Cadillacs and bale buggies, where else but Texas

[BB_TX]

Driving to the "farm" this morning I saw a late model but very dirty Cadillac pulling out of a hay field. Pulling behind it was a LARGE round hay bale on a bale buggy type trailer. I guess that was his work vehicle. Wonder what the family car is? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[JESSE1]

Years ago we had a family friend who only drove Cadillacs. He even used the car when he went deer hunting. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif I went hunting with him one time after he had bought a new '72 Coupe deVille. Real odd feeling to travel down rutted logging roads in a Cadillac but it was a smooth ride! Didn't get stuck, either!

 

[Jagmandave]

My uncle was a house painter by trade, he always had a near new Cadillac as his work car. he said the big trunk made it easy to carry his stuff, and if you drove a Caddy back then (late 50's, early 60's) you were considered successful, so it helped with his "image". He was mostly just a blue collar worker who's acoholism made sure he was never really successful, despite his Caddys...........

 

[erich]

I found it intresting that you mention the alcoholism. My dad's cousin had an autobody shop. He too was an alcoholic or so everyone thought. I asked my dad about it and he mentioned that most of the painters he knew were alcoholics. Paint was nasty stuff back then and there were fewer safety measures. I always wondered if it was the paint fumes rather than the booze that really messed him up. Not makin excuses but maybe they went hand in hand.

Eric

 

[Jagmandave]

I've heard this too. In fact, every painter I've ever known personally was an alcoholic, and I wonder if they don't drink to get rid of the effects of the paint fumes. I recently had some machinery painted using 2 part epoxy, every night when these guys were done, the only thing they talked about was getting home (or to the car) to the bottle........
In my uncle's case, it was the booze that killed him by pickling his liver, but as to why he drank, I don't know. None of his son's are painters, and none are alcoholics either.
I do not mean to indite all painters by my comments, I can only speak of my family and those I've had contact with thru business. But it is interesting............

 

[DrRod]

My father used to say that it was the act of painting that made them want to drink. I have to admit that when I paint I find that, after awhile, I'm kind of squishing my mounth around to the action of the brush squishing the paint around. It just makes you thirsty -- and most painters I've known like to drink beer, not hard liquor, just beer, lots of beer.