[AT] Craigslist ads (was Re: Some ads from the 4/17 LancasterFarming

[charliehill]

Farmer,  I don't know about you but I trip on my cat (Oscar) every now and 
then.    That rascal tends to run along as I walk and cut under me.

Belgians are beautiful horses but may I suggest that you start raising your 
own hay again?

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Craigslist ads (was Re: Some ads from the 4/17 
LancasterFarming


>I don't really mind the spelling and miss named stuff on Craigslist
> and I am still selling stuff on it but the spammers, trolls and
> shysters have about ruined it here.
> I now say in the ad to respond with full sentences that make sense or
> I'll toss the email (most of the foreign spammers use very broken
> English). Today some wise guy sent me a response to an ad that said
> that with just two words, "still available"... I sent him a one word
> response, "yes"... I probably should have said no or just ignored it
> all together. They don't want to mess with me, I don't "have" to sell
> this stuff...
> When I respond to an ad I always try to make it as clear as possible
> that I know what they are selling by repeating large parts of their
> descriptions but in a different sequence. We just bought a foal and I
> used its name, breed and description and the price in my response as
> well as why I wanted such a horse. A lot of horse sellers are afraid
> of "kill buyers" if they are selling one fairly cheaply.
> -
> I guess "foal" is the right term for this "baby". She is only 8 months
> old but is already 14.2 hands high and probably almost 1,000 pounds.
> Today I watched her hop over a 5' wide open ditch as easy as I would
> step over a cat. :-) She is a tiny bit bigger than our Hackney horse
> and only a little smaller than the 20+ year old quarter horse. She is
> a Belgian draft, about half legs, and while they are really long they
> are also very stocky. "Rosie" is going to be a very big girl... :-)
>
>
>
> -- 
> Have you hugged your horses today?
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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