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<blockquote data-quote="kerley" data-source="post: 499929" data-attributes="member: 7335"><p>The late 70s were hard times for me. I owned and operated my own construction related business, earned enough for me to buy a nice farm in the west. As luck would have it, Interest went to over 20% and money was so tight you couldn't afford to buy a box of nails. As a result of high interest, and very large amounts of money owed to me, and people filing bankruptcy on me, I had to sell the ranch and all livestock. When times got better, I was careful not to expand as before. As a result I operated small and never ever recovered. I survived, I never had a large debt load. I remember my parents talking about the Great Depression. Dad was born Jan 15, 1896 in Crocker Missouri. When he returned to Missouri after WW1 times were hard. He was the second born of 17. He moved to Tulsa, Ok. To work in the oil fields. I remember my parents telling me that if they had not been on the farm with the milk cow, chickens, hogs and large garden, they would have starved. Well I'm just an old man now with a lot of lifes memories. And I am "Wondering what the younger generation is going to do" Just my two cents worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kerley, post: 499929, member: 7335"] The late 70s were hard times for me. I owned and operated my own construction related business, earned enough for me to buy a nice farm in the west. As luck would have it, Interest went to over 20% and money was so tight you couldn't afford to buy a box of nails. As a result of high interest, and very large amounts of money owed to me, and people filing bankruptcy on me, I had to sell the ranch and all livestock. When times got better, I was careful not to expand as before. As a result I operated small and never ever recovered. I survived, I never had a large debt load. I remember my parents talking about the Great Depression. Dad was born Jan 15, 1896 in Crocker Missouri. When he returned to Missouri after WW1 times were hard. He was the second born of 17. He moved to Tulsa, Ok. To work in the oil fields. I remember my parents telling me that if they had not been on the farm with the milk cow, chickens, hogs and large garden, they would have starved. Well I'm just an old man now with a lot of lifes memories. And I am "Wondering what the younger generation is going to do" Just my two cents worth. [/QUOTE]
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