Olebiker Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 When I was a little boy in Kentucky back in the 1950s I had an uncle that always had to have the latest and greatest gadgets. He bought the first car anyone had seen in those parts with air conditioning which he kept on just about as cold as it would go. One hot summer day I was going somewhere with him when he saw a local farmer walking down the road. Uncle John stopped and gave him a ride to his farm. It was surely the first time the old farmer had ever been in an air conditioned car. "What are you going to do today, Dee?" Uncle John asked. "I don't know, John William. I was going to hoe corn, but it's turned off so cold I think I'll kill hogs." Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted October 1, 2008 Super User Posted October 1, 2008 I don't get it... Quote
Olebiker Posted October 1, 2008 Author Posted October 1, 2008 I don't get it... Farmers used to have to wait for cold weather to slaughter hogs because they had no way to preserve the meat until it was cured. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted October 1, 2008 Super User Posted October 1, 2008 The cool mornings probably have a lot of hogs running for cover. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted October 1, 2008 Super User Posted October 1, 2008 I don't get it... Guaranteed you are city born and raised. Quote
daviscw Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Haha, I got it. We still kill around 12 hogs every year, after Christmas, New Years, and in March. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted October 2, 2008 Super User Posted October 2, 2008 I don't get it... Guaranteed you are city born and raised. Born and raised in Florida. No cold temps here but plenty of hogs. Quote
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