Crying Over Spilt Milk

Those who have not ever own a dairy cow, goat, sheep, or water buffalo or whatever will not truly know the meaning of that saying "Crying over spilt milk." I mean, what is to cry about?- so you tipped over your glass of milk and have to clean it up. Get over it, you whiner! But how about this scenario: you have spent time sterilizing your milk bucket. You have your warm wash water and towel. You go out to the barn, get the bucket of feed ready, clean your cow's udder and dry it carefully with the towel. Feeding station all ready, you let the cow in to the milking area, set up your seat (in my case, a couple of flakes of hay) and start milking. Milking is not a speedy process. The cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, what ever, does not give up her precious liquid so easily. So it is that when you have nearly filled your nice clean bucket, there is a feeling of satisfaction, of a job well done. Now imagine how you feel when said cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, or whatever puts her manure covered hoof into the bucket and tips it all over the dairy floor. Although there surely is no use in crying, you can understand why someone would want to .