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<blockquote data-quote="Idaman" data-source="post: 752698" data-attributes="member: 14119"><p>Hi Jane and welcome to the discussion. Our impressions of your dad are very close with you being once removed and me being twice removed. He absolutely was one of the most honest men I ever knew.With others being in the cattle business being Carl Martin, Jack Koster(unmentioned yet but from Canada), Al and our son. Our son is almost too much so. When we try to sell a ranch or anything we all laugh that we have to keep the lookers away from him or he will tell them all the faults and bad points first. He would be a disaster around a purebred operation. On the other hand when he goes with me to look at any purchase he quietly stands off to one side and then at some time sidels over to me and points out all the faults of whatever we are appraising.</p><p></p><p>Not to overdo poor Franklin, but each memory just triggers another and there were many recalled with fond memories.</p><p></p><p>Franklin used to buy a lot of hay from us to feed his young bulls. He always wanted us to deliver the hay and stack it in the lofts of several of his scattered barns. This was quite a chore as we had to use a small truck to get into the spots he wanted. We left the semis at home. The hay had to be thrown into the loft and then packed to the back of the loft. This was no small chore and we certainly wouldn't have done it for anyone else.</p><p></p><p>One time the guy that was driving the truck, who also had a great sense of humor, agreed to fill the outhouse with bales. Franklin had always said to "fill everything to the brim" and so we thought we should oblige. You need to understand Franklins' out houses. They all sat on concrete floors were fairly large and quite frequently used.</p><p>As Franklin made his feed rounds he wanted them in very good condition. This outhouse at an outlying ranch called the open box was a nice large one and we really got it packed to the roof. We never heard a word from Franklin and grew somewhat apprehennsive. Several weeks later, after staying away from Franklin for obvious reasons, I received a letter in the mail from Franklin. In the letter was a picture of some long johns hanging on a clothesline that were very badly soiled on the rear flap. There was a note with the picture that said "drastic circumstances cause drastic problems". No other word about the incident was ever mentioned between us. I could just picture Franklin chuckling over his response.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaman, post: 752698, member: 14119"] Hi Jane and welcome to the discussion. Our impressions of your dad are very close with you being once removed and me being twice removed. He absolutely was one of the most honest men I ever knew.With others being in the cattle business being Carl Martin, Jack Koster(unmentioned yet but from Canada), Al and our son. Our son is almost too much so. When we try to sell a ranch or anything we all laugh that we have to keep the lookers away from him or he will tell them all the faults and bad points first. He would be a disaster around a purebred operation. On the other hand when he goes with me to look at any purchase he quietly stands off to one side and then at some time sidels over to me and points out all the faults of whatever we are appraising. Not to overdo poor Franklin, but each memory just triggers another and there were many recalled with fond memories. Franklin used to buy a lot of hay from us to feed his young bulls. He always wanted us to deliver the hay and stack it in the lofts of several of his scattered barns. This was quite a chore as we had to use a small truck to get into the spots he wanted. We left the semis at home. The hay had to be thrown into the loft and then packed to the back of the loft. This was no small chore and we certainly wouldn't have done it for anyone else. One time the guy that was driving the truck, who also had a great sense of humor, agreed to fill the outhouse with bales. Franklin had always said to "fill everything to the brim" and so we thought we should oblige. You need to understand Franklins' out houses. They all sat on concrete floors were fairly large and quite frequently used. As Franklin made his feed rounds he wanted them in very good condition. This outhouse at an outlying ranch called the open box was a nice large one and we really got it packed to the roof. We never heard a word from Franklin and grew somewhat apprehennsive. Several weeks later, after staying away from Franklin for obvious reasons, I received a letter in the mail from Franklin. In the letter was a picture of some long johns hanging on a clothesline that were very badly soiled on the rear flap. There was a note with the picture that said "drastic circumstances cause drastic problems". No other word about the incident was ever mentioned between us. I could just picture Franklin chuckling over his response. [/QUOTE]
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