What's the best advice your father ever gave you?
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per
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If you let the other guy do the talking you will end up knowing most of what he knows and all of what you know. When you do talk ask him about his family before you talk business. Him, her, I started out in the masculine but the advice is generic. :wink:
OldDog/NewTricks
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per said:
I picked up facts at a young age
Do the opposite of Dad _ Loved him but HE WAS AN A$$
CattleArmy
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I learned from my Dad to be there. No matter if it's good or bad just be there.
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"If you can't afford to lose some you shouldn't have them." or "If you didn't have any you wouldn't lose any."
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"If you can't afford to lose some you shouldn't have them." or "If you didn't have any you wouldn't lose any."
My dad taught me that patience is the path to true happiness ...I remember him giving me this piece of advice to "never get in a fist fight if your drunk.it will just make you alot more sore in the morning".Turns out he was right on both counts.... 
Frank in West Dakota
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nonothing said:
Do I have to stop this car?!?!?!!!
codymccue
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don't recall any advice...
remember him sayin"don't give me that little boy blue routine" and "horsefeathers" but no actual advice...he was an @$$ too...
remember him sayin"don't give me that little boy blue routine" and "horsefeathers" but no actual advice...he was an @$$ too...
MN Farm Girl
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Your reputation beats you to your destination.
If wishes were horses, beggers would ride.
If wishes were horses, beggers would ride.
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Frank in West Dakota said:
Do you want me to stop this car? (Like anyone would ever say yes!)
Soapweed
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Here are a few random bits of advice my dad gave me:
"If you treat a horse like a bronc, he will act like a bronc."
"If you never take the first drink, you will never become an alcoholic."
"If the sun is shining, take a jacket. If it is cloudy, do as you please."
"Don't lose your temper while working cattle. It doesn't do you or them any good."
"Arrogance is not an attractive attribute, unless you are really that darned good."
"You will meet a better woman in a church than in a bar."
"Don't drive so fast going to a fire that your outfit breaks down before you get there."
Once when I was feeling blue because we'd lost some calves in a storm, my dad said, "Don't worry about the dead ones. Just take good care of the live ones."
My sons were informed of this thread, and they helped me come up with this stuff that I have freely imparted to them through the years:
"Don't get stuck going downhill."
"A pair of forty dollar overshoes will help preserve a pair of three hundred dollar boots."
"On a cold winter day, dress like a polar bear even though you will be in a pickup with a good heater. There is no telling when the outfit might get stuck or break down."
"You can always take off some winter clothes if you have too many, but there is not much you can do but shiver if you don't have enough."
"Always park the pickup upwind while changing oil on a windmill."
"Real cowboys don't wear sunglasses; they just squint."
"Cover the well when working on a windmill."
"Work smart, not necessarily hard."
"A potential girlfriend will observe the way you treat your mother."
"Check out your girlfriend's mother because there is a good chance she will turn out just like her."
"All things in moderation."
"There are no such things as child labor laws on this outfit."
"If you go to the trouble of building a three-wire fence, you'd just as well go to just a little bit more trouble and have a four or five wire fence."
"When dragging calves to the fire, always look back. It can sure save a wreck."
"Never high-hock a calf in a branding pen. This causes wrecks."
"The best place for a cowdog is tied to the porch."
"Wearing spurs can sometimes get you bucked off."
"If you treat a horse like a bronc, he will act like a bronc."
"If you never take the first drink, you will never become an alcoholic."
"If the sun is shining, take a jacket. If it is cloudy, do as you please."
"Don't lose your temper while working cattle. It doesn't do you or them any good."
"Arrogance is not an attractive attribute, unless you are really that darned good."
"You will meet a better woman in a church than in a bar."
"Don't drive so fast going to a fire that your outfit breaks down before you get there."
Once when I was feeling blue because we'd lost some calves in a storm, my dad said, "Don't worry about the dead ones. Just take good care of the live ones."
My sons were informed of this thread, and they helped me come up with this stuff that I have freely imparted to them through the years:
"Don't get stuck going downhill."
"A pair of forty dollar overshoes will help preserve a pair of three hundred dollar boots."
"On a cold winter day, dress like a polar bear even though you will be in a pickup with a good heater. There is no telling when the outfit might get stuck or break down."
"You can always take off some winter clothes if you have too many, but there is not much you can do but shiver if you don't have enough."
"Always park the pickup upwind while changing oil on a windmill."
"Real cowboys don't wear sunglasses; they just squint."
"Cover the well when working on a windmill."
"Work smart, not necessarily hard."
"A potential girlfriend will observe the way you treat your mother."
"Check out your girlfriend's mother because there is a good chance she will turn out just like her."
"All things in moderation."
"There are no such things as child labor laws on this outfit."
"If you go to the trouble of building a three-wire fence, you'd just as well go to just a little bit more trouble and have a four or five wire fence."
"When dragging calves to the fire, always look back. It can sure save a wreck."
"Never high-hock a calf in a branding pen. This causes wrecks."
"The best place for a cowdog is tied to the porch."
"Wearing spurs can sometimes get you bucked off."
My dad,didn't do much telling just alot of leading,not a day goes by I don't miss him. He taught me what unconditional love is 
Dare I ever mentioned I was bored....he'd suggest I read the Dictionary,lots to learn in there.
Or read the Bible THE best stories are in there.
Dare I ever mentioned I was bored....he'd suggest I read the Dictionary,lots to learn in there.
Or read the Bible THE best stories are in there.
Northern Rancher
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Hmm now let me think
Can't isn't in the dictionary
Don't run around in decreasing circles till you disappear up your own ash
Anybody who takes his coat off to fight doesn't want to very bad
We'll start fencing at 3'00 A'M before the mosquitoes are up
Take a good look at the mother-in cows and women-especially udders and temperment
Mrs Greg I became famous in school for reading the dictionary in grade six nice to find a fellow word nerd lol.
Can't isn't in the dictionary
Don't run around in decreasing circles till you disappear up your own ash
Anybody who takes his coat off to fight doesn't want to very bad
We'll start fencing at 3'00 A'M before the mosquitoes are up
Take a good look at the mother-in cows and women-especially udders and temperment
Mrs Greg I became famous in school for reading the dictionary in grade six nice to find a fellow word nerd lol.
Scott Cattle
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Son, If your not in bed by midnight, you might as well come home ! :lol:
gcreekrch
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Two half-hitches will hold anything and three will hold the devil
You find a girl in a bar, leave her thar.
Don't marry a women with a little bitty dog, she'll always love it more than you
Friends are what you make them to be.
You find a girl in a bar, leave her thar.
Don't marry a women with a little bitty dog, she'll always love it more than you
Friends are what you make them to be.
"Do it right the first time, or don't do it at all"
"When you're ready, you'll be asked"
"Take your hat off indoors"
"No one ever learned much by talking all the time"
"Respect is earned, it's not free"
"Leave things as you find them, or in better shape"
"Never leave a downed animal to suffer. Take time and make sure you do what you can"
"Always help your neighbor"
"Take care of your horse before you take care of yourself"
"Live today for all it's worth -- you don't rightly know if tomorrow will ever come"
"When you're ready, you'll be asked"
"Take your hat off indoors"
"No one ever learned much by talking all the time"
"Respect is earned, it's not free"
"Leave things as you find them, or in better shape"
"Never leave a downed animal to suffer. Take time and make sure you do what you can"
"Always help your neighbor"
"Take care of your horse before you take care of yourself"
"Live today for all it's worth -- you don't rightly know if tomorrow will ever come"
Doug Thorson
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"The world is full of postholes, but a lot of them are still full of dirt"
"If it was easy everyone would do it"
"A strong back won't make you rich but you will always have food"
"A 40 hour work week is a hobby, not a full time job"
"If it was easy everyone would do it"
"A strong back won't make you rich but you will always have food"
"A 40 hour work week is a hobby, not a full time job"
efb
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Feed your stock before you feed yourself.
Return stuff better than you found it.
I can still hear my dad, throwing a scoop shovel of ear corn to 20 sows
saying " eat till you bust" :lol: I find myself saying that to cows, when I am giving them a lot less cake than I ought to .
My dad was a pretty quiet man, wish I'd listened a little harder.
Return stuff better than you found it.
I can still hear my dad, throwing a scoop shovel of ear corn to 20 sows
saying " eat till you bust" :lol: I find myself saying that to cows, when I am giving them a lot less cake than I ought to .
My dad was a pretty quiet man, wish I'd listened a little harder.
kris
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Frank in West Dakota said:
boy to those words bring back memories!!! :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
best advice ever given to me by my dad(s) was to never be afraid of hard work, earn what you have (do not expect anyone to GIVE you anything) and to follow your heart (sometimes, guess I should have NOT listened to this one :roll:
)Happiest Father's Day, boys!!! :wink: