17bit
- 8:17of
- 8:17money
- 8:17to
- 8:17buy
- 8:17the
- 8:18last
- 8:18block
- 8:18of
- 8:18land,
- 8:19but
- 8:20milk
- 8:21prices
- 8:21were
- 8:21Good.
- 8:22And
- 8:22then
- 8:22milk
- 8:23prices
- 8:23crashed,
- 8:24which
- 8:24created
- 8:25a
- 8:25bit
- 8:25of
- 8:25pressure,
- 8:27went
- 8:27from
- 8:28just
- 8:28over
- 8:2930
- 8:29pounds
- 8:29to
- 8:3016,
- 8:3017
- 8:31pounds
- 8:32and
- 8:32well,
- 8:32to
- 8:33deal
- 8:33with
- 8:33that.
- 8:35But
- 8:35I
- 8:36certainly
- 8:36didn't,
- 8:36I
- 8:36didn't
- 8:37see
- 8:37the
- 8:37stroke
- 8:37coming
- 8:38at
- 8:38all.
- 8:38And
- 8:39they
- 8:39said
- 8:39to
- 8:39me
- 8:40the
- 8:40most
- 8:40likely
- 8:40cause
- 8:41of
- 8:41the
- 8:41stroke
- 8:41was
- 8:41high
- 8:41blood
- 8:42pressure.
- 8:45I
- 8:45don't
- 8:45know
- 8:45what
- 8:45the
- 8:45signs
- 8:46of
- 8:46high
- 8:46blood
- 8:46pressure
- 8:47are.
- 8:47And
- 8:48I
- 8:48would
- 8:48urge
- 8:48people,
- 8:49if
- 8:49you
- 8:49get
- 8:49the
- 8:49opportunity,
- 8:50if
- 8:50you're
- 8:51at
- 8:51the
- 8:51market
- 8:51or
- 8:52at
- 8:52a
- 8:52show
- 8:52or
- 8:52something
- 8:53like
- 8:53that
- 8:53and
- 8:54somebody's
- 8:54standing
- 8:54there,
- 8:55take
- 8:55your
- 8:55blood
- 8:55pressure.
- 8:56And
- 8:57potentially
- 8:57if
- 8:57I'd
- 8:58done
- 8:58that,
- 8:58it
- 8:58would
- 8:59have
- 8:59been
- 8:59a
- 8:59different
- 8:59course.
- 8:59So
- 9:00it
- 9:00would
- 9:00have
- 9:00been
- 9:01try
- 9:01to
- 9:02rectify
- 9:02that
- 9:02either
- 9:02with
- 9:03medication
- 9:03or
- 9:03what.
- 9:04And.
- 9:04But
- 9:05that
- 9:05definitely,
- 9:05definitely
- 9:06was
- 9:06the
- 9:06catalyst
- 9:07for
- 9:07things
- 9:07going
- 9:08wrong
- 9:08for
- 9:08me,
- 9:08I
- 9:08think.
- 9:09I
- 9:09mean,
- 9:09your
- 9:10dad
- 9:11starting
- 9:11the
- 9:11business,
- 9:12building
- 9:12up
- 9:12the
- 9:12business
- 9:13and
- 9:13then
- 9:13you
- 9:13coming
- 9:13on
- 9:14board
- 9:14and
- 9:14obviously
- 9:15there's
- 9:16probably
- 9:16a
- 9:17bit
- 9:17of
- 9:17pressure
- 9:17to
- 9:18succeed
- 9:18and
- 9:19make
- 9:19it
- 9:19a
- 9:19success.
- 9:20You're
- 9:20expanding
- 9:20it,
- 9:21you're
- 9:21spreading
- 9:22yourself
- 9:22quite
- 9:22thin.
- 9:23How
- 9:23focused
- 9:24were
- 9:24you
- 9:24on
- 9:25success
- 9:26or
- 9:27totally?
- 9:29For
- 9:29me,
- 9:30average
- 9:30wasn't
- 9:30good
- 9:31enough
- 9:32and
- 9:33the
- 9:33area
- 9:33where
- 9:33I
- 9:34farmed
- 9:35a
- 9:35thought
- 9:35average
- 9:36was
- 9:36a
- 9:37disrespect
- 9:37to
- 9:38the
- 9:38generations
- 9:38that
- 9:39went
- 9:39before
- 9:40it.
- 9:41And
- 9:41it
- 9:41was
- 9:41by
- 9:41no
- 9:42means
- 9:42a
- 9:42perfectionist,
- 9:43by
- 9:43no
- 9:43means
- 9:43a
- 9:44perfectionist.
- 9:45But
- 9:49Macaus,
- 9:50I
- 9:50would
- 9:50say
- 9:50were
- 9:50high
- 9:51input,
- 9:51high
- 9:51output
- 9:53some
- 9:53people,
- 9:53some
- 9:53days
- 9:54you
- 9:54got
- 9:54high
- 9:54input,
- 9:54low
- 9:55output.
- 9:55But
- 9:56no,
- 9:56it
- 9:56was.
- 9:57I
- 9:58wanted
- 9:58a
- 9:58spring
- 9:59crop
- 9:59of
- 9:59barley
- 9:59to
- 10:00be
- 10:00the
- 10:00best
- 10:00it
- 10:00could
- 10:01and
- 10:01yeah,
- 10:02I
- 10:02wanted
- 10:02my
- 10:02reseeds
- 10:03to
- 10:03be
- 10:03a
- 10:03success
- 10:03and
- 10:04yeah,
- 10:04no,
- 10:05I
- 10:05think
- 10:05that,
- 10:06I
- 10:06think
- 10:07I
- 10:07achieved
- 10:07that,
- 10:07yes.
- 10:08What
- 10:09was
- 10:09your
- 10:09outlet
- 10:09at
- 10:10that
- 10:10time?
- 10:10Who
- 10:10did
- 10:11you
- 10:11share
- 10:11your,
- 10:11you
- 10:12know,
- 10:12your
- 10:12troubles
- 10:13and
- 10:13your
- 10:13woes
- 10:13with?
- 10:14I
- 10:14wouldn't
- 10:15say
- 10:15I
- 10:15share
- 10:15my
- 10:15troubles,
- 10:16but
- 10:16early
- 10:16in
- 10:16my
- 10:17life
- 10:17I
- 10:17played
- 10:17a
- 10:17lot
- 10:17of
- 10:17rugby.
- 10:18The
- 10:19local
- 10:19rugby
- 10:19club,
- 10:20that
- 10:21was
- 10:21my
- 10:22go
- 10:22to
- 10:22place,
- 10:23rugby.
- 10:25And
- 10:25we
- 10:26were
- 10:26fairly
- 10:26successful
- 10:27the
- 10:27number
- 10:27of
- 10:27years
- 10:28with
- 10:28a
- 10:28good
- 10:28young
- 10:28team
- 10:29and
- 10:30we
- 10:31progressed
- 10:31up
- 10:31through
- 10:31the
- 10:32leagues
- 10:32as
- 10:32a
- 10:32club.
- 10:33And
- 10:35when
- 10:36I
- 10:36stopped
- 10:37playing
- 10:37rugby,
- 10:38I
- 10:38just
- 10:38flung
- 10:39myself
- 10:39into
- 10:39farming.
- 10:40I
- 10:40didn't
- 10:41go
- 10:41and
- 10:41watch
- 10:41because
- 10:41I
- 10:42said
- 10:42if
- 10:42I've
- 10:42given
- 10:42up
- 10:42the
- 10:42time
- 10:43to
- 10:43watch,
- 10:43I
- 10:43would
- 10:43finally
- 10:44give
- 10:44up
- 10:44the
- 10:44time
- 10:44to
- 10:45play.
- 10:46And
- 10:46my
- 10:46parents
- 10:46were
- 10:46getting
- 10:47older
- 10:47and
- 10:48my
- 10:48father
- 10:48never,
- 10:48not
- 10:49once
- 10:49did
- 10:49he
- 10:49see
- 10:49me
- 10:49play
- 10:50rugby.
- 10:50Of
- 10:51all
- 10:51the
- 10:51years
- 10:51I
- 10:51played
- 10:51rugby
- 10:52at
- 10:52school
- 10:52and
- 10:52played
- 10:53rugby
- 10:53for
- 10:53the
- 10:53local
- 10:53club,
- 10:54he
- 10:54said
- 10:54he'd
- 10:55just
- 10:55stay
- 10:55at
- 10:55home
- 10:55and
- 10:55do
- 10:56the
- 10:56work.
- 10:57And
- 10:57at
- 10:57that
- 10:57point
- 10:58it
- 10:58was
- 10:58my
- 10:58mum
- 10:58and
- 10:58dad,
- 10:59myself
- 10:59and
- 10:59maybe
- 11:00one
- 11:00other
- 11:00chap
- 11:00or
- 11:01a
- 11:01part
- 11:01time
- 11:01chap.
- 11:02And
- 11:03so
- 11:03I
- 11:03decided
- 11:04to
- 11:04stay
- 11:04at
- 11:04home.
- 11:04But
- 11:05the
- 11:05comparison
- 11:06I
- 11:06draw
- 11:06to
- 11:06my
- 11:06farming
- 11:07career
- 11:08and
- 11:08my
- 11:08rugby
- 11:08career,
- 11:09somebody
- 11:09blew
- 11:09the
- 11:09whistle
- 11:11and
- 11:11said,
- 11:11right,
- 11:11that's
- 11:12the
- 11:12game
- 11:12over.
- 11:13You
- 11:13stop.
- 11:13When
- 11:14you
- 11:14were
- 11:14training,
- 11:14suddenly
- 11:15came
- 11:15nine
- 11:15o'
- 11:15clock
- 11:15and
- 11:15you
- 11:16stopped.
- 11:17Nobody
- 11:17blew
- 11:17the
- 11:18whistle
- 11:18when
- 11:18they
- 11:18were
- 11:18swarming,
- 11:19I
- 11:20just
- 11:20kept,
- 11:20I
- 11:20just
- 11:21kept
- 11:21going.
- 11:22And
- 11:24in
- 11:24the
- 11:24summertime,
- 11:25you
- 11:25know,
- 11:25right
- 11:25after
- 11:25your
- 11:25tea
- 11:26and
- 11:27you
- 11:27wonder
- 11:27if
- 11:27I
- 11:27was
- 11:28back
- 11:28in
- 11:28at
- 11:289
- 11:28o'
- 11:28clock
- 11:28or
- 11:29even
- 11:29after,
- 11:30if
- 11:30you
- 11:30were
- 11:30busy,
- 11:31but
- 11:31nobody
- 11:31actually
- 11:32told
- 11:32me,
- 11:32right,
- 11:33you
- 11:33stop.
- 11:34There
- 11:34was
- 11:34always
- 11:35something
- 11:35to
- 11:35be
- 11:36done.
- 12:38I
- 12:38mean,
- 12:38it
- 12:38sounds
- 12:38that
- 12:39you,
- 12:39you
- 12:39took
- 12:39on
- 12:40a
- 12:40lot
- 12:40of
- 12:40responsibility
- 12:41yourself.
- 12:41I
- 12:42mean,
- 12:43how
- 12:43much
- 12:44responsibility
- 12:45did
- 12:45you
- 12:45shoulder
- 12:46yourself?
- 12:47I
- 12:47mean,
- 12:48is
- 12:48it.
- 12:48This
- 12:48is,
- 12:48this
- 12:49is
- 12:49all
- 12:49on
- 12:49me.
- 12:49I've
- 12:50got
- 12:50to
- 12:50do
- 12:50this,
- 12:50I've
- 12:50got
- 12:50to.
- 12:51I'm
- 12:51the
- 12:51one
- 12:51that's
- 12:51going
- 12:51to
- 12:51make
- 12:52that
- 12:52a
- 12:52success.
- 12:52Did
- 12:52you
- 12:53feel
- 12:53it
- 12:53was
- 12:53all
- 12:53your
- 12:54fault
- 12:56when
- 12:56things
- 12:56weren't
- 12:56working
- 12:57well?
- 12:57Yes.
- 12:58When
- 12:59things
- 12:59started
- 12:59going
- 12:59wrong?
- 13:00Yes.
- 13:01And
- 13:01I
- 13:01described
- 13:02it
- 13:02to
- 13:03the
- 13:03counselors.
- 13:04I
- 13:04was
- 13:04in
- 13:04a
- 13:05hole
- 13:06down
- 13:06in
- 13:06a
- 13:06deep
- 13:07hole
- 13:07and
- 13:07my
- 13:08job,
- 13:08there
- 13:08was
- 13:08dirt
- 13:09in
- 13:09the
- 13:09floor.
- 13:09My
- 13:10job
- 13:10was
- 13:10to
- 13:10shovel
- 13:11that
- 13:11up
- 13:11and
- 13:12throw
- 13:12it
- 13:12out
- 13:12over
- 13:13the
- 13:13top
- 13:13of
- 13:13the
- 13:13hole
- 13:14and
- 13:14you
- 13:14just
- 13:14get
- 13:15it
- 13:15shoveled
- 13:15up
- 13:16and
- 13:16another
- 13:16bit
- 13:17fell
- 13:17in.
- 13:17You
- 13:17were
- 13:18just
- 13:18constantly.
- 13:19And
- 13:21my
- 13:22mental
- 13:22health
- 13:22breakdown
- 13:23didn't
- 13:23happen
- 13:23overnight.
- 13:24It
- 13:24was
- 13:25a
- 13:25long
- 13:25period
- 13:26of
- 13:26time,
- 13:26from
- 13:30five
- 13:30years
- 13:31probably,
- 13:32that
- 13:32would
- 13:32be
- 13:32building
- 13:32up
- 13:33over
- 13:33that
- 13:33time.
- 13:34And
- 13:35when
- 13:36I
- 13:36finished
- 13:36up
- 13:36being
- 13:36admitted
- 13:37in
- 13:37the
- 13:37hospital,
- 13:38it
- 13:38would
- 13:38be
- 13:39a
- 13:39total
- 13:39bombshell
- 13:40to
- 13:40my
- 13:40next
- 13:40door
- 13:40neighbors.
- 13:42They
- 13:42wouldn't
- 13:43have
- 13:43had
- 13:43a
- 13:43clue.
- 13:44They
- 13:44would
- 13:44go,
- 13:45wow,
- 13:46didn't
- 13:46see
- 13:46that
- 13:46coming.
- 13:47Didn't
- 13:48see
- 13:48that
- 13:48coming.
- 13:49And
- 13:50you
- 13:50know,
- 13:50just
- 13:50that
- 13:51admission,
- 13:52that
- 13:52moment,
- 13:53you
- 13:54know,
- 13:54what
- 13:54can
- 13:54you
- 13:54recall
- 13:55about
- 13:55that?
- 13:56Well,
- 13:57I
- 13:57was
- 13:57functioning
- 13:58till
- 13:58one
- 13:58morning
- 13:58I
- 13:58couldn't
- 13:59get
- 13:59out
- 13:59of
- 13:59my
- 13:59bed,
- 14:00couldn't
- 14:00go
- 14:00and
- 14:00milk
- 14:01the
- 14:01cows.
- 14:02And
- 14:03prior
- 14:03to
- 14:04that,
- 14:04it
- 14:04was
- 14:04my
- 14:04wife
- 14:05who
- 14:05would
- 14:05say,
- 14:05look,
- 14:05there's
- 14:06something
- 14:06wrong
- 14:06with,
- 14:06you
- 14:07need
- 14:07to
- 14:07go
- 14:07to
- 14:07the
- 14:08doctor.
- 14:08And
- 14:09I
- 14:09was
- 14:09fortunate
- 14:10that
- 14:12the
- 14:12doctor
- 14:13who
- 14:13had
- 14:13his
- 14:13father
- 14:14knew
- 14:14me
- 14:14as
- 14:14a
- 14:14child
- 14:15was
- 14:15born
- 14:16there.
- 14:17And
- 14:17you
- 14:17arrive,
- 14:18or
- 14:18can
- 14:18I
- 14:18arrive
- 14:18in
- 14:18the
- 14:19doctor's
- 14:19surgery?
- 14:20Something's
- 14:20not
- 14:21right
- 14:21here.
- 14:22And
- 14:22started
- 14:23getting
- 14:24a
- 14:24wee
- 14:24bit
- 14:24of
- 14:24counseling
- 14:25and
- 14:26it's
- 14:27pressures
- 14:27that
- 14:27was
- 14:27under
- 14:28and
- 14:28dealing
- 14:29with
- 14:29that.
- 14:29And
- 14:31did
- 14:32I
- 14:32buy
- 14:32into
- 14:32that
- 14:33Totally.
- 14:34Probably
- 14:34didn't
- 14:35buy
- 14:35into
- 14:36totally.
- 14:36She
- 14:37would
- 14:37give
- 14:37you
- 14:38jobs
- 14:39to
- 14:39do,
- 14:40but
- 14:41they
- 14:41knew
- 14:41what
- 14:42they
- 14:42were
- 14:42doing.
- 14:42They
- 14:42could,
- 14:43they,
- 14:43I
- 14:43mean,
- 14:44I've
- 14:44left
- 14:44that
- 14:44room
- 14:44in
- 14:45tears,
- 14:45just
- 14:46sitting,
- 14:46talking.
- 14:47They
- 14:47know
- 14:47how
- 14:47to
- 14:47pull
- 14:48things
- 14:48out
- 14:48of
- 14:48you.
- 14:49And
- 14:50whoa,
- 14:53you
- 14:53were
- 14:53exhausted
- 14:54when
- 14:54you
- 14:54committed.
- 14:55Exhausted.
- 14:56And
- 14:57that
- 14:58Would
- 14:58that
- 14:58went
- 14:58on
- 15:00six
- 15:00months
- 15:01that
- 15:01summer
- 15:02and
- 15:02then
- 15:03turn
- 15:03of
- 15:03the
- 15:03year
- 15:04well
- 15:04January
- 15:05time
- 15:05December
- 15:06January
- 15:06time
- 15:06it's
- 15:07not
- 15:07a
- 15:07great
- 15:07time
- 15:07it's
- 15:08dark,
- 15:09you're
- 15:09getting
- 15:09it
- 15:09in
- 15:09the
- 15:09morning
- 15:10the
- 15:10dark
- 15:10and
- 15:13the
- 15:13whole
- 15:13thing
- 15:14snowballed
- 15:15into
- 15:16state
- 15:17that
- 15:19the
- 15:19whole
- 15:19thing
- 15:20came
- 15:20to
- 15:20a
- 15:20head
- 15:20and
- 15:21pray
- 15:22that
- 15:22you
- 15:22could
- 15:23call
- 15:23it
- 15:23a
- 15:23breakdown
- 15:24and
- 15:24I
- 15:24just
- 15:25sat
- 15:25and
- 15:25cried
- 15:26and
- 15:27I
- 15:28grim.
- 15:29You
- 15:30spoke
- 15:30earlier
- 15:31about
- 15:32how
- 15:33I
- 15:33suppose
- 15:33when
- 15:34it
- 15:34happened
- 15:35there
- 15:35were
- 15:36people
- 15:36you
- 15:37could
- 15:37count
- 15:38on
- 15:38but
- 15:39there
- 15:39was
- 15:39obviously
- 15:39also
- 15:40people
- 15:40that
- 15:41you
- 15:41couldn't
- 15:41count
- 15:41on.
- 15:42How
- 15:42did
- 15:42you
- 15:43rely
- 15:43on
- 15:43the
- 15:43people
- 15:44around
- 15:44you?
- 15:45Well
- 15:46there
- 15:46was
- 15:46a
- 15:46couple
- 15:46of
- 15:46next
- 15:47door
- 15:47neighbors
- 15:47that
- 15:47really
- 15:48and
- 15:48I
- 15:48mean
- 15:49they
- 15:49really
- 15:49stepped
- 15:50up
- 15:50to
- 15:50the
- 15:50plate
- 15:51we're
- 15:51working
- 15:52through
- 15:53a
- 15:53TB
- 15:54test
- 15:54at
- 15:54the
- 15:54time
- 15:55and
- 15:55they
- 15:55just,
- 15:55they
- 15:55just
- 15:56took
- 15:56over
- 15:57and
- 15:57through
- 15:58thankfully
- 15:58we
- 15:58get
- 15:59through
- 15:59the
- 15:59TB
- 16:00test
- 16:00time
- 16:00and
- 16:01just
- 16:01coincidentally
- 16:02when
- 16:02we're
- 16:02actually
- 16:03selling
- 16:03the
- 16:03farm
- 16:03and
- 16:04selling
- 16:04the
- 16:04stock
- 16:04that
- 16:05was
- 16:05as
- 16:05due
- 16:06another
- 16:06TB
- 16:06test
- 16:07so
- 16:07that
- 16:07was
- 16:07the
- 16:07period
- 16:07of
- 16:08time
- 16:084
- 16:08years
- 16:09it's
- 16:10not
- 16:10a
- 16:10criticism
- 16:11and
- 16:11anybody
- 16:13I'm
- 16:13not
- 16:13saying
- 16:14they
- 16:14stepped
- 16:14away
- 16:14from
- 16:14it
- 16:15but
- 16:15there
- 16:16was
- 16:16even
- 16:16within
- 16:17my
- 16:18family
- 16:18how
- 16:18different
- 16:19generations
- 16:19deal
- 16:20with
- 16:20it.
- 16:21I'm
- 16:22quite
- 16:22open
- 16:22about
- 16:23what
- 16:23went
- 16:23through
- 16:23and
- 16:24I've
- 16:24got
- 16:24an
- 16:24anti.
- 16:25You're
- 16:26better
- 16:26now,
- 16:26you're
- 16:27better
- 16:27now
- 16:27and
- 16:29it's
- 16:29in
- 16:29my
- 16:29mum's
- 16:30side
- 16:30My
- 16:31mum
- 16:31said
- 16:31the
- 16:31retouche
- 16:32and
- 16:32members
- 16:33of
- 16:33her
- 16:33family
- 16:34I've
- 16:34got
- 16:34a
- 16:35cousin
- 16:35that's
- 16:36it's
- 16:36touch
- 16:37rate
- 16:39we
- 16:39said
- 16:40before
- 16:40it's
- 16:40not
- 16:40a
- 16:40broken
- 16:41leg
- 16:41where
- 16:41you
- 16:41can
- 16:41see
- 16:42that
- 16:42you've
- 16:43no
- 16:43idea
- 16:43what
- 16:43was
- 16:43going
- 16:44on
- 16:44in
- 16:45any
- 16:45of
- 16:46his
- 16:46head
- 16:47Tell.
- 16:47Me
- 16:47about
- 16:47the
- 16:47decision
- 16:48to
- 16:48sell
- 16:48the.
- 16:48Farm
- 16:49the
- 16:49advice
- 16:50I've
- 16:50been
- 16:50getting
- 16:50from
- 16:51the
- 16:51medical
- 16:51profession
- 16:52they
- 16:52said
- 16:53it's
- 16:54not
- 16:54mental,
- 16:54it's
- 16:55the
- 16:55wrong
- 16:55way,
- 16:55it's
- 16:56environmental
- 16:57and
- 16:58unless
- 16:58you
- 16:58change
- 16:58your
- 16:59environment
- 17:00we're
- 17:00only
- 17:01going
- 17:01to
- 17:01get
- 17:01you
- 17:01better
- 17:02and
- 17:02then
- 17:03you're
- 17:03going
- 17:03to
- 17:03tickle
- 17:04along
- 17:04and
- 17:04then
- 17:05the
- 17:05next
- 17:05thing
- 17:05boom.
- 17:07Your
- 17:08coping
- 17:08strategies
- 17:09are
- 17:09not
- 17:09working
- 17:10and
- 17:11it
- 17:11worked.
- 17:12Two
- 17:13boys,
- 17:14all
- 17:14mine,
- 17:15I've
- 17:15got
- 17:15two
- 17:15boys
- 17:15they
- 17:16were
- 17:16in
- 17:16their
- 17:16early
- 17:1620s
- 17:17at
- 17:17that
- 17:17time
- 17:18not
- 17:19showing
- 17:19any
- 17:19interest
- 17:20in
- 17:21farming.
- 17:24No,
- 17:24it
- 17:25wasn't
- 17:25an
- 17:25easy
- 17:26decision
- 17:26no
- 17:26it
- 17:26wasn't
- 17:27an
- 17:27easy
- 17:27decision
- 17:27because
- 17:28my
- 17:28parents
- 17:28had
- 17:28worked
- 17:29hard.
- 17:29My
- 17:30father
- 17:30was
- 17:30a
- 17:30non
- 17:31he
- 17:31came
- 17:31from
- 17:31a
- 17:31non
- 17:31farming
- 17:32background
- 17:32and
- 17:33bit
- 17:34into
- 17:34the
- 17:34bug
- 17:34and
- 17:35built
- 17:35up
- 17:35the
- 17:35business
- 17:36and
- 17:37my
- 17:37mother
- 17:38she
- 17:38was
- 17:38very
- 17:38much
- 17:39involved
- 17:39in
- 17:39that
- 17:40as
- 17:40well
- 17:41but
- 17:42I
- 17:42would
- 17:42say
- 17:42to
- 17:43these
- 17:43counsellors
- 17:43I
- 17:44said
- 17:44look
- 17:45you
- 17:45have
- 17:45to
- 17:45farm
- 17:45as
- 17:46if
- 17:47you're
- 17:47going
- 17:47to
- 17:47live
- 17:48forever
- 17:49and
- 17:50she
- 17:50said
- 17:50well
- 17:52your
- 17:52grandchildren
- 17:53are
- 17:53not
- 17:53born
- 17:53yet
- 17:53they
- 17:54might
- 17:54never
- 17:54be
- 17:54born.
- 17:54And
- 17:55I'm
- 17:55saying,
- 17:55well,
- 17:55I
- 17:55said,
- 17:56I
- 17:56said
- 17:56I
- 17:56might
- 17:56do
- 17:56Stevenson
- 17:57someday.
- 17:57Running
- 17:57about,
- 17:58God,
- 17:58I
- 17:58wish
- 17:58I
- 17:59had
- 17:59half
- 17:59what
- 17:59my
- 17:59grandpa
- 18:00had
- 18:00or
- 18:00something
- 18:00like
- 18:01that.
- 18:01And
- 18:01they
- 18:01said,
- 18:01well,
- 18:02you've
- 18:03got
- 18:03to
- 18:03make
- 18:03decisions
- 18:04for
- 18:04your
- 18:04life
- 18:05for
- 18:05the
- 18:05better.
- 18:05So.
- 18:06And
- 18:07at
- 18:08the
- 18:08end
- 18:08it
- 18:08was
- 18:08an
- 18:08easy
- 18:09process,
- 18:10just
- 18:10let
- 18:10an
- 18:11estate
- 18:11agent
- 18:11get
- 18:11on
- 18:12me.
- 18:12But
- 18:12I
- 18:12could
- 18:12see
- 18:13really
- 18:13how
- 18:14a
- 18:14fourth,
- 18:15a
- 18:15thunder
- 18:15fourth,
- 18:16a
- 18:16fifth
- 18:16generation
- 18:17farmer
- 18:17that's
- 18:17in
- 18:18a
- 18:18farm
- 18:18and
- 18:18struggling
- 18:19and
- 18:19looking
- 18:19at
- 18:20that
- 18:20scenario,
- 18:21how
- 18:21that
- 18:21would
- 18:22weigh
- 18:23extremely
- 18:23heavily
- 18:24on
- 18:24them,
- 18:25thinking
- 18:25that
- 18:25he
- 18:26was
- 18:26the
- 18:26one
- 18:26that
- 18:26wasn't
- 18:27making
- 18:27this
- 18:28work.
- 18:28And
- 18:29that
- 18:30will
- 18:30be
- 18:30great,
- 18:31you
- 18:31know,.
- 18:31Handing
- 18:32over
- 18:32the
- 18:32keys,
- 18:32signing
- 18:33on
- 18:33the
- 18:33dotted
- 18:33line.
- 18:34How
- 18:34did
- 18:34that
- 18:34feel?
- 18:36No
- 18:36great.
- 18:38When
- 18:38you
- 18:38buy
- 18:38land,
- 18:40there's
- 18:40a
- 18:41feeling
- 18:41that
- 18:41you
- 18:41get,
- 18:41you
- 18:42walk
- 18:42over
- 18:42the
- 18:42field
- 18:43and
- 18:43that
- 18:43is
- 18:44your
- 18:44field.
- 18:44And
- 18:45I've
- 18:46had
- 18:46that
- 18:46opportunity
- 18:47two
- 18:47or
- 18:47three
- 18:47times.
- 18:49But
- 18:49there's
- 18:49also
- 18:49the
- 18:50opposite
- 18:50feeling
- 18:50when
- 18:50you
- 18:50sell
- 18:51land
- 18:51that
- 18:51you
- 18:51can't
- 18:52walk
- 18:52over
- 18:52it
- 18:53and
- 18:53say
- 18:53that's
- 18:53yours,
- 18:54but
- 18:54your
- 18:54bank
- 18:55balance
- 18:55reflects
- 18:56the
- 18:56fact
- 18:57you
- 18:57can't
- 18:57walk
- 18:57over
- 18:57it.
- 18:58So
- 18:58that.
- 19:01Every
- 19:01cloud,
- 19:02etc,
- 19:02and
- 19:03I
- 19:03mean,
- 19:03I
- 19:03suppose
- 19:03having
- 19:04your
- 19:04parents
- 19:04maybe
- 19:05not,
- 19:05you
- 19:05know,
- 19:06just
- 19:06in
- 19:06spirit
- 19:07over
- 19:07you,
- 19:08you
- 19:08know.
- 19:08Yeah,
- 19:08well,
- 19:09my
- 19:09mom's,
- 19:09my
- 19:09mom's
- 19:09still
- 19:10alive.
- 19:10My
- 19:11dad
- 19:11passed
- 19:11away
- 19:12a
- 19:12number
- 19:12of
- 19:12years
- 19:12ago,
- 19:13but
- 19:13my
- 19:13mom
- 19:13still
- 19:13alive,
- 19:14she's
- 19:1490
- 19:14this
- 19:14year
- 19:15and
- 19:16she
- 19:16still
- 19:16lives
- 19:17above
- 19:18the
- 19:18farm.
- 19:18She
- 19:18drives
- 19:19down
- 19:19past
- 19:19it
- 19:19every
- 19:19day
- 19:20and
- 19:21I
- 19:21don't
- 19:21know
- 19:21how
- 19:22she
- 19:22does
- 19:22it
- 19:22actually,
- 19:22to
- 19:22be
- 19:23perfectly
- 19:23honest.
- 19:23But
- 19:25have
- 19:25you
- 19:25been
- 19:25back?
- 19:26Can
- 19:26you
- 19:26bear
- 19:26to?
- 19:27Yes,
- 19:27I've
- 19:28been
- 19:28back.
- 19:28Well,
- 19:28I've
- 19:28been
- 19:29back
- 19:29and
- 19:33it
- 19:33was
- 19:33my
- 19:33home
- 19:34for
- 19:3550
- 19:36odd
- 19:36years
- 19:36and
- 19:36I
- 19:37was
- 19:37born
- 19:37there,
- 19:37brought
- 19:37up
- 19:38there
- 19:38and
- 19:39brought
- 19:39my
- 19:39kids
- 19:39up
- 19:39there.
- 19:41Yes,
- 19:41it's.
- 19:42But
- 19:42hey,
- 19:44life
- 19:44moves
- 19:44on.
- 19:45There's
- 19:46nothing
- 19:46more
- 19:46constant
- 19:47than
- 19:47change.
- 19:47My
- 19:47father
- 19:47always
- 19:48used
- 19:48to
- 19:48say.
- 19:49Absolutely.
- 19:50And
- 19:50you've
- 19:51spoken
- 19:51a
- 19:51bit
- 19:51about
- 19:51counselling
- 19:52and
- 19:52speaking
- 19:52to
- 19:52someone
- 19:53and
- 19:53is
- 19:53that
- 19:53something
- 19:54is
- 19:55you
- 19:55still
- 19:55attend?
- 19:56I
- 19:56don't.
- 19:58But
- 19:58I
- 19:58was
- 19:59determined
- 19:59to
- 19:59get
- 20:00myself
- 20:01off
- 20:01the
- 20:02medication
- 20:02that
- 20:02I
- 20:03was
- 20:03on,
- 20:05got
- 20:05myself
- 20:06under
- 20:06the
- 20:06doctor's
- 20:07guidance
- 20:08and
- 20:09I'm
- 20:09now
- 20:09back
- 20:10onto
- 20:10a
- 20:11minimum
- 20:11level
- 20:11of
- 20:12certain
- 20:12medication.
- 20:13Your
- 20:13mental
- 20:14health,
- 20:14you
- 20:14could
- 20:14go
- 20:14from
- 20:15being
- 20:15a
- 20:15nine
- 20:15like
- 20:16what
- 20:16I've
- 20:16said
- 20:16today,
- 20:17everything's
- 20:17going
- 20:18fine
- 20:18and
- 20:19something
- 20:19goes
- 20:19wrong
- 20:20and
- 20:20you're
- 20:21at
- 20:21a
- 20:212,
- 20:22just
- 20:22in
- 20:23the
- 20:23click
- 20:23of
- 20:23a
- 20:23finger,
- 20:24suddenly
- 20:25the
- 20:25whole
- 20:25world's
- 20:26fallen
- 20:26in
- 20:26you.
- 20:27And
- 20:27what
- 20:27I'm
- 20:27on
- 20:27now
- 20:27is
- 20:28just
- 20:28to
- 20:28try
- 20:28and
- 20:29maybe
- 20:29not
- 20:29get
- 20:30you
- 20:30as
- 20:30far
- 20:30up
- 20:30as
- 20:30a
- 20:30nine
- 20:31too
- 20:31often,
- 20:31but
- 20:31certainly
- 20:32don't
- 20:32get
- 20:32you
- 20:32down
- 20:32to
- 20:32a
- 20:33two
- 20:33as
- 20:34often
- 20:34and
- 20:35it
- 20:36definitely
- 20:36helps.
- 20:37And
- 20:37you
- 20:38know,
- 20:38thinking
- 20:38about
- 20:38your
- 20:38family
- 20:39dynamic,
- 20:39you
- 20:39said
- 20:40you've
- 20:40got
- 20:40two
- 20:40boys
- 20:40and
- 20:41your
- 20:41wife
- 20:41who's
- 20:42been
- 20:42an
- 20:42amazing
- 20:42support.
- 20:43Has
- 20:43that
- 20:44changed?
- 20:46No.
- 20:47Well,
- 20:47I
- 20:47would
- 20:47say
- 20:49when
- 20:50we
- 20:50get
- 20:50married
- 20:51in
- 20:5292
- 20:54for
- 20:54the
- 20:54vows
- 20:55that
- 20:55it
- 20:55wasn't
- 20:55for
- 20:55better,
- 20:55for
- 20:56worse,
- 20:56for
- 20:56richer,
- 20:56for
- 20:57poorer,
- 20:57for
- 20:58often
- 20:58in
- 20:58sickness
- 20:58and
- 20:59in
- 20:59health.
- 21:00She
- 21:00absolutely
- 21:01meant
- 21:01that
- 21:02because
- 21:02she
- 21:03was
- 21:03a
- 21:03rock
- 21:04through
- 21:04the
- 21:04holidays
- 21:05and
- 21:05it
- 21:05certainly
- 21:05wasn't
- 21:06easy
- 21:06for
- 21:06her.
- 21:08She
- 21:08was
- 21:09a
- 21:09primary
- 21:10school
- 21:10teacher.
- 21:10She's
- 21:11retired
- 21:11now
- 21:12and
- 21:13when
- 21:13I
- 21:14was
- 21:14admitted
- 21:14to
- 21:14hospital
- 21:15and
- 21:15deemed
- 21:16Duncan
- 21:17well,
- 21:17I
- 21:17certainly
- 21:17would
- 21:17have
- 21:18been
- 21:18if
- 21:18I'd
- 21:18been
- 21:18a
- 21:18doctor
- 21:19or
- 21:19anything
- 21:19like
- 21:19that,
- 21:19I'd
- 21:19have
- 21:19been
- 21:20signed
- 21:20off
- 21:20my
- 21:20work
- 21:20a
- 21:21long
- 21:21time
- 21:21ago.
- 21:22The
- 21:23education
- 21:23authority,
- 21:24which
- 21:24my
- 21:25wife
- 21:25got
- 21:25signed
- 21:25off
- 21:26from
- 21:26Christmas
- 21:26to
- 21:26Easter
- 21:28and
- 21:30a
- 21:30replacement
- 21:30was
- 21:31found.
- 21:32Whereas
- 21:33when
- 21:33you're
- 21:34farming
- 21:37there's
- 21:37no
- 21:38that
- 21:38fallback
- 21:38on
- 21:39it.
- 21:39When
- 21:39you're
- 21:39no.
- 21:39Well,
- 21:40if
- 21:40you're
- 21:40understaffed
- 21:41before
- 21:41you're
- 21:41no.
- 21:42Well,
- 21:43you're
- 21:43not
- 21:43going
- 21:43to
- 21:43alter
- 21:43that.
- 21:44Just
- 21:44especially
- 21:44with
- 21:45a
- 21:45dairy
- 21:45farm.
- 21:46People
- 21:46ask
- 21:46me,
- 21:47do
- 21:47I
- 21:48miss
- 21:48milking
- 21:48the
- 21:48cows?
- 21:50I
- 21:50totally
- 21:51miss
- 21:52the
- 21:52first
- 21:52half
- 21:52of
- 21:52the
- 21:52morning
- 21:53milking
- 21:54when
- 21:54you
- 21:55new
- 21:55calf
- 21:55cows
- 21:56given
- 21:56a
- 21:56bit
- 21:56of
- 21:56milk,
- 21:56want
- 21:57to
- 21:57get
- 21:57into
- 21:57the
- 21:57parlor,
- 21:57didn't
- 21:58give
- 21:58you
- 21:58any
- 21:58hassle
- 22:00saying
- 22:00half.
- 22:00You
- 22:00get
- 22:01all
- 22:01the
- 22:01kick
- 22:01of
- 22:01the
- 22:01stragglers
- 22:02and
- 22:02you're
- 22:02collecting
- 22:03them
- 22:03into
- 22:04the
- 22:04collecting
- 22:04area,
- 22:04into
- 22:04the
- 22:05parlor.
- 22:06I
- 22:06thoroughly
- 22:07enjoyed
- 22:07what
- 22:07was
- 22:07doing
- 22:08and
- 22:09getting
- 22:10to
- 22:10the
- 22:10kind
- 22:10of
- 22:11animal
- 22:11that
- 22:11I
- 22:12liked.
- 22:12It
- 22:12was
- 22:13one
- 22:13of
- 22:13the
- 22:13few
- 22:13things
- 22:14that
- 22:14my
- 22:14father
- 22:14and
- 22:14I
- 22:14agreed
- 22:15on
- 22:15was
- 22:15it
- 22:15was
- 22:16a
- 22:16type
- 22:16of
- 22:17cow
- 22:18that
- 22:18we
- 22:18wanted
- 22:19to
- 22:19work
- 22:19with.
- 22:21But
- 22:22my
- 22:23wife,
- 22:23my
- 22:23wife's
- 22:24a
- 22:24farmer's
- 22:25daughter
- 22:25but
- 22:25she
- 22:26was
- 22:26never
- 22:26really
- 22:27hands
- 22:28on
- 22:28at
- 22:28all.
- 22:30Became
- 22:30more
- 22:30hands
- 22:31on
- 22:31when
- 22:31once
- 22:32I
- 22:32was
- 22:32no
- 22:32well,
- 22:33she
- 22:33would
- 22:33encourage
- 22:34me
- 22:34to
- 22:34try
- 22:34and
- 22:35get
- 22:35and
- 22:36feed
- 22:36the
- 22:36calves
- 22:36in
- 22:37the
- 22:37morning
- 22:37and
- 22:39literally
- 22:39I
- 22:39could
- 22:40get
- 22:41halfway
- 22:41across
- 22:41the
- 22:41close
- 22:42and
- 22:42say
- 22:42look,
- 22:43I
- 22:43says
- 22:43no,
- 22:44I
- 22:44need
- 22:44you
- 22:44back
- 22:44in
- 22:44the
- 22:44house.
- 22:45It
- 22:45was
- 22:45just
- 22:45totally
- 22:45overwhelming.
- 22:47And
- 22:47she
- 22:47went
- 22:48and
- 22:48fed
- 22:48the
- 22:48calves
- 22:49and
- 22:49the
- 22:49same
- 22:50at
- 22:50night
- 22:50and
- 22:50afternoon.
- 22:51I
- 22:51would
- 22:51spend
- 22:54two,
- 22:55three
- 22:55years
- 22:56that
- 22:56I
- 22:56wouldn't
- 22:57have
- 22:57been
- 22:57out
- 22:57the
- 22:57house.
- 22:58Seriously,
- 22:59I
- 22:59wasn't
- 23:00out
- 23:00the
- 23:00house.
- 23:01Couldn't
- 23:01get
- 23:01out
- 23:01of
- 23:01the
- 23:01house.
- 23:02And
- 23:03I'm
- 23:03thinking
- 23:03about
- 23:03your
- 23:03boys
- 23:04as
- 23:04well,
- 23:04Bobby,
- 23:05just
- 23:05in
- 23:05terms
- 23:05of
- 23:06what
- 23:06happened
- 23:06to
- 23:06you,
- 23:07the
- 23:07impact
- 23:07on
- 23:07them
- 23:08and
- 23:08I
- 23:08suppose
- 23:09that
- 23:10everybody
- 23:11becoming
- 23:11more
- 23:11comfortable
- 23:12with,
- 23:13you
- 23:13know,
- 23:14sharing
- 23:14and,
- 23:14and
- 23:15being
- 23:15more
- 23:15open.
- 23:16I
- 23:16think
- 23:17it's.
- 23:18When
- 23:18the
- 23:18article
- 23:19was
- 23:19in
- 23:19the
- 23:19Scottish
- 23:20farm
- 23:21there
- 23:21was
- 23:21a
- 23:21lot
- 23:21of
- 23:22positive
- 23:22comments,
- 23:23but
- 23:23particularly
- 23:24from
- 23:25my
- 23:25boys
- 23:26peer
- 23:27their
- 23:28age
- 23:28group.
- 23:28They
- 23:29were
- 23:29far
- 23:29more
- 23:30open
- 23:30about
- 23:30the
- 23:30whole
- 23:31thing
- 23:31than
- 23:32any
- 23:32of
- 23:32my
- 23:32age
- 23:33group
- 23:34would
- 23:34ever
- 23:34be
- 23:35and
- 23:35hopefully
- 23:36that's
- 23:37the
- 23:37case
- 23:37going
- 23:38across
- 23:38the
- 23:39farming
- 23:39sector.
- 23:40And
- 23:41my
- 23:41son
- 23:41did.
- 23:42He
- 23:42didn't.
- 23:43None
- 23:43of
- 23:43them
- 23:43were
- 23:43in
- 23:43the
- 23:44young
- 23:44farmers
- 23:44or
- 23:44any
- 23:45of
- 23:45that.
- 23:46They
- 23:47helped
- 23:47in
- 23:47the
- 23:47summer
- 23:47holidays
- 23:48and
- 23:48whatnot
- 23:49to
- 23:49get
- 23:49the
- 23:49pocket
- 23:50money
- 23:50but
- 23:50you
- 23:50could
- 23:51see
- 23:51from
- 23:51an
- 23:51early
- 23:51age
- 23:52that
- 23:52there
- 23:52were
- 23:52maybe
- 23:53no
- 23:53one
- 23:53to
- 23:53do.
- 23:53But
- 23:54my
- 23:54view
- 23:54was
- 23:55they
- 23:55were
- 23:55better
- 23:55to
- 23:55get
- 23:56away
- 23:57and
- 23:57do
- 23:57something
- 23:58and
- 23:58come
- 23:59back
- 23:59to
- 23:59it.
- 24:00And
- 24:01we
- 24:01had
- 24:01the
- 24:02conversation.
- 24:03I
- 24:03can
- 24:03remember
- 24:04my
- 24:04wife
- 24:04speaking
- 24:04to
- 24:04Craig
- 24:05who
- 24:06was
- 24:06out
- 24:06in
- 24:06Australia
- 24:06at
- 24:07the
- 24:07time
- 24:07after
- 24:07he
- 24:07finished
- 24:08university
- 24:09and
- 24:12do
- 24:12you
- 24:12think
- 24:13you
- 24:13have
- 24:13any
- 24:13notion
- 24:13that
- 24:14you'll
- 24:14ever
- 24:14come
- 24:14back
- 24:15farming?
- 24:15And
- 24:16he
- 24:16said
- 24:16he
- 24:16was
- 24:17lying
- 24:17in
- 24:18some
- 24:18beach
- 24:19in
- 24:19Sydney
- 24:20a
- 24:20beer
- 24:20in
- 24:20his
- 24:21hand
- 24:21and
- 24:21he's
- 24:21looking
- 24:21round
- 24:21about,
- 24:23I'll
- 24:23not
- 24:24be
- 24:24back
- 24:24to
- 24:24farm,
- 24:24Mum.
- 24:27That
- 24:27was
- 24:27it.
- 24:29I
- 24:30think
- 24:30it's
- 24:31a
- 24:31hard
- 24:31question,
- 24:31isn't
- 24:32it,
- 24:32for
- 24:32a
- 24:3217,
- 24:3218,
- 24:3319
- 24:33year
- 24:33old
- 24:34to
- 24:34answer.
- 24:35I
- 24:36met
- 24:36a
- 24:36couple
- 24:36of
- 24:36farmers
- 24:37recently
- 24:37who
- 24:38had
- 24:38been
- 24:38asked
- 24:38the
- 24:38same
- 24:38question,
- 24:39actually
- 24:39lived
- 24:40in
- 24:40some
- 24:41same
- 24:41part
- 24:41of
- 24:41the
- 24:42world
- 24:42as
- 24:42you
- 24:42and
- 24:42they
- 24:42were
- 24:4318,
- 24:43you
- 24:44know,
- 24:44they
- 24:44wanted
- 24:44to
- 24:45have
- 24:45fun,
- 24:45see
- 24:46the
- 24:46world,
- 24:46travel,
- 24:47but
- 24:47they
- 24:47regret
- 24:48saying
- 24:48no
- 24:48now,
- 24:48you
- 24:49know,
- 24:4910,
- 24:4910,
- 24:5015
- 24:50years
- 24:51later.
- 24:51But
- 24:52you
- 24:52know,
- 24:53yeah,
- 24:53it's
- 24:54a,
- 24:54it's
- 24:54a
- 24:54time
- 24:54of
- 24:54life
- 24:54to
- 24:55let
- 24:55them
- 24:55go,
- 24:55isn't
- 24:55it,
- 24:55and
- 24:56have
- 24:56some
- 24:56fun
- 24:56and
- 24:57you
- 24:58know,
- 24:58they
- 24:58might
- 24:58come
- 24:58back
- 24:59to
- 24:59it
- 24:59but
- 25:00everything
- 25:00happens
- 25:00for
- 25:01a
- 25:01reason
- 25:01and
- 25:01it
- 25:02sounds
- 25:02like
- 25:02they
- 25:02were
- 25:03incredibly
- 25:03supportive
- 25:04of
- 25:04you.
- 25:06And
- 25:06do
- 25:06you
- 25:07think
- 25:07what,
- 25:07what
- 25:07you've
- 25:07been
- 25:08through
- 25:08has
- 25:08made
- 25:08you
- 25:09more
- 25:09in
- 25:09tune
- 25:09with
- 25:10others?
- 25:10I
- 25:10mean
- 25:11can
- 25:11you
- 25:11spot
- 25:12when
- 25:13you
- 25:13know
- 25:13people,
- 25:14other
- 25:14people
- 25:14are
- 25:15potentially
- 25:15not
- 25:15in
- 25:16a
- 25:16great
- 25:16place?
- 25:18No,
- 25:18because
- 25:18I
- 25:19don't.
- 25:20People
- 25:21don't
- 25:21show
- 25:21up
- 25:22very
- 25:22greatly
- 25:23and
- 25:23I
- 25:24would
- 25:24go
- 25:24through
- 25:24some
- 25:24of
- 25:25the
- 25:25things
- 25:25that
- 25:25I.
- 25:27Well,
- 25:27I
- 25:27was
- 25:28asked
- 25:28this
- 25:28already
- 25:29for
- 25:29one
- 25:29another
- 25:30and
- 25:30what
- 25:30was
- 25:30the
- 25:31signs
- 25:31that
- 25:31you
- 25:33identified
- 25:34looking
- 25:34back
- 25:34wasn't
- 25:35right.
- 25:36And
- 25:36I
- 25:36said
- 25:37one
- 25:37of
- 25:37the
- 25:37first
- 25:37things
- 25:37I
- 25:38did
- 25:38when
- 25:38I
- 25:38jumped
- 25:38in
- 25:38a
- 25:39tractor,
- 25:40somebody
- 25:40had
- 25:41left
- 25:41the
- 25:41radio
- 25:41on,
- 25:42you
- 25:42turned
- 25:42the
- 25:42key
- 25:42and
- 25:43the
- 25:43radio
- 25:43come
- 25:43on.
- 25:43The
- 25:44first
- 25:44before
- 25:44you
- 25:44started
- 25:44the
- 25:45tractor,
- 25:45you
- 25:46turned
- 25:46the
- 25:46radio
- 25:46off
- 25:47and
- 25:48just
- 25:48wanted
- 25:48peace
- 25:49and
- 25:49quiet.
- 25:50And
- 25:50my
- 25:51wife
- 25:51will
- 25:51say
- 25:51that
- 25:51even
- 25:52at
- 25:52night
- 25:52I'll
- 25:52come
- 25:52in
- 25:53and
- 25:53she
- 25:53love
- 25:53Alexa
- 25:53playing
- 25:54Greatest
- 25:54Text
- 25:55radio.
- 25:55And
- 25:55I'm
- 25:55saying
- 25:55Alexa,
- 25:56shut
- 25:56that
- 25:56up
- 25:57please.
- 26:00And
- 26:00it's
- 26:00quite
- 26:00hard
- 26:00to
- 26:01keep
- 26:01that
- 26:01how
- 26:02you're
- 26:02feeling
- 26:02outside
- 26:03without
- 26:03bringing
- 26:04that
- 26:04into
- 26:04the
- 26:05house.
- 26:05And
- 26:06she
- 26:06said,
- 26:06well,
- 26:07what
- 26:07the
- 26:07hell
- 26:07have
- 26:07I
- 26:07done
- 26:07wrong?
- 26:08The
- 26:09inability
- 26:09to
- 26:11make
- 26:11a
- 26:12decision.
- 26:12You
- 26:12doubted
- 26:13yourself
- 26:13all
- 26:14the
- 26:14time
- 26:15when
- 26:15you
- 26:15were
- 26:15putting
- 26:16stock
- 26:16to
- 26:17grass,
- 26:18a
- 26:18lot
- 26:18of
- 26:18your
- 26:18stock,
- 26:20three
- 26:20different
- 26:21blocks.
- 26:21Most
- 26:21of
- 26:21the
- 26:21stock
- 26:22was
- 26:22at
- 26:22the
- 26:23home
- 26:23farm
- 26:23for
- 26:23the
- 26:23winter
- 26:25and
- 26:25they
- 26:25were
- 26:25floated
- 26:25to
- 26:26various
- 26:26places.
- 26:26Unless
- 26:27you
- 26:27wrote
- 26:28it
- 26:28down.
- 26:28The
- 26:28minute
- 26:28you
- 26:29counted
- 26:29them
- 26:29into
- 26:29the
- 26:30trailer,
- 26:30you
- 26:30wrote
- 26:31that
- 26:31down
- 26:31because
- 26:31you
- 26:32would
- 26:32forget.
- 26:33Was
- 26:33it
- 26:3315?
- 26:34No,
- 26:34no,
- 26:35I
- 26:35think
- 26:35it
- 26:35was
- 26:3514.
- 26:36And
- 26:36then
- 26:37just
- 26:37things
- 26:38like
- 26:38that.
- 26:38Wee
- 26:39things
- 26:39like
- 26:39that.
- 26:40I'm
- 26:40just
- 26:40wondering,
- 26:41what
- 26:41do
- 26:41you
- 26:41do
- 26:41every
- 26:42day?
- 26:42What.
- 26:42What
- 26:43do
- 26:43you
- 26:43do
- 26:43to
- 26:44have
- 26:45fun?
- 26:45How
- 26:45do
- 26:46you
- 26:47chill
- 26:47out?
- 26:47What
- 26:48do
- 26:48you
- 26:48do,
- 26:48like
- 26:48even
- 26:49physically
- 26:50to
- 26:50keep
- 26:50yourself,
- 26:51you
- 26:51know,
- 26:52healthy?
- 26:53Well,
- 26:53I'm
- 26:53all.
- 26:54I'm
- 26:54a
- 26:54bit
- 26:54three
- 26:55stone
- 26:55heavier
- 26:55than
- 26:56I
- 26:56used
- 26:56to.
- 26:56Well,
- 26:56definitely
- 26:57three
- 26:57stone
- 26:57heavier
- 26:57than
- 26:58when
- 26:58I
- 26:58stopped
- 26:58farming.
- 26:59So
- 26:59probably
- 26:59don't
- 27:00keep
- 27:00myself
- 27:00all
- 27:00that
- 27:01healthy.
- 27:01But
- 27:02I've
- 27:03now
- 27:03taken
- 27:03on
- 27:03a
- 27:04separate
- 27:04cycling
- 27:05challenge
- 27:05in
- 27:06September
- 27:06this
- 27:07year
- 27:08and
- 27:09I've
- 27:09joined
- 27:10a
- 27:10gym.
- 27:10But
- 27:10I've
- 27:11just
- 27:11realized
- 27:11joining
- 27:12a
- 27:12gym
- 27:12doesn't
- 27:12actually
- 27:13do
- 27:13anything
- 27:13for
- 27:14you.
- 27:14You've
- 27:14got
- 27:14to
- 27:15go
- 27:15and
- 27:15attend
- 27:15the
- 27:15thing
- 27:16and
- 27:16whatnot.
- 27:21I
- 27:21say
- 27:21probably
- 27:22if
- 27:23the
- 27:23doctor
- 27:23analysed
- 27:24my
- 27:24alcohol
- 27:24intake,
- 27:26would
- 27:26they
- 27:26be
- 27:26too
- 27:26happy?
- 27:27And
- 27:27I
- 27:27keep
- 27:28saying,
- 27:28well,
- 27:28my
- 27:28nights
- 27:29are
- 27:29all
- 27:29backdated
- 27:29because
- 27:30I
- 27:30was
- 27:30milking
- 27:30cows
- 27:30for
- 27:3130
- 27:31years.
- 27:32I'm
- 27:33back
- 27:34on
- 27:34the
- 27:34committee.
- 27:34I've
- 27:35been
- 27:35away
- 27:35from
- 27:35the
- 27:35rugby
- 27:35club
- 27:35for
- 27:3630
- 27:36years.
- 27:36I'm
- 27:37back
- 27:37on
- 27:37the
- 27:37committee,
- 27:38the
- 27:38local
- 27:39rugby
- 27:39club,
- 27:41trying
- 27:41to
- 27:42steer
- 27:43it
- 27:43hopefully
- 27:44and
- 27:44keep
- 27:45it
- 27:45going
- 27:45in
- 27:45the
- 27:45right
- 27:46direction.
- 27:47That
- 27:47sounds
- 27:47like
- 27:47a
- 27:47real
- 27:48passion
- 27:48of
- 27:48yours.
- 27:48So
- 27:49it
- 27:49sounds
- 27:49that
- 27:50that's
- 27:50a
- 27:50positive
- 27:51to
- 27:51get
- 27:51back
- 27:51in
- 27:52to
- 27:52that
- 27:52sport
- 27:53in
- 27:53some
- 27:54way.
- 27:54Rugby
- 27:55is
- 27:55a
- 27:55great
- 27:56sport
- 27:56to
- 27:56get
- 27:57involved
- 27:57in.
- 27:58You
- 27:58make
- 27:58for
- 27:59lifelong
- 27:59friends
- 28:00from
- 28:00rugby
- 28:01and
- 28:01you
- 28:01maybe
- 28:02do
- 28:02from
- 28:02other
- 28:03sports,
- 28:03but
- 28:04it's
- 28:04also
- 28:04a
- 28:05team
- 28:05game.
- 28:06You've
- 28:07got
- 28:07to
- 28:07work
- 28:07together,
- 28:08you've
- 28:08got
- 28:08to
- 28:08be
- 28:10looking
- 28:10for
- 28:10the
- 28:10same
- 28:10goals
- 28:11out
- 28:11of
- 28:11the
- 28:11whole
- 28:11thing
- 28:11and.
- 28:12And
- 28:12I
- 28:13was
- 28:13fortunate
- 28:13enough
- 28:13at
- 28:14the
- 28:14time
- 28:14when
- 28:14I
- 28:14played
- 28:14at
- 28:14that
- 28:15level.
- 28:15That
- 28:16was
- 28:16the
- 28:16mindset
- 28:16of
- 28:17the
- 28:17people
- 28:17it
- 28:17played
- 28:18along
- 28:18those.
- 28:19And
- 28:19if
- 28:19you
- 28:19had
- 28:19to
- 28:20have
- 28:20a
- 28:20sort
- 28:20of
- 28:20philosophy
- 28:21that
- 28:21you
- 28:21applied
- 28:22every
- 28:22day,
- 28:23is
- 28:23there
- 28:23one
- 28:23thing
- 28:23that
- 28:23you
- 28:24do
- 28:24every
- 28:24day
- 28:24just
- 28:24to
- 28:25check
- 28:25in
- 28:25with
- 28:25yourself
- 28:26and
- 28:26say,
- 28:26bobby,
- 28:27do
- 28:27you
- 28:27know
- 28:27what?
- 28:27It's
- 28:28okay.
- 28:28Well,
- 28:29I
- 28:29would
- 28:29say
- 28:29actually
- 28:30since
- 28:30I
- 28:30went
- 28:30back
- 28:30to
- 28:30the
- 28:31doctor,
- 28:31I
- 28:31mean,
- 28:31I've
- 28:31been
- 28:32back
- 28:32on
- 28:32medication
- 28:33for
- 28:33two
- 28:34years.
- 28:36Once
- 28:37I've
- 28:37been
- 28:37back
- 28:37onto
- 28:38that,
- 28:39I
- 28:39would
- 28:40say
- 28:40no,
- 28:41I'm
- 28:41in
- 28:41a
- 28:41fairly
- 28:43level
- 28:43playing.
- 28:44But
- 28:44the
- 28:44way
- 28:45I
- 28:45did
- 28:45when
- 28:47I
- 28:47was
- 28:47struggling,
- 28:49I
- 28:49would
- 28:49box
- 28:49it
- 28:50off
- 28:50into
- 28:50me
- 28:50bits.
- 28:51Don't
- 28:51take
- 28:51in
- 28:52the
- 28:52bigger
- 28:52picture,
- 28:53just
- 28:53box
- 28:54it
- 28:54off
- 28:54where
- 28:55you
- 28:55get
- 28:55up
- 28:55and
- 28:55you
- 28:56do
- 28:56this,
- 28:56you
- 28:56put
- 28:56it
- 28:56in
- 28:57small
- 28:57bits
- 28:58and
- 28:58you
- 28:58do
- 28:58that.
- 28:59Then
- 28:59you
- 29:00go
- 29:00into
- 29:00the
- 29:00next
- 29:00box,
- 29:01then
- 29:01you
- 29:01go
- 29:01into
- 29:02the
- 29:02next
- 29:02box
- 29:02and
- 29:02it's
- 29:03dinner
- 29:03time.
- 29:03And
- 29:04then
- 29:04you
- 29:04get
- 29:04through
- 29:05it
- 29:05that
- 29:05way.
- 29:08Sleep
- 29:08is
- 29:10very
- 29:10important
- 29:12when
- 29:12you're
- 29:12not
- 29:12getting
- 29:13enough
- 29:13sleep
- 29:13due
- 29:13to
- 29:14hours
- 29:14that
- 29:14you're
- 29:15working
- 29:15and
- 29:15then
- 29:16the
- 29:16stress
- 29:16kicks
- 29:16in
- 29:17and
- 29:17you
- 29:17would
- 29:17go
- 29:18to
- 29:18your
- 29:18bed
- 29:18and
- 29:18you
- 29:19would
- 29:19light
- 29:19it,
- 29:20just
- 29:20in
- 29:20a
- 29:21flash,
- 29:23but
- 29:23you'd
- 29:23wake
- 29:23up
- 29:241
- 29:24o',
- 29:24clock,
- 29:242
- 29:25o',
- 29:25clock,
- 29:25wide
- 29:26awake,
- 29:26sweating,
- 29:27I
- 29:27need
- 29:28to
- 29:28get
- 29:28back
- 29:28to
- 29:28sleep.
- 29:28I
- 29:28need
- 29:29to
- 29:29get
- 29:29back
- 29:29to
- 29:29sleep.
- 29:32Three
- 29:32hours
- 29:32and
- 29:33I'll
- 29:33be
- 29:33up.
- 29:33And
- 29:33then
- 29:34it
- 29:34just
- 29:34seemed
- 29:35like
- 29:35you
- 29:35would
- 29:35fall
- 29:35asleep
- 29:36and
- 29:36then
- 29:36the
- 29:36next
- 29:36thing
- 29:37the
- 29:37alarm
- 29:37would
- 29:37go
- 29:37off
- 29:38and
- 29:38that
- 29:38was
- 29:38you
- 29:38back
- 29:39at
- 29:39the
- 29:39thing
- 29:39again.
- 29:42No,
- 29:42I
- 29:42mean.
- 29:43I
- 29:43mean,
- 29:43the
- 29:43life
- 29:43I
- 29:43have
- 29:44at
- 29:44the
- 29:44moment
- 29:44is
- 29:45totally,
- 29:46totally
- 29:46different
- 29:46from
- 29:47where
- 29:47I
- 29:47was.
- 29:49Minimum
- 29:50decisions
- 29:50to
- 29:50make.
- 29:51When
- 29:51you're
- 29:51farming,
- 29:52you're
- 29:52making
- 29:53decisions
- 29:53all
- 29:53the
- 29:53time
- 29:54and
- 29:55things
- 29:56go
- 29:56wrong.
- 29:57Things
- 29:57didn't
- 29:57work
- 29:57out.
- 29:57And
- 29:58that's
- 29:58more
- 29:58mud
- 29:59that's
- 29:59fallen
- 29:59into
- 29:59the
- 29:59hole
- 30:00that
- 30:00you're
- 30:00shoveling
- 30:01out
- 30:01of.
- 30:02And
- 30:04I
- 30:04know
- 30:05Farm
- 30:05Strong
- 30:06has
- 30:07tried
- 30:07to
- 30:08stop
- 30:08people
- 30:09falling
- 30:09through
- 30:09the
- 30:10net,
- 30:10but
- 30:11once
- 30:11I
- 30:12fell
- 30:12through
- 30:12the
- 30:12net,
- 30:14I
- 30:14struggled
- 30:15in
- 30:15the
- 30:16mental
- 30:16health
- 30:16system
- 30:17because
- 30:17they
- 30:17didn't
- 30:17know
- 30:17how
- 30:18to
- 30:18deal
- 30:18with
- 30:18somebody
- 30:18that
- 30:19came
- 30:19for
- 30:19agriculture.
- 30:21I
- 30:21think
- 30:21there
- 30:21has
- 30:21to
- 30:22be
- 30:24more
- 30:24support,
- 30:25mostly
- 30:25more
- 30:25effort
- 30:26put
- 30:26in
- 30:26because
- 30:27the
- 30:27model
- 30:27that
- 30:28they
- 30:28use
- 30:28doesn't
- 30:29fit
- 30:29a
- 30:29farmer,
- 30:30maybe
- 30:30fits
- 30:30a
- 30:31lawyer
- 30:31or
- 30:31a
- 30:31school
- 30:32teacher
- 30:32or
- 30:32something.
- 30:34It
- 30:34doesn't
- 30:34fit
- 30:35agriculture.
- 30:36And
- 30:36ask
- 30:37me,
- 30:37what
- 30:37shift
- 30:37do
- 30:37you
- 30:37work?
- 30:38I
- 30:38say,
- 30:38I
- 30:38work
- 30:39for
- 30:395
- 30:39to
- 30:399.
- 30:40Well,
- 30:41that's
- 30:41okay
- 30:42to
- 30:43explain
- 30:43that.
- 30:43It's
- 30:435am
- 30:45to
- 30:459pm
- 30:46and
- 30:47they
- 30:47go,
- 30:48how
- 30:48long
- 30:48have
- 30:48you
- 30:48been
- 30:48doing
- 30:49that?
- 30:49I
- 30:49should
- 30:49have
- 30:49done
- 30:49that
- 30:49all
- 30:50my
- 30:50days.
- 30:50Well,
- 30:51I
- 30:51said,
- 30:51as
- 30:51long
- 30:51as
- 30:51you're
- 30:51prepared
- 30:53to
- 30:53pay
- 30:54more
- 30:54for
- 30:54water
- 30:54in
- 30:55the
- 30:55supermarket
- 30:55than
- 30:56yam
- 30:56for
- 30:56milk,
- 30:57that
- 30:57is
- 30:57the
- 30:58road
- 30:58I'm
- 30:58getting
- 30:58pushed
- 30:59down.
- 30:59Everybody
- 31:00wants
- 31:00more
- 31:00for
- 31:01less
- 31:01in
- 31:02the
- 31:02industry
- 31:02all
- 31:02the
- 31:03time.
- 31:03More
- 31:03for
- 31:04less.
- 31:04It
- 31:05wasn't
- 31:05actually
- 31:05till
- 31:06it
- 31:06was
- 31:07a
- 31:07farmer's
- 31:07daughter,
- 31:08a
- 31:09Northern
- 31:09Ireland
- 31:09farmer's
- 31:10daughter,
- 31:11when
- 31:11I
- 31:11was
- 31:12in
- 31:12hospital
- 31:13and
- 31:13she
- 31:13could
- 31:13grasp
- 31:14the
- 31:14whole
- 31:14picture
- 31:15of
- 31:16what
- 31:16was
- 31:16involved
- 31:16in
- 31:17a
- 31:17family
- 31:17farm
- 31:17and.
- 31:18And
- 31:19it
- 31:19was
- 31:19a
- 31:20breath
- 31:20of
- 31:20fresh
- 31:20air.
- 31:21It
- 31:21really
- 31:21was
- 31:22breath
- 31:22of
- 31:23fresh
- 31:23air.
- 31:24It's
- 31:24been
- 31:24lovely
- 31:24to
- 31:25chat
- 31:25to
- 31:25you
- 31:25and
- 31:25I
- 31:25think
- 31:26you
- 31:26have
- 31:26been
- 31:26incredibly
- 31:28open
- 31:28and
- 31:29candid
- 31:29today,
- 31:30which
- 31:30I
- 31:31think
- 31:31will
- 31:31be
- 31:31a
- 31:32massive
- 31:32help
- 31:32to
- 31:33others
- 31:33out
- 31:33there.
- 31:34And
- 31:34obviously
- 31:34you
- 31:34mentioned
- 31:35Farm
- 31:35Strong
- 31:35and
- 31:36if
- 31:36people
- 31:37do
- 31:37have
- 31:37worries
- 31:38about
- 31:38their
- 31:38health,
- 31:39mental
- 31:39health,
- 31:39and
- 31:40obviously
- 31:40they
- 31:40can
- 31:40check
- 31:40out
- 31:41Farmstrong
- 31:42Scotland's
- 31:42online
- 31:43how's
- 31:44it
- 31:44going
- 31:44tool@farmstrongscotland.org
- 31:47it
- 31:47is
- 31:47a
- 31:48brilliant
- 31:48easy
- 31:50access
- 31:50tool
- 31:51for
- 31:51people
- 31:52and
- 31:52you
- 31:53know
- 31:53we
- 31:53would
- 31:53encourage
- 31:54people
- 31:54to
- 31:54go
- 31:54to.
- 31:54That
- 31:56if
- 31:57me
- 31:57speaking
- 31:57about
- 31:57it
- 31:58helps
- 31:58one
- 31:58person.
- 32:00On
- 32:00you
- 32:00go.
- 32:01As
- 32:02I
- 32:02said
- 32:02at
- 32:02the
- 32:02beginning,
- 32:03we're
- 32:03only
- 32:03going
- 32:03to
- 32:04break
- 32:04down
- 32:04the
- 32:04stigma
- 32:05of
- 32:05mental
- 32:05health
- 32:06and
- 32:06it
- 32:06is
- 32:06absolutely
- 32:07nothing
- 32:07to
- 32:07be
- 32:08ashamed
- 32:08of,
- 32:08nothing
- 32:09to
- 32:09be
- 32:09ashamed
- 32:09of.
- 32:10And
- 32:11there
- 32:12is
- 32:12for
- 32:12some
- 32:12people
- 32:13that
- 32:13are
- 32:13going
- 32:13through
- 32:13it
- 32:15or
- 32:15somebody's
- 32:16wife,
- 32:17partner,
- 32:19you're
- 32:19ticking
- 32:20some
- 32:20of
- 32:20the
- 32:20boxes
- 32:20that
- 32:21gentleman's
- 32:22mentioned
- 32:22there
- 32:23and
- 32:24seek
- 32:25help,
- 32:26speak
- 32:26to
- 32:26people.
- 32:28Bobby,
- 32:28thank
- 32:28you
- 32:29very
- 32:29much.
- 32:30It's
- 32:30been
- 32:30so
- 32:31interesting
- 32:31talking
- 32:31to
- 32:32you
- 32:32and
- 32:32thank
- 32:32you
- 32:32for
- 32:33sharing.
- 32:33I
- 32:34hope
- 32:34your
- 32:34day
- 32:34continues
- 32:35to
- 32:35be
- 32:35a
- 32:369
- 32:36out
- 32:36of
- 32:3610,
- 32:37but
- 32:37if
- 32:37it
- 32:37is
- 32:37a
- 32:374
- 32:38out
- 32:38of
- 32:3810
- 32:38or
- 32:38a
- 32:382
- 32:39out
- 32:39of
- 32:3910,
- 32:39that's
- 32:39okay
- 32:40too.
- 32:41Yes.
- 32:42And
- 32:43we've
- 32:43got
- 32:43the
- 32:43addition
- 32:44of
- 32:44a
- 32:45granddaughter
- 32:45in
- 32:45the
- 32:45family
- 32:46now
- 32:46and
- 32:46that
- 32:47definitely
- 32:47six
- 32:48month
- 32:48old
- 32:48that
- 32:48lifts
- 32:49the
- 32:49spirits
- 32:49no
- 32:50end.
- 32:51Oh
- 32:51that
- 32:51sounds
- 32:52like
- 32:52it'll
- 32:52keep
- 32:52you
- 32:52fit.
- 32:53Yes,
- 32:54I'm
- 32:54sure
- 32:55you'll
- 32:55be
- 32:55a
- 32:55great
- 32:55grandpa.
- 32:56Bobby,
- 32:56thank
- 32:56you
- 32:57very
- 32:57much
- 32:57for
- 32:57your
- 32:57time.
- 32:58My
- 32:58pleasure.
- 32:59Thank
- 33:00you.
- 33:01Huge
- 33:01thanks
- 33:02to
- 33:02Bobby
- 33:02Stevenson.
- 33:03Fantastic
- 33:04of
- 33:04him
- 33:04to
- 33:04be
- 33:04so
- 33:05open
- 33:05sharing
- 33:06his
- 33:06story
- 33:07to
- 33:07try
- 33:07to
- 33:08help
- 33:08others.
- 33:09One
- 33:09thing
- 33:09you
- 33:10can
- 33:10do
- 33:10if
- 33:10you
- 33:10have
- 33:11any
- 33:11worries
- 33:11about
- 33:11your
- 33:12mental
- 33:12health
- 33:13is
- 33:13to
- 33:13check
- 33:13out
- 33:14Farmstrong
- 33:14Scotland's
- 33:15online
- 33:16how's
- 33:16it
- 33:16going
- 33:17tool@farmstrongscotland.org
- 33:20it
- 33:21is
- 33:21a
- 33:21brilliant
- 33:22easy
- 33:22access
- 33:23way
- 33:23to
- 33:23think
- 33:24about
- 33:24your
- 33:24mental
- 33:25well
- 33:25being
- 33:25and
- 33:26what
- 33:26you
- 33:26might
- 33:26be
- 33:27able
- 33:27to
- 33:27do
- 33:27to
- 33:28find
- 33:28help
- 33:28if
- 33:29you
- 33:29need
- 33:29it.
- 33:30See
- 33:30you
- 33:30next
- 33:30time.
- 33:32Sam.