tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post3879175108692177775..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: I. just. don't. get. it.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-50625329333469882572011-03-04T07:35:09.770-05:002011-03-04T07:35:09.770-05:00Dreaming I think it's a humane twitch. Some co...Dreaming I think it's a humane twitch. Some commenters -- esp the anon ones -- might suggest that it simply be placed in the muck bucket for storage as well ;-)Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85212911296460875452011-03-03T19:54:49.964-05:002011-03-03T19:54:49.964-05:00Oh, hey, ANONYMOUS. Sorry you don't find it to...Oh, hey, ANONYMOUS. Sorry you don't find it to be your cup o'tea but I don't blog to please everyone.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-9935408596225613752011-03-03T19:13:30.080-05:002011-03-03T19:13:30.080-05:00There has to be more interesting things happening ...There has to be more interesting things happening in the barn than someone's broom storage. Everything in the picture looks neat. What's the fuss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63171874021840126742011-03-02T20:25:00.214-05:002011-03-02T20:25:00.214-05:00I dare say the person has done the best they can i...I dare say the person has done the best they can in the absence of a suitable broom hanging device.<br /><br />Here are some options to ease your pain: <br /><br />http://www.thestorageshop.net.au/mop_broom_holders.htmlLouise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-31416380693437330172011-03-02T20:11:09.304-05:002011-03-02T20:11:09.304-05:00I'm tickled by the fact that there is the othe...I'm tickled by the fact that there is the other broom and fork right next to the bucket. My first thought was maybe the bucket and implements were a gift - the bucket still has its sticker on it - but, at second glance, the broom is rather used.<br />What's hanging on the wall to the right of the bucket and tools?Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-13877194715167574552011-03-02T19:55:13.517-05:002011-03-02T19:55:13.517-05:00Sure, I come into contact with poo by way of clean...Sure, I come into contact with poo by way of cleaning up (I muck my horse's stall daily)--but most of us don't plunge our bare hands into a pile of poo willingly. The fact that I've NEVER seen anyone do this says something, I think. <br /><br />If the bristles are a concern,hanging implements from the wall is preferable.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-44697631517151420222011-03-02T19:39:00.741-05:002011-03-02T19:39:00.741-05:00I don't see what you're motified about. I...I don't see what you're motified about. It is quite obviously demonstrated by the damage being done to the other broom in the photo that it is upside down to preserve the bristles. <br /><br />I always keep my broom with the bristles upright. <br /><br />I don't find horse poo abhorrent - don't we all clean horse poo off our nag's bums/tails without a second thought?Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-77759304147342488782011-03-02T18:25:50.968-05:002011-03-02T18:25:50.968-05:00Don't most people have a place to hang their b...Don't most people have a place to hang their broom? We do, and so does every barn I've worked at. Hanging it solves the problem of bent bristles AND the problem of dirty handle.Allienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-74468142840057610172011-03-02T18:16:44.420-05:002011-03-02T18:16:44.420-05:00We are basically talking about the tip of a broom ...We are basically talking about the tip of a broom handle resting in an empty muck bucket. It's just not that big a deal, gloves or not. I keep all my brooms bristles up mainly because the cats like to sharpen their claws on them which ruins them, and they sometimes spray on the broom which can smell. There are far ickier things - such as pulling beans out of your horse's sheathpanavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-65585286256217655062011-03-02T17:59:11.445-05:002011-03-02T17:59:11.445-05:00Well, when you put that on the scale to weigh it a...Well, when you put that on the scale to weigh it as one of the real crises of life, it doesn't rank too high...but...<br /><br />It's clear you need a place to hang the broom handle down. That would appease all interested parties and make the broom happy by not having the blood rush to its head. *LOL*Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-79798844667856546362011-03-02T17:51:57.715-05:002011-03-02T17:51:57.715-05:00Yeah... preserve the bristles is the only theory I...Yeah... preserve the bristles is the only theory I can come up with. Still... ewww! <br />Oh, I do have another totally off the wall theory for you. Perhaps a very young child put it in that way since this very young and very small child wouldn't be able to touch the top of the broom, it wouldn't matter how dirty the top of the broom was. (To them at least)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197789181776030907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-55998570413110137152011-03-02T17:28:38.545-05:002011-03-02T17:28:38.545-05:00I'm sorry, but this made me laugh harder than ...I'm sorry, but this made me laugh harder than I have all day! It is ridiculous, which makes it funny. Thanks for the chuckle!triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233440504006949353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-83108558730617030942011-03-02T16:51:22.159-05:002011-03-02T16:51:22.159-05:00We have a zillion brooms, and some are sort of des...We have a zillion brooms, and some are sort of designated for wet areas. The "preserve the bristles" concept makes sense in theory, but in application:<br /><br />YUCK!!!Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-4503587677233028512011-03-02T16:44:12.695-05:002011-03-02T16:44:12.695-05:00I agree I wouldn't like the handle in the muck...I agree I wouldn't like the handle in the muck tub, but to play devil's advocate, perhaps the intent was to allow wet bristles to dry, or to avoid smooshing the bristles out of shape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49737473726745843352011-03-02T16:44:09.629-05:002011-03-02T16:44:09.629-05:00They probably didn't want the bristles of the ...They probably didn't want the bristles of the broom to fold over.... which will happen if you always rest it right-side-up..... but the fact that they stuck the end of it INSIDE the muck bucket is, well..... very silly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-31867339954863555592011-03-02T15:47:41.636-05:002011-03-02T15:47:41.636-05:00That would drive me crazy! At my barn we have a sp...That would drive me crazy! At my barn we have a spoon to mix grain, and so of course it gets covered with oil and such. It makes me crazy when people put it away with the handle facing down. Like why would would I want to pick it up like that and get oil all over my hands?<br /><br />I swear people don't THINK!Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-82366487735605388772011-03-02T15:27:00.317-05:002011-03-02T15:27:00.317-05:00The only clear, rational answer one can come up wi...The only clear, <i>rational</i> answer one can come up with is that whoever committed this atrocity was <i>not thinking rationally</i>.Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.com