From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 21:19:38 -0500, Snag wrote:   
      
   > Pack mules bringing in supplies in NC .   
   >   
   > https://www.southernliving.com/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-   
   mules-8721273   
      
   They're lucky to have experienced mules on hand. Most mules are 7 years   
   old before they're fit for work. It's not something that happens   
   overnight. Then there are experienced packers. You don't just throw a pile   
   of junk on and hope for the best.   
      
   That stubborn thing is unfair. You can sweet talk a horse into almost any   
   stupid thing. A mule is smart enough not to fall for a line of shit. Like   
   people, some are slow learners though. There is a rig for carrying long   
   timbers on two mules with a swivel on the pack saddles so they can   
   navigate switchbacks and so forth. All the second mule has to do is keep   
   his head down and follow the leader but I watched one who just had to   
   raise his head to look around every now and then. Didn't hurt the timber   
   at all.   
      
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