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<blockquote data-quote="TexasRancher" data-source="post: 1723832" data-attributes="member: 8359"><p>Yeah, looking at those huge numbers...most of us are in poverty. Poverty is better than being ultra wealthy, we all want to fit threw that needle and give back to our fellow man/woman. Where in upstate N.Y. are you located?...I used to live in Mannsville, N.Y., there were a lot of farms and cattle in the 1800's up until 1950's, then everyone left-quit farming and cattle....Dick Hughes was the only one left up there with Holsteins- a Dairy. Rough winters up there....Blizzard of '77 was easier to step out the second story window rather than push the front door open, dig snow and crawl up past the porch roof. Agreed everyone really should be debt free before age 50. I haven't made any money on my cows yet, started and grew my breeding herd...maybe my 3rd year break even and 4th year I'll make a little.</p><p>When i was 4, 5, 6...I used to sneak into our big three story barn to explore. i used to get my chin on the ledge and have to use my arms to lift myself up on the barns foundation rock to crawl into an opening in the barn's siding. I would attempt this feat several times a day until i got inside more than once a day....it was rough work...from chin to getting my first knee on the ledge. Anyway, I became the parallel bar champ in high school...walking my arms back and forth on the length of the bars 22 times. I'll never forget that barn rock to wood sill ledge. The slivers in my small hands if i messed up. Growing up in the country was great...not much socialization and friends...but you become one closer to nature and an introvert, knowing yourself well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasRancher, post: 1723832, member: 8359"] Yeah, looking at those huge numbers...most of us are in poverty. Poverty is better than being ultra wealthy, we all want to fit threw that needle and give back to our fellow man/woman. Where in upstate N.Y. are you located?...I used to live in Mannsville, N.Y., there were a lot of farms and cattle in the 1800's up until 1950's, then everyone left-quit farming and cattle....Dick Hughes was the only one left up there with Holsteins- a Dairy. Rough winters up there....Blizzard of '77 was easier to step out the second story window rather than push the front door open, dig snow and crawl up past the porch roof. Agreed everyone really should be debt free before age 50. I haven't made any money on my cows yet, started and grew my breeding herd...maybe my 3rd year break even and 4th year I'll make a little. When i was 4, 5, 6...I used to sneak into our big three story barn to explore. i used to get my chin on the ledge and have to use my arms to lift myself up on the barns foundation rock to crawl into an opening in the barn's siding. I would attempt this feat several times a day until i got inside more than once a day....it was rough work...from chin to getting my first knee on the ledge. Anyway, I became the parallel bar champ in high school...walking my arms back and forth on the length of the bars 22 times. I'll never forget that barn rock to wood sill ledge. The slivers in my small hands if i messed up. Growing up in the country was great...not much socialization and friends...but you become one closer to nature and an introvert, knowing yourself well. [/QUOTE]
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