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<blockquote data-quote="Cross-7" data-source="post: 1384383" data-attributes="member: 24538"><p>When I was a kid, 3rd grade I went to live with my dad one summer in Dumas Tx. </p><p>It was a lineshack on a big ranch. </p><p>We didn't go to town but once in 3 months and that was to wash clothes. </p><p>We had an overhead tank the windmill pumped to. Gravity fed water to the house but no hot water. </p><p>We had electric but no Ac. </p><p>We had propane for the stove but the oven didn't work. </p><p>We had a working bathroom, bedroom and small kitchen. </p><p>Jingled horses at 5:00 and was at work at sunup. Doctored pinkeye all summer and gathered bulls for what seemed like weeks. No pens so it was rope and choke them, drag them in the trailer. </p><p>As a kid I thought this is some BS. </p><p>It was hard on horses and cattle both. </p><p>We'd ride pastures and find cows with bad cases of pinkeye. Rope her and flip the rope over her hip and trip her. </p><p>Even as a kid I thought there has to be a better way. </p><p>It get so hot we'd swap horses at noon. </p><p>We never at dinner I remenber and breakfast was what was left over from supper. </p><p>It was doctoring cows, moving cows, mending fence, fixing wind mills, cleaning out water troughs,feeding calves in the feedyard, prowling pens. One thing I remember about the feed yard was pulling heifer calves. I guess they'd come into heat but they ride them till they rubbed the hair off. </p><p>We'd pen them separate and they'd ride each other. </p><p></p><p>We'd get hone about 6 or 7 and cook supper. </p><p>No tv but we'd turn on the radio. </p><p>I didn't like cold showers and apparently my dad didn't either so we didn't shower much. </p><p>Wear the same clothes for a week.</p><p>We always took off Sunday at noon and cooked a big meal and laid around. </p><p>I got to play in the water trough and didn't have to shower, then change into clean clothes for the week. </p><p>Sundays were pretty boring for a kid. </p><p>I really don't remember being hot, dirty, tired, or hungry. </p><p>I couldn't do it now </p><p>People were tougher than they are now</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cross-7, post: 1384383, member: 24538"] When I was a kid, 3rd grade I went to live with my dad one summer in Dumas Tx. It was a lineshack on a big ranch. We didn't go to town but once in 3 months and that was to wash clothes. We had an overhead tank the windmill pumped to. Gravity fed water to the house but no hot water. We had electric but no Ac. We had propane for the stove but the oven didn't work. We had a working bathroom, bedroom and small kitchen. Jingled horses at 5:00 and was at work at sunup. Doctored pinkeye all summer and gathered bulls for what seemed like weeks. No pens so it was rope and choke them, drag them in the trailer. As a kid I thought this is some BS. It was hard on horses and cattle both. We'd ride pastures and find cows with bad cases of pinkeye. Rope her and flip the rope over her hip and trip her. Even as a kid I thought there has to be a better way. It get so hot we'd swap horses at noon. We never at dinner I remenber and breakfast was what was left over from supper. It was doctoring cows, moving cows, mending fence, fixing wind mills, cleaning out water troughs,feeding calves in the feedyard, prowling pens. One thing I remember about the feed yard was pulling heifer calves. I guess they'd come into heat but they ride them till they rubbed the hair off. We'd pen them separate and they'd ride each other. We'd get hone about 6 or 7 and cook supper. No tv but we'd turn on the radio. I didn't like cold showers and apparently my dad didn't either so we didn't shower much. Wear the same clothes for a week. We always took off Sunday at noon and cooked a big meal and laid around. I got to play in the water trough and didn't have to shower, then change into clean clothes for the week. Sundays were pretty boring for a kid. I really don't remember being hot, dirty, tired, or hungry. I couldn't do it now People were tougher than they are now [/QUOTE]
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