Lost another landlord

When we were at the resturant this morning,the waitress came in from the backroom and said the owners daughter had just posted on Facebook that the ambulance was at the home of a "prominant citizen" and that they had died. We all kind of joked that it couldn't be true,we were all right there. The wife kept trying to find out who it was after we got home. She just foung out on the funeral home site that it was the mayor. He owned the largest parcel of land that we rent. He's the second landlord to died suddenly this year. We lost one in early August too. That one was only 49. This one only 62. They say things can change in a heartbeat. Seems they can change in somebody elses heartbeat.
Condolences to his family.

Sad to hear and your right things can change in a heartbeat.

Last year a good friend and farming buddy of mine did our normal daily routine. Met the guys at the diner talked, crops, hay and cattle. Him and I decided to go to the livestock sale later that day. 12:30 his wife called gave the news that he passed away. He laid down to take a nap before heading to the sale with me and never woke up. He was 58.

A friend of mine has a brother in law that dropped dead at the age of 46. This guy was in great shape too. He actually had a massive heart attack while jogging. God called his number.

I worked with a guy that was 6ft 6in, not fat, looked like he could rip your arms off. He was changing the tire on his son's car when he had a heart attack. He was 42. You never know when your time is up. I worked for a family biz when I was young. The owner died, he was in his 60's. 3 months later, all 100 of his employee's were unemployed. His son cashed out the assets, so he could live on a boat in Florida.

Your destiny is set the day your born and ain't nothin you can do about it.
My dad lived a christian life,never drank,smoked,(but man could he cuss)lived to be 83 and died of lung cancer.

12 years ago buried a BIL who had cancer.Been retired 2 months.52

Buried an uncle last month who live the fast life.Happy hour everyday and smoked for a lot of years.Passed at the young age of 91.

The man who owned the property I own know got drunk everyday,chewed Copenhagen,smoked,and ate ever wrong food known to man.Died at 94

2 years ago left for vacation on a Wednesday.Told my buddy I'd see him Monday.I did see him at his visitation.Died of non specific infection.He was 54

When I told people I was going to retire at 53 some said OMG your to young.I worked 40 of those 53 and it was time to smell the hay.I'm hope-in for a lot more but who can say.
Life's to short people to judge and criticize at ever chance.Enjoy the life you got today cause you might not have it tomorrow.

Nobody gets out of life alive! Like a buddy of mine said after someone is married they have set a goal till death do we part. He also said that when you are looking down at your married partner in the coffin you can say we made it!

Neighbor says he used to think about what he was going to do with the next 20 years of his life,now he thinks about what he's gonna do with the LAST 20 years of his life.
The guy who owns the farm right across the road from the one that this guy who died owned (my age) got the news from the clinic the day he retired that he had cancer. Went through 2 rounds of treatment. So far so good,but he said they gave him a 50/50 chance.

Is his wife still living? This probably worries you a little about the future of the land. Land is the lifeblood of a farmer. Jim

I'm not old enough to want to rent any land to you. I don't really want to check out just yet.

I'm hoping I'm good standing with her. Don't know why I wouldn't be. The farm had belonged to her grandparents. I'd rented it from her grandmother every since her grandfather got bad with alzheimers. After she passed away,Carol and her husband bought the place from the rest of the heirs and I'd been renting it from them. Her brother,aunt and some cousins all live right there on pieces of what used to be the farm when it was bigger. Never had any problem with any of them.
Not too sure about the place that was owned by the guy who passed away in August. Not a very big place,but I just seeded that one to alfalfa this year. The only heir that guy had was a brother that ain't from around here and he's got it up for sale already.

I hope you make out well. I"ve been on the losing end of too many of those scenarios as of late. Got through cutting mediocre beans today on a field that normally does very well. I sure could stand a boost of optimism right now.

Ya,I didn't have all that great of an end to the day either. I'd watched the first 20 minutes or so of US Farm Report yesterday morning,figured I'd go out and drop a couple of round bales in this afternoon about four o'clock,then get back in and watch the second half in the Sunday afternoon rerun. First Sunday in a while that I've been far enough ahead that I didn't have to work most of the day. Well,I swung around in the road with a bale on the loader to come back in the gate from the other direction,looked down and the right front wheel was almost all the way off the spindle. Outside wheel bearing was gone. OK,not that big of a deal,the race was shot or gone,couldn't tell which,but I had a bearing and race here for it. If there was a part of the race left,I couldn't catch on to it to get it out,but the new one wouldn't go in either. Ran a pickup over there behind it with the flashers on because drivers didn't seem to care if I lived or died. Rolled the wheel over here in the shop,took the torch and couldn't seem to find any part of the race. Pulled the jack down to the toolshed,by now it's getting dark. Had the wife hold the flashlight while I took a hub and wheel off another tractor. Put it on,but it's a smaller tire and when I lifted the bale,it was awfully soft too. Got the bale out and brought it back over to the shop and put the bigger wheel and tire on it. Got in the house at twenty minutes to six. So much for an easy day off.

The Lord may be trying to tell you invest in some land.

You have day's like that and then some day's you have real trouble. Hate it when thing like that happen!

Or get out of town,I'm next!

it's weird how some die young and healthy ,BUT my uncle who just died last week was 70, he had been fighting diabetes for ever, but in 91 he got a pancreas and kidney transplant, that was only gona get him 10 years, he made it 20, but he never laid down on the couch and gave up,

Just saw the results of a scientific survey.
They came up with the conclusion that everyone who drinks water will die. lol.

I died in ER in May 2009. Boy did I get lucky I was in ER when it happened.

Things I noticed since then:

A: Never put someone on a ventilator unless your forced to do so.

It's just not feeling bad part of the day, now it's all day long and most of the night. Pain pills don't help, no matter how many you take.


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