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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2205"><p>> My cows never mind me checking</p><p>> their newborn calves, which are</p><p>> all dropped pre-wormed,</p><p>> vaccinated, and branded. The</p><p>> coyotes stay away and only eat</p><p>> each other. The vet comes by, but</p><p>> only for coffee, for which he pays</p><p>> $100.00 a call. Nobody eats much</p><p>> and everybody's fat. My cattle</p><p>> jump in the trailer, the same way</p><p>> a dog loads up in the pickup bed.</p><p>> I never have need for a hotshot.</p><p>> Come and see me some time. My</p><p>> place is just under Big Rock Candy</p><p>> Mountain.</p><p></p><p>> Seriously folks. If you never need</p><p>> a hotshot/whip/stick, and your</p><p>> bulls load themselves, then you</p><p>> have more in common with the</p><p>> Barnum & Bailey circus than</p><p>> you do with the cattle business.</p><p>> That's OK, it's just that you</p><p>> ain't in the cattle business.</p><p>> Nothing wrong with that.</p><p></p><p>> But in the world of ranching there</p><p>> is nothing wrong with using a hot</p><p>> shot on a stubborn animal. I've</p><p>> been popped with a hotshot when</p><p>> one of my "friends" decided to</p><p>> "accidentally" let me have it.</p><p>> I've done it to others. It hurt</p><p>> like !@#$%^&*, and I got him back,</p><p>> but it didn't change my life or</p><p>> anything. In fact, it's pretty</p><p>> funny, as long as it's not you.</p><p></p><p>> Don't act like somebody who is</p><p>> trying to scratch out a profit is</p><p>> being cruel or impatient when they</p><p>> need to work cattle and don't have</p><p>> time to engrave invitations for</p><p>> each cantankerous cow. For crying</p><p>> out loud, they get over it.</p><p></p><p>></p><p>> <A HREF="http://ingeb.org/songs/onasumme.html" TARGET="_blank">http://ingeb.org/songs/onasumme.html</A></p><p></p><p>I have used and do occasionally use a hot shot, but don't need to too often. Guess I have more patience than most. I also hope someday to make a profit, and hopefully wil not become a smart-alec in the process.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jbwood@hyperusa.com">jbwood@hyperusa.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2205"] > My cows never mind me checking > their newborn calves, which are > all dropped pre-wormed, > vaccinated, and branded. The > coyotes stay away and only eat > each other. The vet comes by, but > only for coffee, for which he pays > $100.00 a call. Nobody eats much > and everybody’s fat. My cattle > jump in the trailer, the same way > a dog loads up in the pickup bed. > I never have need for a hotshot. > Come and see me some time. My > place is just under Big Rock Candy > Mountain. > Seriously folks. If you never need > a hotshot/whip/stick, and your > bulls load themselves, then you > have more in common with the > Barnum & Bailey circus than > you do with the cattle business. > That’s OK, it’s just that you > ain’t in the cattle business. > Nothing wrong with that. > But in the world of ranching there > is nothing wrong with using a hot > shot on a stubborn animal. I’ve > been popped with a hotshot when > one of my “friends” decided to > “accidentally” let me have it. > I’ve done it to others. It hurt > like !@#$%^&*, and I got him back, > but it didn’t change my life or > anything. In fact, it’s pretty > funny, as long as it’s not you. > Don’t act like somebody who is > trying to scratch out a profit is > being cruel or impatient when they > need to work cattle and don’t have > time to engrave invitations for > each cantankerous cow. For crying > out loud, they get over it. > > <A HREF="http://ingeb.org/songs/onasumme.html" TARGET="_blank">http://ingeb.org/songs/onasumme.html</A> I have used and do occasionally use a hot shot, but don't need to too often. Guess I have more patience than most. I also hope someday to make a profit, and hopefully wil not become a smart-alec in the process. [email=jbwood@hyperusa.com]jbwood@hyperusa.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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