It Never Gets Old Out Here...
Topic 5826 | Page 1
Small town USA, gotta love it. Enjoyed the post thnx
Sure is a beautiful tractor you're driving.
Lol. I sawthe yellow thing under your truck and i thought you ran over something. My bad.
Nice pics!
I had to haul a load of cracked popcorn from Jolly Time in Sioux City to a feed mill in Denver
Are you sure it was "popcorn"? Because I raise some chickens, turkeys, and beef steers and I feed them "cracked corn" but it's never "popped". But now I'm wondering what I've been thinking. By God you've given me a great idea! I should try popcorn - they'll love it! What a great way to make barnyard friends!
I sawthe yellow thing under your truck and i thought you ran over something. My bad
It looks like he knocked down a light pole, doesn't it?
If you ever come by my area I could use a ton of cracked corn, 500 pounds of soy, and some minerals if you have em. I'll trade you 1/4 cow and a HUGE turkey that will barely fit in your truck. I have two turkeys that are going to dress out at about 45 pounds for Thanksgiving. They'll have to be cooked on my rotisserie outside because they won't fit in an oven. I can trade you two oven-sized turkeys instead if you like.
Nice pics!
I had to haul a load of cracked popcorn from Jolly Time in Sioux City to a feed mill in Denver
Are you sure it was "popcorn"? Because I raise some chickens, turkeys, and beef steers and I feed them "cracked corn" but it's never "popped". But now I'm wondering what I've been thinking. By God you've given me a great idea! I should try popcorn - they'll love it! What a great way to make barnyard friends!
It looks like he knocked down a light pole, doesn't it?
If you ever come by my area I could use a ton of cracked corn, 500 pounds of soy, and some minerals if you have em. I'll trade you 1/4 cow and a HUGE turkey that will barely fit in your truck. I have two turkeys that are going to dress out at about 45 pounds for Thanksgiving. They'll have to be cooked on my rotisserie outside because they won't fit in an oven. I can trade you two oven-sized turkeys instead if you like.
Yup, popcorn. I hauled what is called "splits". Damaged hulls or defective in some other way so it won't work for the popcorn guys. Birds love it!
Best part of the job, lol, crazy places you have to get in to... Beautiful truck!
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About the time you think you have this stuff figured out, someone slips you a Mickey...
As a hopper driver, I deliver mostly to agricultural related customers; grain elevators, feedlots, farms and ranches, etc. One thing to keep on mind is that when a town was established or an area settled, what were the first things set up? The railroad, the stock yards and the grain mills. Then the town grew up around them. Engulfs and swallows them is more like it. Most of the elevators I haul to in Denver, Omaha, Sioux City are smack dab in the middle of town.
Anywhoo... I had to haul a load of cracked popcorn from Jolly Time in Sioux City to a feed mill in Denver. No biggie. Get close to the address and I can't see the usual landmarks (100' tall grain elevators). Hmmmm... Now what? Crap! Ah! There it is! Almost missed it... Unload in the yard out back. And it's freakin' tiny!
Not a bad place to unload, just not what I expected.
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