California - Northern

[UrbanChickenSF]

This week it was the Kirby Vacuum sales again. They say: "I am here to clean your carpets!" Kids come by to give me a paper and subscribe to the local paper. I already get the local paper...It was a lot of fun when we had the Pit Bull!

Oh boy, now I feel like one of those grouches from the Muppets....

Man. That's so amazing that you get so many door-to-door salesmen! I thought those guys were extinct. I guess they don't venture into the city.

 

[Alli Lea]

This week it was the Kirby Vacuum sales again. They say: "I am here to clean your carpets!" Kids come by to give me a paper and subscribe to the local paper. I already get the local paper...It was a lot of fun when we had the Pit Bull!

Oh boy, now I feel like one of those grouches from the Muppets....

We have people wanting us to buy magazine subscriptions and alarm systems. I think maybe the baby on my hip and the golden retriever give them the wrong idea.

 

[chiqita]

Man. That's so amazing that you get so many door-to-door salesmen! I thought those guys were extinct. I guess they don't venture into the city. 

Welcome to the jobless recovery where people are forced to take straight commission jobs.

 

[capayvalleychick]

I have to share the most embarrassing/hilarious incident that I have had, when people have wandered onto my property. WARNING- this is kind of graphic farm type humor.

I live in a rural area at the end of a road. I put up a sign that says private road, but people still come up to ask directions or they simply want to tour a farm or ask questions. I usually either hear people driving up or the dogs let me know or stop them at the gate.

On this particular day, I did not hear anything. I had my horse tied to the hitching rail and had been giving him a bath. Those of you with geldings know that part of their necessary grooming includes cleaning of the sheath. For anybody that doesn't know, the sheath is a kind of tubular pocket that contains the male horse part. All kinds of grungy gunk builds up in there and it can cause health problems.

My gelding hates this procedure. He's like a turtle retreating into his shell. The part that I need to clean goes way up where it's hard to reach and impossible to clean. Most geldings will "drop" for cleaning, but not this guy. I have to get up in there to do the job.

So, I have my back to my driveway.... I'm on my knees next to my horse with my arm inside him, all the way up to my elbow. I tried sweet talking him to get him to relax... nope.... I decide to try singing to him.... and I hear someone clear their throat behind me.
I turn my head, arm still in position, and see a total stranger with a rather horrified look on his face.

He stammers that he's lost and needs directions to get back to the highway. I withdrew my arm and jumped to my feet, probably turned as red faced as the visitor. Gave him his directions and he walked back to his car rather briskly.

I can imagine the story he must tell about what country girls really do with their horses!

 

[WildflowerJLH]

Years ago we hired someone to take down a tree for us, the next year he just open our gate and walked in. e were busy working doing other yard work and completely surprised us, 85 lb. charging ANTI-golden ret. really surprised him!

Our old firewood guy used to do the same thing, we hadn't called to order wood and all of a sudden he's in the driveway.

We also have dogs. My 125# male and 85# female great Pyrenees X Anatolian shepherds are penned during the day, though. They patrol the property at night. All of our neighbors were having trouble with a bear going through their garbage at night, but not us!

 

[liz9910]

I have to share the most embarrassing/hilarious incident that I have had, when people have wandered onto my property. WARNING- this is kind of graphic farm type humor.

I live in a rural area at the end of a road. I put up a sign that says private road, but people still come up to ask directions or they simply want to tour a farm or ask questions. I usually either hear people driving up or the dogs let me know or stop them at the gate.

On this particular day, I did not hear anything. I had my horse tied to the hitching rail and had been giving him a bath. Those of you with geldings know that part of their necessary grooming includes cleaning of the sheath. For anybody that doesn't know, the sheath is a kind of tubular pocket that contains the male horse part. All kinds of grungy gunk builds up in there and it can cause health problems.

My gelding hates this procedure. He's like a turtle retreating into his shell. The part that I need to clean goes way up where it's hard to reach and impossible to clean. Most geldings will "drop" for cleaning, but not this guy. I have to get up in there to do the job.

So, I have my back to my driveway.... I'm on my knees next to my horse with my arm inside him, all the way up to my elbow. I tried sweet talking him to get him to relax... nope.... I decide to try singing to him.... and I hear someone clear their throat behind me.
I turn my head, arm still in position, and see a total stranger with a rather horrified look on his face.

He stammers that he's lost and needs directions to get back to the highway. I withdrew my arm and jumped to my feet, probably turned as red faced as the visitor. Gave him his directions and he walked back to his car rather briskly.

I can imagine the story he must tell about what country girls really do with their horses!

Ha ha ha yeah most city folk don't understand cleaning the sheath, that is a hilarious story! I had a gelding that really really liked the farrier if you know what I mean, now that was entertainment!!

 

[UrbanChickenSF]

I have to share the most embarrassing/hilarious incident that I have had, when people have wandered onto my property. WARNING- this is kind of graphic farm type humor.

I live in a rural area at the end of a road. I put up a sign that says private road, but people still come up to ask directions or they simply want to tour a farm or ask questions. I usually either hear people driving up or the dogs let me know or stop them at the gate.

On this particular day, I did not hear anything. I had my horse tied to the hitching rail and had been giving him a bath. Those of you with geldings know that part of their necessary grooming includes cleaning of the sheath. For anybody that doesn't know, the sheath is a kind of tubular pocket that contains the male horse part. All kinds of grungy gunk builds up in there and it can cause health problems.

My gelding hates this procedure. He's like a turtle retreating into his shell. The part that I need to clean goes way up where it's hard to reach and impossible to clean. Most geldings will "drop" for cleaning, but not this guy. I have to get up in there to do the job.

So, I have my back to my driveway.... I'm on my knees next to my horse with my arm inside him, all the way up to my elbow. I tried sweet talking him to get him to relax... nope.... I decide to try singing to him.... and I hear someone clear their throat behind me.
I turn my head, arm still in position, and see a total stranger with a rather horrified look on his face.

He stammers that he's lost and needs directions to get back to the highway. I withdrew my arm and jumped to my feet, probably turned as red faced as the visitor. Gave him his directions and he walked back to his car rather briskly.

I can imagine the story he must tell about what country girls really do with their horses!

 

[gryeyes]

Capayvalleychick, that was awesome - in retrospect, of course.

I remember being embarrassed when one of my drakes ran by with his penis hanging out, when I was talking to a neighbor who came up for eggs. I tried so hard not to look at the drake, but he was doing a victory lap, a'flappin and honking, dragging his business in the dirt. I was afraid he had a prolapse, but he just hadn't retracted it yet.

The neighbor wanting eggs turned and looked. "Dang!" he said. "I didn't know ducks had ......." (Insert common, plural word used for penis, which makes guys named Richard wince.)

 

[liz9910]

This week it was the Kirby Vacuum sales again. They say: "I am here to clean your carpets!" Kids come by to give me a paper and subscribe to the local paper. I already get the local paper...It was a lot of fun when we had the Pit Bull!

Oh boy, now I feel like one of those grouches from the Muppets....

I look out thru the front window all ninja and if I don't know them I don't answer the door LOL

 

[liz9910]

Capayvalleychick, that was awesome - in retrospect, of course.

I remember being embarrassed when one of my drakes ran by with his penis hanging out, when I was talking to a neighbor who came up for eggs. I tried so hard not to look at the drake, but he was doing a victory lap, a'flappin and honking, dragging his business in the dirt. I was afraid he had a prolapse, but he just hadn't retracted it yet.

The neighbor wanting eggs turned and looked. "Dang!" he said. "I didn't know ducks had ......." (Insert common, plural word used for penis, which makes guys named Richard wince.)

LOL!!