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In reply to the discussion: If you could live your life over again [View all]csziggy
(34,136 posts)I turned down a temporary position in 1977 to be the first computer catalogue librarian at the university library. I'd already made an offer on a piece of land, purchased several broodmares who were due to foal in a few months and planned a trip to across country. A temporary position with no leave time and no benefits did not sound attractive. Plus, I'd never worked with computers at all.
If I'd only known - five years later I got my first computer and I am good with them. If I'd taken the job I would have sold the horses, kept one or two for personal horses, and not run the farm as a business. I would have worked my way up through the university library system and held desk jobs for 40 years.
I would not have had three concussions, a rebuilt shoulder from a traumatic injury, or worn out my knees and back working on the farm. I probably would have ended up getting the carpal tunnel surgery I had eight years ago but that would have been a lot easier than the multiple other surgeries I have had over the years.
Yes, working with horses is dangerous, even if they are just herbivores.