11/9/2005: Snow roller in Vermont 1941 - Page 3

jinx · 11-11-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Well the car people confiscated all the old rights of way, didn't they?

Well yeah, the reality of it is they did, and paved it all to boot. Car people may be bastards but that doesn't excuse horse abuse. Take the bus, hippy.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-11-2005, 04:38 PM

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Felt is another of those amazingly warm items that most people have forgotten about

Ah, yes. I've a wool felt "Railroad Vest" from L.L.Bean, back before they became yuppie valhalla, that's very warm.
It's called the "Railroad Vest" because it has a watch pocket for the conductor's "Railroad Watch".
IIRC, wool felt is what the Mongolians use to build their Yurts (tents) that withstand the winter blasts from the artic.

lumberjim · 11-11-2005, 04:55 PM

it seems to me that if they had devised some rigging that could put that big wheel in FRONT of the horses, they might have had an easier time of it.

oh, yeah, F the amish.

Trilby · 11-11-2005, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

oh, yeah, F the amish.

Is that what brought you and jinx together? Your mutual dislike for the amish? Did you meet at an Anti-Amishite gathering?

busterb · 11-11-2005, 06:02 PM

Is that not another example of someone trying to put the horse before the cart?

capnhowdy · 11-11-2005, 06:56 PM

My Granddad always told me "don't get the cart ahead of the horse".

Speaking of wool, I love the military wool blankets(as long as you have something else between it and yourself).
WOOLY BULLY.....WOOLY BULLY.....

xoxoxoBruce · 11-11-2005, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Is that not another example of someone trying to put the horse before the cart?

mitheral · 11-12-2005, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

it seems to me that if they had devised some rigging that could put that big wheel in FRONT of the horses, they might have had an easier time of it.

It's a _lot_ easier to pull a roller like that than to push it. I've never heard of a horse pushing anything since the horse collar was invented.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-12-2005, 09:17 PM

Technically, they're pushing the horse collar which pulls the load. But you're right, pushing a load is very difficult and impossible to steer.

11-11-2005, 04:55 PM	#33
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it seems to me that if they had devised some rigging that could put that big wheel in FRONT of the horses, they might have had an easier time of it. oh, yeah, F the amish. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-11-2005, 06:02 PM	#35
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Is that not another example of someone trying to put the horse before the cart? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-11-2005, 06:56 PM	#36
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	My Granddad always told me "don't get the cart ahead of the horse". Speaking of wool, I love the military wool blankets(as long as you have something else between it and yourself). WOOLY BULLY.....WOOLY BULLY..... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-12-2005, 09:17 PM	#39
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Technically, they're pushing the horse collar which pulls the load. But you're right, pushing a load is very difficult and impossible to steer. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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