You may not have noticed, but there is an important vote coming up soon.
No doubt, in these divided times, there will be endless discussions and debates about which candidate to support, with experts from all walks of life offering their wisdom.
Ultimately, like all good democratic processes, we have no choice but to make our own decisions and live with the results.
SEE ALSO: Vote for the best tractor of the last 90 years
Champion Idea
Yes, I am talking about Farmers Weekly We’re looking for the best tractor of the last 90 years and are interested to see which one ultimately wins.
When I first read through the list of options, my instinct was to immediately vote for the legendary Massey 135, undoubtedly one of the most popular.
However, upon further consideration, I decided that although this was a great tractor that I have a great attachment to (and still drive it regularly on the farm), it just wasn’t from my generation.
So this time, I want to choose something that reminds me of my early teenage years, when the world was full of endless opportunities, the summers were long and glorious, and farm prices were always high.
In 1993, when I was 14 years old and spent most of my time looking out the window at school and thinking about girls who would never pay a attention to a hopeless nerd like me, and helping out the old man on the farm every chance I got, we received our first four-wheel drive tractor, a brand new Massey Ferguson 390T.
Some of the happiest and most memorable events in my life were the day I married my now-Mrs. Evans, surrounded by close friends and family.
The birth of our many daughters was a life-changing event, and with it came a rollercoaster of joyful emotions.
The raucous celebrations that followed Wales’ victory over England in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
A shiny new vehicle
Some may call it a sad day, but the day the tractor arrived was just the best day ever. I remember it like it was yesterday.
The car was purchased from the now defunct Willys Brothers of Shrewsbury and built at the also now defunct and much missed Banner Lane factory in Coventry.
I can still see it being loaded onto the back of the truck and rolled into my yard, and I can remember the giddy excitement and anticipation I felt when I saw it for the first time.
Glossy red and grey paint, sexy design angles and a distinctive highline cab. Registration number K359 AEP.
It had a whopping 92 horsepower four-cylinder Perkins turbo engine, a Perspex air filter pre-cleaner protruding from the bonnet for a futuristic look, a 12-speed synchronized shuttle transmission and, even more exciting for a guy my age, a radio with built in cassette player. What more could you want?
Driving it made me feel like a young god.
Unfortunately, just as the candidate I most want to vote for in the upcoming UK general election appears to not exist, imagine my disappointment when I discovered that my beloved 390T wasn’t even listed among the numerous voting options.
Unfortunately, it looks like I’ll have to abstain in protest, and maybe even scribble some rude commentary on my ballot to further express my displeasure.
Could you please organize it for me? FW• Democracies are not so broken.