seminolewind wrote:
Thanks, Karen. Back when I was part time a boss asked me if I really considered horseshoeing as professional work. I told him "On Labor Day weekend, 10 horses will line up at Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. The first horse to reach the far end of the track will pick up a check for $1,000,000 (richest race in the world at the time). Shortly before he leaves the gate someone will drive nails in his feet. That someone won't be selected because he wears a 46 jacket and a 6-1/2 hat." He agreed "Point made". Got to keep learning and thinking.

Jack Evers wrote:
LOL I had a similar conversation w/ an employer. He said I needed to decide if I was going to stay w/ him or shoe horses. He wondered if I could really make a living at it.

I told him what I'd made that previous Sat and then gave my 2wks notice.:DThis was on a Fri.

I was kinda peeved he'd asked considering they asked me to come work for them to help out. I had worked there in the past. Guess he was peeved as well, called on Sunday night and fired me. HeHe, showed me.

I was shoeing a horse today and an old Boss came by to look at my customer's milk tanker simi. He hired me for my first two winters to do repair and maintainence on log trucks, swing shift.
He is known as a real hard person to get along with, but we always got on fine. It worked out well, I wasn't looking for a carreir, their so there wasn't the shop politics and I wanted to work as the first winters were slow.
I believe I'm the only guy in the county who ever argued with him and didn't get in a fight and/or fired. He said I could come back anytime if I ever needed work, that was 17 years back.

to be honest, i don't think i would be nearly as nervous about starting over as my wife would be! she has these "needs" and one of em is "stability" but, i guess being stable has its good points as well.

Luna butte wrote:

I will second that statement. I'd love to move but starting over without a good amount of money in the bank would scare me and make her down right crazy. Maybe after the kids are all raised and gone and I can actually put some money away we can get out of this hot as he!! desert area but for now, I will just keep making money to take care of those I'm suppose to.:cool:

Ben, Tucson ain't that bad, come on down to Yuma. As I get older I can stand hot better than cold.

Steve Swain wrote:

Steve I ain't going back to the cold never. Just maybe somewhere a little cooler. I may come visit Yuma sometime since I've never been there, might wait till winter though.

Luna butte wrote:
What could be a more "stable" income than Farriery? It's good too, to be in a profession that you can get a kick out of doing.