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Vatnabyggd: An Icelandic Settlement in Saskatchewan
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And he was, oh God, he had patience, both him [H. J. Helgason] and Grandma [Helga Helgason], they were the most patient people I have ever seen. Both had degrees and they were very patient with us. I spent many summers as a teenager, oh probably [age] eleven, from 11 up, I'd go out there and hay - he had purebred cattle - so dad would send the tractor, me and a buddy of mine we'd go out, we hayed all summer long. It never quit! And we tested his patience, I'll tell you. I don't think there's a thing out there that doesn't have lead in it. .22 shots. We'd go in the weekend, he would pay us 5 dollars a week or somewhere, we'd take the whole 5 dollars and spend it on a whole case of .22 shells, ten boxes of five hundred, and we'd blow them off in the week and start over the next week. There isn't a thing out there that isn't absolutely loaded with lead.

Helgason, Helgi

 

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