RBT
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Just curious Soap...Did you find the windmill parts at Cabellas or Wall Drug? :wink: RBT
June 9, 2010
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flyingS
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bverellen said:
That is not a good idea either. I once smashed a ring on my finger. It folded in the week spot shoving it into my finger. It took a pair of channel lock pliers to crush the ring so that I could get a hold of the week spot that had penetrated my finger. I wear my ring all of the time. I guess maybe I am lucky, I am so un-coordinated with my left hand that I don't have to worry about catching my ring. I would actually have to be able to use it first. I can rope left handed and almost pick my nose, that's it.
Kosmo
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My ring is tungsten carbide so it will shatter before it bends around my finger. The only thing I need to watch out for is getting it caught on something.
I appreciate everyones' concern for the well-being of my finger, but I am probably going to continue to wear my wedding ring to work. If a man were going to stay completely safe, he would never be able to ride in a vehicle or leave the comfort of his own home. Even then, danger lurks in the shadows. I also don't see wearing a ring to work as an act of stupidity or ignorance. Seatbelts kill people too.
I appreciate everyones' concern for the well-being of my finger, but I am probably going to continue to wear my wedding ring to work. If a man were going to stay completely safe, he would never be able to ride in a vehicle or leave the comfort of his own home. Even then, danger lurks in the shadows. I also don't see wearing a ring to work as an act of stupidity or ignorance. Seatbelts kill people too.
Big Muddy rancher
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Kosmo said:
I'm not going to argue with you as your ring is a personal choice. It is a proven fact that seat belts save many more live then they cost. Undisputable fact so that doesn't wash. And yes if we we're never to take a risk we wouldn't accomplish much in life.
I guess the reasoning many have against wearing a ring in the sort of work we do is it is a hazard that is easily avoidable and doesn't mean you love your wife anymore then one of us that doesn't wear a ring.
:cowboy:
Justin
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good post BMR. i've been married 9 years and i don't think i've put my wedding ring on 9 times. just a personal choice, but i just will not wear it. i know several guys that are missing a finger and the finger missing is the same one on every hand. i can somehow always get myself in a hell of a pickle without the assistance of a ring on my finger. :wink:
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Anonymous
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I was lucky- my bride had worked enough years in the hospital before we were married- and seen enough of the wrecks caused by rings- that she didn't want me to wear one....
gcreekrch
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Big Muddy rancher said:
37 more days to 30 years for us and I have never owned a ring. (Debbie says I haven't earned one yet :roll: )
I can understand why one would want to wear a ring but there is so much more to a marriage than a symbol.
leanin' H
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I can see both sides of the discussion. I dont wear a ring as I have the double whammy of also being an electrician. Power and metal rings don't mix. I wore a ring for a while but lost it once or twice cause I'd take it off while working on power systems and forget to put it on. Nowadays I don't wear it. But I sure respect Denny and Kosmo for their decision to wear their wedding ring regardless of risk. While marriage and love is more than a symbol, the wearing of a wedding ring is an important commitment. I tip my hat to ya'll for having the commitment and dedication.
Dylan Biggs
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Quite a collection of shots, some great pics. That store looks dangerous for the wallet.
That wind mill repair looks like quite a job.
That wind mill repair looks like quite a job.
Soapweed
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Sundancer said:
At double the risk, he wears a ring on each hand. :roll: :wink:
My high school typing teacher only had nine fingers! 
The ring finger was missing......He left it and the ring hanging on the side of a truck as he jumped out......but that didn't slow him down any! As the story goes, at the beginning of the year he would announce to the class that they would learn to type with ALL TEN fingers as he held up his outstretched palms. Obviously, there was a picket missing out of the fence :wink: :wink:
The ring finger was missing......He left it and the ring hanging on the side of a truck as he jumped out......but that didn't slow him down any! As the story goes, at the beginning of the year he would announce to the class that they would learn to type with ALL TEN fingers as he held up his outstretched palms. Obviously, there was a picket missing out of the fence :wink: :wink:flyingS
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Kosmo,
I would say you should probably hang up your rope as well. I was setting here thinking of all the people that I know that have lost their ring finger and comparing it to the people that have lost fingers in a rope. I don't actually know anyone who has lost a finger because of a ring, I know lots of people who have lost thumbs, fingers and most of a hand while roping. It is a matter of paying attention. While accidents happen there are some people that just shouldn't rope, I am not sure how you convince them of that. So, pay attention so that you can keep your ring finger as well as both your thumbs and you won't have to give anything up.
I would say you should probably hang up your rope as well. I was setting here thinking of all the people that I know that have lost their ring finger and comparing it to the people that have lost fingers in a rope. I don't actually know anyone who has lost a finger because of a ring, I know lots of people who have lost thumbs, fingers and most of a hand while roping. It is a matter of paying attention. While accidents happen there are some people that just shouldn't rope, I am not sure how you convince them of that. So, pay attention so that you can keep your ring finger as well as both your thumbs and you won't have to give anything up.
Kosmo
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You nailed it on the head Flying S. Though it is taboo to wear wedding ring/rings in our profession, the only time I am concerned is when I am roping. As you said, paying attention is very important when roping. For example, keeping your thumb up as you dally and other rules of the like. However, a rope burn across the top of your hand and fingers will make it swell up so big that rings can become extremely tight acting as a tourniquet. I have almost had it happen before to the point of cutting the ring off with bolt cutters, which is a painful ordeal in itself. I am not too worried about rope burn like this in the branding corral but pasture roping either requires thick leather gloves or taking the rings off.
Re. the 'ring thing'....after 53 years of marriage I 'lost' the 3 rings I wear for several months.......and no problem! We still are together!!!
However, the Black Hills gold one with an unusual triangular design of small leaves welded together has nearly cost me a finger.......on the interior rim of the washingmaching, no less! Still wearing it....got a better designed washer! Not for that reason, nor not even soon after the pain, however.
Photo's are great. I drive that road to Rapid City often and have thought what a great photo that dam above the railroad tracks would make. That is a productive little hay bottom, too.......when there is a little rain, just not all that often, in that dry area.
Wall Drug keeps on improving the 'tourist' attractions, and is a darn good 'general' store, too. Great book selection. The art work on display is worth the trip, alone, IMO. Good may not be the greatest anymore, but is surely adequate. On hot days the surprise sidewalk sprinklers are quite a hit, too! They pop up and shower unsuspecting people focusing their attention on 'wonders' such as the Jackalope pictured!
mrj
However, the Black Hills gold one with an unusual triangular design of small leaves welded together has nearly cost me a finger.......on the interior rim of the washingmaching, no less! Still wearing it....got a better designed washer! Not for that reason, nor not even soon after the pain, however.
Photo's are great. I drive that road to Rapid City often and have thought what a great photo that dam above the railroad tracks would make. That is a productive little hay bottom, too.......when there is a little rain, just not all that often, in that dry area.
Wall Drug keeps on improving the 'tourist' attractions, and is a darn good 'general' store, too. Great book selection. The art work on display is worth the trip, alone, IMO. Good may not be the greatest anymore, but is surely adequate. On hot days the surprise sidewalk sprinklers are quite a hit, too! They pop up and shower unsuspecting people focusing their attention on 'wonders' such as the Jackalope pictured!
mrj
Jassy
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Soapweed said:
Funny you should mention the annv of the flood. Just yesterday I was going through some stuff of my g-ma's and found 2 Rapid City Newspapers that she had saved about the flood..I had forgotten how devastating it was..my dad worked for Ma Bell at the time and spent a month up there helping out. It was a sad day there...