tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post837598822029971797..comments2023-12-20T23:26:23.594-07:00Comments on Tractor Tracks: On CowboysFarmGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-18866993184036834552010-01-15T13:56:05.998-07:002010-01-15T13:56:05.998-07:00Appreciate it that you mentioned trains as well --...Appreciate it that you mentioned trains as well -- true, we don't shovel coal anymore. But your goods come to you, most of them, on the train -- 24/7, even when the switches are all frozen and you can't see the track in the blizzard. The trains, and the men and women who run them, are still there.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377326478767097625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-41308445434861697622010-01-15T12:16:43.853-07:002010-01-15T12:16:43.853-07:00I recall the Chris LeDoux song, "You just can...I recall the Chris LeDoux song, "You just can't see him from the road". That's not always the case though.mustangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-10621288594859331252010-01-14T22:21:55.377-07:002010-01-14T22:21:55.377-07:00Somehow I can't believe he or she is a real st...Somehow I can't believe he or she is a real stock person (reading old NFO is making me PC)if all their trailer lights work.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-56658851627351582792010-01-14T14:15:48.049-07:002010-01-14T14:15:48.049-07:00YES!!! cowboys are sill alive. I take mine (husba...YES!!! cowboys are sill alive. I take mine (husband) "to Town" once every other month (he hates to go to the big city). Its amazing the looks that he gets! <br /><br />People are really amazed that cowboys still exist, let alone in Iowa!<br /><br />Great post!GreenRanchingMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157403639024059645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-6112228690577102572010-01-14T13:33:46.409-07:002010-01-14T13:33:46.409-07:00Right on, Cowboys are still alive and well. My dad...Right on, Cowboys are still alive and well. My dad has been the foreman of a ranch for the past 24 years in Az, he is everything th stereotypes say. Hard working, honest, dependable, and always willing to lend a hand. He rides the range every single day, sometimes<br />in a truck, usually on horse. Those who think that the cowboy spirit is dead an forgotten should get the hell out of the urban Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576166710887594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-37154882986292445482010-01-14T13:10:52.048-07:002010-01-14T13:10:52.048-07:00There's a local cowboy that probably fits the ...There's a local cowboy that probably fits the stereotype more than others. He doesn't own much, except a pickup, an old trailer and a horse...with trimmings. He hires out to work the local herds, as needed, and is a master at his craft.Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-5091305222078524672010-01-14T12:00:57.383-07:002010-01-14T12:00:57.383-07:00"Sometimes they use the truck or an ATV inste..."Sometimes they use the truck or an ATV instead of their trusty old pony, but when it counts, they'll fall back on that four legged partner because two brains are often better than one."<br /><br />dont forget the tractor.... with a bale on front and a bale on back....<br />gotta keep the critters fed when the snow is too deep to dig throughBUFF_dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041955987234478391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-23134037762468557172010-01-14T10:49:54.666-07:002010-01-14T10:49:54.666-07:00Farmgirl, you're right. It's the attitude...Farmgirl, you're right. It's the attitude that makes a cowboy, not the accoutrements.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-38619238256069894922010-01-14T00:34:23.640-07:002010-01-14T00:34:23.640-07:00A true statement Farmgirl... we would be MUCH bett...A true statement Farmgirl... we would be MUCH better off if MORE cowboys existed. It is a hard unforgiving life, far from the media and press... Many times the ONLY viewer is the horse, and the cows by a large don't give a damn either way...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-22351422119567554402010-01-13T19:51:31.717-07:002010-01-13T19:51:31.717-07:00Great post, thanks! :-) I really enjoyed this.Great post, thanks! :-) I really enjoyed this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847046679574814114noreply@blogger.com