tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post6781059338787828567..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Jolly PloughboysJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-90125339900054345062011-10-15T08:20:25.957+01:002011-10-15T08:20:25.957+01:00A computer referred to as "tackle" and &...A computer referred to as "tackle" and "the south end of a north-bound mule" - there are still people who talk Bert's lingo!<br />Thanks for all comments.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-7206014111548159292011-10-14T20:32:49.673+01:002011-10-14T20:32:49.673+01:00I enjoyed this post with your folksy stories. Than...I enjoyed this post with your folksy stories. Thanks for making me laugh. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-61971827374489856492011-10-13T02:56:35.052+01:002011-10-13T02:56:35.052+01:00Wonderful story... my father (born in 1914 now dec...Wonderful story... my father (born in 1914 now deceased) plowed walking behind a walking plow with a team of mules... he said he'd seen more of the south end of north bound mules than he cared to remember...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29318852450845207452011-10-12T01:43:41.623+01:002011-10-12T01:43:41.623+01:00Very good, John. I remember my father plowing with...Very good, John. I remember my father plowing with horses, not because tractors weren't available, but because he was too poor to afford one. And just this past year I watched an Amish farmer in Kentucky plowing with a 3-horse hitch, this time because they don't use "all that tackle." JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-15738070171598533672011-10-11T21:47:23.153+01:002011-10-11T21:47:23.153+01:00It's interesting to hear machinery referred to...It's interesting to hear machinery referred to as "tackle" - I usually hear it used in reference to - fishing tackle.<br />Must remember to sit further out from the hedge!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-3169286550086088122011-10-11T20:53:41.467+01:002011-10-11T20:53:41.467+01:00A lovely depiction of 'Old Bert'. You real...A lovely depiction of 'Old Bert'. You really brought him to life again.Doofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368086816490113661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-14986553627704658632011-10-11T20:12:55.170+01:002011-10-11T20:12:55.170+01:00I am now going to switch this bit of tackle off an...I am now going to switch this bit of tackle off and go and tell the farmer that joke!<br />My father in law who died in his nineties in 1995 used to talk about when he ploughed with horses. Once a 'real' plough came on to the farm (attached to the Fergie the farm bought in 1947) he always reckoned that it never ploughed as well as the old one and he always said the farmer never had the chance to look really closely at his land like he did when he was walking it with horses.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-38413761635872597062011-10-11T20:07:05.796+01:002011-10-11T20:07:05.796+01:00I must admit that I love to see ploughing done by ...I must admit that I love to see ploughing done by horses but it must have been very hard work for both the ploughman and his horse. I just can't get enthusiastic about modern farm machinery I'm afraid - I'd probably feel differently if I was the one doing the work though:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29104792093878733232011-10-11T19:54:54.996+01:002011-10-11T19:54:54.996+01:00I remember my uncle taking me to a ploughing match...I remember my uncle taking me to a ploughing match once when I was a kid. I wonder if they still have those. Loved your comment on my Departures post! I laughed out loud.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.com