Tuff Kids

[3waycross]

I hope ya'll can read this story that goes with the picture. They would have been my grandfathers age and the same with a lot of us here.

 

[Craig Miller]

Thats crazy. My wife wont hardly let ours out of sight on their bikes.

 

[Jogeephus]

That's a long ride.

 

[Bigfoot]

I read an article about their horse ride once. I've never seen the show, but some guy on Mountain Men ironiously claimed to have done it faster or something.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Thats crazy. My wife wont hardly let ours out of sight on their bikes.

Evil was dealt with then with a rope or a bullet.
Today they try and mainstream them into society, there is no cure for a mad dog.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Very neat stuff.

 

[cross_7]

Things have really changed, too many crazy people in the world today

A good friend of mine retired a about five years ago at 62, so this happened 50 plus years ago.
His dad was a big farmer and cattlemen but was known to drink a little whiskey.
When he was about 11 or 12 his dad called from the sale barn and told him to get the pickup go hook on to the trailer and come to the sale barn cause he had just bought some calves.
He does as he was told and takes off on a 60 mile trip and see's he needs gas so he stops in town and charges a tank of gas, a coke and pack of smokes to his dad and heads to the sale barn.
He gets there and they load the calves and his dad tells since they have 2 pickups there to go unload them at so and so place.
He does and next day his dad tells him they are his responsibility and he's to see after them.
His dad never checked on them or even asked about them.
When summer was about over and schools about to start his dad tells him to load them and haul them to the sale.
He does as he was told and sold them under his dad's name.
He dad gets the money and takes out what he had in them plus the pack of smokes and gives him the profit

Things have sure changed

 

[denvermartinfarms]

Things have really changed, too many crazy people in the world today

A good friend of mine retired a about five years ago at 62, so this happened 50 plus years ago.
His dad was a big farmer and cattlemen but was known to drink a little whiskey.
When he was about 11 or 12 his dad called from the sale barn and told him to get the pickup go hook on to the trailer and come to the sale barn cause he had just bought some calves.
He does as he was told and takes off on a 60 mile trip and see's he needs gas so he stops in town and charges a tank of gas, a coke and pack of smokes to his dad and heads to the sale barn.
He gets there and they load the calves and his dad tells since they have 2 pickups there to go unload them at so and so place.
He does and next day his dad tells him they are his responsibility and he's to see after them.
His dad never checked on them or even asked about them.
When summer was about over and schools about to start his dad tells him to load them and haul them to the sale.
He does as he was told and sold them under his dad's name.
He dad gets the money and takes out what he had in them plus the pack of smokes and gives him the profit

Things have sure changed

Another good one.

 

[3waycross]

Things have really changed, too many crazy people in the world today

A good friend of mine retired a about five years ago at 62, so this happened 50 plus years ago.
His dad was a big farmer and cattlemen but was known to drink a little whiskey.
When he about 11 or 12 his dad called from the sale barn and told him to get the pickup go hook on to the trailer and come to the sale barn cause he had just bought some calves.
He does as he was told and takes off on a 60 mile trip and see's he needs gas so he stops in town and charges a tank of gas, a coke and pack of smokes to his dad and heads to the sale barn.
He gets there and they load the calves and his dad tells since they have 2 pickups there to go unload them at so and so place.
He does and next day his dad tells him they are his responsibility and he's to see after them.
His dad never checked on them or even asked about them.
When summer was about over and schools about to start his dad tells him to load them and haul them to the sale.
He does as he was told and sold them under his dad's name.
He dad gets the money and takes out what he had in them plus the pack of smokes and gives him the profit

Things have sure changed

Cross
My friend who owns or controls around 120,000 acres and runs right at 7000 head of blk cows told his Dad that he thought school was a waste of time after his 8th grade year. His Dad bought a place over in south park and stuck him there for the winter with a herd of cows to feed. I am pretty sure he never saw the ninth grade, and he is 73 years old.

 

[cross_7]

Education is not a guarantee for success or the lack of failure
Seen lots of dumb people with degrees and lots uneducated intelligent people

 

[hillbilly beef man]

I've have always said that education and intelligence do not always go hand in hand.

 

[ifarm26]

My great grandpa made it to the seventh or eighth grade, got into a fight, and never went back. He was one of the smartest people you'd ever meet. He bought, sold, and traded more land than I'll ever see. He made deals on his river land with the sand and gravel company lawyers and not once did he let them cheat him. He sat on every ag board there was, and every free second he had he was reading. He was very quiet and when he spoke, you knew it must be important. Oh, and by the way, my grandpa totaled my great grandpa's truck at age 11 or 12. Said he drove ever since he was 10 anywhere he wanted to go. Sure is a different time.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

kids today couldnt do that anyway...can you imagine texting while driving a motorcycle, on a rough road...

 

[ALACOWMAN]

My great grandpa made it to the seventh or eighth grade, got into a fight, and never went back. He was one of the smartest people you'd ever meet. He bought, sold, and traded more land than I'll ever see. He made deals on his river land with the sand and gravel company lawyers and not once did he let them cheat him. He sat on every ag board there was, and every free second he had he was reading. He was very quiet and when he spoke, you knew it must be important. Oh, and by the way, my grandpa totaled my great grandpa's truck at age 11 or 12. Said he drove ever since he was 10 anywhere he wanted to go. Sure is a different time.

i learned how to drive in a old 46 chevy cab and chassis in a pasture..those were great times.. i drove so many years as a kid that when it came time to get my licence i didnt, till i was 19 ..

 

[I luv herfrds]

Rather good book out there on their horse back ride. I have it on my daughters Kindle. If you like a good book worth getting. It is titled Bud and Me. Had a great story about their Dad and how he got the name Catch 'em Alive.

 

[3waycross]

Rather good book out there on their horse back ride. I have it on my daughters Kindle. If you like a good book worth getting. It is titled Bud and Me. Had a great story about their Dad and how he got the name Catch 'em Alive.

Thanks Chris. I will try to find it on paper.

 

[skyhightree1]

kids today couldnt do that anyway...can you imagine texting while driving a motorcycle, on a rough road...

:lol:

 

[TexasBred]

My great grandpa made it to the seventh or eighth grade, got into a fight, and never went back. He was one of the smartest people you'd ever meet. He bought, sold, and traded more land than I'll ever see. He made deals on his river land with the sand and gravel company lawyers and not once did he let them cheat him. He sat on every ag board there was, and every free second he had he was reading. He was very quiet and when he spoke, you knew it must be important. Oh, and by the way, my grandpa totaled my great grandpa's truck at age 11 or 12. Said he drove ever since he was 10 anywhere he wanted to go. Sure is a different time.

i learned how to drive in a old 46 chevy cab and chassis in a pasture..those were great times.. i drove so many years as a kid that when it came time to get my licence i didnt, till i was 19 ..

I didnt' either until a state trooper who knew me pulled me over twice in one week and wrote me a ticket for no license. Told me he didn't care if I ever go them but it was gonna cost me $16.50 every time he saw me. Finally went and got them... 3 bucks.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

My great grandpa made it to the seventh or eighth grade, got into a fight, and never went back. He was one of the smartest people you'd ever meet. He bought, sold, and traded more land than I'll ever see. He made deals on his river land with the sand and gravel company lawyers and not once did he let them cheat him. He sat on every ag board there was, and every free second he had he was reading. He was very quiet and when he spoke, you knew it must be important. Oh, and by the way, my grandpa totaled my great grandpa's truck at age 11 or 12. Said he drove ever since he was 10 anywhere he wanted to go. Sure is a different time.

i learned how to drive in a old 46 chevy cab and chassis in a pasture..those were great times.. i drove so many years as a kid that when it came time to get my licence i didnt, till i was 19 ..

I didnt' either until a state trooper who knew me pulled me over twice in one week and wrote me a ticket for no license. Told me he didn't care if I ever go them but it was gonna cost me $16.50 every time he saw me. Finally went and got them... 3 bucks.

state troopers were few and far between ""here'' back then... if there was a wreck at Francisco and a trooper was at Braynt it was over a hour before he could be there to work it ...just saying what id did, not recommending it are promoting it...

 

[Caustic Burno]

First truck I bought was a 57 Chevy Apache.
Boy would that truck blow this generations mind.
Starter was on the floor, master cylinder under the driver floor board.
Had an oil bath air filter along you used a roll of toilet paper for the oil filter.
Better not leave without a spare set of point's and condenser in the glove box.
Got 12 mpg uphill or down you could get it up to 75 on good flat stretch.