Nebraskans are strong proud people

Having met a number of good folks in this state, there's a sense that Nebraskans can and have endured much. Over the past several days there has been so much rain that many in this area have flooded basements or entire homes. But like life on a farm, you do what it takes to keep going. My host Ross told me a story about his father when he was a boy. There had been a hail storm so bad that all of the crop on the farm had been driven underground. There wasn't green to be seen anywhere. Walking back to the farmhouse after surveying the damage, knowing he'd just lost half of his entire annual income (livestock were still ok), he knew his kids wouldn't understand the news, so he said, "Hey kids, grab some of that big hail. Let's make some ice cream."