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Back on the horse

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SkiWhiz

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I suppose if a man was to get back on the horse there would be nothing better than putting a cowboy on it. I have a new in the box Tesoro Vaquero being shipped to me tomorrow. Ah that new detector smell :drool:. Hey my Tesoro friends................ I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!! Happy Easter folks. Steve.
 
Hey Steve - glad to see you back in here. I always look forward to your posts. Happy Easter, peace.
 
Glad to see you back I really like my Vaquero Have made myself slow down and learn it and so far I have dug a nice military relic pin and a 1903 Indian or should I say "Liberty with a headress" no matter Its mine. this is after only two hunts with it so I see many more good finds with it again welcome back to Tesoro
 
Howdy Steve.........the Vaquero and you have something in common.......

...Because you are a cowboy yourself, you do something that most cowboys don't do with cows, you milk them !!! Just get back on that horse if it bucks you off. I can't wait until slingshot sees this post, he will get a 'kick' out it for sure. Good luck with the Vaquero, but I'm sure you have plenty of that, luck that is.
 
Hombre said:
Howdy Steve.........the Vaquero and you have something in common.......

...Because you are a cowboy yourself, you do something that most cowboys don't do with cows, you milk them !!! Just get back on that horse if it bucks you off. I can't wait until slingshot sees this post, he will get a 'kick' out it for sure. Good luck with the Vaquero, but I'm sure you have plenty of that, luck that is.
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Probably not the best place to post this but have know so many of you over the years that I don't think anyone will mind. Thankls for all the replys folks and Randy when you mention luck, luck isn't one of my strong points - here is a thread/post I have on another forum -

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Dairy farming has been in my family as long as I can remember back & then some. I and my brother and my mother who is 78 runs the farm, my father passed away back in 1985. The last few years things have been going down hill for us, used to be if something wore out we could replace or fix it now with the price we get for milk the cost of grain & all the other bills,etc. we can't even afford to repair our old worn out stuff. We are almost out of feed for the cows, everything we do we been doing the hard way, last 2 years we have been feeding out of our silo's by hand, my brother throws it down out of the silo while I wheelbarrow it to all the cows, our manure gutter chain is so old it breaks all the time, our neighbor put a new chain in his barn years ago and put his old chain back in the woods and we have been going and getting lengths of his old chain to keep ours patched up, half the stanchions in the barn are held together by baling twine. We have 4 tractors, one of them the motor is blown, one has the transmission gone,the other is a gas job made in the 60's and our main one has the hydraulics not working properly. I could go on and on but you get the point. This morning the milk inspector stopped in (he's a great guy) and told us that our somatic cell count was high and we have a high bacteria count, my brother & I had a nice talk with him and told him we think it is time to let the cows go. He said it probably would be the best thing to do, he said there are many that have quit milking cows and went to just crop farming & they told him they should of done it years ago as they make alot more money with alot less bills. We have 300 acres of land and can grow corn, hay,maybe some soybeans,etc. It will hurt my mom if the cows do go as they are like kids to her, but we told her that we can have a few pigs raise a few calves to sell,etc. plenty enough to keep her busy. I am 52 years old, never done anything but dairy farmed, if the cows go it will be alittle scarey (I am a worry wart) but we can't keep working 7 days a week making a dollar and spending two. My brother hasn't had a day off in 6 years and the only time I have had off if I was in the hospital, which has been a few times do to stress and anxiety. If we go the route of crop farming we will have some time off once in awhile. Just wanted to share a bit about whats going on in my life as I consider you all friends.
 
An all to common story. Corporate America's greed grows and the hardworking backbone Americans of this country just get the shaft and seem to keep going backwards. Inflation and rising prices go up higher than our pay raises and we just slowly keep slipping backwards. When I go out with detector I forget all about that crap and just have fun. Hopefully the cash crop scenario will work out for you and you can enjoy some time metal detecting. I live in a rural Wisconsin area and most of the small dairy farms have sold out to the big operations or have gone cash crop. The cash croppers I know are doing well. I wish you luck and hope you enjoy some time with that new detector.
 
Well thats a good detector and will round up a lot of coins & rings for you .
 
slingshot said:
In two weeks, when you sell it, I will give you $250 for it!:rofl: Happy Easter.
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$249.00 or $251.00 but never $250.00 something about that 250 number makesme feel jaundice :poke:.
 
I'm hopeful that things turn around for you Steve, just hang in there pardner.

... Have a Happy Easter, and remember that God is watching over you and your family, just remember him on this special day.
 
Sent some good karma your way Ski!!! Things will turn around. Just keep your feet moving. Suit up and show up, and the good lord will not let you down...god bless
 
Thanks everyone I really appreciate it. As my mom always has said we worry about being too wet too dry too hot too cold but it seems things always work out one way or another. We are all fortunate to have our health enough to eat and a close family and good friends.
 
When he does sell it in 2 weeks, somebody better be smart and jump on it.
He sold me a Compadre he adjusted and that thing has found me no less than 7X's its cost since I received it.

Something about that Skiwhiz magic....
 
I live in northern vt and know exactly how u feel about being forced out of dairy farming by stagnated milk prices with the cost of everything rising daily. My best friend was a dairy farmer the farm had been in his family for generations, but unable to break even he was forced to sell his herd and equitment at auction. Change is hard ,he loved farming, but in the 20 yrs since ,he used his talent of fixing anything,renovated the barn ,and started his very own auto repair business , has weekends off, and im happy to say doing fine! I'm taking my new vaquero (a week old now) up to his place this weekend for a visit and hopefully a little bit of dirt hunting! Good luck to you skiwiz!
 
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