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[...] presents More on Shearing posted at Lightening Online, saying, “This is a follow up post to my original post about [...]

By: Babyamore (Trish)

Babyamore (Trish) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:53:15 +0000

very interesting Lightening -a few of my father in laws farms have had old shearing sheds. The last one doesn’t look like it has been used for 10 years.
They still had a bit of gear around and pens and stuff.
One of the last farms even had a wool press still. FIL only grazes cattle not sheep.

I digress …I was reading a book over Easter called “Matilda’s Last Waltz” and it was had a lot in it shearing and the outback.I learnt a lot.

By: Lucky1

Lucky1 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:23:58 +0000

Oh that has brought back memories of my childhood on 500 square miles of sheep country. I could smell that “Sheep smell” as I read your posts.

By: Gemisht

Gemisht — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:45:45 +0000

Easy fix Lightening, just don’t tell Kelley that you sold the wool for Ugh boots - except I’m sure that to make ugh boots you need the skin as well as the wool so then its bye bye lamby.

Oh and work on the basis of what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:45:22 +0000

Ahh so it’s like the CPP — Canadian Pension Plan. Makes sense now.

By: lightening

lightening — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:55:48 +0000

I’m trialling a new type of responses to comments. I like the layout of being able to respond directly to each comment like this. However, a couple of things have occured to me.

1. Anyone subscribed to comments won’t know I’ve responded (as it’s edited into their original comment)

2. I can’t make a general “thanks” type response to several comments at once.

I may end up using a combination of the two or go back to responding in a new comment box depending on what people think.

The comments are all about you guys so be sure to tell me what you think.

By: Gemisht

Gemisht — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:24:38 +0000

To say that shearing is not a job for the faint hearted is an understatement. Watching those guys work is just amazing. They earn every cent that they get and then some.

You are bringing back lots of memories for me too - mostly from a 7000 acre sheep property on the NSW/VIc boarder that we stayed at a few times. Keep it coming Lightening
Glad you’re enjoying my sharing Gemisht.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:57:45 +0000

what’s superannuation?

ooo food! tell us about food! btw, I have my generic post ready to go. I’ll post it tomorrow morning before I head off to work
Supperanuation is a payment employers make on behalf of employees that goes directly to a retirement type fund. Writing the food post as we speak. I have postponed the Generic post until after Easter but it won’t matter if you go ahead and post yours whenever as I’ll link to it as part of my post. Make sure you send me the link.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:54:43 +0000

so what shoes do they wear…. bwaaaaa haaaaaa haaaaaaa

Seriously, really interesting post babe. I had no idea about any of it. Just don’t sell any of that wool to the ugg boot factories OK?

Somehow I don’t think you’d like what shoes the shearers wear Kell. But I have a picture for you in my next post. As for selling wool for ugg boots well…. 1. I like Ugg Boots and 2. Beggars can’t be choosers!