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<blockquote data-quote="Ryder" data-source="post: 939254" data-attributes="member: 663"><p>First year in college I had a meal ticket for three meals a day in the cafeteria. But at night I would get really hungry.</p><p>Every night some of the boys in the dormitory would go to the bus station restaurant where they had red beans and rice I think for a dollar. That price was a little high for me so I didn't go.</p><p>I learned that a cigarette with a coke or coffee was cheaper and would help suppress the hunger.</p><p>Years later when I quit smoking I started gaining weight and tried to cut down on my eating. I started having literal visions in my mind and dreams about red beans and rice. I don't even particularly like red beans and rice.</p><p></p><p>There was a preacher in school who was about the age of my father. His oldest daughter was the same age as me.</p><p>Anyway, he had been a navy seabee in WWII. After the war he and his brother went into the contracting business and were doing well. But then he felt the call to preach. So he went back to college and was also pastoring a small country church.</p><p>He married me and my wife and we lost contact for years. Then something kept telling me to get in touch with him. I did and we started visiting him and his wife regularly. One night we were talking and he mentioned that someway they always had something for supper for the kids.</p><p>I said do you mean that the two of you didn't have enough for yourselves at night and they said, no.</p><p>When we were in school I had no idea it was that hard for them. Made me think that I really didn't have it that bad. I benefitted a lot from knowing him.</p><p>He and his wife both were really fine people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryder, post: 939254, member: 663"] First year in college I had a meal ticket for three meals a day in the cafeteria. But at night I would get really hungry. Every night some of the boys in the dormitory would go to the bus station restaurant where they had red beans and rice I think for a dollar. That price was a little high for me so I didn't go. I learned that a cigarette with a coke or coffee was cheaper and would help suppress the hunger. Years later when I quit smoking I started gaining weight and tried to cut down on my eating. I started having literal visions in my mind and dreams about red beans and rice. I don't even particularly like red beans and rice. There was a preacher in school who was about the age of my father. His oldest daughter was the same age as me. Anyway, he had been a navy seabee in WWII. After the war he and his brother went into the contracting business and were doing well. But then he felt the call to preach. So he went back to college and was also pastoring a small country church. He married me and my wife and we lost contact for years. Then something kept telling me to get in touch with him. I did and we started visiting him and his wife regularly. One night we were talking and he mentioned that someway they always had something for supper for the kids. I said do you mean that the two of you didn't have enough for yourselves at night and they said, no. When we were in school I had no idea it was that hard for them. Made me think that I really didn't have it that bad. I benefitted a lot from knowing him. He and his wife both were really fine people. [/QUOTE]
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