read the story, its kinda cool....
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Last time I was there there was a mexican riding a harley wearing shorts, flip flops, a giant sombrero, and shirtless with a big American flag as a cape riding around honking and waving.Comment
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That is great right there.Comment
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That's just too cool.
Sometimes I think it WOULD be nice to just chunk all your worldly possessions and cares out the window and go on a walk-about.Comment
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Very cool story.Originally posted by SmithFarm1 View Post
SMITH COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -
For some people, the monotonous tasks of daily life just get old. Going to work, paying the bills, and running the same errands again and again have a tendency to leave people feeling bound to a life that's just moving too fast.
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Will work for carrots
That feeling pushed one man to see if he could just walk away from it all.
Charlie Hill and his donkey Smokey were not just out on an afternoon stroll in Bullard this afternoon.
"We've been walking... out for a walk everyday... about 10 miles," Hill said.
So far those daily walks have taken them on a 2,500 mile journey, Hill estimates. He said seven months ago they began making a huge circle through the entire state.
"Why? I'm going to leave that up to your imagination. Why does somebody do something," Hill said.
Four-year-old Smokey came into the picture last November. He was about to be turned loose by owners who couldn't afford to feed him during the drought.
"I took him. I saved his life," Hill said.
The pair catches most people's attention with their clever sign that reads, "Will work for carrots."
"He works hard for his carrots, and he has gotten a lot of them, too. If I leave this sign up, everybody is bringing carrots in. I'd have enough carrots to set up a roadside stand," Hill said.
Charlie said Smokey's expertise is in weed-eating, though he's also good for running off coyotes, giving kids rides and reading "donkey poetry."
"He likes his job. I know where he itches. I know when he wants an itch or scratch. I take care of his ears, pick the fleas and clean his feet and feed him good," Hill said.
After years as a master mariner, Hill decided it was just time to do something else.
"People get so involved with their lives and their cars and their jobs. They end up spending all of their time in their cars rushing around in a big hurry. I just got tired of it," he said.
While he said he is getting tired of walking, he'll never get tired of the compassionate Texans he meets at every turn.
"To see the good Lord work that way just causes joy in the heart, and that's really the best thing of it all," Hill said.
This is not Charlie Hill's first tour through Texas. He said before this, he rode a bicycle across the state. He said before that he spent about seven years just sailing.Comment
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Good stuff right there!
IkeComment
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I feel like that some timesComment
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The man has definitely got a wandering spirit.Comment
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Saw a/the Girls Gone Wild bus at the 242 Walmart a while back. Hitting the bottom of the barrel on that one.Comment
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sometimes I wonder if I could just quit my job and live on the deer lease....maybe the other members wouldn't notice...Comment
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Would make a great movie!
oh wait...
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There is a guy in Liberty Hill that has a wagon and 2 mules. I've seen him a few times going down county road 200. Ive been ground driving my horses and have kicked around the idea of getting a cart for them to pullComment
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Not to steal the thread. If this is who I think it is. His name is(Papa) Joe Friddle. And a very good friend.He is not Mexican(just well tanned).If he ain't wearing a shirt,it's because he gave it to some one. He is Viet Nam helicopter pilot. He was shot down multiple times,and wounded just as many.He lives life to the fullest. I had the honor, of riding with him on his Harley,in the Veterans day parade. He is now, in the Veteran hospital in Dallas,with severe heart problems.Originally posted by C9H13NO3 View Post
Ya'll might offer a prayer,for this American hero
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