*sigh* I'm loosing my touch. (Warning: Hi-jacked by Em)

[sourland]

Need help carrying that big sack of cash?

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Need help carrying that big sack of cash?

You mean that tiny stack of cash and that large one of IOU's?

Selling out the business is killing me in one way, in another way I think I'll kiss the ground the day I come home to my farm and family for the final time and know I never have to go back to that stress machine I call a store.

 

[sourland]

Terry, I understand to a certain degree what you are feeling. For a variety of reasons I was reluctant to take an early retirement even though the opportunity presented itself. It was the best thing I have ever done. My life for the most part is stress free and I now work at those things that I really love. You will be fine at making the transition.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Thanks George. I'm just trying to take it one day at a time and put the important things first.

 

[JD4570]

Wow Terry, sounds like you're going through the mill right now. Farming is simpler but still expensive. Hang in there, I know you'll make it because you've got your priorities right.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Wow Terry, sounds like you're going through the mill right now. Farming is simpler but still expensive. Hang in there, I know you'll make it because you've got your priorities right.

Thanks JD.

Yeah, farming ain't easy and it can be expensive, but the wonderful thing about it right now?

If a chicken gives me the headache some of those biddies at work do?

I can wring their dadgum neck.

For some reason the law seems to frown on taking a hatchet to your customers.

Friday was my last day as owner and I'll admit, before I left that night I told a couple of people off that I've been biting my tongue with for years. Not sure it actually helped anything... but boy it felt good.

 

[Bunnylady]

Ahh, customers. Some are the salt of the earth, and some a much more bitter substance, eh?

How my husband holds his temper with some of them I don't understand; I sure hear about it when he comes home. There have been a few times when I couldn't bite my tongue. Like the Yankee transplant that tried to bless me out in April over the Live Oak leaves that she insisted we should have raked up the previous Fall. I finally said, "that would be quite a trick, since they are only falling now," - and they were, falling all around us as we were standing there, but of course she hadn't noticed.

 

[JD4570]

Yeah, too bad you can't deal with certain customers that way. Me I'd hold my tongue, let them reap what they've sown. It'll all come back on them. Right now I'm working on raising grain for feed next year. I also need a mini-mill. All my equipment I have now is at least 25 years old. Hey that's older than. . . .

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Older than ME!

Personally...I never had a problem with any of the customers. Must be my sparkling personality.

 

[JD4570]

Sheesh! Last night I was running around like that, now tonight Em's doing it!