Rancid does some googling

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While they are waiting for their dinner Rancid goes on Google to find a good article to share with Rachel. He looks up hayrides first hoping to find the history behind it. 

“Let’s learn more about hayrides,” says Rancid.

‘Hayrides traditionally have been held as celebratory activities, usually in connection to celebration of the autumn harvest. Hayrides originated with farmhands and working farm children riding loaded hay wagons back to the barn for unloading, which was one of the few times during the day one could stop to rest during the frenetic days of the haying season. By the late 19th century and the spread of the railroads, tourism and summer vacations in the country had become popular with urban families, many of whom had read idealized accounts of hayrides in children's books. To capitalize on the demand, local farmers began offering "genuine hayrides" on wagons loaded with hay, since one could make more cash income selling rides to "summer people" than by selling the same wagon-load of hay (although most farmers did both). During this era, farming was transforming from a subsistence system to a cash system, and there were few options for bringing real money into the average farm. Over time the hayride became a real tradition, although the original concept of riding on top of a load of hay was gradually replaced with a simple ride in a wagon sitting on a layer of hay intended to cushion the ride. This was considered far safer than (if not as fun as) riding perched 15-20 feet on top of a slippery pile of hay on a moving vehicle.’ (Source) 

“That sounds very interesting,” says Rachel. “We definitely have to do that.”

Let’s continue - Rachel isn’t interested in a haunted hayride 

Start at the beginning – Seasons come and seasons go – the hayride