a lot of laughing and reminiscing by middle-aged men that still talked about getting them a good roping horse one of these days but who would probably spend the rest of their weekends working overtime at the bakery , the shop , the factory in denver , in albuquerque , in amarillo now the kids were in college , spending all their time studying and letting mom do their laundry , so they wouldnt have to work in bakeries or auto repair shops or factories .