tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post7045517557936972666..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: A Traveling Salesman RememberedGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-2675769986760548372011-05-13T17:03:44.660-05:002011-05-13T17:03:44.660-05:00Did you notice that there were a great many more t...Did you notice that there were a great many more traveling salesmen in the summer than in the winter? ;)<br /><br />I had to laugh when you said the cook jumped on the rake in the afternoon -- so true that the ladies often helped in the hayfield as well as running the house and cooking for the hay crew. With my mom, it was the mowing machine.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-92211371310381781812011-05-11T21:51:11.171-05:002011-05-11T21:51:11.171-05:00Did you notice that there were a great many more t...Did you notice that there were a great many more traveling salesmen in the summer months than in the winter months? ;) <br /><br />I had to laugh when you said the cook jumped on the rake in the afternoon -- so true that the ladies often helped in the hayfield as well as running the house and cooking for a big crew. With my mom, it was the mowing machine.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-14795685969047523282011-05-11T01:52:15.032-05:002011-05-11T01:52:15.032-05:00Ha, I think that Minnesota Woolen guy must have hi...Ha, I think that Minnesota Woolen guy must have hit every ranch in the Sandhills. The last piece of clothing I had from him was an indestructible trapdoor union suit. It must have been an early model because there wasn't much itch in it and it never wore out. It started life in the big house then came to the bunkhouse as a hand-me-down and I wore it for years and years.<br /><br />That peddler was one of many plying the Sandhills. Most were welcome but some turned into modern day grubline riders, becoming the bane of ranch wives and cooks. They would always manage to show up just at dinner time and squeeze in between the hands and the family at the table.<br /><br />During haying there would be a couple of dozen people to be fed. It was not the time to test the patience and hospitality of the cook. She had started baking at 4 AM, would jump on a rake during the afternoon, then return to the kitchen for supper, often working until until 8PM.<br /><br />Neighbors, guests and friends were always welcome at her table. Grublineing peddlers were met at the gate and turned away, losing both a meal and sale.<br /><br />Thanks for another trip back home Genevieve,<br /><br />A Friend in NevadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-2465659683666765562008-06-16T12:26:00.000-05:002008-06-16T12:26:00.000-05:00Internet shopping is surely a lifesaver for folks ...Internet shopping is surely a lifesaver for folks who don't get to town often. I'm expecting mail order to make a modest recovery as well.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-54619143264639213852008-06-16T10:39:00.000-05:002008-06-16T10:39:00.000-05:00Traveling salesmen, at least out here, where towns...Traveling salesmen, at least out here, where towns are 'far between' can't be profitable with the gasoline prices we have now. I used to run a mom & pop wallpaper store and dozens of salesman (and a few women) called regularly. Some of them were real characters.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.com