Another day, another nickle #6: Winnemucca

Sounds like a great time. I grew up in Oklahoma and was always amazed at the differnce between the “Pro” cowboys and the working guys. You could never find a better, more hard working bunch of people. Now that being said, I would never in a million years try to do what they do every day but I do miss the people, plane spoken and would help someone at the drop of a hat. They were the definition of “Neighbor.”

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

That sounds totally interesting. It is this knid of stuff that more accurately captures things that are really part of the old American culture.

Thanks for the post.

-- Hope Never fails

I was toting my pack along the long dusty Winnemucca road
When along came a semi with a high canvas covered load
If your goin’ to Winnemucca, Mack with me you can ride
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside
He asked me if I’d seen a road with so much dust and sand
And I said, “Listen! I’ve traveled every road in this here land!”

Thanks for the ride-along, Thos (and Johnny Cash for the theme music).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Whenever I read stories like this I think, “That’s a hard life,” but somehow it doesn’t sound as stressful as us city folks have. I don’t mind hard so much, but stress is a killer. Thanks for sharing.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

Sounds interesting, I bet these guys don’t get all busted up like they do at the

regular rodeos. It’d be nice to see what the real cowboys do.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

If any of you are in the right place, they have ranch rodeo’s all over the west. If you get a chance go to one. And, Dick, they do get busted up once in a while. It goes with the territory.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Always a fun read Thomas.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

sounds like a great time… except for those who got the big bruises .. ouchies.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I guess we still got a touch of the west…or a few out west who are just touched!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Thom, the way you tell it you make the beans smell like T-bones!
Glad you had fun.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Thomas. I’m glad that a great time was had by all. It doesn’t sound like Vegas style cowboys. Nor like Roy Rodgers cowboys. But more like a group of people having a great time doing what they like best.

Kind of like lumberjocks.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hi Tom;

Great article about what sounds like a great time. Nice to hear some people are still friendly.

Us city slickers don’t even know our neighbors names. Sad huh?

I lived next to the same family for twelve years. They said hello about three times.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Hi Tom

People having fun, doing what they like to do, being with friends and family. Sounds like a black hole I’d like to be in! Thanks for posting.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I’ve been to one Rodeo in my life Thomas when I was only 11 years old, but it left such a grand impression on me I swore before I died I was gonna ride a bucking bronco, well I never did, but I used to work for a butcher and I can say I actually helped skin and bucther out a buffallo. So I am an old buffallo skinner. Rodeos sure are exiting I do remember that. Thanks for the memories. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com