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  1. check the floor

    When you go to see the trailer, take a big flathead screwdriver and a big flashlight with you. Pull up the mats, and poke at the floor with your big screwdriver. Check around the edges, especially by...
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    If the crotch of this brand of breeches is six...

    If the crotch of this brand of breeches is six inches lower than it should be, they are too long in the rise. Buy low or medium rise, or a different brand.
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    I got the same thing I got last year, and oh, yeah, the year before

    From my husband.
    Nothing.
    Zip. Zilch. Nada.

    And I spent $1500 of my own hard-earned money on gifts for him, our kids, and HIS MOTHER, who dislikes me.

    And before you say it, I pay all my own...
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    Really? Where?

    Really? Where?
  5. I never had the least idea, but every pregnancy,...

    I never had the least idea, but every pregnancy, my sister called me at about the 16th week and told me the gender of the child I was carrying. She was correct four out of four times. We have two...
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    I knew I had succeeded as a mother when my oldest...

    I knew I had succeeded as a mother when my oldest son called home from college and said, "Mom, I taught a bunch of my friends how to iron a shirt and tie their own ties."
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    I like to make coolers. I use nylon or polyester...

    I like to make coolers. I use nylon or polyester webbing for edging and ties. I usually make the front corners square and the rear corners rounded, so I can tell which end has ties before I unfold...
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    That's just....eewww.

    That's just....eewww.
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    I rode an Appendix ex-race horse in a dressage...

    I rode an Appendix ex-race horse in a dressage test that required lengthening in canter. We had practiced and could do it, but on the day of the test, it was frosty, windy, and they had just put in...
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    back to the original topic

    So Australia is just out? No more qualifying events? No individual riders can compete?
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    Keep your goal in mind

    OP-
    I don't have any thing to say about your depression, except to repeat that you need help. You have been trying to deal with it on your own, and it isn't working , so go to your doctor, or a...
  12. Your boss is a bully

    Your boss is a bully, and workplace bullying is illegal. What you describe is beyond personality clash. She is preventing you from doing a good job, thereby cheating the company out of a valuable...
  13. This. My older daughter cut her own pigtail off...

    This. My older daughter cut her own pigtail off when she was five because she hated getting it combed out. My younger daughter was combing her own by five for the same reason.
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    Cavalry horse? Riiiiight.

    I have a big, red SWB gelding, proud scion of horses bred for the cavalry. He packs my ancient body over pretty much any thing he is pointed at, and his general attitude towards me is "Don't be such...
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    This. Being hungry all the time is not...

    This.



    Being hungry all the time is not normal.
  16. Poll: No, they should not be rescued. Nor should we...

    No, they should not be rescued. Nor should we waste valuable medical resources on people who don't obey helmet and seat belt laws.
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    Royal T, Maverick and C&B, trailers

    Any body know any thing about these trailers? They are all made in Caldwell, Idaho, and may all be made by the same company.

    The trailer hunt continues.
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    "Morning comes after the darkest night." from a...

    "Morning comes after the darkest night."
    from a song by the awesome Jalan Crossland.

    "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back!"
    Captain Malcolm Reynolds

    "Ride this...
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    I hate: "utilize" instead of "use," "authored"...

    I hate: "utilize" instead of "use," "authored" instead of "wrote," and "gifted" instead of "gave."
  20. I feel your pain

    OP, I work with a person like this. In addition to your coworker's lovely habits, my coworker is loud and rude, especially on the phone. I shudder when I try to imagine what our callers think.

    I...
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    adjusting the wheel

    If I haven't used my wheel for a while, I get pretty rusty. The worst for me is adjusting the tension. When I'm in practice, it is easy, when I'm not, I have to fiddle and fiddle and fiddle.
    ...
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    I have one of those heavy canvas punching bags. I...

    I have one of those heavy canvas punching bags. I think I paid $90 for it, but you might find one at a garage sale or on Craigslist for less. Whenever I get to where you are, I hang it up in my...
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    How many riders are there in the US?

    How many riders are there in this country?

    Are there a lot more people riding now that started as adults than there were twenty or thirty years ago?
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    Take them to a tailor!

    Most high-end breeches (except Ariat) are designed so that they can be altered, especially in the waist. It's pretty easy if you have the right thread and a sewing machine that has stretch stitches....
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    I ride as often as I can (2-5 times a week,...

    I ride as often as I can (2-5 times a week, depending on my job), and show when I can afford it (2-3 times a year). I don't really like showing, but I learn a lot every time I go to a show, so I know...
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