r/Damnthatsinteresting Dec 31 '20

Video Wild Blueberries being harvested

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u/my-other-throwaway90 Dec 31 '20

As someone who grew up in Washington County, Maine, it's never occurred to me that most people probably don't know what a handheld rake is.

This county produces something like 90% of America's domestic blueberry crop, we are insane about blueberries here... That's how I made my money in the summers when I was a teenager. Up at dawn (which in Maine, during summer, is about 4am), go home when it starts getting dark (8pm). I put in 80 hour weeks some seasons. Didn't even bring a lunch pale because blueberries. Lost my appetite for blueberries pretty quick though, even my shit turned blue (seriously). Sometimes I miss those days.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '20

I would be more appreciative if blueberries weren't so expensive. It's absurd how much they cost.

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u/NotNok Dec 31 '20

Really? In Aus it’s 3$ for a thing of bloobs. How much do they cost where you are?

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u/Bioflower Dec 31 '20

I will never forget this phrase