[AT] Sad!

[David Rotigel]

Thanks for the explanation Cecil. I guess, like beauty, greed is (often) in the mind of the beholder!
	Dave

On Nov 6, 2013, at 8:02 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> Because they were Brothers in law who had never worked on the place, but 
> married into the family and convinced their wives to pressure the rest 
> to let them have a part of what they had not worked to build.  This 
> happens all the time, so why not call them Greedy????
> Dave Are you trying to start another fuss on ATIS?????
> 
> Cecil
> 
> 
> On 11/5/2013 10:07 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>> Exactly how were any of the "family members" greedy?
>> 	Dave
>> 
>> On Nov 5, 2013, at 9:57 PM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> There was a  large fruit farm/orchard in this state that had been passed
>>> down from Indian territory days.    I was told that in order to buy out
>>> the sisters and brothers-in-law that did not want to continue the fruit
>>> farm and just wanted their share of the land that was overvalued for
>>> hunting and development, the land was used as collateral.  The original
>>> mode of operation was   selling fruit by the bushel.  Lat er when
>>> pickers were not available, they tried U-pick.  A large process plant
>>> moved into town to use the fruit and make frozen pies.   The process
>>> plant was bought out and outsourced outside the US and is now for sale.
>>> The fruit orchards are now gone and the new owner is a large cattle
>>> rancher and the local banker who had the note....
>>> 
>>> That is how it happens.  Greedy family members.
>>> 
>>> Cecil in OKla
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 11/5/2013 6:39 PM, David Bruce wrote:
>>>> It is easy to blame others like the government and "big business" (and
>>>> possibly all true) but in the end it is up to the owner/farmer to guide
>>>> the ship through troubled waters.
>>>> 
>>>> Years ago I had a boss who had a motto "If it is to be it is up to me".
>>>>   I try to take that to heart every day.
>>>> 
>>>> David
>>>> NW NC
>>>> 
>>>> On 11/5/2013 7:00 PM, Chuck Saunders wrote:
>>>>> selling at a loss and trying to make it up on volume
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Mike<meulenms at gmx.com>  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> How the heck do you have debt on a farm that's been in the family since
>>>>>> 1632? Mike M
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/5/2013 6:17 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>>>>> See:
>>>>>> http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/05/after-380-plus-years-new-hampshire-family-sells-farm/
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