She said, " Oh I would go crazy if the wind ever stopped blowing"
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: RD..i read somewhere that a some women that
: were brought out on the treeless plains went
: mad from the wind back in the 1800's.
: Married at 13-14, asked to leave the support
: system of their mothers and extended
: families. a death rate of 50% on their
: children, Indians...and that infernal wind
: drove some past their breaking pont. I also
: heard somewhere that the first tree planted
: on the South Plains near Lubbock/Amarillo
: was a Bois de' Arc tree..
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: I can always rope 2 wks after a rain. Here
: we
: avg. 55 in per year, with an all time record
: of 89 in in 1993. We had a dry winter in
: 1977 and we roped when it was 15 degrees,
: now when it gets under 40 I just feed them
: and ask them to think about roping! We
: really know the value of muck boots around
: here and x-tra wide stirrups in the winter.
: Sometimes I miss my days in Lea county NM,
: but my wife never does, something to do with
: no trees, a lot of wind, and being pregnant
: about all the time we were there.
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: When I was younger I practiced in mud, rain
: and snow.
: But back then I ate, drank and slept roping.
: Roping was the only thing there was to life
: back then.
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: After a 4 year drought here in North Central
: Texas it has nice to finally get some rain.
: The biggest problem now is mud. I can't ride
: my horse in the mud. I can't rope the
: expensive roping calves I bought in December
: in the mud.I can't hardly do any of the
: things I like because of mud. What I really
: need is a benefactor who has a lot of excess
: money and needing a write off for 2016 to
: build a 60x 300 ft building for me. Until
: then I'll continue sloshing to the barn in
: my mud boots to feed my horses and calves.
: Maybe look at my trailer knowing I could
: never get it out without getting stuck.
: Meanwhile knowing I'll probably be praying
: for rain 6 months from now Happy roping to
: those of you who don't worry about the MUD
: Maybe Hackberry will invite me to the WTA. I
: bet its covered.
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