Considering the amount of jury rigging you might think Gannet's accountants
had a hand in it, but no, we're just a small daily in a small family-owned
chain. Much better quality of life than working for the big boys. And hey,
the fun is in the rigging.
Best to all,
Smokey Briggs
Pecos, Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Elson <frankelson@felson.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <lro@works.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:42 AM
Subject: LRO: Re: PTO praise
> not owned by Gannet are you Smokey?
> Best Cheers
>
> Frank
> +--+--+--+
> I !__| [_]|_\___
> I ____|"_|"__|_ | / B791 PKV
> "(o)======(o)" Bronze Green 110 CSW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Smokey Briggs <smokey@pecos.net>
> To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 4:58 PM
> Subject: LRO: PTO praise
>
>
> > You never know when a PTO winch is going to save the day.
> >
> > You take a lot of grief owning an unairconditioned vehicle that tops out
> at
> > 50 in West Texas. I publish the newspaper here in Pecos. This morning we
> got
> > a special shipment of paper in. Paper comes in 1,000 pound rolls, 27
> inches
> > wide. Our shipments are supposed to be shipped rolling, since we do not
> have
> > the equipment to move it when it is laid down flat. Well, this 24 roll
> > shipment came on the flats. You just cannot pick one of these up and set
> it
> > on end, no matter how many people you have, and its not safe to try.
> >
> > Long story short, after much scratching, I finally remembered the Koenig
> > winch on the front bumber of the rover. A little southern engineering
and
> > presto, one very capable roll-tipping machine. That winch saved a lot of
> > money today.
> >
> > All the best from West Texas
> > Smokey Briggs
> >
> >
>
>
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